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have_v do_v to_o walter_n durdent_a bishop_n of_o chester_n and_o to_o the_o church_n for_o which_o he_o die_v scac._n excommunicate_a for_o i_o find_v that_o earl_n hugh_n his_o son_n with_o maud_n his_o widow_n give_v scac._n the_o town_n of_o seâ—uâ—â—â—ale_n near_a coveâ—trey_n with_o a_o mill_n next_o to_o the_o park_n and_o some_o ground_n thereabouts_o to_o that_o bishop_n and_o his_o successor_n for_o his_o absolution_n and_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n in_o recompense_n thereof_o which_o maud_n be_v daughter_n c._n of_o robert_n consul_n earl_n of_o glocesâ—er_n and_o foundress_n 20._o of_o the_o priory_n of_o repandun_v vulg._n â—epton_a in_o derbâ—shire_n by_o who_o he_o leave_v issue_n two_o son_n ibid._n hugh_n and_o richard_n and_o survive_v he_o in_o 32_o hen._n 2._o hold_v puâ—llis_fw-la the_o lordship_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o dowry_n ¶_o to_o this_o last_o earl_n ranulph_n succeed_v hugh_n surname_v keveliok_n keveliok_v or_o rather_o in_o merionithshire_n 295._o cyvelioc_n of_o that_o country_n in_o powy_n wherein_o he_o be_v bear_v his_o elder_a son_n of_o who_o action_n 1173._o the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v be_v that_o in_o 10_o hen._n 2._o he_o be_v decerptum_fw-la one_o of_o those_o temporal_a lord_n who_o come_v to_o a_o accord_n with_o the_o king_n for_o their_o ancient_a right_n and_o liberty_n and_o after_o this_o that_o be_v for_o some_o just_a and_o probable_a cause_n disherit_v 30._o by_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o he_o join_v 30._o with_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o other_o in_o their_o rebellion_n at_o that_o time_n take_v 30._o part_n with_o young_a king_n henry_n who_o the_o king_n have_v crown_v the_o true_a cause_n 30._o of_o that_o their_o insurrection_n be_v for_o that_o the_o king_n have_v endeavour_v to_o restrain_v the_o insolence_n and_o oppression_n at_o that_o time_n exercise_v by_o the_o great_a man_n which_o he_o do_v by_o 30._o demolish_n their_o castle_n or_o take_v they_o 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