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stanes_n celendone_v and_o clifton_n in_o burkinghamshire_n of_o risendone_v horedone_v stapletone_n and_o frantone_n in_o gloucestershire_n of_o estodham_n achelei_n and_o torvei_n in_o bedfordshire_n of_o stoche_n wilberdestone_n sewelle_n ristone_n deisburg_n pipewelle_n brantone_n dingle_n and_o ascele_v in_o northamptonshire_n of_o segentone_n and_o berchedone_n in_o roteland_n of_o engleby_n broxholme_n esetorp_n branzby_n burton_n coringeham_n binnibroc_n ludebury_n fodreby_o turgreby_o crosby_n offintund_v talintune_v grileforde_n bresebury_n barnetone_n ringesdune_n chercheby_n greiby_n schachetorp_n aslacheby_n avetone_n loctone_n sepingham_n ripeslai_n dentune_v hungretune_n ulestantorp_n aburne_n hadinctone_n adelinctone_n and_o north-chine_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o horniwhale_n metorne_n blastone_n herdeby_n brachestone_n botesford_n redmelde_n gniptone_n lachestone_n lubeham_n barcheberie_n hungretone_n croptone_n queneberâ—h_o clachestone_n hoche_n and_o stachedirâ—e_v in_o liecestershire_n but_o of_o this_o robert_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o other_o memorial_n than_o that_o coucher-book_n of_o belvoir_n record_v 10._o which_o be_v that_o bear_v a_o venerable_a esteem_n to_o our_o sometime_o much_o celebrate_v english-protomartyr_a s._n alban_n he_o found_v near_o to_o this_o his_o castle_n a_o priory_z for_o monk_n and_o annex_v it_o as_o a_o cell_n to_o that_o great_a abbey_n in_o hartfordshire_n former_o erect_v by_o the_o devout_a king_n offa_n in_o honour_n of_o that_o most_o holy_a man_n the_o particular_a circumstance_n touch_v which_o pious_a work_n be_v thus_o relate_v by_o that_o register_n viz._n that_o this_o robert_n who_o be_v there_o call_v ibid._n robert_n the_o belvedeir_n have_v begin_v the_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n near_o to_o that_o castle_n and_o be_v through_o secular_a employment_n so_o hinder_v that_o he_o can_v not_o attend_v the_o finish_n of_o it_o according_a to_o his_o mind_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o venerable_a lanfrank_n than_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n dispose_v of_o it_o unto_o the_o church_n of_o s._n alban_n upon_o condition_n 20._o that_o paul_n the_o then_o abbot_n shall_v perfect_v it_o and_o place_n therein_o four_o monk_n of_o that_o covent_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o earl_n robert_n i_o e._n of_o morton_n and_o cornwall_n and_o k._n will._n as_o also_o for_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o adela_n his_o wife_n their_o child_n and_o parent_n whereupon_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o fraternity_n of_o that_o great_a abbey_n as_o absolute_o as_o any_o of_o the_o covent_n with_o promise_n that_o 30._o after_o their_o respective_a decease_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v die_v in_o england_n their_o body_n shall_v by_o leave_n of_o the_o abbot_n be_v bury_v either_o at_o st._n alban_n or_o in_o that_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n at_o belvoir_n their_o bounty_n be_v so_o great_a to_o those_o place_n that_o wheresoever_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v die_v the_o church_n of_o st._n alban_n and_o this_o of_o our_o lady_n at_o belvoir_n be_v to_o have_v part_n of_o their_o estate_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o as_o the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n of_o st._n alban_n shall_v appoint_v as_o to_o the_o particular_n wherewith_o at_o present_a he_o endow_v this_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n at_o belvoir_n they_o be_v these_o 40._o viz._n the_o town_n of_o horingwald_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o he_o have_v it_o of_o the_o king_n likewise_o 50._o adjacent_a to_o this_o his_o castle_n at_o belvoir_n four_o carucate_n of_o land_n with_o the_o meadow_n thereto_o belong_v and_o twenty_o acre_n of_o land_n near_o the_o church_n whereon_o to_o erect_v outhouse_n and_o other_o building_n for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o the_o monk_n all_o which_o to_o be_v as_o free_v from_o any_o exaction_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v the_o same_o from_o the_o king_n moreover_o he_o then_o give_v unto_o they_o the_o tithe_n of_o all_o his_o vineyard_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o a_o mill_n upon_o the_o next_o river_n as_o also_o the_o tithe_n of_o ten_o town_n of_o all_o sort_n to_o tithable_a grain_n except_v a_o three_o part_n of_o each_o parish_n priest_n the_o town_n whereof_o he_o so_o give_v these_o tithe_n be_v these_o viz._n â—_o bortune_n frantune_v sapertune_n risendune_n stokes_n and_o wilberstone_n and_o one_o man_n in_o each_o with_o a_o garden_n and_o one_o ox-gang_n of_o land_n in_o segetune_n the_o whole_a tithe_n and_o eight_o acre_n of_o land_n four_z lying_z on_o one_o side_n of_o the_o town_n and_o four_o on_o the_o other_o with_o one_o garden_n in_o medburne_n the_o tithe_n only_o in_o wiwelle_n the_o tithe_n and_o one_o ox-gang_n of_o land_n with_o one_o man_n and_o his_o garden_n and_o the_o tithe_n 〈…〉_z of_o wilstanestorp_n all_o which_o land_n he_o give_v free_a and_o exempt_a from_o any_o custom_n whatsoever_o with_o command_n that_o in_o each_o town_n the_o church_n shall_v have_v the_o meadow_n near_o unto_o it_o and_o pasturage_n in_o as_o ample_a manner_n as_o he_o himself_o ever_o have_v and_o 〈…〉_z after_o the_o death_n of_o adela_n his_o wife_n he_o also_o grant_v to_o this_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n at_o belvoir_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o son_n william_n and_o geffrey_n one_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o sapertune_n for_o the_o health_n of_o her_o soul_n with_o as_o large_a privilege_n as_o he_o have_v give_v the_o rest_n by_o this_o adela_n he_o have_v issue_n four_o son_n viz._n william_n 30._o beringar_fw-la 20_o geffrey_n 30._o and_o robert_n 30._o and_o one_o daughter_n name_v agnes_n 2_o who_o be_v wife_n 2_o to_o hubert_n de_fw-fr rye_n a_o great_a man_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o depart_v 50._o this_o life_n the_o second_o nones_n of_o august_n in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1088._o 1_o w._n rufi_n be_v bury_v b._n in_o the_o chapterhouse_n at_o belvoir_n of_o his_o young_a child_n all_o i_o have_v far_o observe_v be_v that_o beringar_fw-la have_v 〈◊〉_d divers_a lordship_n in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n as_o also_o 〈◊〉_d the_o manor_n of_o adelingtone_n in_o lincolnshire_n broghtune_n and_o hornelie_a in_o 〈◊〉_d oxfordshire_n and_o stoches_n sirestune_n and_o brodeholme_n in_o 〈◊〉_d notinghamshire_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o special_a benefactor_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n mary_n in_o york_n by_o the_o gift_n 3â—_n of_o one_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o lestingham_n six_o in_o spaunton_n eight_o and_o a_o half_a in_o kirkby-misterton_n three_o in_o dalby_n six_o ox-gangs_a in_o skakelden_n one_o carucate_n and_o half_a in_o bec_n eighty_o acre_n in_o bynbruc_n nine_o 45._o carucate_n and_o a_o half_a in_o fynmare_n four_o carucate_n in_o hunkleby_n all_o his_o tithe_n of_o dalton_n half_o a_o carucate_n near_o chevermunt_fw-la and_o 2._o the_o church_n of_o bunibroc_n of_o robert_n that_o he_o give_v 40._o to_o this_o cell_n of_o belvoir_n thirty_o stick_n of_o eel_n to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o on_o s._n mathias_n day_n out_o of_o his_o mill_n at_o aburne_n and_o that_o agnes_n his_o daughter_n do_v ratify_v 50._o the_o grant_n which_o her_o say_a father_n and_o mother_n have_v make_v to_o the_o monk_n at_o belvoir_n of_o one_o ox-gang_n of_o land_n in_o alchekehby_n and_o two_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o demesne_n there_o in_o corn_n calf_n lamb_n wool_n cheese_n pig_n bee_n and_o apple_n and_o of_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v tithable_a that_o lordship_n be_v of_o her_o marriage_n portion_n i_o now_o come_v to_o william_n his_o successor_n in_o this_o barony_n that_o this_o william_n be_v any_o other_o than_o his_o immediate_a son_n and_o heir_n i_o doubt_v not_o at_o all_o though_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v for_o what_o respect_n he_o bear_v a_o different_a surname_n from_o his_o father_n be_v call_v william_n de_fw-fr albany_n with_o the_o addition_n of_o brito_n for_o that_o robert_n de_fw-fr todenei_n have_v a_o son_n and_o heir_n name_v william_n be_v evident_a 40._o enough_o as_o also_o that_o he_o be_v heres_fw-la honoris_fw-la the_o heir_n ibid._n to_o this_o barony_n which_o william_n do_v in_o 50._o the_o chapterhouse_n at_o s._n alban_n confirm_v 50._o all_o that_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n have_v give_v to_o that_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n at_o belvoir_n desire_v ibid._n that_o he_o may_v be_v admit_v into_o their_o fratemity_n as_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n have_v be_v and_o this_o be_v grant_v he_o present_v ibid._n that_o his_o confirmation_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o our_o lady_n there_o free_o offer_v ibid._n up_o himself_o a_o brother_n and_o monk_n to_o the_o church_n of_o s._n alban_n and_o give_v ibid._n thereto_o as_o also_o to_o this_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n a_o portion_n of_o all_o his_o temporal_a estate_n after_o his_o decease_n appoint_v ibid._n that_o if_o his_o death_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v in_o england_n his_o body_n shall_v be_v bury_v either_o at_o s._n alban_n or_o in_o this_o church_n of_o our_o lady_n at_o belvoir_n by_o the_o
waldingham_n tillington_n caterham_n parkeâ—e_n upwode_n galiere_n and_o halingbury_n in_o comitat._n surr._n of_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o lordship_n of_o kymbalton_n and_o manor_n of_o swynstede_n a_o member_n thereof_o in_o comit._n hunt_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o lalleford_n wawens-wotton_n and_o tiesho_n in_o com._n warr._n as_o also_o joint_o with_o anne_n his_o wife_n then_o survive_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o marstoke_n and_o advowson_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o s._n michael_n there_o and_o manor_n of_o sheldon_n call_v east-hall_n and_o west-hall_n in_o the_o same_o county_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o kings-hatfeild_a bramsha_n hersham_n fobbing_n haydon_n as_o also_o the_o hundred_o of_o dngre_n and_o harlawe_n writle_n and_o boyton_n stanford-river_n tracye_n sutton_n pygesland_n botilles_n and_o brigges_n in_o com._n essex_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o hardwyke_n and_o tilbroke_n in_o com._n bedf._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o buckingham_n and_o brorton_n newenton-bloffonvite_a clifton_n polycote_n esynton_n parva_fw-la ..._o and_o agmundesham_n in_o com._n buck._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o asâ—an_n with_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o caus_n in_o com._n salop._n of_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o lordship_n of_o okham_n with_o its_o member_n in_o com._n rotel_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o rothwell_n navesby_n hakelton_n and_o pedynton_n in_o com._n northam_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o tonebrige_n and_o manor_n of_o haddelowe_n dachehurst_n brastede_n edenbrugge_n eald_v peâ—shurst_n and_o bayhalle_n in_o com._n cantii_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o stafford_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o billington_n bradley_n tillyngton_n madeley_n eton_n darlaston_n dodyngton_n stalbroke_n packyngton_n and_o four_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o blymenhull_n in_o com._n staff_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o rondecumbe_n the_o castle_n town_n and_o lordship_n of_o newport_n with_o its_o member_n the_o manor_n of_o thâ—rnbury_n hersfeild_n estinton_n and_o alkerton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n and_o march_n of_o wales_n and_o last_o of_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o dominion_n of_o brecknock_n the_o castle_n manor_n and_o lordship_n of_o huntindon_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o jonesield_n and_o dominion_n of_o talgarth_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n and_o march_n of_o wales_n the_o issue_n which_o this_o great_a duke_n have_v by_o anne_n his_o wife_n daughter_n to_o ralph_n nevil_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n be_v seven_o son_n viz._n humphrey_n common_o call_v humphrey_n earl_n of_o stafford_n slay_v in_o the_o battle_n 〈…〉_z of_o s._n alban_n in_o 34_o h._n 6._o richard_n who_o die_v 〈…〉_z in_o his_o childhood_n sir_n henry_n stafford_n knight_n who_o marry_v 〈…〉_z margaret_n countess_n of_o richmund_n mother_n to_o k._n henry_n the_o seven_o which_o sir_n henry_n by_o his_o testament_n 〈…〉_z bear_v date_n 2_o octob._n ann_n 1481._o 21_o e._n 4._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o college_n of_o plessie_n in_o comit._n essex_n and_o give_v a_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o pound_n to_o buy_v twelve_o mark_n worth_a of_o livelode_n by_o year_n to_o be_v amortize_v for_o the_o find_n of_o a_o honest_a and_o fit_v priest_n to_o sing_v for_o his_o soul_n in_o the_o say_a college_n of_o plash_n for_o evermore_o and_o to_o his_o son_n in_o law_n the_o earl_n of_o richmund_n a_o trappur_n of_o four_o new_a horse-harnish_a of_o velvet_n to_o his_o brother_n john_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n his_o bay_a courser_n and_o to_o reynold_n bray_n his_o receiver_n general_a his_o grizeld_a horse_n of_o which_o testament_n he_o ordain_v margaret_n countess_n of_o richmund_n his_o wife_n his_o executrix_n the_o other_o son_n of_o this_o duke_n be_v these_o viz._n edmund_n 〈…〉_z george_n 〈…〉_z and_o william_n 〈…〉_z twin_n and_o john_n stafford_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n of_o who_o i_o shall_v speak_v far_o by_o and_o by_o as_o also_o five_o daughter_n viz._n 〈…〉_z anne_n first_o marry_v to_o aubrey_n de_fw-fr vere_n and_o afterward_o to_o sir_n thomas_n cobham_n knight_n son_n to_o reginald_n lord_n cobham_n of_o sterborough_n joane_n to_o â—2_n william_n viscount_n beaumond_n and_o afterward_o to_o supra_fw-la sir_n william_n knevet_n of_o buckenham_n in_o com._n norff._n knight_n elizabeth_z supra_fw-la margaret_z supra_fw-la and_o katherine_z to_o supra_fw-la john_n lord_n talbot_n the_o three_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n of_o that_o family_n which_o anne_n survive_v he_o have_v for_o her_o dowry_n a_o assignation_n 11._o of_o the_o manor_n and_o lordship_n of_o kings-hatfeild_a with_o its_o member_n also_o the_o manor_n of_o fobbing_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o dngre_n and_o harlowe_n in_o comit._n essex_n the_o manor_n of_o desn_v in_o comit._n suff._n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o haverhill_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o hersham_n in_o com._n suff._n and_o essex_n the_o manor_n of_o wawens-wotton_n and_o tiesho_n in_o com._n warr._n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o dkham_n with_o its_o member_n in_o comitat._n rotel_n the_o manor_n and_o hundred_o of_o rothwell_n with_o the_o burrow_n of_o rothwell_n and_o manor_n of_o glapthorn_n in_o com._n northamp_n the_o manor_n of_o okham_n in_o com._n surr._n the_o manor_n of_o pakintone_n in_o com._n staff_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o agmondesham_n and_o little-brickhill_a in_o com_n buck._n short_o after_o which_o be_v 〈…〉_z marry_v again_o to_o sir_n walter_n blount_n knight_n lord_n montjoy_z she_o obtain_v licence_n 〈…〉_z to_o amortize_v certain_a land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o forty_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o plecy_n in_o comitat._n essex_n where_o she_o have_v design_v that_o her_o body_n shall_v be_v bury_v with_o the_o duke_n her_o former_a husband_n for_o the_o better_a support_n of_o the_o warden_n and_o priest_n of_o that_o college_n in_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n there_o for_o the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o by_o her_o testament_n 〈…〉_z ordain_v her_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o plecy_n before_o specify_v do_v appoint_v that_o wheresoever_o she_o shall_v happen_v to_o decease_n that_o her_o executor_n shall_v cause_v her_o body_n to_o be_v carry_v in_o as_o secret_n wise_a as_o convenient_o they_o may_v into_o the_o same_o church_n set_v all_o pomp_n and_o pride_n of_o the_o world_n apart_o so_o that_o the_o cost_n thereof_o and_o her_o obiit_fw-la amount_v not_o to_o above_o a_o hundred_o pound_n likewise_o that_o in_o all_o haste_n after_o her_o decease_n every_o priest_n in_o zion_n as_o also_o in_o the_o charterhouse_n of_o london_n and_o charterhouse_n of_o shene_n have_v every_o of_o they_o twenty_o penny_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o her_o most_o dear_a and_o best_a belove_a husband_n huphmrey_n late_a duke_n of_o buckingham_n her_z own_o and_o all_o her_o child_n soul_n in_o five_o mass_n to_o be_v say_v and_o sing_v by_o every_o of_o the_o say_a priest_n with_o five_o diriges_fw-la for_o the_o say_a soul_n and_o that_o the_o anchor_n in_o the_o wall_n beside_o bishopsgate_n london_n have_v six_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n to_o pray_v in_o twenty_o mass_n for_o the_o soul_n beforementioned_a and_o say_v twenty_o diriges_fw-la for_o they_o moreover_o she_o give_v to_o her_o son_n of_o buckingham_n a_o pair_n of_o basin_n gild_v and_o a_o bed_n of_o the_o salutation_n of_o our_o lady_n with_o the_o hang_n of_o the_o chamber_n of_o antelopes_n to_o her_o daughter_n beaumond_n a_o pair_n of_o basin_n of_o silver_n cover_v party-gilt_n wherein_o she_o herself_o use_v to_o wash_v to_o her_o son_n of_o wiltshire_n a_o sperver_n call_v a_o bed_n of_o red_a velvet_n party-gold_n with_o a_o counterpart_n to_o the_o same_o of_o scarlet_n to_o her_o daughter_n richmond_n a_o book_n of_o english_a be_v a_o legend_n of_o saint_n a_o book_n of_o french_a call_v lucun_fw-fr another_o book_n of_o french_a of_o the_o epistle_n and_o gospel_n and_o a_o 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during_o the_o remanent_fw-la part_n of_o king_n edward_n
in_o order_n to_o his_o go_v to_o the_o holy-land_n with_o prince_n edward_n and_o in_o 3_o edw._n 1._o be_v then_o 17._o a_o clerk_n be_v make_v constable_n 17._o of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n moreover_o in_o anno_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 1._o be_v present_a 40._o at_o the_o translation_n of_o saint_n william_n archbishop_n of_o york_n and_o at_o the_o whole_a charge_n 40._o of_o that_o great_a solemnity_n the_o king_n queen_n and_o many_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v 40._o also_o there_o he_o be_v then_o consecrate_a 40._o bishop_n of_o durham_n by_o william_n wykwane_o archbishop_n of_o york_n in_o the_o church_n of_o st._n peter_n within_o that_o city_n after_o which_o scil_n in_o ann._n 1294._o 22_o e._n 1._o the_o king_n discern_v 50._o his_o great_a loss_n in_o cascoigne_n he_o be_v send_v 50._o to_o rodulph_n king_n of_o almain_n to_o make_v a_o league_n with_o he_o and_o the_o same_o year_n upon_o the_o arrival_n 2506._o of_o the_o cardinal_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n betwixt_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n he_o ready_o answer_v 2506._o their_o proposal_n in_o the_o french_a tongue_n furthermore_o in_o ann._n 1296._o 24_o edw._n 1._o king_n edward_n enter_v 50._o scotland_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n he_o bring_v 50._o thither_o to_o he_o no_o less_o than_o five_o hundred_o horse_n and_o a_o thousand_o foot_n beside_o a_o multitude_n of_o welch_n and_o irish._n after_o which_o the_o same_o year_n be_v send_v ambassador_n 30._o into_o that_o realm_n he_o be_v solemn_o meet_v 30._o by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o noble_n and_o after_o much_o dispute_n bring_v they_o to_o such_o a_o accord_n 30._o that_o they_o total_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o king_n edward_n also_o upon_o 36._o that_o rebellion_n which_o again_o break_v out_o there_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v at_o which_o time_n they_o use_v 36._o great_a cruelty_n to_o the_o english_a he_o be_v again_o send_v 36._o thither_o to_o inquire_v the_o truth_n and_o to_o advertise_v the_o king_n thereof_o and_o in_o 26_o edw._n 1._o be_v again_o send_v 30._o into_o scotland_n with_o certain_a force_n at_o which_o time_n he_o assault_v 30._o the_o castle_n of_o drilton_n and_o take_v 30._o it_o and_o last_o in_o 33_o edw._n 1._o be_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o some_o other_o bishop_n send_v 1305._o to_o rome_n to_o present_v divers_a vessel_n of_o pure_a gold_n from_o king_n edward_n to_o the_o pope_n his_o holiness_n take_v especial_a notice_n 1305._o of_o his_o courtly_a behaviour_n and_o magnanimity_n of_o spirit_n advance_v 1305._o he_o to_o the_o title_n of_o patriarch_n of_o jerusalem_n among_o other_o the_o great_a work_n of_o this_o great_a prelate_n he_o found_v the_o collegiate_n church_n of_o chester_n and_o langcester_n as_o also_o that_o collegiate_n chapel_n at_o bishops-aukland_a all_o in_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n moreover_n it_o be_v report_v s._n that_o no_o man_n in_o all_o the_o realm_n except_o the_o king_n do_v equal_v he_o for_o habit_n behaviour_n and_o military_a pomp_n and_o that_o he_o be_v more_o verse_v in_o state-affair_n then_o in_o ecclesiastical_a duty_n ever_o assist_v the_o king_n most_o powerful_o in_o his_o war_n have_v sometime_o in_o scotland_n twenty_o six_o standard-bearer_n and_o of_o his_o ordinary_a retinue_n a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o knight_n so_o that_o he_o be_v think_v to_o be_v rather_o a_o temporal_a prince_n than_o a_o priest_n or_o bishop_n and_o last_o that_o he_o die_v 45._o ..._o 4_o edw._n 2._o and_o be_v bury_v 45._o above_o the_o high_a altar_n in_o his_o cathedral_n of_o durham_n be_v seize_v 45._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o plesâ—ey_n in_o com._n derb._n likewise_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o somerton_n in_o comitat._n linc._n and_o certain_a land_n in_o wadingham_n boyeby_n marton_n navenby_n colteby_n and_o basingham_n for_o term_v of_o life_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o moreover_o 45._o that_o he_o die_v seize_v in_o fee_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o eltham_n and_o cray_n in_o com._n cantii_n and_o 45._o that_o thomas_n sometime_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n his_o brother_n have_v be_v seize_v in_o fee_n of_o two_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o midhurst_n and_o of_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o ford_n in_o com._n suss._n give_v the_o same_o to_o he_o for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o john_n the_o son_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr bohun_n and_o his_o heir_n etc._n etc._n keyne_n ralph_n 1_o surname_v the_o kaineto_o who_o come_v 1584._o into_o england_n with_o william_n the_o conqueror_n have_v issue_n two_o son_n viz._n ibid._n ralph_n 2._o and_o william_n of_o which_o ralph_n the_o elder_a take_v to_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o hugh_n maminot_n and_o have_v dorset_n in_o frankmarriage_n with_o she_o by_o the_o gift_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o the_o manor_n of_o tarent_n in_o com._n dors._n as_o also_o cumbe_n and_o somerford_n in_o com._n wilts_n and_o seat_v himself_o at_o tarent_n afterward_o distinguish_v by_o the_o name_n of_o tarent-keynes_a become_v the_o pious_a founder_n 10._o of_o the_o nunnery_n there_o this_o ralph_n in_o 12_o hen._n 2._o upon_o assessment_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o marry_v the_o king_n daughter_n certify_v dorset_n his_o knight_n fee_n de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la to_o be_v in_o number_n three_o and_o those_o de_fw-fr novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la three_o and_o a_o four_o part_n for_o which_o in_o 14_o hen._n 2._o he_o answer_v according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o a_o mark_n for_o each_o as_o to_o his_o work_n of_o piety_n he_o give_v 10._o the_o church_n of_o dodford_n in_o com._n northampt._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o luâ—field_n in_o that_o county_n and_o to_o 40._o the_o canon_n of_o meâ—ton_n in_o surrey_n the_o church_n of_o combe-keynes_a and_o some_o other_o in_o the_o county_n of_o dorset_n to_o who_o succeed_v william_n william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o william_n in_o 22_o hen._n 2._o pay_v 〈…〉_z five_o hundred_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n for_o trespass_v in_o his_o forest_n and_o 〈…〉_z in_o 23_o hen._n 2._o a_o thousand_o mark_n for_o livery_n and_o a_o charter_n for_o confirmation_n of_o his_o land_n which_o the_o king_n for_o what_o respect_n appear_v not_o have_v seize_v into_o his_o hand_n in_o 33_o hen._n 2._o this_o william_n neglect_v 〈◊〉_d to_o attend_v the_o king_n into_o ireland_n be_v upon_o the_o assessment_n of_o the_o scutage_n call_v the_o scutage_n of_o galwey_n then_o levy_v charge_v 〈◊〉_d with_o nine_o pound_n for_o nine_o knight_n fee_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_v 〈◊〉_d before_o the_o king_n justice_n that_o these_o be_v of_o the_o small_a fee_n of_o moretoigne_n he_o pay_v ibid._n but_o twelve_o shilling_n six_o penny_n a_o fee_n in_o 6_o rich._n 1._o he_o be_v bedf._n with_o the_o king_n in_o his_o expedition_n into_o normandy_n for_o the_o one_o half_a of_o which_o year_n he_o execute_v somerset_n the_o sheriff_n office_n for_o the_o county_n of_o dorset_n and_o somerset_n so_o likewise_o dorset_n for_o half_a the_o seven_o year_n all_o dorset_n the_o eight_o year_n and_o half_o dorset_n the_o nine_o year_n to_o this_o william_n succeed_v ralph_n ralph_n who_o adhere_v to_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n against_o king_n john_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 17_o joh._n the_o king_n dispose_v 6._o of_o all_o his_o land_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n suffolk_z northampton_n huntingdon_n cambridge_n and_o essex_n unto_o imbert_n de_fw-fr hereford_n so_o also_o 〈…〉_z of_o his_o land_n in_o somerford_n in_o com._n wilts_n to_o richard_n de_fw-fr samford_n which_o ralph_n die_v in_o 6_o hen._n 3._o or_o before_o leave_v william_n william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o wardship_n be_v then_o commit_v somerset_n to_o the_o custody_n of_o r._n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n lettuce_n his_o widow_n have_v the_o lordship_n of_o comb_n and_o somerford_n assign_v 6._o for_o her_o dowry_n who_o afterward_o become_v the_o wife_n wilts_n of_o ralph_n paynell_n which_o william_n in_o 41_o hen._n 3._o have_v among_o other_o summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o be_v at_o bristol_n upon_o the_o octave_n of_o s._n peter_n well_o appoint_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o thence_o to_o march_v into_o wales_n to_o who_o succeed_v robert_n robert_n 1â—_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o become_v of_o full_a 1â—_n age_n in_o 7_o edw._n 1._o and_o die_v ibid._n in_o 10_o edw._n 1._o be_v then_o seize_v ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o tarent-keynes_a which_o he_o hold_v ibid._n by_o barony_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o comb_n somerford_n and_o aston_n the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o chelworth_n and_o likewise_o ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o dodford_n in_o com._n northampt._n leave_v robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n ten_o year_n of_o age_n and_o hawise_o his_o widow_n survive_v who_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o comb_n assign_v dorset_n
the_o soul_n of_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n daughter_n 〈◊〉_d of_o guy_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n viz._n sir_n giles_n de_fw-fr astley_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o mother_n viz._n alice_n the_o daughter_n 1._o and_o heir_n to_o sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr wolvey_n knight_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a whereunto_o he_o obtain_v licence_n supra_fw-la for_o the_o amortize_v of_o eight_o message_n two_o carucate_n of_o land_n pasturage_n for_o two_o horse_n and_o four_o ox_n with_o cvi_o s._n viij_o d._n rent_n lie_v in_o astley_n wolvey_n milverton_n and_o willâ—ghby_n juxta_fw-la dunchurch_n in_o com._n warr._n and_o in_o 12_o e._n 3._o be_v associate_v dorso_fw-la with_o richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o thomas_n lord_n berkley_n for_o array_v of_o all_o person_n in_o the_o county_n of_o warwick_n according_a to_o their_o respective_a estate_n and_o faculty_n moreover_o the_o same_o year_n he_o obtain_v far_a licence_n 10._o from_o the_o king_n to_o grant_v the_o perpetual_a advowson_n of_o the_o parochial_a church_n at_o astley_n to_o the_o warden_n and_o priest_n belong_v to_o the_o chapel_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n there_o to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n with_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a whereupon_o it_o be_v appropriate_v a._n thereto_o according_o which_o chantry_n consist_v of_o four_o secular_a priest_n one_o call_v the_o warden_n and_o another_o the_o sub-warden_n be_v found_v lich._n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n daily_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o this_o thomas_n de_fw-fr astley_n the_o lady_n elizabeth_n his_o wife_n dame_n alice_n and_o alice_n mother_n to_o they_o both_o their_o heir_n and_o successor_n likewise_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr northburgh_n than_o bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o lichfield_n and_o after_o their_o decease_n for_o 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