1_o wil._n de_fw-fr romara_n e._n of_o lincoln_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o  _fw-fr 2_o gilb._n de_fw-fr gaunt_n 1216_o 3_o gilb._n de_fw-fr gaunt_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1218_o 4_o randal_n de_fw-fr meschines_n e._n of_o che._n who_o grandfather_n half_a brother_n unto_o wil._n de_fw-fr romara_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1232_o 5_o john_n â—acy_n descend_v by_o his_o mother_n from_o e._n randall_n 1251_o 6_o henry_n de_fw-fr lacie_n who_o daughter_n alice_n be_v marry_v unto_o tho._n e._n of_o lancaster_n and_o settle_v all_o her_o land_n upon_o that_o family_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1354_o 7_o hen._n d._n of_o lanc_n *_o â—361_n 8_o john_n of_o gaunt_n d._n of_o lanc._n *_o 1399_o 9_o hen._n of_o bullingbroke_n d._n of_o lanc._n after_o k._n of_o eng._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o 1467_o 10_o â—ohn_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pole_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n d._n of_o suffolk_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr ✚_o ✚_o ✚_o â—525_n 11_o henry_n brandon_n son_n 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