contrary_a to_o his_o promise_n give_v he_o cause_v ibid._n the_o head_n of_o this_o richard_n and_o sir_n thomas_n dimock_n to_o be_v forthwith_o cut_v off_o of_o which_o cruel_a act_n so_o soon_o as_o sir_n robert_n have_v notice_n he_o march_v ibid._n to_o the_o next_o village_n stand_v a_o while_o doubtful_a ibid._n whether_o he_o shall_v fight_v until_o the_o earl_n of_o â—arwicâ—_n come_v up_o with_o his_o force_n consider_v the_o king_n do_v outnumber_n he_o but_o at_o length_n take_v courage_n he_o put_v his_o man_n in_o array_n and_o fight_v ibid._n stout_o for_o some_o hour_n till_o many_o of_o they_o forsake_v he_o he_o be_v take_v ibid._n prisoner_n and_o thereupon_o with_o his_o brother_n dimock_n forthwith_o behead_v ibid._n this_o richard_n be_v summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n by_o the_o name_n of_o richard_n welles_n lord_n willoughby_n from_o 33_o h._n 6._o to_o 6_o edw._n 4._o inclusive_a his_o son_n robert_n be_v thus_o cut_v off_o and_o without_o issue_n 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bury_v as_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n and_o the_o lady_n margaret_n countess_n of_o richmund_n and_o derby_n the_o king_n mother_n and_o his_o own_o wife_n shall_v think_v fit_a appoint_v that_o the_o say_a lady_n cecilie_n his_o wife_n shall_v have_v all_o his_o castle_n manor_n etc._n etc._n during_o her_o life_n and_o die_v 〈…〉_z 9_o feb._n an._n 1498._o 14_o hen._n 7._o be_v st._n apolline_n day_n at_o paâ—mers-place_n in_o st._n sythes_n in_o london_n whereupon_o he_o be_v bury_v 〈…〉_z in_o our_o lady_n chapel_n at_o uuestminster_n leave_v issue_n 186._o one_o sole_a daughter_n call_v anne_n who_o die_v ..._o and_o be_v bury_v 186._o in_o the_o augustine-frier_n at_o london_n leiburne_n 27_o edw._n 1._o in_o 10_o r._n 1._o robert_n robert_n de_fw-fr leeburne_n be_v dead_a stephen_n de_fw-fr turnbam_fw-la give_v chent_fw-fr three_o hundred_o mark_n fine_a to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n of_o his_o heir_n and_o in_o 9_o joh._n margaret_n de_fw-fr leeburne_n his_o widow_n i_o presume_v give_v chent_fw-fr one_o hundred_o pound_n and_o two_o palfrey_n for_o licence_n to_o marry_v again_o to_o robert_n succeed_v roger_n roger._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o in_o 17_o joh_n adhere_v 1â—_n to_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n then_o in_o arm_n be_v take_v 1â—_n prisoner_n among_o other_o of_o they_o in_o rochester-castle_n and_o commit_v 1â—_n to_o the_o safe_a custody_n of_o john_n mareschall_n this_o roger_n marry_a becf._n elianore_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v stephen_n de_fw-fr turnham_n and_o in_o 36_o h._n 3._o be_v 40._o in_o that_o notable_a tournament_n then_o hold_v at_o walden_n in_o com._n essex_n encounter_v 40._o with_o ernauld_n de_fw-fr mountenei_n a_o valiant_a knight_n and_o unhappy_o run_v 40._o his_o lance_n into_o his_o throat_n under_o his_o helment_n it_o want_v a_o choler_n whereupon_o mountney_n fall_v from_o his_o horse_n and_o die_v 40._o present_o insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v 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liberty_n in_o â—organnon_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v but_o because_o he_o have_v marry_v joane_n the_o king_n daughter_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n and_o that_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o entail_v etc._n etc._n he_o have_v estate_n but_o for_o term_n of_o life_n therein_o it_o be_v resolve_v ibid._n that_o they_o shall_v be_v forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n only_o for_o term_n of_o this_o earl_n life_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v remand_v to_o prison_n pay_v to_o the_o e._n of_o hereford_n one_o hundred_o pound_n damage_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v conclude_v ibid._n that_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o hereford_n shall_v for_o his_o offence_n remain_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n as_o forfeit_v for_o ever_o and_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o hereford_n be_v remand_v to_o prison_n but_o by_o reason_n the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n do_v not_o deem_v the_o earl_n of_o hereford_n offence_n so_o great_a as_o be_v that_o of_o this_o earl_n and_o because_o he_o have_v marry_v the_o queen_n kinswoman_n the_o king_n be_v please_v at_o the_o queen_n instance_n that_o the_o forfeiture_n shall_v only_o extend_v ibid._n to_o his_o life_n and_o that_o his_o heir_n may_v not_o be_v disherit_v howbeit_o after_o this_o be_v both_o of_o they_o commit_v to_o prison_n this_o earl_n pay_v ibid._n to_o the_o king_n a_o fine_a of_o one_o thousand_o mark_n for_o a_o atonement_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o hereford_n as_o much_o from_o which_o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v more_o of_o he_o till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v 86._o in_o the_o castle_n of_o monmouth_n 7_o id._n dec._n an._n 1295._o 24_o ed._n 1._o and_o that_o he_o be_v bury_v 86._o in_o the_o church_n of_o tewksbury_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n leave_v issue_n 50._o by_o joane_n of_o acre_n his_o wife_n gilbert_n 5._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n than_o five_o 107._o year_n of_o age_n and_o three_o daughter_n which_o joane_n survive_v and_o be_v in_o frankmarriage_n enfeoff_v s._n of_o all_o the_o 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all_o her_o land_n etc._n etc._n be_v restore_v supra_fw-la to_o she_o so_o likewise_o be_v her_o husband_n be_v afterward_o belove_v supra_fw-la of_o the_o king_n as_o his_o own_o son_n and_o have_v livery_n 40._o of_o all_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o this_o great_a earldom_n to_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o fifty_o knight_n fee_n in_o the_o war_n of_o flanders_n whereupon_o also_o he_o have_v the_o title_n 40._o of_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n this_o joane_n of_o acre_n give_v â—_o to_o the_o canon_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o our_o lady_n at_o caversham_n in_o com._n oxon._n for_o the_o health_n of_o her_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n sometime_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o hertford_n her_o husband_n a_o certain_a piece_n of_o land_n within_o the_o enclosure_n of_o that_o lordship_n for_o enlarge_a the_o ground_n which_o the_o king_n her_o father_n have_v give_v they_o near_o the_o same_o chapel_n and_o depart_v 〈…〉_z this_o life_n in_o ann._n 1307._o 1_o ed._n 2._o be_v bury_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o friers-augustines_n at_o clare_n the_o king_n her_o brother_n and_o most_o of_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n be_v at_o her_o funeral_n and_o now_o before_o i_o proceed_v with_o my_o story_n of_o these_o earl_n i_o must_v take_v leave_n to_o say_v something_o of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr clare_n before_o mention_v brother_n to_o this_o last_o earl_n gilbert_n this_o thomas_n be_v in_o such_o esteem_n with_o that_o great_a rebel_n montfort_n and_o those_o other_o of_o the_o baron_n who_o have_v thus_o vanquish_v king_n henry_n the_o three_o in_o the_o battle_n of_o lewes_n that_o in_o april_n follow_v they_o make_v he_o governor_n 17._o of_o s._n briavell_n castle_n in_o com._n glouc._n but_o have_v do_v such_o good_a service_n in_o order_n to_o the_o king_n deliverance_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v he_o be_v in_o 50_o henr._n 3._o make_v constable_n â—_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o colchester_n in_o 51_o hen._n 3._o be_v sign_v 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to_o and_o take_v part_n with_o one_o another_o upon_o all_o occasion_n against_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o save_v their_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o their_o fidelity_n to_o he_o who_o shall_v gain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n by_o right_a of_o blood_n from_o king_n alexander_n then_o late_o decease_v which_o agreement_n bear_v date_n at_o â—urnebyrâ—e_n in_o carryk_n on_o the_o eve_n oâ—_n s_o matthew_n the_o apostle_n anno_fw-la 1286._o 14_o edw._n 1._o but_o the_o year_n next_o follow_v he_o die_v s._n 4_o non._n septemb_n anno_fw-la 1287._o 15_o ed._n 1._o and_o be_v bury_v s._n at_o the_o grayfriar_n in_o liâ—eric_a leave_v issue_n a_o son_n call_v gilbert_n who_o with_o many_o other_o receive_v 1._o the_o sacred_a ceremony_n of_o knighthood_n in_o 34_o edw._n â—_o when_o edward_n the_o king_n son_n be_v honour_v with_o that_o dignity_n i_o now_o come_v to_o gilbert_n son_n to_o the_o last_o earl_n gilbert_n and_o joane_n of_o acres_n though_o 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912._o six_o son_n viz._n john_n william_n thomas_n marmaduke_n george_n and_o christopher_n and_o six_o daughter_n viz._n 912._o margaret_n marry_v to_o ..._o son_n and_o heir_n to_o ..._o willoughby_z lord_n brooke_n dorothy_n elizabeth_n catherine_n susan_n and_o joane_n depart_v this_o life_n in_o the_o same_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o than_o have_v john_n john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n a_o special_a 〈…〉_z livery_n of_o his_o land_n which_o john_n first_o take_v to_o wife_n 〈…〉_z dorothy_n one_o of_o the_o three_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o john_n earl_n of_o oxford_n and_o upon_o 〈…〉_z that_o insurrection_n in_o yorkshire_n in_o 28_o hen._n 8._o call_v the_o pilgrimage_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o lord_n scrope_n lumley_n and_o darcy_n be_v make_v choice_n 〈…〉_z of_o by_o the_o rebel_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n general_n of_o the_o king_n force_n then_o advance_v against_o they_o by_o his_o testament_n 〈…〉_z bear_v date_n 12_o sept._n an._n 1542._o 34_o hen._n 8._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o sepulture_n on_o the_o southside_n of_o well_o church_n where_o his_o ancestor_n lay_v bury_v in_o case_n he_o shall_v die_v in_o yorkshire_n appoint_v that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o hospital_n and_o vicar_n there_o shall_v take_v and_o receive_v all_o the_o rent_n of_o the_o parsonage_n of_o askham_n richard_n in_o the_o county_n of_o the_o city_n of_o york_n during_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o year_n as_o also_o of_o the_o parsonage_n of_o s._n george_n church_n in_o york_n for_o the_o like_a term_n therewith_o to_o find_v a_o schoolmaster_n at_o well_o before_o specify_v during_o that_o term_n of_o forty_o year_n for_o teach_v of_o grammar_n and_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o the_o say_v john_n and_o all_o other_o for_o who_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o pray_v and_o have_v second_o marry_v 〈…〉_z catherine_n daughter_n to_o sir_n thomas_n parr_n of_o kendal_n knight_n who_o become_v ibid._n the_o last_o 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confirm_v 〈…〉_z all_o those_o grant_n which_o his_o ancestor_n or_o tenant_n have_v give_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o s._n peter_n abbey_n at_o shrewsbury_n soon_o after_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o to_o he_o succeed_v william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o â—eing_v call_v 〈…〉_z william_n fitz-alan_n in_o 1_o hen._n 1._o found_v 〈…〉_z the_o abbey_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o com._n salop._n for_o canon_n regular_a of_o s._n augustine_n order_n for_o which_o respect_n he_o have_v afterward_o a_o grant_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o patronage_n thereof_o in_o all_o vacancy_n make_v unto_o he_o by_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o he_o likewise_o found_v 〈…〉_z the_o priory_n of_o wombrâ—gge_n in_o the_o same_o county_n for_o canon_n of_o that_o rule_n and_o bestow_v 〈…〉_z on_o the_o knights-templar_n the_o lordship_n of_o â—arditon_n and_o huâ—hemerse_n with_o the_o moiety_n of_o chattewell_n as_o also_o 〈…〉_z two_o message_n in_o shrewsbury_n moreover_o
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clifford_n with_o some_o troop_n ready_a to_o receive_v he_o so_o that_o those_o who_o pursue_v he_o discern_v how_o it_o be_v return_v ibid._n to_o hereford_n with_o the_o news_n prince_n edward_n therefore_o be_v thus_o at_o liberty_n soon_o raise_v a_o powerful_a army_n multitude_n of_o people_n come_v ibid._n in_o to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n worcester_z salop_n and_o câ—ester_n and_o take_v ibid._n the_o city_n of_o worcester_n as_o also_o the_o castle_n after_o fifteen_o day_n whereupon_o the_o castle_n of_o monmouth_n be_v deliver_v 598._o up_o to_o he_o which_o he_o demolish_a 598._o and_o hear_v b._n that_o young_a simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n second_v son_n to_o this_o earl_n have_v bring_v up_o all_o the_o northern-baron_n of_o that_o party_n to_o the_o number_n of_o almost_o twenty_o banner_n unto_o the_o castle_n of_o kenilworth_n in_o warwickshire_n in_o order_n to_o their_o conjunction_n he_o take_v ibid._n with_o he_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o a_o considerable_a party_n of_o horse_n and_o set_v ibid._n out_o of_o worcester_n late_o in_o the_o evening_n get_v to_o kenilworth_n in_o the_o night_n time_n where_o find_v the_o enemy_n disperse_v in_o the_o town_n and_o abbey_n he_o surprise_v a._n no_o less_o than_o thirteen_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o but_o simon_n himself_o with_o some_o other_o get_v into_o the_o castle_n in_o the_o interim_n whilst_o this_o be_v do_v this_o earl_n have_v still_o the_o king_n with_o he_o march_v 10._o out_o of_o south-wales_n and_o upon_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n peter_n ad_fw-la vincula_fw-la common_o call_v lammas_n come_v to_o ibid._n kemesey_n a_o manor_n house_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n about_o three_o mile_n from_o worcester_n stay_v ibid._n there_o on_o the_o morrow_n where_o have_v intelligence_n ibid._n that_o the_o prince_n be_v at_o worcester_n and_o hear_v nothing_o of_o that_o disaster_n at_o kenilworth_n he_o march_v ibid._n towards_o evesham_n about_o break_v of_o day_n with_o purpose_n to_o meet_v with_o those_o baron_n which_o his_o son_n simon_n have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o north._n the_o prince_n therefore_o beign_v advertise_v of_o his_o motion_n advance_v 20_o speedy_o after_o he_o and_o get_v betwixt_o he_o and_o kenilworth_n mortimer_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n so_o dispose_v those_o force_n which_o they_o command_v as_o that_o he_o be_v almost_o 20_o environ_v see_v himself_o therefore_o in_o this_o straight_a he_o forthwith_o draw_v out_o his_o man_n and_o prepare_v â—_o for_o battle_n evesham_n it_o be_v than_o the_o nones_n of_o august_n and_o ascend_v the_o hill_n soon_o discern_v ibid._n prince_n edward_n with_o his_o army_n on_o the_o top_n thereof_o which_o be_v divide_v ibid_fw-la into_o three_o part_n the_o one_o lead_v by_o ibid._n himself_o another_o by_o ibid._n clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o the_o three_o by_o ibid._n mortimer_n the_o business_n be_v so_o order_v that_o ibid._n no_o other_o colour_n appear_v than_o the_o banner_n of_o young_a simon_n and_o the_o rest_n take_v at_o kenilworth_n which_o cause_v this_o earl_n to_o suppose_v ibid._n that_o they_o have_v be_v all_o of_o his_o own_o party_n but_o upon_o far_a ibid._n view_n he_o find_v it_o quite_o otherwise_o for_o the_o prince_n at_o length_n take_v down_o ibid._n those_o colour_n and_o instead_o of_o they_o erect_v ibid._n his_o own_o with_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n banner_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o mortimer_n towards_o the_o west_n which_o unexpected_a sight_n cause_v such_o a_o consternation_n in_o the_o army_n of_o the_o baron_n as_o that_o the_o welsh_a betake_v ibid._n themselves_o to_o flight_n and_o the_o rest_n be_v overpower_v be_v utter_o rout_v ibid._n so_o that_o few_o escape_v the_o present_a slaughter_n who_o be_v not_o then_o take_v prisoner_n the_o principal_a person_n than_o stain_v b._n be_v these_o viz._n simon_n earl_n of_o leicester_n himself_o henry_n de_fw-fr montfort_n his_o elder_a son_n hugh_z despenser_n than_o justice_n of_o england_n ralph_n basset_n of_o drayton_n thomas_n the_o asteley_o peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n william_n de_fw-fr mandevile_n john_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n of_o bedford_n guy_n de_fw-fr baillol_n roger_n de_fw-fr rowele_n william_n de_fw-fr eboraco_n richard_n trussell_n william_n de_fw-fr bermingham_n walter_n the_o crepping_n roger_n de_fw-fr st._n john_n and_o robert_n tregoz_n divers_n other_o person_n of_o quality_n with_o a_o multitude_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n then_o and_o there_o also_o lose_v their_o life_n of_o those_o who_o be_v ann_n wound_v and_o take_v prisoner_n these_o be_v the_o chief_a viz._n guy_n de_fw-fr montfort_n a_o young_a son_n to_o this_o earl_n john_n fitz-iohn_n humphrey_n de_fw-fr bohun_n the_o young_a john_n the_o vesci_n peter_n de_fw-fr montfort_n junior_a and_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr segrave_n it_o be_v say_v 50._o that_o when_o this_o earl_n discern_v the_o form_n of_o his_o adversary_n bataglia_n he_o swear_v by_o the_o arm_n of_o st._n james_n which_o be_v his_o usual_a oath_n they_o have_v do_v discreet_o but_o this_o they_o learn_v of_o i_o let_v we_o therefore_o commend_v our_o soul_n to_o god_n because_o our_o body_n be_v they_o nevertheless_o encourage_v his_o man_n he_o tell_v a._n they_o it_o be_v for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n yea_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n and_o justice_n that_o they_o be_v to_o fight_v it_o be_v also_o say_v supra_fw-la that_o he_o advise_v hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n ralph_n basset_n and_o some_o other_o to_o flee_v and_o reserve_v themselves_o for_o better_a time_n and_o that_o they_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v with_o he_o and_o that_o be_v thus_o slay_v his_o head_n hands_z and_o foot_n be_v cut_v ibid._n off_o and_o the_o head_n send_v ibid._n to_o the_o lady_n mortimer_n then_o at_o wigmore_n castle_n as_o to_o his_o work_n of_o piety_n all_o i_o have_v see_v be_v that_o he_o give_v 60._o a_o large_a quantity_n of_o land_n and_o a_o wood_n call_v rothelay_v wood_n near_o leicester_n to_o the_o knight_n templar_n with_o a_o certain_a meadow_n call_v beleholme_n be_v thus_o slay_v some_o of_o his_o friend_n come_v into_o the_o field_n and_o carry_v away_o his_o dismember_a body_n upon_o â—_o a_o weak_a old_a ladder_n cover_v â—_o with_o a_o poor_a tear_a cloth_n to_o the_o abbey_n church_n of_o evesham_n and_o there_o wrap_v it_o in_o a_o sheet_n â—_o commit_v it_o to_o the_o earth_n but_o within_o a_o short_a time_n afterward_o some_o of_o the_o monk_n allege_v â—_o that_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v a_o person_n excommunicate_a and_o attaint_v of_o treason_n he_o do_v not_o deserve_v christian_a burial_n whereupon_o they_o take_v up_o his_o carcase_n and_o bury_v â—_o it_o in_o a_o remote_a place_n know_v to_o few_o after_o this_o victory_n thus_o obtain_v at_o evesham_n where_o the_o king_n be_v happy_o rescue_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o these_o great_a rebel_n a_o parliament_n 10._o be_v call_v at_o winchester_n those_o who_o have_v thus_o be_v in_o arm_n be_v by_o judgement_n there_o give_v disherit_v 10._o the_o scene_n be_v thus_o change_v many_o place_n of_o strength_n be_v render_v b._n up_o to_o the_o k._n but_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n his_o son_n continue_v ibid._n still_o in_o that_o strong_a castle_n of_o kenilworth_n and_o receive_v ibid._n in_o divers_a of_o those_o who_o flee_v from_o the_o battle_n with_o other_o the_o friend_n and_o follower_n of_o those_o who_o be_v slay_v grow_v to_o be_v so_o powerful_a as_o that_o he_o send_v ibid._n out_o his_o bailiff_n and_o officer_n into_o the_o country_n like_o a_o king_n as_o also_o strong_a party_n of_o soldier_n which_o ibid._n burn_v and_o plunder_v divers_a house_n town_n and_o lordship_n of_o his_o adversary_n drive_v ibid._n away_o their_o cattle_n aâ—d_v imprison_v ibid._n many_o force_v they_o to_o what_o fine_n he_o please_v for_o
among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o 1_o e._n 3._o and_o never_o afterward_o nor_o any_o of_o his_o defcendents_n and_o die_v 34._o in_o 2_o e._n 3._o leave_v baldwin_n 34._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n thirty_o six_o year_n of_o age_n which_o baldwin_n die_v 3._o in_o 17_o e._n 3._o leave_v baldwin_n baldwin_n his_o son_n 3._o and_o heir_n twenty_o six_o year_n of_o age_n who_o do_v his_o homage_n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n have_v livery_n 35._o of_o the_o land_n of_o his_o inheritance_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o warr._n heref._n salop._n staff_n wigorn._n wilte_n norff._n and_o suff._n and_o in_o 38_o e._n 3._o for_o his_o approve_a arm_n fidelity_n and_o service_n be_v make_v arm_n seneschal_n of_o xantoigne_n for_o life_n by_o the_o renown_a prince_n edward_n common_o call_v the_o black_a prince_n elder_a son_n to_o king_n edw._n 3._o moreover_o in_o 42_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v 171._o with_o he_o in_o his_o war_n of_o gascoigne_n and_o soon_o after_o that_o march_v â—_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n to_o mountpaon_n whereupon_o it_o be_v render_v in_o 46_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v by_o indenture_n retain_v ferrer_n to_o serve_v prince_n edward_n in_o his_o war_n of_o france_n with_o six_o man_n at_o arm_n viz._n three_o knight_n and_o three_o esquire_n take_v twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la see_v for_o the_o knight_n and_o ten_o mark_n for_o the_o esquire_n and_o have_v wed_v ibid._n three_o wife_n viz._n elizabeth_n sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o sir_n john_n montfort_n of_o beldesert_n in_o com._n warr._n knight_n ida_n daughter_n to_o ..._o clinton_n a_o lady_n of_o honour_n to_o queen_n philippe_n and_o joane_n daughter_n to_o the_o lord_n strange_n depart_v 57_o this_o life_n in_o 49_o e._n 3._o leave_v by_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n baldwin_n his_o son_n 57_o and_o heir_n twenty_o six_o year_n of_o age_n which_o baldwin_n baldwin_n be_v a_o knight_n in_o 1_o r._n 2._o exhibit_v his_o claim_n â—0_n to_o be_v the_o king_n champion_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n and_o to_o do_v the_o service_n appertain_v to_o that_o office_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o tenure_n of_o 29._o the_o castle_n of_o tamworth_n in_o com._n war._n viz._n to_o ride_v complete_o arm_v upon_o a_o barb_a horse_n into_o uuestminster_n hall_n and_o there_o to_o challenge_v the_o combat_n with_o whosoever_o that_o shall_v dare_v to_o oppose_v the_o king_n title_n to_o the_o crown_n which_o service_n the_o marmion_n ancient_o lord_n of_o that_o castle_n have_v former_o perform_v but_o sir_n john_n dimock_n knight_n be_v then_o his_o competitor_n carry_v it_o from_o he_o by_o judgement_n 321._o of_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o lordship_n of_o scrivelby_n in_o com._n linc._n which_o by_o better_a linc._n authority_n than_o frevile_n can_v produce_v do_v appear_v to_o be_v hold_v by_o that_o service_n and_o that_o the_o marmion_n enjoy_v that_o office_n as_o owner_n thereof_o and_o not_o as_o lord_n of_o tamworth-castle_n which_o lordship_n of_o scrivelby_n descend_v to_o dimock_n by_o a_o heir_n female_a of_o sir_n thomas_n ludlow_n knight_n husband_n of_o joane_n the_o young_a daughter_n to_o sir_n philip_n marmion_n beforementioned_a which_o sir_n baldwin_n in_o 9_o r._n 2._o upon_o partition_n ferrer_n make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o sir_n thomas_n boteler_n knight_n of_o montfort_n land_n whereunto_o they_o be_v heir_n have_v the_o manor_n of_o ashstede_n in_o com._n surr._n with_o the_o manor_n of_o gunthorpe_n and_o loudham_n in_o com._n nott._n assign_v unto_o he_o as_o also_o the_o reversion_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o henly_n beudesert_n and_o haselholt_n iâ—_n com._n war._n after_o the_o decease_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n lord_n bergavenny_n in_o who_o hand_n they_o then_o be_v and_o have_v ibid._n two_o wife_n both_o of_o they_o daughter_n to_o sir_n john_n botetourt_n of_o uueâ—ley-castel_n in_o com._n wigorn._n whereof_o elizabeth_n be_v marry_v to_o he_o in_o 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come_v to_o those_o family_n viz._n supra_fw-la to_o ferrer_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o tamworth_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o lee_n juxta_fw-la merston_n stretfordâ—_n juxta_fw-la tamworth_n and_o haverburgh_n all_o in_o com._n warr_n the_o manor_n of_o stichall_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n and_o tadington_n in_o com._n heref._n with_o certain_a land_n and_o rent_n in_o uuaverton_n allesley_n and_o mereden_n in_o com._n war._n as_o also_o in_o uuiginton_n in_o com._n staff_n to_o aston_n the_o manor_n of_o ashstede_n and_o newdigate_n in_o come_v sur._n becknore_n in_o come_v wigorn._n yatesbury_n in_o com._n wilte_n pinley_n within_o the_o liberty_n of_o coventre_n and_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o henly_n in_o arden_n in_o com._n war._n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o preston_n juxta_fw-la henly_n and_o to_o sir_n richard_n bingham_n knight_n than_o one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n former_o the_o wife_n of_o sir_n hugh_n willoughby_n of_o wollaton_n in_o com._n nott._n knight_n the_o manor_n of_o middleton_n and_o whitnash_n with_o certain_a land_n in_o wilmecote_n in_o com._n war._n the_o manor_n of_o wykin_n juxta_fw-la coventre_n with_o certain_a other_o land_n and_o rent_n lie_v within_o the_o county_n of_o that_o city_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o gunthorp_n and_o loudham_n in_o com._n nott._n with_o the_o manor_n of_o bradford_n ferne_n and_o mawne_v in_o come_v heref._n ingham_n 1_n edw._n 3._o in_o 2_o joh._n john_n john_n de_fw-fr ingeham_n of_o ingeham_n in_o come_v norff._n have_v marry_v albreda_n wilts_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o walter_n waleran_n pay_v a_o fine_a 12._o of_o sixty_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n and_o one_o palfrey_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o his_o barony_n and_o for_o the_o relief_n due_a thereupon_o except_v the_o serjeanty_n of_o the_o forest_n which_o william_n de_fw-fr nevil_n than_o have_v and_o in_o 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do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 6._o of_o his_o land_n and_o die_v 58._o in_o 2_o e._n 2._o seize_v 58._o of_o a_o certain_a manor_n lie_v in_o uuaybrede_n in_o come_v norff._n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o jengeham_n and_o uuaxtonesham_n in_o com._n norff._n leave_v oliver_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n twenty_o three_o year_n of_o age_n who_o soon_o after_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 3._o of_o all_o his_o land_n except_v the_o dowry_n of_o margery_n his_o mother_n this_o oliver_n oliver_n become_v a_o person_n of_o great_a action_n in_o his_o time_n for_o in_o 4_o e._n 2._o he_o be_v 7._o in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o scotland_n so_o likewise_o in_o 4._o 7_o e._n 2._o and_o of_o the_o retinue_n with_o audomare_a de_fw-fr valence_n and_o afterward_o in_o 8._o 10_o e._n 2._o and_o 3_o 13_o e._n 2._o in_o 14_o e._n 2._o he_o be_v constitute_v 2._o governor_n
descend_v to_o he_o and_o it_o so_o clog_v with_o debt_n that_o for_o the_o disengage_v thereof_o he_o marry_v the_o say_a frances_n his_o granddaughter_n and_o heir_n to_o humble_a ward_n the_o only_a son_n of_o william_n ward_n a_o wealthy_a goldsmith_n in_o london_n jeweller_n to_o the_o late_a queen_n of_o which_o humble_a i_o shall_v speak_v far_o in_o due_a place_n and_o depart_v this_o life_n 23_o junii_fw-la a_o 1643._o be_v bury_v in_o st._n edmund_n church_n at_o dudley_n since_o pull_v down_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a trouble_n by_o reason_n of_o its_o nearness_n to_o the_o castle_n ¶_o having_n now_o do_v with_o this_o line_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o dudley_n 〈…〉_z i_o come_v to_o john_n the_o second_o son_n to_o john_n lord_n dudley_n this_o john_n by_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n 〈…〉_z one_o of_o the_o two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o john_n bramshot_n esq_n lord_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o eatton_n calbourne_n and_o whitwell_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o uviht_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o brâ—mshot_n in_o com._n such_o have_v issue_n edmund_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o edmund_n upon_o her_o death_n 〈…〉_z 12_o oct._n 14_o h._n 7._o be_v find_v 〈…〉_z to_o be_v thirty_o six_o year_n of_o age._n and_o have_v be_v train_v up_o to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o law_n in_o grays-inne_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o his_o arm_n then_o set_v up_o and_o still_o remain_v in_o a_o window_n of_o the_o chapel_n there_o become_v so_o great_a a_o proficient_a therein_o as_o that_o though_o then_o but_o young_a in_o 1_o henr._n 7._o he_o be_v make_v choice_n 〈…〉_z of_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o privy_a council_n to_o that_o prudent_a prince_n proper_a prudentiam_fw-la singularem_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o gravitatem_fw-la say_v polyd._n virg._n in_o 19_o h._n 7._o be_v then_o speaker_n 6._o of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o parliament_n he_o shall_v have_v be_v make_v sergeant_n at_o law_n upon_o the_o 13_o of_o november_n but_o for_o what_o reason_n appear_v not_o he_o do_v petition_n 7._o that_o he_o may_v be_v discharge_v from_o assume_v that_o degree_n whereupon_o the_o king_n direct_v his_o precept_n 7._o to_o william_n bishop_n of_o london_n than_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n command_v his_o forbearance_n to_o make_v out_o any_o writ_n for_o his_o call_n and_o in_o 22_o h._n 7._o he_o obtain_v 2._o the_o stewardship_n of_o the_o rape_n of_o hastiting_n in_o com._n suss._n this_o edmund_n write_v a_o book_n 〈…〉_z call_v arbor_n reipublicae_fw-la whether_o he_o with_o richard_n empson_n another_o lawyer_n son_n to_o a_o sive-maker_n in_o touceter_n as_o our_o historian_n 209._o affirm_v discern_v king_n henry_n to_o be_v of_o a_o frugal_a disposition_n do_v first_o project_v the_o take_a advantage_n against_o such_o as_o have_v transgress_v the_o penal_a law_n by_o exact_v from_o they_o the_o forfeiture_n according_a to_o those_o statute_n or_o whether_o the_o king_n perceive_v so_o fair_a a_o gap_n open_a to_o rake_v 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to_o wife_n mabel_n daughter_n b._n and_o heir_n to_o william_n talvace_n son_n of_o william_n son_n of_o ivo_n de_fw-fr belesme_fw-fr a_o person_n of_o great_a power_n and_o note_n in_o the_o time_n of_o richard_n duke_n of_o normandy_n with_o who_o he_o have_v a._n a_o large_a inheritance_n in_o belesme_fw-fr and_o elsewhere_o which_o lady_n bear_v much_o hatred_n d._n to_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o utica_n cause_v d._n that_o house_n to_o be_v grievous_o burden_a with_o quarter_a of_o soldier_n for_o which_o and_o other_o oppression_n by_o she_o exercise_v towards_o divers_a of_o the_o nobility_n she_o be_v afterward_o murder_v b._n in_o her_o bed_n and_o bury_v c._n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o troarn_v before_o mention_v by_o this_o mabel_n he_o have_v issue_n five_o son_n and_o four_o daughter_n viz._n robert_n de_fw-fr belesme_fw-fr hugh_n de_fw-fr montgomery_n roger_n of_o poictou_n of_o which_o three_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o large_o philip_n who_o apply_v d._n himself_o to_o literature_n and_o be_v a_o b._n priest_n as_o also_o arnulph_n who_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n betake_v d._n himself_o to_o feat_n of_o arms._n and_o follow_v his_o father_n example_n in_o his_o adventure_n in_o wales_n win_v 15â—_n that_o part_n of_o soâ—th_n wales_n call_v dyvet_n now_o pembrâ—kâ—shire_n for_o which_o respect_n have_v 30._o the_o title_n of_o that_o earldom_n he_o first_o begin_v to_o build_v 148._o a_o castle_n there_o which_o he_o afterward_o fortify_v 157._o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o his_o brother_n robert_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o rebellion_n against_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o he_o also_o give_v 10._o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n martin_n at_o sais_n in_o normandy_n so_o found_v by_o his_o father_n as_o have_v be_v say_v for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o earl_n roger_n his_o father_n and_o of_o earl_n hugh_n his_o brother_n who_o be_v slay_v that_o year_n the_o church_n of_o s._n nicholas_n situate_v within_o his_o castle_n of_o pembroke_n with_o twenty_o carucate_n of_o land_n beside_o of_o his_o daughter_n emme_n the_o elder_a be_v a._n abbess_n at_o almanisca_n maud_n a._n be_v wife_n of_o robert_n earl_n of_o moreton_n half-brother_n to_o the_o conqueror_n mabel_n a._n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr nouâ—_n casteko_n and_o a._n sibil_n of_o robert_n fitz-hamon_n lord_n of_o corboil_n in_o normandy_n his_o second_o wife_n be_v a._n addeliza_n daughter_n of_o ebrard_n de_fw-fr pusaic_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n only_o one_o son_n ebrard_n a._n who_o be_v a_o clergiman_n be_v one_o of_o the_o chaplain_n a._n to_o henry_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n and_o now_o as_o this_o great_a earl_n have_v a_o venerable_a esteem_n of_o the_o monastic_a profession_n be_v founder_n and_o benefactor_n to_o so_o many_o religious_a house_n as_o have_v be_v say_v so_o at_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n he_o far_o manifest_v his_o affection_n thereunto_o for_o by_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n he_o bequeath_v a._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o s._n ebrulf_n at_o uitca_n thirty_o shilling_n to_o be_v pay_v every_o year_n out_o of_o his_o land_n at_o â—lention_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o lent_n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o a_o lamp_n to_o burn_v in_o the_o church_n of_o that_o abbey_n day_n and_o night_n before_o the_o crucifix_n and_o have_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o reginald_n than_o prior_n of_o shrewsbury_n obtain_v 10._o from_o the_o house_n of_o cluâ—â—_n in_o burgundy_n the_o coat_n of_o s._n hugh_n sometime_o abbot_n there_o for_o himself_o to_o put_v on_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v shear_v c._n a_o monk_n in_o the_o say_a abbey_n of_o shrewsbury_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o wife_n where_o it_o be_v observe_v c._n of_o he_o that_o three_o day_n before_o his_o death_n he_o whole_o apply_v 40._o himself_o to_o divine_a conference_n and_o devout_a prayer_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o
the_o manor_n of_o lead_fw-la in_o yorkshire_n as_o part_v of_o that_o inheritance_n agnes_n the_o three_o sister_n with_o her_o husband_n william_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n be_v both_o then_o live_a have_v 17._o for_o she_o part_v the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o chartley_n in_o staffordshire_n assign_v for_o her_o capital_a seat_n with_o the_o castle_n and_o town_n of_o west_n derby_n in_o com._n lanc._n and_o all_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o chester_n which_o lie_v betwixt_o the_o river_n of_o ribble_z and_o merse_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o in_o buckbroek_n in_o northamptonshire_n and_o navenby_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o hawise_o ibid._n the_o four_o sister_n wife_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr quincy_n for_o her_o share_n ibid._n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o bolingbroke_n in_o com._n linc._n for_o her_o principal_a mansion_n and_o all_o the_o other_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o earl_n ranulph_n her_o brother_n situate_v in_o the_o province_n of_o lindsey_n and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o lincoln_n for_o which_o she_o then_o give_v linc._n fifty_o pound_n for_o her_o relief_n unto_o which_o hawise_o the_o say_a earl_n in_o his_o life_n time_n grant_v 141._o the_o earldom_n of_o lincoln_n that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o he_o can_v grant_v thereof_o to_o the_o end_n she_o may_v be_v countess_n and_o that_o her_o heir_n may_v also_o enjoy_v it_o whereof_o it_o seem_v the_o king_n do_v not_o disallow_v insomuch_o as_o at_o her_o desire_n he_o confer_v 35._o the_o honour_n upon_o john_n lacie_n constable_n of_o chesâ—eâ—_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n by_o margaret_n her_o daughter_n as_o for_o the_o knight_n fee_n which_o be_v assign_v to_o each_o of_o these_o sister_n or_o their_o descendant_n in_o the_o several_a shire_n of_o england_n i_o shall_v for_o brevity_n spare_v their_o recital_n refer_v my_o reader_n to_o the_o record_n 11._o where_o they_o be_v particular_o express_v in_o case_n he_o 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marshal_n they_o fall_v off_o 446._o and_o take_v part_n with_o the_o king_n at_o that_o great_a solemnity_n of_o king_n henry_n marriage_n to_o 50_o alianor_n 1243._o the_o daughter_n of_o reimund_n earl_n of_o province_n which_o be_v perform_v 30._o with_o extraordinary_a pomp_n and_o state_n at_o london_n and_o westminster_n about_o the_o 14_o kal._n of_o february_n in_o the_o twenty_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n this_o john_n earl_n of_o chester_n carry_v 421._o the_o sword_n call_v curtana_n before_o the_o king_n in_o token_n 421._o that_o be_v a_o earl_n palatine_n he_o have_v power_n to_o restrain_v the_o king_n if_o he_o shall_v be_v exorbitant_a as_o say_v my_o author_n the_o constable_n of_o chester_n then_o wait_v 421._o upon_o he_o and_o with_o his_o wand_n keep_v off_o people_n from_o disturb_v the_o proceed_n and_o the_o same_o year_n with_o many_o other_o noble_n take_v 30._o upon_o he_o the_o cross_n for_o a_o voyage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o whether_o he_o perform_v the_o journey_n or_o not_o i_o make_v a_o question_n 1244._o for_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v i_o find_v he_o die_v 50._o without_o issue_n at_o oernhall_n in_o cheshire_n about_o whitsuntide_n 7_o id._n junii_fw-la poison_a 440._o by_o helen_n his_o wife_n daughter_n 440._o to_o leoline_n prince_n of_o wales_n who_o he_o have_v marry_v a._n in_o his_o uncle_n earl_n ranulph_n his_o day_n to_o the_o end_n a._n there_o may_v be_v a_o firm_a peace_n betwixt_o that_o earl_n and_o lewelin_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o chester_n whereupon_o in_o supra_fw-la regard_n that_o regal_a prerogative_n belong_v to_o this_o earldom_n the_o king_n assume_v supra_fw-la it_o into_o his_o own_o hand_n supra_fw-la ne_fw-fr tam_fw-la praeclara_fw-la dominatio_fw-la inter_fw-la colos_fw-la faeminarum_fw-la dividi_fw-la contingeret_fw-la lest_o so_o fair_a a_o dominion_n shall_v be_v divide_v among_o woman_n and_o give_v supra_fw-la unto_o his_o sister_n and_o heir_n other_o land_n instead_o thereof_o viz._n to_o 11._o john_n de_fw-fr baillol_n and_o dervorguil_v his_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o alan_n of_o â—alâ—owaâ—_n by_o margaret_n the_o elder_a sister_n of_o this_o john_n earl_n of_o chester_n the_o manor_n of_o luddingland_n and_o â—orkesay_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n with_o the_o farm_n of_o yarmouth_n in_o norfolk_n and_o to_o 1._o christian_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o the_o same_o alan_n and_o margaret_n the_o manor_n of_o driâ—â—ield_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o the_o manor_n of_o â—hingden_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o that_o church_n in_o northampconshire_n to_o 4._o isabel_n the_o second_o marry_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr brus_n of_o anandale_n the_o manor_n of_o wrâ—ttel_n and_o hathfield_n in_o essex_n and_o to_o 12._o ada_n the_o four_o than_o the_o wife_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n for_o maud_n the_o three_o be_v dead_a a._n without_o issue_n the_o manor_n of_o bromâ—sgrove_n in_o worcestershire_n the_o manor_n and_o castle_n of_o bolesovore_n in_o derbishire_n the_o manor_n and_o soak_v of_o mansfield_n in_o nottinghamshire_n and_o the_o manor_n of_o oswardbec_n in_o the_o same_o county_n the_o manor_n of_o wurfield_n stratton_n and_o cunedoure_n in_o shropshire_n with_o wigginton_n and_o wulrune_n hampton_n in_o staffoâ—dshire_n moreover_o for_o helen_n his_o wife_n who_o soon_o after_o marry_v 2d_o to_o robert_n the_o quency_n command_n be_v give_v by_o the_o king_n that_o she_o shall_v forthwith_o have_v livery_n 2d_o of_o these_o lordship_n hereafter_o name_v whereof_o john_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o huntendon_n her_o late_a husband_n die_v seize_v to_o hold_v until_o such_o time_n as_o by_o a_o perfect_a extant_a of_o all_o his_o land_n she_o shall_v have_v a_o sufficient_a dowry_n assign_v unto_o she_o viz._n fordringhey_n and_o jarewel_n in_o com._n northampt._n keweston_n in_o com._n bedf._n tottenham_n in_o com._n midd._n brampton_n cunnington_n and_o limpay_v in_o com._n hunt_n badew_o in_o com._n essex_n and_o erron_n in_o com._n rutl._n and_o after_o this_o viz._n in_o 31_o hen._n 3._o be_v this_o earldom_n of_o chester_n with_o the_o castle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o dissard_n annex_v 7._o to_o the_o crown_n for_o ever_o earl_n of_o britanny_n and_o richmund_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o richmund_n be_v alan_n surname_v rufus_n or_o fergaunt_n fergaâ—t_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o red_a hair_n son_n 10._o to_o eudo_fw-la earl_n of_o britanny_n in_o france_n which_o alan_n come_v 20._o over_o into_o england_n with_o duke_z william_z of_o normandy_n command_v canâ—uar_fw-la the_o rear_n of_o his_o army_n in_o that_o memorable_a battle_n near_o hastings_n and_o after_o that_o signal_n conquest_n be_v advance_v supra_fw-la to_o this_o earldom_n of_o richmund_n it_o have_v be_v supra_fw-la the_o honour_n of_o earl_n edwyne_n of_o who_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v under_o the_o title_n of_o mercâ—â—_n have_v therewith_o all_o that_o northern_a part_n of_o the_o county_n of_o york_n vulgar_o call_v richmundshire_n give_v supra_fw-la unto_o he_o by_o king_n william_n at_o the_o time_n cotton_n of_o his_o siege_n of_o that_o city_n this_o earl_n alan_n be_v 10._o in_o his_o very_a youth_n not_o a_o little_a famous_a for_o his_o valour_n insomuch_o as_o he_o fear_v not_o 10._o that_o heroic_a spirit_v william_n than_o duke_n of_o normandy_n his_o near_a neighbour_n who_o challenge_v 10._o britanny_n as_o his_o hereditary_a right_n from_o gisla_n with_o who_o charles_n the_o great_a bestow_v it_o in_o marriage_n to_o rollo_n his_o lineal_a ancestor_n but_o give_v ibid._n he_o rather_o cause_v of_o provocation_n after_o his_o possession_n of_o this_o earldom_n of_o richmund_n he_o begin_v 20._o the_o building_n of_o a_o strong_a castle_n and_o fort_n near_o unto_o his_o capital_a mansion_n at_o â—iâ—â—ing_n for_o the_o better_a safeguard_n 20._o of_o himself_o and_o his_o tenant_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n against_o the_o attempt_n of_o the_o english_a than_o every_o where_o
earldom_n of_o â—ichmund_n as_o also_o to_o 29._o thomas_n amaedius_fw-la and_o lewes_n his_o brother_n the_o honour_n of_o egle_n and_o hastings_n ¶_o having_n now_o do_v with_o this_o peter_n de_fw-fr savoy_n i_o return_v to_o john_n de_fw-fr dreux_n john_n son_n to_o peter_n de_fw-fr dreux_n former_o earl_n of_o richmund_n as_o be_v before_o observe_v in_o 45_o hen._n 3._o this_o john_n his_o father_n be_v 9_o then_o alive_a obtain_v from_o the_o king_n a_o gift_n 9_o of_o twelve_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_a for_o the_o extent_n and_o value_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o richmund_n and_o beside_o that_o two_o hundred_o mark_n as_o a_o free_a gift_n ibid._n the_o king_n then_o covenant_v ibid._n with_o he_o that_o if_o the_o value_n thereof_o shall_v upon_o this_o extent_n be_v find_v more_o then_o to_o give_v a_o far_a allowance_n proportionable_a to_o the_o surplusage_n in_o 46_o hen._n 3._o prince_z edward_z release_n 27._o and_o quit-claiming_a to_o the_o king_n all_o his_o 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county_n of_o bedford_n hertford_n buck_n oxon_n and_o berks._n of_o which_o sum_n he_o be_v acquit_v 7._o two_o hundâ—ed_o mark_n in_o 18_o joh._n he_o be_v 13._o also_o one_o of_o those_o who_o meet_v in_o that_o tournament_n hold_v at_o blithe_n in_o 7_o hen._n 3._o for_o which_o his_o land_n be_v seize_v and_o in_o 8_o hen._n 3._o have_v the_o honour_n and_o castle_n of_o lancaster_n commit_v 1â—_n to_o his_o charge_n but_o far_o i_o can_v say_v of_o he_o than_o that_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n whereupon_o upon_o william_n earl_n of_o derby_z his_o brother_n become_v his_o heir_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v i_o now_o come_v to_o william_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o mention_v earl_n william_n this_o william_n william_n in_o 32_o hen._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o next_o year_n after_o his_o father_n death_n do_v his_o homage_n h_o have_v livery_n 14._o of_o chartley_n castle_n as_o also_o of_o all_o other_o the_o land_n of_o his_o mother_n inheritance_n and_o the_o same_o year_n sit_v 50._o in_o that_o parliament_n hold_v at_o london_n where_o the_o king_n make_v so_o stout_a a_o answer_n to_o the_o demand_n of_o his_o impetuous_a baron_n moreover_o he_o obtain_v the_o king_n precept_n 13._o to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o lincolnshire_n to_o be_v aid_v to_o he_o in_o distrain_v his_o tenant_n by_o military_a service_n and_o other_o for_o performance_n of_o their_o service_n due_a to_o he_o for_o the_o land_n of_o his_o inheritance_n in_o that_o county_n the_o like_a mandate_n 5._o he_o have_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o lancashire_n for_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o such_o land_n betwixt_o ribbel_n and_o mersey_n as_o his_o uncle_n ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n former_o possess_v he_o also_o purchase_v eginiae_fw-la from_o john_n de_fw-fr verdon_n certain_a house_n with_o a_o garden_n and_o court_n lie_v in_o that_o street_n call_v sholande_n within_o the_o city_n oâ—_n london_n which_o house_n etc._n etc._n roese_n de_fw-fr verdon_n mother_n of_o the_o same_o john_n have_v of_o the_o grant_v eginiae_fw-la of_o michael_n belet_n furthermore_o he_o obtain_v a_o charter_n 24._o for_o free-warren_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o all_o the_o demesn_a land_n throughout_o his_o lordship_n of_o liverpole_n west_n derby_n evertone_n crosseby_n waverere_fw-la salford_n bowelton_n penelton_n buttuhton_n sweinshurst_n boureton-wod_a and_o churl_n in_o com._n lanc._n esseborne_a underwood_n bredlow_n offidecote_n benitlege_n thorpe_n mapeltone_n penewicke_n alsope_n eytone_n huntendone_v wednesâ—eg_v sniterton_n heke-narton_a caldelaw_n crumbeford_n midilton_n kertinton_n hopton_n wirkesworth_n bonteshal_n yptone_n mulnfield_n matlock_n willardeâ—â—eg_n hertindone_v eroudecote_n buestanes_n nedham_n wildon_n skernedal_n hordlow_n heyttone_n duffeld_v alrewasleleg_n beaurepeyre_n makeney_n winleg_n holebrok_n suwode_n heyhege_n cortelege_v ravenesdale_n holland_n new-bigging_a and_o screpton_n in_o com._n derb._n tutbury_n rolveston_n 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daughter_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr brun_n earl_n of_o angoleâ—me_n and_o that_o she_o shall_v be_v endow_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o stanford_n in_o com._n berks._n and_o perry_n in_o com._n nâ—rthampt_v as_o also_o that_o if_o this_o robert_n shall_v die_v before_o he_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v make_v good_a unto_o the_o same_o isabel_n land_n of_o two_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la value_n in_o some_o other_o part_n of_o northamptonshire_n in_o case_n those_o shall_v fall_v short_a of_o that_o worth_n likewise_o that_o if_o the_o same_o robert_n shall_v survive_v he_o that_o then_o he_o shall_v endow_v she_o with_o the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o his_o land_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o as_o a_o portion_n for_o she_o the_o king_n covenant_v to_o give_v one_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la sterling_a to_o be_v receive_v out_o of_o his_o exchequer_n at_o michaelmass_n and_o easter_n by_o even_a portion_n out_o of_o that_o sum_n of_o four_o hundred_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o he_o have_v former_o
constitute_v 10._o general-warden_n of_o the_o east_n march_n and_o one_o 5._o of_o the_o commissioner_n to_o treat_v with_o james_n the_o first_o king_n of_o scotland_n touch_v a_o final_a peace_n betwixt_o both_o realm_n as_o also_o to_o 5._o conduct_v that_o king_n from_o the_o city_n of_o durham_n into_o scotland_n moreover_o in_o 11_o hen._n 6._o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n assign_v 1._o to_o meet_v with_o other_o from_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n touch_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o wrong_n do_v by_o the_o subject_n of_o either_o kingdom_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n of_o truce_n and_o in_o 12_o hen._n 6._o consider_v 5._o the_o town_n of_o alnwike_n situate_v upon_o the_o march_n of_o scotland_n to_o be_v a_o open_a place_n and_o not_o at_o all_o defensible_a by_o reason_n whereof_o much_o mischief_n have_v be_v frequent_o do_v to_o it_o upon_o several_a incursion_n of_o the_o scot_n he_o obtain_v licence_n 5._o of_o the_o king_n to_o environ_v it_o with_o a_o 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constable_n of_o england_n to_o exercise_v that_o office_n by_o himself_o or_o his_o sufficient_a deputy_n moreover_o in_o 30_o hen._n 6._o he_o be_v again_o assign_v 1._o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n to_o treat_v with_o other_o from_o scotland_n upon_o the_o article_n sign_v by_o james_n the_o first_o king_n of_o that_o realm_n but_o in_o 33_o hen._n 6._o as_o a_o stout_a assertor_n of_o the_o lancastrian_n interest_n lose_v 40._o his_o life_n in_o the_o first_o battle_n at_o s._n alban_n and_o be_v bury_v ib._n in_o the_o abby-church_n there_o be_v then_o seize_v 667._o of_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o alnwike_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n viz._n the_o borough_n of_o alnwike_n and_o alnmouth_n with_o the_o town_n of_o alnwike_n cesbury_n houghton_n chatton_n alnham_n etc._n etc._n in_o com._n northumbr_n as_o also_o ibid._n of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o prudhow_n and_o birkley_n with_o their_o member_n moreover_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o werkworth_n and_o manor_n of_o werkworth_n corbrigge_n and_o newburne_n in_o the_o same_o county_n likewise_o of_o a_o certain_a house_n call_v percy_n be_v inn_n situate_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o s._n dyonise_v within_o the_o city_n of_o york_n furthermore_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o topcliffe_n and_o spofford_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o donâ—â—ngton_n the_o manor_n of_o lethlay_n shothorpe_n gâ—gleâ—wike_n scarnboton_n alias_o langstrother_n cadâ—aster_n catton_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n pocklington_n nafferton_n humandby_n semar_n and_o kirk-levington_n in_o com._n ebor._n the_o manor_n of_o dagenham_n and_o cokerell_n in_o com._n essex_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o swaby_n brinkell_n laughten_n saucethorp_n hague_n ulseby_n fulneâ—by_n horsington_n herningby_n dxcumbe_n farforth_n witherne_n gayton_n haveringham_n lasseby_n claythorp_n malbâ—rthorp_n fedelthorp_n crusthorp_n sutten_n hotoff_n anderby_n asserby_n louthford_n cobbenham_n thorpe_n juxta_fw-la louthe_n 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prebend_n in_o the_o collegiate_n church_n at_o beverley_n as_o also_o two_o daughter_n katherine_n wife_n ibid._n of_o edmund_n grace_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o anne_n first_o ibid._n marry_v to_o sir_n thomas_n hungerford_n knight_n afterward_o ibid._n to_o sir_n laurence_n rainsford_n knight_n and_o last_o ibid._n to_o sir_n hugh_n vaughan_n knight_n henry_n which_o henry_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o successor_n be_v in_o 20_o hen._n 6._o by_o indenture_n 30._o bear_v date_n 6_o martii_fw-la retain_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n as_o governor_z of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o barwick_n as_o also_o of_o the_o whole_a east_n march_v of_o scotland_n for_o the_o term_n of_o ten_o year_n the_o next_o ensue_v take_v in_o the_o time_n of_o war_n fiuâ—_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o in_o time_n 〈◊〉_d peace_n two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o so_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n five_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o in_o time_n of_o peaâ—â—_n or_o truce_n a_o hundred_o mark_n moreover_o 〈◊〉_d 24_o hen._n 6._o by_o another_o indenture_n 30._o date_v 15_o deâ—_n he_o be_v again_o retain_v for_o seven_o year_n long_o for_o the_o like_a wage_n but_o in_o 31_o hen._n 6._o the_o king_n come_v to_o a_o agreement_n ibid._n with_o he_o thenceforth_o to_o take_v two_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o pound_n thirteen_o shilling_n four_o penny_n sterling_a per_fw-la annum_fw-la as_o well_o inâ—â—imes_o of_o war_n as_o peace_n and_o have_v marry_v 24._o eleanor_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o richard_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o robert_n lord_n poynings_n have_v livery_n 13._o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n in_o 25_o hen._n 6._o furthermore_o in_o 27_o hen._n 6._o in_o consideration_n 20._o of_o his_o good_a service_n perform_v in_o the_o march_n of_o scotland_n have_v a_o grant_n 20._o of_o part_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o sir_n robert_n ogle_n knight_n then_o outlaw_v and_o 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life_n time_n in_o consideration_n 6._o therefore_o of_o his_o many_o good_a service_n viz._n in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o town_n of_o
in_o 7_o hen._n 6._o but_o in_o 〈…〉_z 11_o hen._n 6._o for_o 〈…〉_z a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o enlargement_n 〈…〉_z of_o ambrose_n the_o lore_n a_o eminent_a captain_n of_o the_o french_a in_o exchange_n he_o be_v set_v 〈…〉_z at_o liberty_n whereupon_o have_v raise_v 20._o new_a force_n in_o england_n he_o sail_v 20._o again_o to_o rouen_n and_o thence_o advance_v to_o paris_n 20._o to_o the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n and_o have_v consult_v ibid._n with_o he_o march_v ibid._n with_o some_o force_n to_o bellomont_n and_o take_v ibid._n it_o by_o assault_n in_o 12_o hen._n 6._o he_o be_v 13._o again_o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n in_o anno_fw-la 1414_o 13_o hen._n 6._o be_v still_o marleberge_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n he_o arrive_v marleberge_n at_o dalkay_n in_o that_o realm_n on_o martinmass_n eve_n in_o which_o year_n he_o be_v pell_n again_o retain_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n for_o six_o month_n in_o his_o war_n of_o france_n with_o two_o knight_n sixteen_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o six_o hundred_o archer_n in_o 17_o hen._n 6._o have_v marry_v 4._o to_o his_o second_o wife_n margaret_n the_o elder_a of_o the_o three_o daughter_n of_o richard_n beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o heir_n 4._o to_o elizabeth_n their_o mother_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o thomas_n lord_n berkley_n he_o have_v livery_n 4._o of_o the_o land_n which_o thereupon_o belong_v to_o she_o his_o homage_n be_v respite_v 4._o by_o reason_n of_o his_o personal_a 4._o abode_n in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n in_o 18_o hen._n 6._o with_o 489._o thomas_n earl_n of_o dorset_n he_o defeat_v 489._o the_o french_a at_o obrune_n in_o normandy_n and_o after_o this_o march_v 490._o to_o pontiâ—are_v with_o purpose_n to_o skirmish_v with_o their_o whole_a army_n but_o they_o decline_v 490._o he_o return_v 490._o with_o much_o plunder_n to_o rouen_n whence_o he_o be_v send_v 30._o to_o drepe_v which_o he_o strong_o besiege_v 30._o but_o prevail_v not_o 708._o in_o 20_o hen._n 6._o he_o continue_v 24._o still_o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n sir_n john_n talbot_n knight_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v 24._o then_o with_o he_o in_o which_o year_n he_o be_v for_o his_o singular_a demerit_n advance_v to_o the_o title_n and_o dignity_n of_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n his_o patent_n 20_o of_o creation_n bear_v date_n 20_o martii_fw-la in_o 21_o hen._n 6._o he_o be_v constitute_v â—_o one_o of_o the_o ambassador_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n with_o the_o king_n of_o france_n or_o his_o ambassador_n in_o 22_o hen._n 6._o the_o king_n be_v 15._o indebt_v to_o he_o in_o the_o sum_n of_o ten_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o twenty_o six_o pound_n four_o shilling_n farthing_n in_o consideration_n 15._o of_o his_o great_a service_n as_o well_o to_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o his_o father_n as_o to_o himself_o both_o in_o france_n and_o normandy_n grant_v y_o that_o after_o the_o sum_n of_o twenty_o one_o thousand_o pound_n wherein_o he_o stand_v indebt_v unto_o henry_n the_o cardinal_n bishop_n of_o winchester_z be_v pay_v he_o shall_v receive_v yearly_a four_o hundred_o mark_n out_o of_o the_o custom_n and_o duty_n issue_v from_o the_o port_n of_o kingston_n upon_o hull_n moreover_o he_o be_v the_o same_o year_n again_o retain_v pell_n to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n of_o france_n with_o one_o baron_n two_o knight_n fourscore_o and_o sixteen_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o three_o hundred_o archer_n the_o king_n have_v give_v he_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n in_o hand_n in_o 23_o hen._n 6._o he_o be_v once_o more_o constitute_v 10._o lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n and_o the_o next_o year_n ensue_v 17_o julii_fw-la have_v 16._o then_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o weysford_n lord_n talbot_n furnival_n and_o lestrange_n be_v age_a 16._o in_o consideration_n 16._o of_o his_o great_a service_n and_o blood_n spill_v in_o the_o war_n as_o also_o consider_v 16._o the_o devastation_n and_o spoil_n do_v in_o the_o county_n and_o city_n of_o waterford_n and_o barony_n of_o dungarvan_n in_o the_o realm_n of_o ireland_n by_o several_a hostility_n of_o the_o rebel_n to_o the_o end_n 16._o that_o the_o say_a realm_n of_o ireland_n may_v be_v thenceforth_o the_o better_a defend_v and_o preserve_v he_o be_v adadvance_v ibid._n to_o the_o title_n and_o dignity_n of_o earl_n of_o waterford_n have_v the_o say_a city_n of_o waterford_n with_o the_o castle_n honour_n land_n and_o barony_n of_o dungarvan_n grant_v ibid._n to_o he_o to_o hold_v to_o himself_o and_o the_o heirs-male_a of_o his_o body_n and_o that_o ibid._n he_o and_o they_o shall_v thenceforth_o be_v steward_n of_o that_o realm_n to_o do_v and_o execute_v all_o thing_n to_o that_o office_n appertain_v as_o full_o as_o the_o steward_n of_o england_n do_v perform_v here_o and_o within_o few_o week_n follow_v constitute_v â—_o sir_n john_n talbot_n his_o son_n chancellor_n of_o ireland_n be_v again_o 10._o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n an._n 29_o hen._n 6._o where_o the_o good_a success_n of_o the_o english_a then_o more_o and_o more_o decline_v 10._o he_o be_v at_o the_o render_v 10._o of_o faliese_n and_o quit_v 10._o that_o place_n upon_o honourable_a term_n in_o 30_o hen._n 6._o he_o be_v make_v 〈…〉_z general_n of_o the_o english_a fleet_n then_o to_o go_v out_o have_v 〈…〉_z four_o thousand_o soldier_n with_o he_o in_o that_o expeditionâ—_n and_o the_o year_n next_o follow_v lieutenant_z 〈…〉_z of_o the_o duchy_n of_o aquitane_n have_v 〈…〉_z under_o he_o these_o captain_n of_o his_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o archer_n viz._n 〈…〉_z john_n viscount_n l'isle_n his_o elder_a son_n by_o his_o second_o wife_n sir_n robert_n hungerford_n lord_n molins_n sir_n roger_n camoy_v sir_n john_n l'isle_n and_o john_n the_o bastard_n of_o somerset_n and_o in_o consideration_n 〈…〉_z of_o his_o great_a charge_n in_o that_o high_a employment_n a_o grant_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o three_o and_o three_o of_o the_o three_o which_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o king_n upon_o his_o retainer_n therein_o whereupon_o he_o march_v 20._o thither_o take_v 20._o baurdeaux_n and_o put_v a_o garrison_n 20._o in_o it_o which_o fair_a success_n cause_v 30._o divers_a remote_a city_n to_o send_v to_o he_o with_o promise_n 30._o to_o submit_v to_o his_o authority_n thence_o hear_v 502._o that_o the_o french_a have_v besiege_v chastillion_n he_o advance_v 502._o thither_o and_o give_v 502._o they_o battle_n but_o the_o event_n of_o that_o day_n work_v though_o for_o a_o while_o it_o stand_v doubtful_a 10._o at_o length_n prove_v fatal_a to_o the_o english_a for_o this_o renown_a general_n be_v smite_v 10._o from_o his_o horse_n by_o a_o cannon_n bullet_n there_o end_v 10._o this_o life_n whereupon_o his_o whole_a army_n become_v present_o rout_v 10._o this_o sad_a accident_n happen_v â—9_n 20_o julii_fw-la 31_o hen._n 6._o he_o die_v then_o seize_v â—9_n of_o all_o these_o follow_a land_n and_o lordship_n viz._n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o alveton_n and_o manor_n of_o loâ—nton_a in_o com._n staff_n the_o manor_n of_o wily_a in_o com._n warr._n bittulsby_n in_o com._n leic._n eyham_n middelton_n samford_n and_o brasington_n in_o com._n derb._n stoke_n verdon_n and_o willeford_n in_o com._n wilts_n and_o of_o furnivals-inn_n in_o holborn_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n likewise_o of_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o goderich_n castle_n the_o manor_n of_o irchenfield_n the_o hundred_o of_o wormlow_n the_o manor_n of_o eccleswell_n strangeford_n penyard_n and_o crâ—denhill_n in_o com._n heref._n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o sheffield_n and_o manor_n of_o treton_n and_o whiston_n in_o com._n ebor._n the_o manor_n of_o weston_n turvile_n and_o farnham_n in_o com._n buck._n the_o manor_n of_o huntley_n longhope_n lidney_n leigh_n morton_n whaddoâ—_n painswike_n and_o hamlet_n of_o howson_n in_o com._n gloc._n the_o manor_n of_o wrocwardine_n sutton_n madock_n and_o hamlet_n of_o sutton_n the_o manor_n of_o cheswardine_n the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o frankton_n and_o linâ—all_n the_o manor_n of_o routhail_n middelhope_n bitterley_n buâ—don_n aston_n meynton_n whetehull_n the_o castle_n of_o wall_n the_o manor_n of_o abberbury_n baklesby_n basford_n tasley_n and_o the_o inn_n call_v talbots-iune_n in_o shrewsbury_n as_o also_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o corfham_n the_o manor_n of_o dodelbury_n dodington_n whitchurch_n blakmere_n and_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o lineley_n all_o in_o com._n salop._n leave_v john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n than_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n after_o which_o his_o body_n be_v convey_v into_o england_n and_o inter_v at_o whitchurch_n in_o com._n solop_n where_o a_o noble_a monument_n be_v erect_v for_o he_o in_o the_o south_n wall_n of_o the_o chancel_n with_o this_o epitaph_n orate_fw-la pro_fw-la anima_fw-la praenobilis_fw-la domini_fw-la domini_fw-la johannis_n talbot_n quondam_a comitis_fw-la salopiae_fw-la domini_fw-la furnivall_n domini_fw-la verdon_n
body_n beget_v they_o ought_v to_o descend_v to_o james_n de_fw-fr berkley_n then_o live_v as_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir-male_n to_o thomas_n the_o son_n of_o maurice_n and_o that_o the_o say_v james_n cousin_n and_o heir-male_n to_o thomas_n as_o above_o be_v express_v be_v then_o of_o full_a age_n have_v livery_n of_o the_o premise_n etc._n etc._n his_o homage_n be_v respite_v by_o what_o therefore_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v it_o be_v apparent_a that_o to_o elizabeth_n the_o only_a daughter_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n the_o four_o all_o the_o land_n which_o come_v by_o her_o mother_n as_o also_o all_o those_o whereof_o her_o father_n die_v seize_v in_o fee-simple_n or_o fee-tail_n general_n which_o be_v about_o thirty_o lordship_n in_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n somerset_n buck_n wilts_n northampton_n devon_n cornwall_n oxon_n berks_n the_o city_n of_o london_n bristol_n and_o other_o place_n beside_o advowsons_n of_o church_n etc._n etc._n descend_v as_o also_o that_o the_o say_v james_n his_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir-male_n be_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o before_o specify_v entail_v to_o enjoy_v the_o castle_n and_o barony_n with_o all_o those_o other_o lordship_n contain_v in_o the_o say_v fine_a but_o before_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o this_o james_n i_o think_v it_o expedient_a to_o take_v some_o notice_n of_o james_n his_o father_n who_o so_o die_v in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n in_o regard_n that_o by_o he_o the_o male-line_n of_o this_o noble_a and_o ancient_a family_n become_v thus_o preserve_v this_o james_n the_o father_n be_v a._n a_o knight_n and_o marry_v ped._n elizabeth_n sometime_o write_v isabel_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n bloet_n knight_n and_o of_o the_o lady_n catherine_n wogan_n his_o wife_n by_o who_o he_o have_v berkley_n the_o manor_n of_o raglan_n talgarth_n tore_n edishall_n straddewy_a and_o other_o as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o daglingworth_n in_o com._n gloc._n to_o this_o sir_n james_n and_o elizabeth_n king_n henry_n the_o four_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v berkley_n the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o raglan_n in_o com._n monmouth_n which_o earl_n richard_n son_n to_z earl_n gilbert_n have_v give_v to_o walter_n bloet_n his_o ancestor_n and_o his_o heir_n temp_n h_o 2._o in_o 4_o hen._n 4._o he_o be_v make_v governor_n 1._o of_o the_o castle_n of_o tretour_n in_o wales_n and_o require_v 1._o to_o fortify_v it_o against_o the_o great_a rebel_n owen_n glendowr_n by_o his_o testament_n 〈…〉_z bear_v date_n at_o bristol_n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n dunstan_n an._n 1404._o 5_o hen._n 4._o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n augustine_n near_a bristol_n in_o his_o father_n tomb_n and_o give_v six_o mark_n to_o find_v â—_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n there_o for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n to_o james_n his_o son_n he_o give_v all_o his_o habiliment_n pertain_v to_o war_n constitute_v isabel_n his_o wife_n and_o he_o the_o say_v james_n his_o son_n his_o executor_n and_o depart_v ped._n this_o life_n 13_o junii_fw-la 6_o hen._n 4._o leave_v issue_n james_n his_o say_a son_n his_o heir_n and_o maurice_n a_o young_a son_n who_o die_v ped._n without_o issue_n ¶_o which_o james_n 1_o then_o berkley_n age_v twenty_o three_o year_n and_o upward_o have_v berkley_n likewise_o from_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n divers_z other_o lordship_n and_o land_n than_o what_o descend_v to_o he_o by_o the_o entail_v beforementioned_a viz._n the_o manor_n of_o ragland_n talgarth_n tore_n edishall_n stradway_n with_o some_o other_o in_o wales_n and_o dalingworth_n in_o com._n gloc._n as_o also_o by_o other_o mean_n the_o manor_n of_o sage_n little_a marshfield_n and_o arlingham_n in_o that_o county_n but_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o his_o wife_n be_v berkley_n at_o wotton_n or_o berkley_n castle_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o death_n of_o thomas_n the_o four_o and_o have_v thereby_o advantage_n to_o take_v away_o what_o of_o the_o evidence_n they_o please_v possess_v 29._o themselves_o of_o berkley_n castle_n and_o all_o other_o the_o land_n and_o lordship_n so_o entail_v on_o the_o heir-male_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o have_v so_o do_v procure_v a_o grant_n 29._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o custody_n of_o all_o those_o land_n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o crown_n under_o such_o a_o value_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v rate_v at_o in_o the_o office_n to_o be_v thereupon_o find_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_z the_o next_o ensue_a year_n obtain_v as_o absolute_a discharge_n 〈…〉_z of_o that_o rent_n whereupon_o he_o keep_v 〈…〉_z court_n in_o the_o name_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o wife_n without_o any_o respect_n at_o all_o have_v to_o the_o king_n grant_v she_o pretend_v a_o clear_a right_n to_o they_o all_o as_o also_o to_o the_o barony_n and_o notwithstanding_o that_o this_o james_n upon_o a_o writ_n of_o diem_fw-la clusit_fw-la extremum_fw-la by_o he_o sue_v out_o after_o much_o opposition_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v find_v supra_fw-la heir_n and_o rightful_a inheritor_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o berkley_n and_o all_o those_o twelve_o lordship_n mention_v in_o that_o fine_a of_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o have_v livery_n according_o award_v yet_o do_v berkley_n that_o earl_n and_o his_o wife_n retain_v the_o say_a castle_n lordship_n and_o manor_n berkley_n until_o upon_o a_o remonstrance_n of_o his_o right_n king_n henry_n the_o five_o command_v possession_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o that_o king_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n enter_v ibid._n again_o upon_o the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n and_o other_o lordship_n and_o lay_v ibid._n siege_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o berkley_n in_o which_o siege_n many_o be_v hurt_v and_o slay_v whereupon_o by_o mediation_n of_o friend_n there_o be_v a_o reference_n ibid._n to_o philip_n morgan_n then_z bishop_n of_o worcester_z and_o sir_n john_n juyn_n afterward_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n they_o award_v ibid._n that_o the_o say_a earl_n shall_v during_o his_o natural_a life_n retain_v the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n cowley_n and_o simondshale_v and_o that_o the_o rest_n comprise_v in_o the_o before_o specify_v fine_a shall_v be_v to_o the_o say_v james_n and_o the_o heirs-male_a of_o his_o body_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o through_o the_o potency_n of_o that_o earl_n this_o james_n can_v not_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o law_n obtain_v livery_n of_o those_o land_n out_o of_o the_o king_n hand_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v any_o wonder_n consider_v how_o powerful_a a_o man_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o many_o of_o the_o servant_n to_o the_o late_a lord_n thomas_n be_v so_o obsequious_a to_o he_o exercise_v all_o their_o skill_n to_o give_v he_o countenance_n in_o this_o business_n one_o of_o they_o viz._n lionel_n sea-brooke_a sometime_o steward_n of_o the_o house_n to_o the_o say_a lord_n thomas_n in_o 6_o hen._n 5._o depose_v ibid._n before_o the_o major_a of_o southampton_n that_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n decease_v the_o year_n before_o his_o death_n show_v he_o a_o old_a deed_n of_o entail_v of_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o berkley_n make_v by_o robert_n fitz-harding_n which_o he_o then_o read_v and_o that_o his_o lord_n snatch_v it_o from_o he_o say_v he_o know_v the_o content_n thereof_o and_o another_o about_o the_o same_o viz._n john_n bone_n vicar_n of_o berkley_n and_o one_o of_o the_o executor_n of_o the_o same_o lord_n thomas_n make_v oath_n ibid._n before_o the_o major_a of_o bristol_n that_o the_o say_a lord_n thomas_n about_o the_o time_n of_o his_o passage_n into_o britanny_n to_o conduct_v the_o queen_n into_o england_n enfeoff_v he_o and_o other_o of_o the_o castle_n lordship_n and_o hundred_o of_o berkley_n and_o all_o his_o land_n in_o glocestershire_n as_o also_o of_o the_o hundred_o of_o portbury_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o portesheved_a the_o manor_n of_o walton_n and_o bedminster_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o bedminster_n and_o harclive_a to_o hold_v in_o fee_n without_o any_o condition_n likewise_o that_o livery_n and_o seism_n be_v execute_v thereupon_o and_o court_n hâ—ld_v by_o those_o feoffee_n according_o by_o mean_n of_o which_o affidavit_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n take_v such_o encouragement_n and_o confidence_n that_o in_o 6_o hen._n 5._o he_o procure_v a_o confirmation_n ibid._n of_o those_o ancient_a charter_n make_v by_o king_n john_n touch_v the_o manor_n and_o barony_n of_o berkley_n and_o all_o berkley-hernesse_a and_o thereupon_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o divers_a servant_n of_o the_o say_v decease_v lord_n thomas_n besiege_v ibid._n berkley_n castle_n but_o by_o
come_v to_o milford-haven_n with_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o sail_n he_o burn_v 30._o fifteen_o of_o that_o fleet_n and_o in_o 9_o hen._n 5._o be_v summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n among_o other_o the_o peer_n of_o this_o realm_n so_o likewise_o 〈…〉_z to_o all_o the_o parliament_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o sixth_n time_n and_o marry_v three_o wife_n first_o 〈…〉_z ..._o daughter_n to_o humphrey_n stafford_n of_o hoke_n in_o dorsetshire_n by_o the_o direction_n 〈…〉_z of_o his_o uncle_n thomas_n lord_n 〈◊〉_d in_o 3_o hen._n 5._o but_o she_o die_v 〈…〉_z young_a without_o issue_n second_o isabel_n 〈…〉_z elder_a daughter_n of_o thomas_n mowbray_n duke_n of_o norfolk_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n widow_n of_o henry_n ferrer_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o groby_n who_o die_v in_o his_o father_n life_n time_n which_o marriage_n be_v solemnize_v 〈…〉_z in_o 2_o hen._n 6._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 〈…〉_z four_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n this_o noble_a lady_n be_v barbarous_o imprison_v 〈…〉_z at_o gloucester_n by_o margaret_n countess_z of_o shrewsbury_n as_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v die_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o castle_n there_o upon_o saturday_n before_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n michael_n the_o archangel_n an._n 1452._o 31_o hen._n 6._o and_o lie_v bury_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o choir_n of_o the_o greyfriar_n within_o that_o city_n three_o joane_n abide_v sister_n to_o john_n the_o second_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o daughter_n abide_v to_o john_n slay_v at_o chatillon_n which_o marriage_n be_v contrive_v out_o of_o a_o politic_a respect_n viz._n to_o draw_v from_o margaret_n the_o countess_n his_o great_a adversary_n her_o chief_a prop_n viz._n her_o son_n in_o law_n and_o daughter_n which_o joane_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o but_z survive_v become_v the_o wife_n abide_v of_o edmund_n hungerford_n esquire_n this_o james_n lord_n berkley_n die_v at_o berkley_n castle_n about_o the_o end_n of_o november_n anno_fw-la 1463._o 3_o edw._n 4._o and_o lie_v bury_v 〈…〉_z under_o a_o tomb_n of_o alabaster_n in_o a_o chapel_n on_o the_o south_n side_n of_o the_o high_a altar_n in_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o berkley_n which_o chapel_n he_o build_v by_o his_o second_o wife_n he_o have_v all_o his_o issue_n berkley_n viz._n four_o son_n and_o three_o daughter_n viz._n william_n and_o maurice_n who_o succeed_v james_n imprison_v in_o france_n with_o his_o father_n and_o brother_n and_o there_o slay_v as_o already_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o thomas_n prisoner_n also_o in_o france_n and_o ransom_v who_o be_v progenitor_n to_o the_o berkleys_n of_o worcestershire_n and_o herefordshire_n of_o his_o daughter_n elizabeth_n be_v the_o wife_n ibid._n of_o thomas_n burdet_n of_o arrow_n in_o comit._n warw._n esq_n isabel_n of_o ibid._n thomas_n try_v of_o hardwik_n in_o com._n glouc._n esq_n and_o alice_n of_o ibid._n richard_n arthur_n of_o claâ—ton_n near_o portbury_n in_o com_n somers_n esq._n ¶_o i_o come_v now_o to_o william_n berkley_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o immediate_a successor_n who_o about_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o his_o age_n attend_v c_o henry_n the_o cardinal_n bishop_n of_o winchester_z in_o 17_o hen._n 6._o he_o go_v ibid._n to_o calais_n and_o there_o receive_v ibid._n the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n and_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o father_n death_n be_v ibid._n thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o age_n but_o unmarried_a this_o william_n stand_v in_o such_o favour_n with_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o that_o he_o be_v advance_v 6._o by_o he_o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o viscount_n scil_n 21_o apr._n 21_o edw._n 4._o and_o soon_o after_o for_o his_o attendance_n at_o counsel_n have_v a_o grant_n â—_o from_o that_o king_n of_o a_o hundred_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la during_o his_o life_n to_o be_v receive_v out_o of_o the_o custom_n in_o the_o port_n of_o bristol_n nor_o be_v he_o for_o a_o while_n in_o less_o favour_n with_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o be_v by_o he_o create_v 1._o earl_n of_o nottingham_n 28_o junii_fw-la in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o soon_o after_o adhere_v 20._o to_o henry_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n in_o his_o design_n for_o the_o pull_n down_o of_o king_n richard_n see_v 20._o those_o force_n which_o the_o duke_n have_v raise_v in_o order_n thereto_o to_o desert_v he_o for_o his_o security_n against_o the_o rage_n of_o king_n richard_n he_o flee_v into_o britanny_n unto_o henry_n earl_n of_o richmund_n together_o with_o divers_z other_o who_o be_v wellwisher_n to_o that_o earl_n for_o which_o respect_n short_o after_o that_o earl_n have_v obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o 20._o he_o be_v constitute_v â—_o earl_n marshal_n of_o england_n with_o limitation_n of_o that_o great_a office_n to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n and_o a_o fee_n of_o twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o in_o 4_o h._n 7._o advance_v 7._o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o marquis_n thus_o much_o as_o to_o his_o title_n be_v in_o such_o favour_n with_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o he_o exhibit_v a_o petition_n berkley_n to_o he_o whereby_o make_v claim_n to_o the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n simondsall_n cowâ—cy_n newleys_n and_o sagestond_v he_o represent_v the_o imprisonment_n of_o his_o father_n brother_n and_o himself_o by_o the_o earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o his_o countess_n through_o the_o treachery_n of_o rice_n the_o porter_n of_o berkley_n castle_n and_o thereby_o complain_v that_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o scal_fw-mi write_n and_o acknowledge_v statute_n in_o fifteen_o thousand_o pound_n and_o upward_o and_o moreover_o set_v forth_o the_o barbarous_a usage_n of_o his_o mother_n by_o imprisonment_n at_o gloucester_n where_o by_o duress_n she_o lose_v her_o life_n the_o king_n therefore_o refer_v ibid._n the_o business_n to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n for_o examination_n and_o report_n margaret_n the_o countess_n in_o her_o own_o defence_n complain_v ibid._n against_o he_o for_o his_o riotous_a entry_n into_o her_o house_n at_o wotton_n and_o the_o mischief_n he_o do_v there_o by_o deface_v it_o and_o carry_v away_o her_o good_n for_o satisfaction_n whereof_o certain_a statute_n be_v acknowledge_v as_o the_o confess_v but_o never_o pay_v but_o after_o this_o scil_n in_o 6_o ed._n 4._o he_o again_o complain_v by_o a_o bill_n burkley_n in_o chancery_n against_o that_o countess_n allege_v that_o â—he_n have_v practise_v with_o one_o chamberlain_n to_o murder_v he_o as_o he_o be_v to_o ride_v to_o london_n as_o also_o with_o one_o holt_n his_o own_o servant_n who_o have_v the_o keep_n of_o berkley_n castle_n to_o exclude_v he_o and_o keep_v it_o to_o her_o â—e_a shoof_n which_o charge_n she_o in_o her_o answer_n deny_v affirm_v that_o chamberlain_n business_n be_v only_o to_o arrest_v he_o acknowledge_v her_o practice_n with_o holt_n with_o justification_n that_o the_o right_n to_o that_o castle_n be_v she_o but_o before_o any_o witness_n be_v herein_o examine_v the_o countess_n die_v 4._o viz._n 14_o junii_fw-la a_o 1468._o 7_o ed._n 4._o and_o by_o her_o death_n leave_v ibid._n to_o thomas_n talbot_n viscount_n l'isle_n her_o grandson_n those_o manor_n of_o wotton_n and_o simondsall_n with_o the_o borough_n of_o wotton_n the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o eriyngham_n and_o divers_a message_n and_o land_n in_o erlyngham_n cromhall_n alkington_n hurst_n dursley_n nibley_n thorncliffe_n kingescote_n the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o acton_n ilger_n and_o divers_a land_n in_o horwode_n and_o morcote_n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o wike_n by_o arlingham_n sagersplace_v and_o sagesâ—ond_a in_o slymbridge_n the_o hundred_o of_o wotton_n heretofore_o call_v the_o hundred_o of_o berkley_n and_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o wotâ—on_n in_o com._n glouc._n to_o all_o which_o this_o lord_n william_n pretend_v title_n though_o by_o partition_n betwixt_o this_o countess_n and_o the_o duchess_n eleanore_n and_o elizabeth_n her_o other_o sister_n they_o be_v allot_v to_o she_o in_o lieu_n of_o other_o land_n allot_v to_o they_o which_o thomas_n viscount_n l'isle_n be_v then_o ibid._n nineteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o upward_o and_o at_o that_o time_n marry_v berkley_n unto_o margaret_n the_o daughter_n of_o william_n herbert_n e._n of_o pembroke_n in_o this_o year_n also_o die_v ibid._n the_o duchess_n eleanore_n and_o joane_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n talbot_n viscount_n l'isle_n whereupon_o the_o king_n commit_v ibid._n the_o custody_n of_o those_o land_n and_o lordship_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o the_o before-specified_n thomas_n viscount_n l'isle_n unto_o the_o say_v e._n of_o pembroke_n but_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o ere_o this_o young_a viscount_n l'isle_n arrive_v to_o his_o full_a age_n and_o thirst_v after_o the_o castle_n of_o berkley_n practise_v ibid._n with_o one_o thomas_n holt_n the_o keeper_n of_o whitley_n park_n and_o one_o maurice_n king_n
in_o the_o county_n of_o derby_n four_o in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n five_o manor_n a_o forest_n a_o chase_n and_o a_o barony_n in_o the_o county_n of_o sussex_n two_o manor_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n four_o in_o the_o county_n of_o huntingdon_n one_o in_o the_o county_n of_o hertford_n three_o in_o the_o county_n of_o cambridge_n another_o barony_n and_o four_o manor_n in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n and_o other_o in_o some_o other_o county_n as_o also_o divers_a land_n in_o calais_n ireland_n and_o wales_n with_o certain_a hundred_o royalty_n and_o knight_n fee_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o he_o obtain_v the_o office_n of_o earl_n marshal_n and_o title_n of_o marquis_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o he_o sell_v berkley_n away_o and_o give_v divers_a land_n and_o lordship_n to_o sir_n william_n stanley_n lord_n chamberlain_z of_o that_o king_n household_n and_o other_o also_o to_o berkley_n sir_n reginald_n bray_n kt._n his_o manor_n of_o ham_n in_o comit._n bedf._n with_o kensington_n and_o maryborne_n in_o com._n midd._n as_o reward_n of_o his_o court-favor_n moreover_o to_o berkley_n thomas_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_n for_o the_o like_a respect_n in_o default_n of_o issue_n of_o his_o own_o body_n he_o give_v the_o manor_n of_o donyngton_n thwayt_n threske_n hovingham_n kirkby-malsard_a and_o burton_n in_o lonesdale_n in_o com._n ebor._n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o wenge_v segrave_n in_o pen_n and_o marlowe_n in_o comit._n buck._n the_o manor_n of_o denge_n alias_o dengy_n in_o com._n essex_n epworth_n belton_n haxey_n ouston_n and_o uurote_n in_o com._n linc._n alspath_n in_o mereden_n in_o comit._n warw._n slagham_n in_o com._n suss._n and_o wisselee_n in_o comit._n surr._n to_o hold_v to_o the_o say_a earl_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n he_o likewise_o settle_v berkley_n the_o manor_n of_o hinton_n and_o kenet_n in_o com._n cantabr_n to_o the_o use_n of_o himself_o for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o richard_n willuby_n for_o life_n then_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n the_o remainder_n to_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v richard_n willughby_n so_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o caloudon_n in_o com._n warw._n to_o the_o same_o party_n with_o the_o like_a remainder_n to_o his_o then_o wife_n the_o lady_n anne_n he_o by_o his_o will_n devise_v all_o his_o message_n and_o land_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n pay_v two_o hundred_o mark_n to_o the_o friers-austines_n there_o and_o his_o house_n at_o chelsey_n in_o com._n midd._n to_o john_n whiteing_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o manor_n of_o great_a chesterford_n he_o also_o settle_v berkley_n on_o himself_o and_o the_o say_v anne_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n the_o remainder_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n and_o have_v so_o do_v build_v a_o fair_a house_n thereon_o which_o manor_n so_o give_v to_o the_o king_n be_v all_o establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o 7_o hen._n 7._o so_o that_o he_o leave_v nothing_o for_o his_o heir_n and_o by_o his_o testament_n 11._o bear_v date_n 5_o feb._n ann_n 1491._o 7_o hen._n 7._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o friar_n austin_n in_o london_n thereby_o also_o willing_a that_o his_o executor_n shall_v ordain_v two_o friar_n perpetual_o to_o sing_v in_o the_o white_a friar_n in_o fleetstreet_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o sâ—_n gasion_n there_o to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n his_o wife_n soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o son_n sir_n thomas_n berkley_n for_o evermore_o likewise_o another_o friar_n perpetual_o to_o sing_v in_o the_o grayfriar_n at_o gloucester_n to_o pray_v for_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n aforesaid_a towards_o the_o build_n of_o which_o grayfriar_n he_o give_v twenty_o pound_n moreover_o he_o will_v that_o his_o executor_n shall_v purchase_v land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o mark_n yearly_o therewith_o to_o find_v a_o perpetual_a chantry_n at_o the_o altar_n of_o our_o lady_n of_o pity_n in_o edworth_n in_o com._n linc._n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n aforesaid_a for_o ever_o likewise_o that_o they_o shall_v purchase_v more_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o twenty_o two_o mark_n therewith_o to_o find_v two_o perpetual_a priest_n at_o longbrigge_n one_o of_o they_o daily_o to_o sing_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o trinity_n there_o and_o the_o other_o in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o church_n of_o berkley_n where_o his_o father_n and_o his_o say_a son_n lie_v bury_v to_o pray_v for_o their_o soul_n for_o evermore_o and_o to_o dispose_v of_o a_o hundred_o mark_n in_o build_v a_o house_n at_o longbridge_n for_o those_o priest_n to_o dwell_v in_o as_o also_o to_o buy_v ornament_n and_o vestment_n for_o that_o chapel_n of_o longbridge_n forty_o mark_n last_o he_o will_v that_o his_o executor_n shall_v purchase_v a_o pardon_n from_o rome_n as_o large_a as_o may_v be_v have_v for_o plein_fw-fr remission_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o all_o those_o who_o will_v be_v confess_v and_o contrite_a at_o longbridge_n from_o evensong_n to_o evensong_n in_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o trinity_n and_o there_o say_v three_o pater_n noster_n and_o three_o ave_n for_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n aforesaid_a and_o depart_v b._n this_o life_n on_o st._n valentines-day_n viz._n 14_o febr._n anno_fw-la 1491._o 7_o hen._n 7._o without_o issue_n be_v according_o bury_v b._n in_o the_o friar_n augustine_n at_o london_n maurice_n his_o brother_n be_v his_o next_o heir_n but_o enjoy_v nothing_o of_o the_o honour_n have_v incur_v his_o displeasure_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o express_v the_o castle_n of_o berkley_n with_o those_o land_n and_o lordship_n which_o be_v the_o body_n of_o that_o ancient_a barony_n be_v by_o this_o marquis_n give_v as_o be_v before_o observe_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o and_o the_o issue_n male_a from_o he_o descend_v which_o maurice_n 5._o be_v thus_o disherit_v become_v as_o active_a as_o he_o can_v for_o the_o regain_n of_o what_o in_o strictness_n of_o law_n be_v his_o right_n have_v for_o his_o better_a help_n to_o support_v himself_o in_o such_o suit_n wherein_o he_o become_v afterward_o for_o that_o end_n engage_v in_o the_o fourteen_o of_o henry_n the_o seven_o together_o 2._o with_o thomas_n earl_n of_o surrey_n as_o cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o george_n bewe_v brother_n of_o agnes_n mother_n of_o isabel_n widow_n of_o sir_n walter_n cokesey_n knight_n livery_n 2._o of_o all_o the_o manor_n and_o land_n belong_v to_o the_o say_v george_n agnes_n and_o isabel._n by_o which_o suit_n through_o his_o prudence_n and_o diligent_a prosecution_n of_o they_o he_o first_o recover_v berkley_n the_o manor_n of_o sage_n lie_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o slimbrigge_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o 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of_o the_o lord_n braose_v which_o the_o better_o enable_v he_o to_o look_v after_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o this_o make_v 〈…〉_z title_n to_o those_o land_n which_o be_v give_v by_o his_o brother_n the_o marquis_n to_o thomas_n earl_n of_o derby_n they_o come_v to_o reference_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o friend_n and_o knisfolk_n whereupon_o a_o award_n ibid._n be_v make_v by_o sir_n john_n fyneux_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o sir_n thomas_n frowyk_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common-plea_n whereby_o he_o get_v the_o lordship_n of_o wenge_v and_o segrave_n in_o pen_n in_o comitat._n buck._n as_o also_o of_o hovyngham_n donyngton_n and_o twayte_n in_o com._n ebor._n nor_o be_v it_o long_o after_o that_o ere_o he_o recover_v 1._o the_o manor_n of_o chesterford_n in_o essex_n where_o the_o say_a marquis_n be_v build_v at_o his_o
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by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o oliver_n do_v pass_v his_o title_n to_o the_o inheritance_n thereof_o unto_o this_o william_n he_o thereupon_o be_v content_a that_o oliver_n shall_v hold_v all_o those_o land_n for_o his_o life_n and_o receive_v a_o annuity_n of_o twenty_o pound_n from_o he_o for_o term_v of_o his_o life_n also_o and_o in_o case_n the_o say_v oliver_n shall_v die_v leave_v no_o issue_n by_o his_o then_o wife_n and_o bear_v after_o the_o date_n of_o this_o agreement_n that_o then_o all_o those_o land_n shall_v remain_v to_o this_o our_o william_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o but_o if_o the_o same_o oliver_n shall_v have_v such_o a_o heir_n so_o bear_v as_o aforesaid_a then_o that_o the_o manor_n of_o freminton_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n shall_v come_v to_o this_o william_n and_o his_o heir_n with_o five_o knight_n fee_n there_o mention_v in_o 1_o joh._n upon_o levy_v the_o scutage_n assess_v after_o the_o king_n coronation_n he_o account_v hertf._n thirty_o 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record_n 15._o express_o say_v that_o in_o this_o second_o year_n of_o king_n john_n he_o give_v the_o king_n five_o thousand_o mark_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o limerit_n except_v the_o city_n and_o advouson_n of_o the_o bishopric_n and_o abbey_n in_o 5_o joh._n the_o king_n bestow_v â—_o upon_o he_o ten_o pound_n land_n at_o frome_n in_o herefordshire_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o stephen_n de_fw-fr longchamp_n to_o this_o william_n and_o his_o heir_n it_o be_v that_o king_n john_n grant_v 234._o or_o rather_o confirm_v the_o whole_a land_n of_o gowher_o lie_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o kaermerdynshire_n in_o wales_n to_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n in_o 5_o joh._n he_o give_v 6._o a_o fine_a of_o a_o thousand_o pound_n to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n bardulf_n to_o be_v wife_n unto_o one_o of_o his_o son_n it_o shall_v seem_v that_o she_o thereupon_o marry_v john_n the_o braose_n and_o that_o he_o die_v soon_o after_o for_o in_o 6_o joh._n the_o king_n issue_v out_o his_o precept_n 6._o to_o the_o baron_n of_o his_o exchequer_n require_v they_o that_o in_o case_n fifty_o pound_n of_o that_o money_n be_v then_o pay_v they_o shall_v take_v no_o more_o than_o twenty_o five_o pound_n of_o the_o remainder_n and_o acquit_v this_o william_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n within_o two_o year_n follow_v that_o widow_n give_v leic._n to_o the_o king_n two_o hundred_o mark_n and_o five_o palfrey_n that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v distrain_v to_o marry_v again_o but_o continue_v a_o widow_n as_o long_o as_o she_o please_v and_o that_o she_o may_v enjoy_v her_o right_n to_o her_o father_n barony_n in_o 7_o joh._n this_o william_n de_fw-fr braose_n give_v 7._o eight_o hundred_o mark_n three_o horse_n for_o the_o great_a saddle_n five_o ..._o chacuros_fw-la twenty_o four_o ..._o senâ—as_o and_o ten_o greyhound_n to_o have_v livery_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o grosmont_n skenefrith_n and_o lantelio_n which_o be_v of_o his_o inheritance_n and_o which_o he_o hold_v 〈…〉_z of_o the_o king_n by_o the_o service_n of_o two_o knight_n fe_n in_o 10_o joh._n the_o king_n perceive_v 〈…〉_z that_o this_o his_o realm_n be_v interdict_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o therefore_o fear_v 〈…〉_z more_o mischief_n send_v 〈…〉_z soldier_n to_o all_o the_o great_a man_n of_o england_n especial_o to_o those_o of_o who_o he_o stand_v in_o any_o doubt_n require_v 〈…〉_z hostage_n from_o they_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v the_o better_o reduce_v they_o to_o his_o obedience_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v be_v absolve_v from_o their_o due_a allegiance_n by_o his_o holiness_n whereupon_o some_o deliver_v up_o their_o son_n and_o other_o their_o nephew_n and_o near_a ally_n come_v at_o length_n to_o this_o william_n and_o require_v from_o he_o the_o like_a hostage_n they_o find_v a_o rub_n for_o maud_n his_o wife_n step_v out_o and_o tell_v they_o in_o short_a that_o she_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o of_o her_o child_n to_o come_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n in_o regard_n he_o have_v base_o murder_v his_o own_o nephew_n arthur_n who_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v treat_v honourable_o but_o william_n rebuke_v she_o for_o speak_v thus_o rash_o and_o say_v if_o he_o have_v in_o any_o thing_n offend_v the_o king_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o make_v satisfaction_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o court_n and_o the_o baron_n his_o peer_n upon_o assignation_n of_o a_o certain_a day_n and_o place_n without_o give_v any_o hostage_n whereupon_o the_o messenger_n return_v and_o report_v to_o the_o king_n what_o have_v pass_v he_o present_o send_v his_o soldier_n and_o officer_n to_o seize_v upon_o he_o privy_o and_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o presence_n but_o william_n have_v notice_n thereof_o flee_v forthwith_o together_o with_o his_o wife_n and_o family_n into_o ireland_n as_o to_o this_o story_n of_o king_n john_n deal_v with_o he_o it_o be_v in_o another_o manner_n relate_v by_o some_o one_o 60._o say_v viz._n a_o monk_n of_o lanthony_n that_o this_o william_n have_v war_n with_o his_o great_a adversary_n gwenhunewyn_n conquer_v he_o and_o slay_v more_o than_o three_o thousand_o of_o the_o welsh_a in_o one_o day_n at_o elvel_n viz._n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n laurence_n the_o martyr_n ann._n 1198._o which_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o and_o that_o for_o this_o cause_n king_n john_n disherit_v he_o and_o banish_v he_o the_o kingdom_n without_o any_o formal_a judgement_n and_o that_o in_o this_o exile_n he_o die_v as_o also_o that_o maud_n his_o wife_n with_o william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v then_o likewise_o cast_v into_o prison_n and_o there_o die_v which_o prison_n 〈…〉_z be_v the_o castle_n of_o corf_n another_o deliver_v it_o thus_o 〈…〉_z this_o
their_o chapel_n of_o his_o fee_n viz._n eglosbrek_n connarton_n eglâ—â—â—eil_n eglessant_a egâ—oseraweyn_n with_o the_o chapel_n of_o bonnarton_n the_o church_n of_o melidan_n and_o chapel_n of_o â—â—rmoch_n also_o the_o church_n of_o esâ—removille_n in_o normandy_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n and_o acquit_v 50._o the_o monk_n of_o s._n peter_n at_o gloucester_n of_o toll_n in_o bristol_n â—â—erdiff_o newport_n and_o all_o other_o his_o land_n and_o likewise_o 50._o the_o church_n of_o s._n â—â—thlake_v at_o hereford_n from_o toll_n throughout_o all_o his_o land_n in_o wales_n as_o also_o 10._o the_o monk_n of_o goldcliff_n from_o toll_n throughout_o all_o his_o land_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n viz._n bristol_n caerdiff_n newport_n caerleon_n and_o chepstow_n this_o earl_n marry_v 30._o hawyse_o the_o daughter_n of_o robert_n surname_v bossu_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o have_v issue_n 30._o by_o she_o a_o son_n call_v robert_n who_o die_v ibid._n in_o his_o life-time_n and_o be_v bury_v ibid._n in_o the_o monastery_n of_o chaynsham_n which_o he_o found_v ibid._n in_o memory_n of_o he_o as_o also_o three_o daughter_n viz._n mabell_n marry_v ibid._n to_o ..._o earl_n of_o evereux_n in_o normandy_n amice_fw-la to_o ibid._n richard_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o hertford_n and_o isabella_n ibid._n and_o to_o the_o end_n his_o inheritance_n shall_v not_o 〈…〉_z be_v divide_v among_o female_n he_o constitute_v 〈…〉_z john_n a_o young_a son_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o his_o heir_n after_o which_o viz._n upon_o s._n clement_n night_n anno_fw-la 1173._o 20_o hen._n 2._o depart_v a._n this_o life_n he_o be_v bury_v a._n at_o chaynesham_n before-specified_n but_o be_v thus_o dead_a king_n henry_n the_o second_o retain_v 40._o this_o earldom_n in_o his_o own_o hand_n for_o six_o year_n and_o in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n give_v 40._o isabella_n the_o young_a of_o those_o three_o daughter_n abovementioned_a in_o marriage_n to_o his_o son_n john_n bestow_v 40._o it_o on_o he_o which_o he_o according_o hold_v 40._o all_o the_o space_n of_o his_o brother_n king_n richard_n the_o first_o be_v reign_v within_o which_o time_n he_o build_v ibid._n the_o long_a bridge_n at_o tewksbury_n and_o give_v ibid._n the_o whole_a toll_n of_o his_o market_n there_o for_o the_o repair_n thereof_o howbeit_o for_o this_o marriage_n in_o regard_n 30._o they_o be_v of_o kin_n viz._n in_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n baldwin_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n put_v all_o his_o land_n under_o a_o interdict_v 30._o for_o which_o john_n complain_v 30._o to_o the_o pope_n legate_n and_o bishop_n by_o reason_n 30._o the_o archbishop_n have_v so_o do_v after_o a_o appeal_n to_o the_o apostolic_a see_n whereupon_o the_o legate_n 30._o ratify_v the_o appeal_n and_o release_v 30._o the_o interdict_v but_o have_v no_o ibid._n child_n by_o she_o after_o he_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n he_o procure_v a_o divorce_n ibid._n from_o she_o yet_o hold_v 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a_o great_a friend_n and_o favourer_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o in_o those_o his_o unjust_a and_o bloody_a practice_n whereby_o he_o attain_v the_o crown_n he_o be_v advance_v 5._o to_o the_o office_n of_o lord_n chamberlain_n of_o his_o household_n and_o be_v thereupon_o make_v 5._o constable_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o wâ—â—â—ngford_n have_v the_o custody_n 5._o of_o that_o honour_n as_o also_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o s._n walery_n grant_v to_o he_o and_o be_v likewise_o constitute_v 5._o chief_a butler_n of_o england_n and_o have_v thus_o twist_a interest_n with_o he_o adventure_v himself_o in_o battle_n for_o he_o at_o bosworthfield_n where_o that_o king_n be_v slay_v and_o his_o army_n total_o rout_v he_o make_v shift_v to_o escape_v with_o his_o life_n and_o thence_o flee_v 564._o to_o s._n johns_n at_o colchester_n in_o essex_n take_v sanctuary_n 564._o there_o for_o a_o while_n but_o deem_v that_o no_o safe_a place_n privy_o get_v away_o to_o 30._o sir_n thomas_n broughton_n house_n in_o lancashire_n and_o there_o lurk_v 10._o for_o some_o month_n and_o so_o into_o 20._o
he_o die_v without_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o pembroke_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o bergavenny_n and_o other_o his_o land_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n to_o his_o cousin_n william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n viz._n his_o mother_n sister_n son_n in_o fee_n provide_v he_o shall_v bear_v his_o arm_n and_o endeavour_v to_o obtain_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v decline_v so_o to_o do_v than_o his_o kinsman_n william_n de_fw-fr clinton_n to_o have_v they_o upon_o the_o same_o condition_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o this_o last_o earl_n anne_n his_o wife_n survive_v have_v thereupon_o for_o her_o dowry_n a_o assignation_n 5._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o sutton_n wynferthing_n and_o asshele_v in_o com._n norff._n lydgate_n badmondesfeild_n otteleye_a and_o wridlyngton_n with_o three_o burgage_n within_o the_o town_n of_o st._n edmundsbury_n in_o suffolk_n the_o manor_n of_o thoryton_n est-hannyngfeld_a south-hannyngfeld_a with_o certain_a land_n in_o west-hannyngfeld_a and_o fang_n in_o com._n essex_n the_o manor_n of_o tottenham_n in_o com._n midd._n podyngton_n and_o westâ—â—te_n with_o certain_a land_n in_o southwark_n in_o com._n surr._n the_o manor_n of_o benham_n in_o com._n berâ—s_n with_o certain_a land_n in_o fitelton_n in_o com._n wilte_n the_o manor_n of_o brampton_n and_o lyme_v in_o com._n hunt_n shelford_n in_o com._n cantabr_n blounham_n and_o kempston_n in_o com._n bedf._n certain_a land_n in_o repyngdon_n in_o com._n derb._n the_o manor_n of_o allefley_n filoâ—gley_n aston_n cantlow_n and_o pillâ—rdyngton_n in_o com._n warr._n and_o manor_n of_o naâ—lesten_n in_o com._n leic._n which_o anne_n depart_v 67._o this_o life_n upon_o palm-sunday_n in_o 7_o r._n 2._o john_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v then_o eleven_o year_n of_o age_n of_o which_o john_n john_n i_o find_v 45._o that_o at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o be_v then_o not_o five_o year_n of_o age_n he_o claim_v to_o carry_v the_o great_a golden_a spur_n and_o show_v sufficient_a evidence_n of_o his_o right_n to_o do_v that_o service_n it_o be_v adjudge_v 45._o that_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o minority_n another_o shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o perform_v the_o same_o on_o his_o behalf_n viz._n 45._o edmund_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n who_o daughter_n philippe_n he_o marry_v 54._o though_o very_o young_a but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o for_o so_o it_o happen_v 29._o that_o in_o 13_o r._n 2._o the_o king_n keep_v his_o christmas_n at_o wodstoke_n and_o there_o hold_v a_o tournament_n be_v then_o but_o seventeen_o year_n of_o age_n he_o adventure_v to_o tilt_n with_o sir_n john_n st_n john_n and_o that_o by_o a_o unlucky_a slip_n of_o st._n john_n lance_n he_o be_v run_v into_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o belly_n so_o that_o his_o bowel_n break_v out_o he_o sudden_o die_v to_o the_o great_a grief_n of_o many_o in_o regard_n 29._o he_o be_v a_o person_n of_o so_o noble_a a_o disposition_n that_o in_o bounty_n and_o courtesy_n he_o exceed_v most_o of_o his_o degree_n which_o untimely_a death_n of_o he_o be_v then_o think_v b._n by_o many_o to_o be_v a_o judgement_n upon_o the_o family_n in_o regard_n that_o aymer_n de_fw-fr valence_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n his_o ancestor_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o give_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n at_o pontfract_a for_o it_o be_v observe_v b._n that_o after_o that_o judgement_n so_o give_v none_o of_o the_o succeed_a earl_n of_o pembroke_n ever_o see_v his_o father_n nor_o any_o father_n of_o they_o take_v delight_n in_o see_v his_o child_n his_o death_n thus_o happen_v 30._o upon_o the_o thirty_o of_o december_n 13_o r._n 2._o he_o be_v bury_v 345._o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o grey-fryer_n without_o newgate_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n where_o he_o have_v a_o noble_a monument_n which_o at_o the_o general_a dissolution_n of_o the_o religious_a house_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o be_v with_o the_o rest_n utter_o deface_v die_v thus_o without_o issue_n reginald_n lordâ—_n grey_n of_o ruthyn_n be_v by_o some_o denum_fw-la inquisition_n find_v to_o be_v his_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir_n of_o the_o whole_a blood_n as_o descend_v lineal_o from_o elizabeth_n sister_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n father_n of_o john_n great-grandfather_n of_o this_o earl_n and_o by_o other_o aur_fw-it inquisition_n hugh_n de_fw-fr hastings_n son_n of_o hugh_n son_n of_o hugh_n son_n of_o the_o same_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n by_o isabella_n the_o daughter_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n his_o second_o wife_n also_o find_v to_o be_v his_o heir-male_n but_o of_o the_o half_a blood_n this_o hugh_n in_o 14_o e._n 3._o be_v 21._o in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o flanders_n and_o in_o 16_o e._n 3._o summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o 20_o e._n 3._o be_v call_v 1._o consanguineus_fw-la regis_fw-la the_o king_n cousin_n he_o be_v constitute_v 1._o his_o lieutenant_n in_o flanders_n and_o commander_n of_o all_o his_o military_a force_n there_o against_o the_o french_a where_o they_o take_v 44._o above_o ccc_o prisoner_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o england_n and_o in_o 20_o e._n 3._o be_v in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o britanny_n be_v of_o the_o retinue_n to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n moreover_o in_o 33_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v in_o the_o war_n 16._o of_o gascon_a and_o in_o 40_o e._n 3._o attend_v â—_o john_n duke_n of_o laneaster_n into_o spain_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 43_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v in_o 10._o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o france_n and_o of_o the_o retinue_n with_o the_o same_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n this_o be_v all_o of_o moment_n that_o i_o have_v see_v of_o he_o i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v to_o his_o descendants_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o never_o have_v summons_n to_o parliament_n i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o speak_v of_o they_o nevertheless_o forasmuch_o as_o edward_n hastings_n great-grand-son_n to_o this_o hugh_n have_v a_o long_o contest_v with_o reginald_n lord_n grey_n of_o rutbyn_n for_o bear_v the_o arm_n of_o this_o family_n it_o will_v not_o i_o hope_v be_v deem_v impertinent_a to_o take_v notice_n that_o so_o little_a do_v john_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n father_n to_o the_o last_o john_n regard_v his_o next_o heir-male_n and_o so_o much_o dislike_n reginald_n grey_n father_n to_o the_o last_o reginald_n as_o that_o he_o entail_v the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o land_n upon_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n beforementioned_a notwithstanding_o which_o settlement_n the_o right_a of_o bear_v the_o arm_n be_v in_o those_o day_n of_o such_o esteem_n that_o the_o contest_v seldenum_fw-la for_o they_o sc_n or_o a_o manch_n gules_a betwixt_o reginald_n lord_n grey_n son_n to_o the_o beforementioned_a reginald_n and_o edward_n hastings_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last-mentioned_a hugh_n last_v little_o less_o than_o xx_o year_n in_o the_o court-military_a before_o the_o constable_n and_o marshal_n of_o england_n wherein_o after_o much_o money_n spend_v edward_n hastings_n who_o so_o challenge_v they_o as_o heir-male_n of_o the_o family_n be_v not_o only_o condemn_v ibid._n in_o 970_o l._n 17_o s._n 10_o d._n ob_fw-la q._n cost_v grey_n swear_v that_o he_o have_v spend_v a_o thousand_o mark_n more_o and_o the_o arm_n adjudge_v to_o grey_n but_o imprison_v ibid._n sixteen_o year_n for_o disobey_v that_o sentence_n the_o particular_a proceed_n in_o which_o business_n with_o the_o hard_a measure_n which_o edward_n hastings_n have_v for_o brevity_n i_o pass_v by_o but_o one_o thing_n far_o i_o shall_v observe_v viz._n strange_n that_o edward_n hastings_n question_v william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n for_o those_o lordship_n and_o land_n whereof_o john_n the_o last_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n die_v seize_v and_o which_o have_v be_v so_o settle_v upon_o beauchamp_n by_o that_o entail_v before_o mention_v beuchamp_n invite_v strange_n his_o learned_a counsel_n to_o his_o house_n in_o pater-noster-row_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n among_o who_o be_v strange_n robert_n châ—â—lton_n than_o a_o judge_n william_n pincâ—ebek_n william_n brenchâ—sley_n and_o john_n catesby_n all_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o after_o dinner_n come_v out_o of_o his_o chapel_n in_o a_o angry_a mood_n throw_v ibid._n to_o each_o of_o they_o a_o piece_n of_o gold_n and_o say_v ibid._n sir_n i_o desire_v you_o forthwith_o to_o tell_v i_o whether_o i_o have_v any_o right_a and_o title_n to_o hastings_n lordship_n and_o land_n whereupon_o pinchbek_n stand_v up_o the_o rest_n be_v silent_a fear_v that_o he_o suspect_v they_o and_o say_v ibid._n no_o man_n here_o nor_o in_o england_n dare_v say_v that_o you_o have_v any_o right_n in_o they_o except_z hastings_z do_v quit_v his_o claim_n therein_o and_o shall_v
realm_n and_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 25._o of_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o folkyngham_n in_o com._n linc._n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o lavyngton_n sapirton_n awethorp_n asâ—akby_n birhorp_n repingbale_n the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o bykere_o and_o manor_n of_o welbourne_n in_o the_o same_o county_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o loughborough_n and_o shepesh_v in_o com._n leic._n of_o the_o forestership_n of_o rutland_n and_o manor_n of_o leyseld_n in_o that_o county_n of_o the_o house_n call_v beaumond's-inne_n situate_v in_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n benedict_n in_o the_o ward_n of_o baynard's-castle_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n late_a part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o sir_n william_n beaumond_n knight_n viscount_n beaumond_n as_o also_o of_o all_o that_o purparty_n late_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o william_n viscount_n beaumond_n of_o the_o honour_n call_v winchester-fee_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o the_o say_a county_n of_o leicester_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o lordship_n which_o be_v the_o say_v william_n viscount_n beaumont_n in_o folkingham_n and_o elsewhere_o in_o the_o county_n of_o linc._n and_o in_o edmynton_n in_o com._n midd._n which_o by_o his_o attainder_n in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n the_o four_o day_n of_o novemâ—er_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o likewise_o obtain_v a_o grant_n ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o ashby_n la_o zouch_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o the_o before-specified_n county_n of_o leic._n late_o belong_v to_o james_n earl_n of_o wiltshire_n then_o also_o attaint_v as_o also_o ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n and_o lordship_n of_o beaumane_a whytewyk_n stochaston_n neuton_n hokelescote_n donington_n markefeild_n and_o erneshy_a with_o their_o appurtenance_n in_o that_o county_n and_o manor_n of_o hekynton_n in_o com._n linc._n which_o katherine_n duchess_n of_o norfolk_n hold_v for_o term_n of_o her_o life_n with_o remainder_n to_o the_o say_v william_n viscount_n beaumond_n furthermore_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o near_a alliance_n ibid._n in_o blood_n of_o katherine_n his_o wife_n daughter_n to_o richard_n nevil_n late_a earl_n of_o salisbury_n widow_n of_o william_n lord_n bonvile_n he_o obtain_v a_o further_a grant_v ibid._n to_o himself_o and_o she_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o bolton_n perci_n in_o com._n ebor._n as_o also_o ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n and_o lordship_n of_o plompton_n bercombe_n and_o birlynâ—_n in_o com._n suss._n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o william_n viscount_n beaumond_n likewise_o ibid._n of_o the_o honour_n castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o belvoir_n with_o the_o park_n and_o all_o its_o member_n viz._n wollesthorp_n in_o com._n linc._n barkeston_n plumgarthe_n redmyld_n and_o hardeby_n in_o com._n leic._n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o belvoir_n and_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o hardeby_n wollesthorpe_n and_o redmyld_v and_o of_o the_o rent_n call_v castleguard_n wheresoever_o throughout_o england_n appertain_v to_o that_o castle_n also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o botesford_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o normanton_n and_o esthorpe_n &_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o botesâ—ord_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o stoke_n d'aubeny_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o wilbaston_n sutton_n and_o asheley_n in_o com._n northampt._n all_o which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o thomas_n lord_n roos_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o attainder_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n to_o hold_v to_o he_o the_o say_v william_n and_o katherine_n and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o their_o two_o body_n lawful_o beget_v and_o for_o want_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o his_o right_a heir_n the_o like_a grant_v 12._o he_o also_o obtain_v of_o the_o castle_n and_o rape_n of_o hastings_n in_o com._n suss._n the_o next_o year_n follow_v viz._n 2_o e._n 4._o be_v install_v asâ—â—nâ—le_n knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n he_o have_v a_o grant_n hunt_n from_o anne_n duchess_n of_o suffolk_n of_o xx_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o langbar_n in_o com._n essex_n and_o the_o same_o year_n the_o lancastrian_n endeavour_v to_o make_v head_n again_o have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o bamborough_n dunstanburgh_n and_o alnwich_n in_o com._n northumbr_n he_o assist_v ann._n at_o the_o siege_n of_o â—unstanburgh_n and_o in_o 3_o e._n 4._o be_v join_v in_o commission_n 13._o with_o richard_n nevil_n earl_n of_o warwick_n john_n earl_n of_o northumb._n and_o other_o to_o treat_v with_o certain_a commissioner_n and_o other_o from_o james_n the_o three_o king_n of_o scotland_n for_o a_o truce_n betwixt_o both_o realm_n in_o 4_o e._n 4._o he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n â—1_n for_o life_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o peverel_n boloin_n and_o hâ—genet_n with_o their_o appurtenance_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o buck-northampt_a and_o leic._n as_o also_o ibid._n of_o the_o honour_n of_o huntendon_n with_o its_o member_n in_o the_o county_n of_o hunt_n cambr._n bedf._n buck._n and_o northampt._n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o john_n hastings_n late_a earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o the_o same_o year_n have_v the_o gift_n hunt_n of_o x_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la from_o the_o lord_n berkley_n to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o his_o manor_n of_o ham_n juxta_fw-la berkley_n in_o 5_o e._n 4._o he_o be_v again_o join_v in_o another_o commission_n 10._o with_o richard_n earl_n of_o warwick_n so_o treat_v and_o conclude_v with_o james_n luxemburgh_n lord_n of_o richburgh_n upon_o a_o firm_a league_n of_o amity_n betwixt_o king_n edward_n and_o charles_n of_o burgundy_n earl_n of_o charoloy_n and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v still_o master_n anâ—_n of_o the_o mint_n undertake_v anâ—_n the_o coin_n of_o gold_n viz._n a_o piece_n of_o viij_o s._n 4_o d._n sterling_n call_v a_o noble_a of_o which_o there_o shall_v be_v fifty_o such_o piece_n in_o the_o pound-weight_n of_o the_o tower_n another_o piece_n of_o four_o s._n two_o d._n sterling_n and_o a_o three_o of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o first_o for_o two_o s._n i_o d._n sterling_n in_o 6_o e._n 4._o he_o be_v again_o join_v 7._o with_o richard_n earl_n of_o warwick_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n with_o the_o ambassador_n of_o lewes_n the_o eleven_o than_o king_n of_o france_n as_o also_o 6_o to_o confer_v with_o charles_n of_o burgundy_n earl_n of_o charoloy_n or_o his_o ambassador_n for_o a_o marriage_n betwixt_o he_o the_o say_v charles_n and_o margaret_z sister_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o soon_o after_o that_o be_v commissioned_n 5._o with_o richard_n earl_n rivers_n and_o other_o to_o treat_v with_o the_o commissioner_n of_o philip_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n upon_o a_o league_n of_o amity_n betwixt_o that_o duke_n and_o king_n edward_n in_o the_o same_o year_n he_o be_v again_o constitute_v s._n steward_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leycester_n and_o constable_n of_o the_o castle_n there_o as_o also_o warden_n s._n of_o all_o the_o park_n chase_n and_o manor_n belong_v to_o that_o honour_n and_o in_o consideration_n hunt_n of_o his_o good_a service_n and_o of_o the_o good_a service_n of_o ralph_n hastings_n esq_n have_v a_o grant_n hunt_n from_o queen_n elizabeth_n wife_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o for_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o forest_n of_o rokyngham_n in_o com._n northampt._n moreover_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n after_o 30._o king_n edward_n surprisal_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o escape_v 30._o from_o middleham-castle_n in_o lancashire_n he_o meet_v 30._o he_o there_o and_o assist_v 30._o he_o in_o raise_v new_a force_n whereby_o he_o get_v safe_a to_o london_n soon_o after_o which_o viz._n within_o the_o compass_n of_o that_o year_n he_o be_v send_v 5._o ambassador_n with_o anthony_n widvile_n lord_n scales_n and_o other_o to_o treat_v again_o with_o charles_n duke_n of_o burgundy_n for_o a_o marriage_n betwixt_o that_o duke_n and_o margaret_z sister_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o and_o in_o 8_o e._n 4._o by_o richard_n earl_n of_o warwick_n who_o call_v he_o his_o dear_a brother_n have_v a_o grant_n of_o the_o hunt_n stewardship_n of_o all_o his_o lordship_n and_o revenue_n lie_v within_o the_o county_n of_o leic._n rutl._n and_o northampt._n during_o life_n with_o the_o fee_n accustom_v so_o likewise_o from_o ibid._n the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n to_o be_v general_a steward_n of_o all_o the_o revenue_n belong_v to_o that_o monastery_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o pembroke_n for_o life_n with_o a_o pension_n ibid._n of_o six_o mark_n yearly_a payable_a to_o he_o out_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o weston_n upon_o trent_n in_o com._n leic._n in_o 9_o e._n 4._o he_o be_v again_o constitute_v 3._o chamberlain_n of_o all_o north-wales_n and_o county_n of_o carnarvan_n anglesey_n and_o mereoneth_n as_o also_o constable_n 3
for_o all_o christen-soul_n have_v vi_o l._n xiii_o s._n four_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la salary_n this_o george_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n take_v to_o wife_n b._n anne_n daughter_n to_o henry_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n widow_n of_o sir_n walter_n herbert_n knight_n and_o depart_v 1â—_n this_o life_n 24_o martii_fw-la 35_o h._n 8._o be_v bury_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o chancel_n at_o stoke_n pogey_n in_o com._n buck._n leave_v issue_n five_o son_n viz._n 〈…〉_z francis_n who_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o honour_n edward_n thomas_n henry_n and_o william_n and_o three_o daughter_n viz._n dorothy_n wife_n of_o sir_n richard_n deverenx_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o walter_n viscount_n hereford_n marry_o and_o catherine_n of_o which_o francis_n before_o i_o proceed_v to_o speak_v i_o shall_v take_v leave_n to_o say_v something_o of_o his_o two_o brother_n thomas_n and_o edward_n this_o thomas_n in_o 1_o &_o 2_o ph._n &_o m._n be_v hunt_n a_o knight_n be_v hunt_n one_o of_o the_o knight_n for_o the_o county_n of_o lâ—icester_n in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v and_o marry_v hunt_n winifrid_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o henry_n pole_n lord_n montacute_n moreover_o by_o his_o testament_n hunt_n bear_v date_n 28_o martii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1558._o 4_o &_o 5_o ph._n &_o m_n he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n of_o stoke_n pogey_n in_o com._n buck._n or_o in_o the_o chapel_n adjoin_v build_v by_o his_o brother_n edward_n which_o edward_n in_o 36_o h._n 8._o by_o the_o name_n of_o edward_n hastings_n esq_n obtain_v a_o grant_n huâ—t_n from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o alnage_n of_o wiltshire_n for_o xxi_o year_n from_o the_o feast_n of_o easter_n and_o after_o that_o for_o the_o term_n of_o xl_o year_n pay_v lxxvi_o l._n nineteeen_o s._n rent_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o i_o s._n for_o increase_v in_o 4_o e._n 6._o he_o be_v make_v sheriff_n ibid._n for_o the_o county_n of_o warw._n and_o leic._n and_o the_o same_o year_n send_v 104._o with_o francis_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n his_o elder_a brother_n with_o considerable_a force_n to_o dislodge_v the_o french_a then_o plant_v betwixt_o boloin_n and_o calais_n both_o which_o place_n be_v then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o english_a and_o in_o 1_o mariae_fw-la be_v constitute_v receiver_n ibid._n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leicester_n parcel_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n in_o the_o county_n of_o leicester_n warw._n northampt._n and_o nott._n and_o be_v the_o same_o year_n make_v a_o ibid._n privy_a counsellor_n to_o that_o queen_n and_o master_n ibid._n of_o her_o horse_n be_v constitute_v ibid._n collector-general_n of_o all_o her_o revenue_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n midd._n essex_n and_o hertfordsh_fw-mi be_v accountable_a for_o the_o arrearage_n in_o the_o court_n of_o augmentation_n and_o likewise_o obtain_v ibid._n from_o she_o the_o manor_n of_o boswerth_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o michelcrech_n in_o com._n somerset_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n he_o be_v also_o elect_v a._n one_o of_o the_o companion_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n in_o anno_fw-la 1556._o 2_o &_o 3_o ph._n &_o m._n 10_o maii_n be_v then_o knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o master_n of_o the_o horse_n to_o that_o queen_n he_o declare_v his_o testament_n hunt_n and_o thereby_o appoint_v that_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v bury_v in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o stoke_n pogey_n to_o the_o poor_a at_o his_o burial_n he_o bequeath_v xx_o l._n to_o a_o preacher_n to_o preach_v three_o sunday_n after_o his_o funeral_n xl_o s._n to_o the_o parish-church_n of_o stoke_n pogey_n a_o pair_n of_o altarclothe_n a_o cope_n and_o a_o vestment_n with_o his_o arm_n wrought_v upon_o each_o of_o they_o he_o likewise_o ordain_v that_o upon_o every_o good_a friday_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o year_n after_o his_o death_n four_o mark_n shall_v be_v distribute_v among_o poor_a people_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o stoke_n pogey_n to_o the_o poor_a of_o the_o parish_n of_o harfeild_n within_o which_o he_o then_o dwell_v he_o bequeath_v x_o l._n xx_o l._n to_o be_v bestow_v upon_o the_o highway_n in_o the_o same_o parish_n to_o poor_a scholar_n in_o cambridge_n xx_o l._n to_o poor_a scholar_n in_o oxford_n xx_o l._n to_o the_o new_a hospital_n in_o london_n xx_o l._n to_o the_o observant_a friar_n at_o greenwich_n xx_o l._n to_o every_o prison_n in_o london_n westminster_n and_o southwark_n viz._n newgate_n ludgate_n bethlem_n the_o fleeâ—_n the_o marshalspe_n the_o king_n bench_n both_o the_o counter_n and_o the_o gatehouse_n five_o pound_n to_o be_v bestow_v on_o such_o as_o live_v of_o alms._n moreover_n he_o appoint_v that_o his_o executor_n shall_v build_v a_o chapel_n of_o stone_n with_o a_o altar_n therein_o adjoin_v to_o the_o church_n or_o chancel_n of_o stoke_n pogey_n where_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o the_o lady_n his_o wife_n his_o father_n and_o mother_n lay_v bury_v and_o that_o they_o shall_v cause_v a_o tomb_n to_o be_v make_v in_o the_o say_a chapel_n with_o with_o the_o image_n of_o his_o say_a father_n and_o mother_n of_o stone_n as_o also_o their_o arm_n place_v thereon_o and_o a_o vault_n under_o it_o for_o their_o body_n and_o for_o the_o body_n of_o his_o brother_n william_n hastings_n in_o which_o vault_n he_o purpose_v that_o his_o own_o body_n shall_v lie_v appoint_v that_o a_o plate_n of_o copper_n double_a gilt_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o represent_v his_o image_n in_o harness_n with_o the_o garter_n and_o a_o memorial_n in_o write_v of_o he_o with_o his_o arm_n to_o be_v place_v upright_o on_o the_o wall_n of_o that_o chapel_n without_o any_o other_o tomb_n for_o he_o also_o that_o his_o executor_n shall_v cause_v to_o be_v build_v at_o stoke_n aforesaid_a five_o convenient_a chamber_n with_o chimney_n in_o each_o of_o they_o for_o one_o chantry-priest_n and_o â—our_n poor_a beadman_n and_o bequeath_v his_o manor_n of_o bosworth_n in_o com._n leic._n unto_o his_o nephew_n henry_n lord_n hastings_n and_o his_o heir_n to_o maintain_v a_o priest_n at_o stoke_n aforesaid_a in_o the_o lodging_n before_o appoint_v to_o sing_v and_o say_v mass_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n his_o own_o and_o his_o ancestor_n soul_n in_o the_o same_o chapel_n and_o to_o help_v the_o curate_n there_o in_o time_n of_o necessity_n which_o priest_n to_o have_v a_o yearly_a stipend_n of_o x_o l._n as_o also_o five_o load_v of_o good_a firewood_n likewise_o to_o the_o four_o poor_a man_n xx_o l._n yearly_a and_o every_o of_o they_o four_o load_v of_o firewood_n with_o a_o blue_a gown_n of_o broadcloth_n of_o four_o yard_n and_o a_o bullhead_n on_o the_o sleeve_n once_o in_o two_o year_n which_o poor_a man_n to_o be_v choose_v by_o his_o executor_n out_o of_o the_o parish_n of_o stoke_n aforesaid_a but_o afterward_o by_o the_o vicar_n of_o stoke_n and_o the_o chantry-priest_n for_o the_o time_n be_v with_o five_o of_o the_o most_o substantial_a man_n of_o that_o parish_n and_o to_o repair_v daily_o to_o the_o same_o church_n to_o hear_v god_n service_n as_o also_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n aforesaid_a and_o all_o christen-soul_n furthermore_o that_o the_o say_a lord_n hastings_n shall_v pay_v five_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o some_o learned_a man_n or_o man_n for_o ten_o sermon_n every_o year_n in_o perpetuity_n in_o the_o same_o church_n of_o stoke_n viz._n for_o every_o sermon_n ten_o shilling_n last_o he_o bequeath_v the_o profit_n of_o all_o his_o manor_n of_o michelâ—reche_n in_o com._n somerset_n unto_o his_o executor_n till_o edward_n his_o base_a son_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o age_n of_o xviii_o year_n for_o his_o education_n the_o reversion_n to_o he_o the_o say_v edward_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n and_o for_o want_v of_o such_o issue_n to_o his_o nephew_n george_n hastings_n and_o the_o heir_n male_a of_o his_o body_n after_o this_o viz._n in_o 4_o &_o 5_o ph._n &_o m._n he_o be_v constitute_v ibid._n deputy-general_n to_o thomas_n earl_n of_o sussex_n for_o the_o office_n of_o justice_n in_o eyre_n throughout_o all_o the_o forest_n north_n of_o â—rent_a and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v also_o 3._o lord_n chamberlain_n of_o that_o queen_n household_n upon_o the_o nineteen_o day_n of_o january_n be_v advance_v 3._o to_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o title_n of_o lord_n hastings_n of_o loughborough_n but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o that_o queen_n have_v found_v hâ—nt_a a_o hospital_n at_o stock_n pogey_n for_o a_o master_n viz_o a_o priest_n and_o four_o poor_a man_n and_o two_o poor_a woman_n by_o the_o title_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o stoke-pogeys_a of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o lord_n hastings_n of_o loughbâ—rough_n which_o by_o act_n of_o
stand_v relate_v to_o each_o other_o in_o blood_n of_o these_o richard_n come_v richard_n have_v his_o residence_n in_o northumberland_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o it_o appear_v 〈…〉_z that_o in_o 22_o h._n 2._o he_o be_v fine_v at_o c_o l._n for_o neglect_v to_o attend_v the_o justices-itinerant_a in_o that_o county_n and_o in_o 32_o h._n 2._o walter_n comyn_n walter_n pay_v 〈◊〉_d thirty_o s._n for_o scutage_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o baron_n who_o be_v not_o in_o the_o expedition_n of_o galweie_o in_o ireland_n after_o this_o viz._n in_o 4_o h._n 3._o william_n cumin_n william_n be_v 2._o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o andrew_n giffard_n for_o the_o barony_n of_o funtell_n in_o com._n wilte_n and_o in_o 17_o h._n 3._o isabella_n the_o wife_n of_o david_n come_v david_n become_v 〈…〉_z one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o christian_a the_o wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr mandevill_n earl_n of_o essex_n which_o david_n with_o other_o the_o great_a man_n of_o that_o time_n in_o 26_o h._n 3._o receive_v summons_n 〈…〉_z from_o the_o king_n to_o fit_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o to_o attend_v he_o into_o gascon_a but_o from_o these_o i_o come_v to_o alexander_n comyn_n alexander_n earl_n of_o beghan_n in_o scotland_n this_o alexander_n marry_v 〈…〉_z elizabeth_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o roger_n de_fw-fr quinci_n earl_n of_o winchester_n in_o 51_o h._n 3._o and_o then_o have_v livery_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n in_o 3_o e._n 1._o at_o the_o request_n 24._o of_o alexander_n king_n of_o scotland_n who_o have_v marry_v king_n henry_n the_o three_o daughter_n he_o obtain_v livery_n 24._o of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n his_o wife_n though_o she_o can_v not_o at_o that_o time_n come_v to_o the_o king_n in_o person_n be_v great_a with_o child_n to_o he_o succeed_v john_n john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o he_o enfeoff_v 〈…〉_z of_o the_o manor_n of_o wightwicke_n in_o com._n leic._n in_o 11._o e._n 2._o and_o die_v 〈…〉_z in_o 18_o e._n 1._o the_o say_v john_n his_o son_n be_v then_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n who_o thereupon_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 〈…〉_z of_o his_o land_n and_o in_o 20_o e._n 1._o obtain_v licence_n 〈…〉_z from_o king_n edward_n to_o dig_v in_o those_o mine_n within_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n call_v the_o calf_n for_o lead_v to_o cover_v eight_o tower_n in_o his_o castle_n of_o criyelton_n and_o galweâ—_n in_o scotland_n moreover_o in_o 21_o e._n 1._o this_o iâ—hn_n earl_n of_o boghan_n obtain_v the_o king_n charter_n 〈…〉_z for_o a_o market_n every_o week_n upon_o the_o tuesday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o wightwick_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_a on_o the_o eve_n day_n and_o two_o day_n after_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist._n in_o 22_o e._n 1._o he_o have_v summons_n 9_o to_o fit_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o portsmouth_n on_o the_o first_o of_o september_n in_o order_n to_o his_o expedition_n into_o france_n furthermore_o in_o 34_o e._n 1._o he_o serve_v 3._o king_n edward_n in_o his_o scottish_a war_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n as_o it_o seem_v he_o enfeoff_v 19_o his_o brother_n william_n in_o two_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o shepesheved_a in_o com._n leic._n as_o also_o in_o the_o town_n of_o mekinfeld_n whitenton_n bochardeston_n and_o newton_n likewise_o in_o the_o moiety_n of_o kocheby_n and_o whirwick_n and_o park_n of_o bredon_n and_o in_o all_o the_o demesn_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o whytwick_n except_v the_o site_n thereof_o all_o in_o that_o county_n whereupon_o the_o king_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v john_n take_v the_o homage_n of_o the_o before-specified_n william_n but_o william_n be_v conscious_a ibid._n that_o he_o have_v no_o just_a title_n to_o they_o render_v ibid._n they_o to_o the_o king_n in_o right_a of_o the_o two_o niece_n of_o he_o the_o say_v john_n viz._n alice_n the_o wife_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n and_o margaret_n her_o sister_n whereupon_o they_o the_o say_v henry_n and_o alice_n perform_v ibid._n their_o homage_n have_v livery_n ibid._n of_o the_o one_o purparty_n of_o those_o land_n ¶_o ay_o now_o come_v to_o they_o of_o badenagh_n of_o these_o that_o which_o i_o find_v most_o memorable_a be_v that_o in_o 48_o h._n 3._o john_n comyn_n john_n of_o badenagh_n be_v 50._o among_o other_o at_o the_o siege_n of_o northampton_n with_o king_n henry_n where_o upon_o storm_v that_o town_n divers_a of_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n be_v take_v and_o that_o afterward_o fight_v 1._o valiant_o for_o that_o king_n with_o a_o stout_a band_n of_o scot_n which_o he_o command_v in_o that_o fatal_a battle_n of_o lewes_n happen_v soon_o after_o he_o be_v there_o with_o he_o take_v 1._o prisoner_n moreover_o that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1268._o 52_o h._n 3._o by_o mediation_n 27._o of_o the_o two_o king_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n he_o come_v to_o a_o agreement_n 27._o with_o the_o citizen_n of_o york_n concern_v the_o murder_n of_o some_o of_o his_o servant_n whereupon_o he_o have_v 27._o three_o hundred_o pound_n pay_v unto_o he_o in_o money_n with_o promise_n 27._o that_o those_o citizen_n shall_v maintain_v two_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n for_o ever_o for_o the_o health_n of_o their_o soul_n upon_o duse-brigge_a in_o that_o city_n where_o the_o murder_n be_v commit_v he_o be_v also_o one_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n in_o an._n 1291._o 19_o e._n 1._o viz._n 〈◊〉_d as_o brother_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o richard_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o hextild_a daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o gâ—thrick_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o dovenald_n sometime_o king_n of_o scotland_n to_o he_o succeed_v john_n john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o in_o 24_o e._n 1._o join_v chron._n with_o the_o earl_n of_o boughan_n ment_v strathern_n lenox_n roâ—_n athol_n and_o mar_n enter_v england_n with_o five_o hundred_o horse_n and_o ten_o thousand_o foot_n and_o besiege_v chron._n carlisle_n but_o prevail_v not_o draw_v chron._n off_o and_o return_v into_o scotland_n whereupon_o john_n earl_n warren_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v send_v ibid._n after_o they_o with_o a_o great_a power_n besiege_v ibid._n the_o castle_n of_o donbar_n which_o by_o treachery_n the_o scot_n have_v ibid._n gain_v and_o force_v it_o to_o yield_v take_v ibid._n he_o with_o five_o other_o scotch_a baron_n and_o send_v 40._o they_o into_o england_n not_o to_o return_v till_o the_o war_n with_o france_n shall_v have_v a_o end_n but_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n king_n edward_n keep_v his_o christmas_n 778._o at_o linlithcow_n in_o scotland_n he_o submit_v 778._o himself_o and_o be_v receive_v to_o favour_v 778._o have_v his_o land_n also_o restore_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v serve_v 10._o in_o the_o war_n of_o 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roger_n comyn_n his_o brother_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o brus._n to_o who_o succeed_v john_n john_n his_o and_o heir_n which_o john_n die_v 86._o without_o issue_n 19_o e._n 2._o be_v then_o seize_v 86._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o tyrsete_n in_o tindale_n in_o com._n northumbr_n leave_v joane_n wife_n of_o david_n de_fw-fr strabolgi_n earl_n of_o athol_n than_o ibid._n thirty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o elizabeth_n her_o sister_n xxvi_o ibid._n year_n of_o age_n his_o sister_n and_o next_o ibid._n heir_n which_o elizabeth_n afterward_o become_v 25._o the_o wife_n of_o richard_n talbot_n this_o elizabeth_n be_v cedulâ_fw-la one_o of_o the_o cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o adomare_a de_fw-fr valence_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n have_v as_o her_o purparty_n in_o 18_o e._n 2._o a_o assignation_n cedulâ_fw-la of_o castle-goderich_n in_o the_o march_n of_o
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of_o buckingham_n bedford_z hants_n wilte_n salop._n and_o stafford_n from_o the_o three_o to_o the_o six_o inclusive_a and_o about_o this_o time_n be_v sign_v 12._o with_o the_o cross_n in_o order_n to_o a_o expedition_n to_o the_o holy-land_n but_o consider_v 12._o the_o turbulence_n of_o man_n spirit_n which_o occasion_v the_o king_n to_o be_v in_o fear_n of_o a_o rebellion_n so_o that_o he_o can_v not_o then_o spare_v he_o he_o write_v 12._o to_o the_o pope_n to_o respite_v his_o journey_n for_o four_o or_o five_o year_n promise_v 12._o that_o then_o he_o will_v send_v he_o and_o all_o those_o other_o who_o be_v so_o sign_v with_o the_o cross._n in_o 7_o joh._n he_o have_v a_o grant_n 21._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o berkhamsted_n with_o the_o knight_n fee_n thereto_o belong_v in_o fee-farm_n for_o c_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o hold_v to_o he_o and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n by_o aveline_n then_o his_o wife_n and_o in_o 10_o joh._n of_o the_o haven_n 4._o call_v quâ—en-hithe_a in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n in_o fee-farm_n also_o for_o the_o rent_n 4._o of_o thirty_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o king_n exchequer_n and_o lx_o s._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o the_o leper_n in_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n giles_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n moreover_o about_o this_o time_n he_o obtain_v a_o confirmation_n 46._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o morton_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n which_o hugh_n the_o courtney_n have_v grant_v to_o he_o to_o hold_v of_o he_o the_o say_v hugh_n and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n and_o in_o 11_o joh._n give_v mertf_n to_o the_o king_n ten_o palfrey_n and_o ten_o goshawk_n that_o he_o may_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o tuition_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n but_o in_o 14_o joh._n i_o find_v he_o rank_v 10._o by_o our_o historian_n of_o that_o age_n among_o the_o king_n be_v evil_a counsellor_n 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northampt_v and_o to_o the_o mayor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n to_o make_v livery_n of_o they_o according_o in_o 18_o h._n 3._o this_o john_n be_v constitute_v 11._o sheriff_n of_o yorkshire_n and_o the_o same_o year_n with_o isabella_n his_o wife_n sister_n of_o john_n bigod_n have_v 15._o livery_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o ewyas_n lacie_n which_o be_v assign_v 15._o to_o she_o in_o dower_n as_o part_v of_o the_o land_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr laci_n her_o former_a husband_n moreover_o in_o 21_o h._n 3._o upon_o 10._o that_o accord_n then_o make_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o baron_n whereupon_o the_o great_a charter_n and_o charter_n of_o the_o forest_n be_v confirm_v a_o thirty_o part_n of_o all_o man_n movable_n be_v give_v 10._o to_o the_o king_n this_o john_n be_v then_o admit_v 10._o one_o of_o the_o privy-council_n and_o the_o same_o year_n there_o be_v a_o grand_a â—0_n council_n then_o hold_v at_o london_n be_v â—0_n one_o of_o those_o at_o that_o 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in_o com._n rutl._n and_o likewise_o of_o the_o whole_a county_n of_o rutland_n moreover_o he_o die_v seize_v of_o the_o city_n of_o chichester_n in_o com._n suss._n of_o the_o castle_n of_o berkhamstead_n in_o com._n hertf._n and_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o bensington_n and_o watlington_n with_o the_o four_o hundred_o viz._n the_o hundred_o and_o half_a of_o celtren_n the_o hundred_o of_o piniton_n lewekenore_n benfield_n and_o law_n ..._o r_a likewise_o of_o the_o half_a hundred_o of_o swabby_a the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o wallingford_n and_o manor_n of_o henly_n in_o com._n oxon._n upon_o this_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v s._n at_o assherugge_n on_o the_o calends_o of_o october_n an._n 1300._o 28_o edw._n 1._o without_o s._n issue_n the_o king_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n signify_v 17._o that_o he_o resolve_v to_o have_v he_o bury_v in_o the_o abbey_n at_o hales_n upon_o thursday_n after_o palm_n sunday_n next_o ensue_v and_o therefore_o for_o the_o more_o honourable_a solemnity_n of_o his_o funeral_n purpose_v 17._o to_o be_v there_o himself_o desire_v 17._o that_o bishop_n to_o meet_v he_o and_o to_o give_v his_o assistance_n in_o the_o celebration_n thereof_o the_o like_a letter_n 17._o he_o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n and_o exeter_n as_o also_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o evesham_n tewskbury_n winchcomb_n pershore_n eynesham_n cirencester_n osney_n stanley_n in_o com._n wilte_n bordesley_n rewley_n near_o oxford_n gloucester_n and_o to_o the_o prior_n of_o worcester_n at_o the_o solemnize_n of_o this_o great_a funeral_n there_o be_v supra_fw-la likewise_o prince_n edward_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n and_o chester_n as_o also_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o nobility_n after_o which_o viz._n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n i_o find_v that_o through_o the_o mediation_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o peer_n in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o lincoln_n the_o king_n be_v please_v to_o allow_v 〈…〉_z unto_o margaret_n his_o widow_n five_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o she_o support_v and_o that_o for_o the_o make_v good_a thereof_o these_o lordship_n land_n and_o rent_n be_v assign_v 15._o viz._n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o ocham_n in_o com._n rotel_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o martinesley_n alnestow_v and_o east-hundred_n the_o hamlet_n of_o egilton_n part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o langham_n in_o the_o same_o county_n also_o fourteen_o pound_n sixteen_o shilling_n four_o penny_n yearly_a rent_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o court-leet_n and_o sheriff_n aid_v in_o keten_n preston_n okeham_n hameldon_n and_o divers_a other_o town_n in_o that_o county_n the_o manor_n of_o baketon_n in_o com._n norf._n the_o manor_n of_o haghleigh_n in_o com._n suff._n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o eye_n the_o hamlet_n of_o dalingho_n alderton_n and_o thorndon_n in_o the_o same_o county_n the_o manor_n of_o kirketon_n with_o the_o town_n hamlet_n and_o hundred_o of_o kirketon_n haselhou_n coringham_n and_o maule_n with_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o soke-mote_n of_o those_o manor_n all_o in_o com._n linc._n the_o manor_n of_o harewell_n in_o com._n berks._n the_o manor_n of_o isleworth_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o heston_n twikenham_n and_o wicton_n in_o com._n middle_n twenty_o one_o pound_n yearly_o rend_v out_o of_o queenhithe_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n the_o town_n of_o rockingham_n and_o manor_n of_o little_a weldon_n in_o com._n northampt._n the_o manor_n of_o glatton_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o holme_n in_o com._n hunt_n the_o manor_n of_o fordington_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o whitwell_n in_o com._n dorset_n twenty_o pound_n yearly_o rend_v of_o the_o farm_n of_o the_o town_n of_o malmsbury_n in_o com._n wilte_n twenty_o pound_n fifteen_o shilling_n six_o penny_n yearly_o rend_v of_o the_o farm_n of_o the_o borough_n of_o ivelcester_n in_o com._n somers_n ten_o pound_n seventeen_o shilling_n seven_o penny_n yearly_a rent_n out_o of_o old_a shorham_n in_o com._n suss._n the_o manor_n of_o cippeham_n and_o hamlet_n of_o stor_n in_o com._n buck._n with_o the_o manor_n and_o town_n of_o henly_n in_o com._n oxon._n camois_n the_o first_o mention_n of_o this_o family_n that_o i_o have_v see_v be_v in_o the_o first_o of_o henry_n the_o three_o ralph_n de_fw-fr camois_n ralph_n who_o have_v be_v 1._o a_o adherer_n to_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n in_o king_n johns_n time_n then_o return_v 1._o to_o his_o obedience_n whereupon_o the_o sheriff_n of_o huntingdonshire_n have_v command_v 1._o to_o restore_v unto_o he_o those_o his_o land_n in_o that_o county_n which_o have_v be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n by_o reason_n thereof_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 26_o hen._n 3._o he_o execute_v â—_o the_o sheriff_n office_n for_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n and_o sussex_n the_o last_o half_a of_o that_o year_n so_o likewise_o â—_o from_o that_o time_n till_o the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n moreover_o in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o be_v then_o call_v 11._o ralph_n the_o camois_n senior_n among_o other_o the_o great_a man_n of_o that_o time_n he_o have_v summons_n 11._o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o chester_n â—on_v monday_n precede_v the_o feast_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n well_o fit_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o restrain_v the_o insolence_n of_o the_o welsh_a and_o depart_v suâ—â—_n this_o life_n in_o 43_o h._n 3._o be_v then_o seize_v suâ—â—_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o wodeton_n in_o comitat._n surr._n ditton_n in_o com._n cantabr_n and_o burewell_n in_o comitat._n oxon._n as_o also_o of_o divers_a knight_n fee_n in_o other_o county_n leave_v suâ—â—_n sir_n ralph_n camcis_n knight_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n at_o that_o time_n forty_o year_n of_o age_n which_o sir_n ralph_n ralph_n thereupon_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 6._o of_o his_o land_n and_o in_o 48_o h._n 3._o obtain_v licence_n 3._o for_o a_o market_n every_o week_n upon_o the_o thursday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o torpel_n in_o com._n northampt._n as_o also_o for_o a_o fair_a yearly_a upon_o the_o eve_n day_n and_o morrow_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n giles_n but_o when_o a._n montfort_n earl_n of_o leicester_n with_o other_o the_o discontent_a baron_n of_o that_o age_n arm_v themselves_o under_o colour_n of_o assert_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a he_o join_v ibid._n himself_o to_o they_o and_o after_o their_o victory_n at_o lewes_n where_o the_o king_n be_v take_v prisoner_n stand_v in_o such_o esteem_n with_o they_o as_o that_o they_o constitute_v ibid._n he_o one_o of_o their_o council_n of_o state_n by_o who_o the_o whole_a realm_n shall_v thenceforth_o be_v govern_v and_o as_o one_o in_o who_o they_o chief_o confide_v summon_v dorso_fw-la he_o to_o that_o parliament_n which_o they_o then_o hold_v in_o the_o king_n name_n this_o ralph_n die_v 18._o in_o 5_o edw._n 1._o be_v then_o seize_v 18._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o torpel_n uptone_n cotherstoke_n glapthorne_n and_o pilketone_n in_o com._n northamp_n which_o he_o hold_v of_o the_o abbot_n of_o peterburgh_n by_o the_o service_n of_o six_o knight_n fee_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o styvekele_n in_o comit._n hunt_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o burwell_n in_o comit._n oxon._n orewell_o in_o comit._n cantab._n with_o the_o abvowson_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o hengeston_n in_o the_o same_o county_n which_o he_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o barony_n leave_v john_n john_n 18._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n twenty_o six_o year_n of_o age_n who_o pay_v a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o his_o relief_n suff._n and_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v thereupon_o livery_n 18._o of_o his_o land_n about_o that_o time_n also_o he_o have_v livery_n 23._o of_o the_o land_n of_o mabel_n de_fw-fr torpell_n who_o cousin_n and_o heir_n he_o be_v then_o do_v his_o fealty_n for_o they_o
volumus_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la habere_fw-la colloquium_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la as_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o writ_n against_o which_o it_o can_v be_v object_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o a_o summons_n to_o parliament_n consist_v of_o the_o commons_o as_o well_o as_o the_o lord_n for_o by_o the_o close_a 6._o roll_n of_o that_o year_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n have_v particular_a writ_n direct_v to_o they_o to_o cause_v two_o knight_n for_o each_o shire_n as_o also_o citizen_n and_o burgess_n for_o the_o city_n and_o burrough_n to_o be_v elect_v personal_o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o that_o time_n ad_fw-la consulendum_fw-la &_o consentiendum_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o comitatibus_fw-la illis_fw-la hiis_fw-la quae_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n &_o proceres_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la ordinabunt_fw-la and_o though_o those_o writ_n of_o summons_n do_v not_o mention_v the_o certain_a place_n where_o they_o be_v appoint_v to_o meet_v tho._n de_fw-fr walsingham_n 20._o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v at_o london_n john_n king_n of_o scot_n be_v at_o that_o time_n also_o there_o present_a and_o that_o it_o be_v then_o resolve_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o king_n of_o france_n have_v deceitful_o bereave_v king_n edward_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o gascon_a he_o shall_v recover_v it_o by_o the_o sword_n in_o pursuance_n of_o which_o resolution_n not_o only_o the_o person_n so_o summon_v but_o many_o other_o eminent_a man_n receive_v command_v 7._o to_o fit_v themselves_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o portsmouth_n upon_o the_o first_o of_o september_n next_o ensue_v thence_o to_o sail_v with_o he_o into_o those_o part_n whereupon_o the_o english_a army_n take_v ship_n supra_fw-la according_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o that_o month_n but_o thenceforth_o i_o can_v discern_v that_o there_o have_v be_v any_o neglect_n in_o register_n the_o summons_n of_o each_o particular_a person_n to_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n of_o that_o king_n time_n nor_o of_o his_o successor_n as_o may_v be_v see_v from_o our_o public_a record_n whereunto_o upon_o occasion_n i_o have_v exact_o refer_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o the_o respective_a person_n so_o summon_v this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v by_o way_n of_o preface_n to_o the_o follow_a work_n other_o than_o to_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o i_o have_v rank_v every_o family_n in_o this_o second_o tome_n according_a to_o the_o date_n of_o that_o summons_n to_o parliament_n which_o they_o first_o have_v as_o will_n likewise_o appear_v within_o a_o parenthesis_n under_o each_o particular_a title_n though_o for_o their_o great_a honour_n i_o do_v common_o ascend_v much_o high_a in_o my_o historical_a discourse_n of_o their_o ancestor_n also_o that_o i_o have_v place_v those_o in_o the_o three_o tome_n according_a to_o the_o priority_n of_o their_o creation_n or_o summons_n for_o some_o there_o be_v who_o since_o the_o time_n that_o patent_n of_o creation_n begin_v have_v their_o rise_n from_o special_a writ_n of_o summons_n as_o all_o from_o 22_o e._n 1._o till_o 11_o r._n 2._o have_v and_o last_o as_o to_o the_o marriage_n and_o issue_n of_o those_o who_o have_v be_v our_o contemporary_n in_o this_o age_n i_o must_v crave_v pardon_n if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v so_o punctual_a in_o my_o report_n of_o they_o as_o i_o myself_o desire_v to_o be_v and_o perhaps_o may_v be_v expect_v have_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a neglect_n in_o register_n they_o of_o late_a time_n be_v constrain_v to_o receive_v information_n from_o those_o who_o it_o be_v like_a may_v therein_o have_v be_v guilty_a as_o well_o of_o some_o mistake_n as_o omission_n which_o if_o the_o reader_n do_v observe_v i_o entreat_v he_o will_v correct_v with_o his_o pen._n errata_fw-la sic_fw-la corrigenda_fw-la pag._n 7._o b._n l._n 14._o 30_o h._n 3._o p._n 8._o b._n l._n 29._o câ—mpâ—on_n p._n 9_o a._n l._n 28_o &_o 31._o 〈◊〉_d p._n â—0_n b._n l._n 6._o moreton_n ib._n l._n 53._o folâ—inghâ—m_n p._n 14._o b._n l._n 34._o 3_o e._n 2._o p._n 15._o b._n l._n 53._o 4_o e._n 2._o p._n 17._o a._n l._n ult_n of_o that_o p._n 20._o b._n l._n 20._o grindâ—n_n p._n 30._o a._n l._n 43_o &_o 37._o b._n b._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d letimer_n p._n 30._o â—_o â—_o 1._o kotherâ—â—n_n p_o 33._o a._n l._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d lb._n l._n 48._o 15_o aâ—g_v p._n 36._o a._n l._n 57_o with_o the._n ib._n l._n 47._o siryvelin_n p._n 38._o b._n l._n 10._o margaret_n four_z p._n 47._o b._n l._n 68_o honore_fw-la p._n 55._o a._n l._n 42._o once_o more_o make_v p._n 59_o b._n l._n 10._o fynâ—mere_fw-la p._n 60._o b._n l._n 58._o at_o fâ—don_n p._n 62._o b._n l._n 57_o hâ—seley_n p._n 63._o a._n l._n 28._o hâ—starg_fw-mi p._n 70._o b._n l._n 9_o taâ—râ—gge_n p._n 76._o b._n l._n 61._o of_o the_o place_n p._n 79._o a._n l._n 32._o from_o the_o mouth_n p._n 80._o a._n l._n 9_o she_o shall_v p._n 83._o b._n l._n 14._o in_o that_o expedition_n p._n 89._o b._n l._n 53._o muriel_n p._n 94._o 2._o l._n 30._o kirksâ—all_n ib._n l._n 45._o johâ—_n ib._n l._n 57_o a._n the_o earl_n of_o kâ—nt_n tho._n holâ—nd_n p._n 103._o a._n l._n 25_o mâ—â—mien_n p._n 111._o b._n l._n 2._o altaâ—riâ—a_fw-la p._n 129._o a._n l._n 64._o king_n henry_n p._n 148._o â—_o l._n 4._o of_o her_o inheritance_n p._n 159._o a._n l._n 66._o heir_n male_a â—p_n 168._o a._n l._n 35._o which_o 〈◊〉_d p._n 213._o a._n l._n 14._o sister_n p._n 214._o a._n l._n 41_o service_n book_n p._n 216._o b._n l_o 45._o of_o he_o p._n 231._o a._n l._n 43._o nucel_n p._n 247._o a._n l._n 55._o wittol_n p._n 289._o a._n l._n 37._o have_v p._n 295._o a._n l._n 40._o scotland_n p_o 301._o a._n l._n 2._o 14_o h._n 8._o p._n 309._o a._n l._n 4._o vero._n p._n 311._o l._n 48._o jane._n p._n 384._o b._n l._n 68_o daughter_n to_o p._n 390_o a._n l._n 13._o lettuce_n ib._n l._n 41_o to_o riâ—â—rd_n 397._o b._n l._n 30._o mother_n sister_n p._n 400._o b._n l._n 43_o she_o p._n 402._o a._n l._n 21._o leydeyerd-tregoce_a p._n 405._o l._n 69._o the_o long_a reign_n of_o queen_n eliz._n p_o 407._o a._n l._n 65._o john_n earl_n p._n 408._o a._n l._n 3_o 3._o four_o p._n 414._o a._n l._n 39_o who_o son_n clarles_n by_o reason_n p_o 421._o b._n l._n 30._o assert_v p._n 423._o b._n l._n 52._o tuycâ—â—enâ—â—m_fw-la p._n 424._o b._n l._n 43._o 13_o car._n â—_o p._n 432._o a._n l._n 19_o frances_n ib._n b._n l._n 52._o tâ—râ—onel_n p._n 433._o b._n 60._o father_n death_n p._n 438._o a._n l._n 1._o â—aconâ—â—_n p._n 440._o a._n l._n 32._o his_o doom_n ib._n l._n 40._o disposition_n ib._n b._n l._n 53._o rent_n p._n 454_o b._n l._n 35._o will._n milward_n p._n 459._o b._n l._n 10._o wiâ—kâ—â—w_n p._n 460._o l._n 50_o aldâ—rsâ—y_n p._n 465._o a._n l._n 54_o brokesby_n p._n 467._o b._n l._n 20_o dothill_n p._n 479._o b._n l._n 20._o hâ—mo_fw-la p._n 481._o a._n l._n 63._o 〈◊〉_d page_n 432._o b._n l._n 54._o strafford_n p._n 449._o a._n l._n 31._o seven_o son_n daniel_n p._n 459._o b._n l._n 43._o which_o banaster_n p._n 470_o b._n l._n 30._o sir_n james_n altham_n p._n 479._o a._n l._n 62._o eight_o â—ons_n ib._n l._n 64._o three_o other_o viz._n francis_n arthur_n and_o arthur_n p._n 480._o a._n l._n 5._o leave_v issue_n john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n ibid._n l._n 53._o and_o have_v by_o inheritance_n a_o real_a right_n to_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o corboil_n and_o lord_n of_o thorigny_n and_o granville_n in_o normandy_n be_v six_o day_n after_o by_o his_o say_a majesty_n declaration_n under_o his_o royal_a signet_n allow_v and_o permitteâ—_n to_o use_v the_o name_n stilâ—_n and_o dignity_n of_o earl_n of_o corboil_n lord_n of_o thorigny_n and_o granville_n in_o as_o full_a and_o ample_a manner_n as_o his_o ancestor_n former_o have_v do_v before_o that_o dukedom_n be_v lose_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n p._n 482._o a._n l._n 18._o and_o short_o after_o make_v lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n ib._n l._n 23._o deal_n but_o by_o neither_o of_o these_o any_o issue_n ib._n l._n 25._o by_o which_o frances_n he_o have_v issue_n p._n 482._o b._n l._n 6._o &_o l._n 10._o james_n scot_n fitz-roy_a the_o baronage_n of_o england_n the_o second_o tome_n poinz_n 23_o edw._n 1._o as_o in_o the_o first_o volume_n of_o this_o work_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o i_o to_o rank_v the_o noble_a family_n touch_v which_o i_o have_v there_o discourse_v in_o their_o due_a place_n of_o precedency_n for_o the_o reason_n i_o have_v give_v in_o my_o preface_n thereto_o so_o must_v i_o crave_v pardon_n if_o in_o this_o any_o exception_n shall_v be_v take_v to_o my_o fix_v those_o of_o who_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v so_o exact_o as_o some_o may_v expect_v
obtain_v a_o charter_n 22._o for_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n at_o bosezate_n in_o com._n northampt._n and_o sâ—â—â—ington_n in_o com._n linc._n and_o in_o 43._o 3_o e._n 3_o in_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n at_o dilewike_n 〈◊〉_d â—eâ—dington_a and_o ronhale_n in_o com._n bedf._n â—eâ—broke_a in_o com._n norf._n jiverington_n in_o com._n ebor._n and_o bromâ—le_n in_o com._n cantii_n in_o which_o year_n have_v 18._o without_o licence_n purchase_v the_o office_n of_o coinage_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o city_n of_o canterbury_n from_o maud_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr botetourt_n who_o hold_v it_o by_o inheritance_n of_o the_o king_n in_o capite_fw-la obtain_v his_o pardon_n 18._o for_o that_o transgression_n and_o have_v be_v summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n from_o 1_o e._n 3._o till_o 9_o e._n 3._o depart_v 51._o this_o life_n in_o the_o same_o 9_o the_o year_n be_v then_o seize_v 51._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o wodeton_n in_o com._n surr._n helpringham_n and_o skredynton_n in_o com._n linc._n bosezate_n and_o corby_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o corby_n in_o com._n northampt._n isenhamstede_n chenduyt_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n in_o com._n buck._n gamelesby_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o unthanke_v in_o com._n cumbr._n tyverton_n danby_n lyverton_n scotton_n thornton_n in_o pykeringlythe_a with_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o scameston_n and_o syvelington_n in_o com._n ebor._n and_o joint_o with_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n daughter_n 51._o of_o ..._o lord_n botetourt_n baron_n of_o weoâ—egh_n in_o com._n wigorn._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o dilewike_n the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o rerhale_v kerdynton_n and_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n in_o com._n bedf._n leave_v william_n william_n s._n his_o son_n and_o heir_n six_o year_n of_o age_n the_o say_v elizabeth_n have_v for_o her_o dowry_n a_o assignation_n 40._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o skamston_n scotton_n and_o syvelington_n with_o certain_a land_n in_o ridelington_n in_o com._n ebor._n the_o manor_n of_o helpryngham_n skredyngton_n and_o swxnesheve_v in_o com._n linc._n with_o certain_a land_n in_o pymmore_n in_o com._n northumb_n which_o william_n william_n in_o 25_o e._n 3._o make_v proof_n of_o his_o age_n have_v livery_n 27._o of_o his_o land_n his_o homage_n be_v respite_v by_o reason_n 27._o of_o his_o abode_n at_o that_o time_n in_o the_o king_n service_n at_o calais_n and_o in_o the_o march_n thereof_o and_o in_o 33_o e_o 3_o be_v 11._o in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o gascoigne_n in_o 34_o e._n 3._o this_o william_n then_o reside_v 4._o at_o danby_n in_o com._n ebor._n be_v governor_n 4._o of_o becheâ—ell_n in_o bâ—â—â—anny_n and_o 1._o in_o 35_o e._n 3._o lieutenant_n and_o captain_n general_n to_o john_n duke_n of_o britanny_n in_o that_o province_n where_o he_o also_o serve_v in_o 22._o 38_o e._n 3._o in_o which_o year_n be_v 174._o with_o john_n de_fw-fr manifort_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o doveroy_n with_o scarce_o sixteen_o hundred_o man_n english_z and_o britons_z he_o encounter_v 174._o with_o charles_n de_fw-fr bloys_n who_o come_v to_o raise_v the_o siege_n with_o no_o less_o than_o three_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o in_o a_o sharp_a battle_n slay_v 174._o he_o with_o almost_o a_o thousand_o knight_n and_o esquire_n take_v prisoner_n 174._o two_o earl_n twenty_o seven_o lord_n and_o fifteen_o hundred_o man_n at_o arms._n in_o 40_o e._n 3._o he_o still_o continue_v 2._o in_o those_o war_n of_o britanny_n and_o in_o 42_o e._n 3._o be_v constitute_v 15._o warden_n of_o all_o the_o forest_n beyond_o crent_a in_o which_o year_n he_o obtain_v a_o charter_n 9_o for_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n at_o wileby_n in_o com._n northampt._n in_o 43_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v again_o 11._o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n be_v at_o that_o time_n steward_n of_o the_o king_n household_n and_o in_o 9_o 44_o e._n 3._o lieutenant_n captain_z and_o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o vicountie_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o normandy_n in_o 45_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v join_v in_o commission_n 3._o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o carlisle_n and_o other_o in_o guard_v the_o west_n march_v towards_o scotland_n and_o in_o 46_o e._n 3._o be_v again_o 18._o in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n so_o likewise_o in_o 10._o 49_o e._n 3._o but_o in_o 50_o e._n 3._o in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n the_o commons_z complain_v 1376._o against_o he_o he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n lord_n chamberlain_n 1376._o of_o the_o king_n household_n as_o also_o against_o 1376._o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o misdemeanour_n they_o be_v both_o of_o they_o remove_v from_o their_o trust_n the_o particular_n 25._o lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o this_o william_n lord_n latimer_n be_v that_o he_o have_v withhold_v from_o the_o king_n divers_a great_a sum_n of_o money_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v for_o his_o behoof_n whilst_o he_o be_v governor_n of_o becheâ—el_n in_o britanny_n also_o that_o whilst_o he_o be_v of_o the_o king_n council_n he_o have_v unnecessary_o expend_v his_o treasure_n likewise_o that_o he_o have_v gain_v letter_n patent_n to_o transport_v wool_n unto_o other_o place_n beside_o the_o staple_n at_o calais_n and_o lay_v imposition_n upon_o wool_n without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o that_o staple_n for_o which_o at_o the_o desire_n ibid._n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o he_o be_v not_o only_o put_v ibid._n out_o of_o all_o his_o office_n and_o employment_n but_o commit_v ibid._n to_o the_o marshalsy_n until_o he_o shall_v make_v fine_a and_o redemption_n for_o the_o same_o at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n nevertheless_o after_o all_o this_o come_v to_o the_o king_n at_o ibid._n haver_a atte_n bower_n and_o total_o submit_v ibid._n himself_o to_o his_o mercy_n though_o he_o have_v be_v fine_v ibid._n at_o twenty_o thousand_o mark_n the_o king_n be_v please_v whole_o to_o remit_v ibid._n both_o it_o and_o his_o imprisonment_n the_o parliament_n roll_n of_o that_o year_n express_v 28._o that_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o town_n of_o st._n saviour_n in_o normandy_n and_o of_o becherell_n in_o britanny_n be_v lay_v to_o his_o charge_n but_o afterward_o that_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o represent_v 75._o to_o the_o king_n that_o he_o have_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o office_n and_o put_v from_o the_o privy_a council_n by_o untrue_a suggestion_n he_o be_v restore_v 75._o unto_o they_o again_o but_o it_o be_v say_v 1377._o by_o one_o of_o our_o historian_n that_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v in_o the_o king_n weakness_n after_o he_o have_v take_v his_o son_n the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n to_o be_v his_o assistant_n in_o the_o government_n and_o therefore_o not_o please_v to_o the_o people_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o who_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o shene_n upon_o the_o eve_n of_o st._n alban_n he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o send_v 30._o to_o london_n to_o acquaint_v the_o citizen_n therewith_o and_o soon_o after_o that_o make_v choice_n 197._o of_o for_o one_o of_o his_o privy-councel_n as_o also_o constitute_v 1._o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n to_o rectify_v all_o abuse_n which_o have_v be_v commit_v by_o the_o subject_n of_o either_o nation_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n of_o truce_n conclude_v betwixt_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o and_o david_n bruy_v king_n of_o scotland_n and_o the_o same_o year_n it_o be_v notify_v 20._o to_o the_o king_n that_o divers_a spanish-ship_n lay_v wind-bound_a at_o scluse_n in_o flanders_n whereupon_o a_o resolution_n 20._o be_v take_v that_o the_o english_a shall_v fall_v upon_o they_o in_o revenge_n of_o the_o loss_n they_o have_v sustain_v by_o the_o spaniard_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o french_a the_o summer_n before_o he_o be_v 20._o one_o of_o the_o chief_a commander_n of_o that_o fleet_n so_o send_v out_o to_o attack_v they_o which_o fleet_n by_o a_o violent_a tempest_n be_v disperse_v and_o shatter_a they_o return_v inglorious_o in_o that_o year_n likewise_o upon_o 36._o the_o delivery_n up_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o st._n paul_n unto_o king_n richard_n who_o this_o william_n have_v obtain_v as_o a_o prisoner_n above_o three_o year_n before_o the_o king_n appoint_v 36._o that_o he_o shall_v be_v reimburse_v in_o what_o he_o have_v lay_v out_o in_o keep_v he_o prisoner_n till_o that_o time_n which_o amount_v to_o six_o hundred_o mark_n as_o also_o in_o a_o thousand_o mark_n more_o which_o he_o have_v give_v for_o the_o purchase_n of_o he_o about_o this_o time_n likewise_o he_o be_v retain_v pell_n by_o indenture_n to_o serve_v the_o king_n as_o governor_n of_o calais_n with_o one_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o ten_o archer_n of_o which_o
jerusalem_n and_o there_o make_v his_o abode_n for_o some_o time_n thence_o travel_v into_o other_o country_n he_o come_v to_o venice_n and_o milan_n as_o also_o to_o rome_n out_o of_o great_a affection_n he_o have_v to_o see_v the_o famous_a vatican-library_n where_o he_o make_v such_o a_o elegant_a oration_n to_o pope_n pius_n the_o second_o that_o it_o draw_v tear_n from_o the_o eye_n of_o his_o holiness_n likewise_o that_o he_o translate_v into_o english_a the_o oration_n of_o publius_n cornelius_n and_o caius_z flaminius_z and_o write_v divers_a learned_a tract_n whereof_o bale_n ibid._n make_v mention_v moreover_o that_o he_o found_v 411._o a_o fraternity_n in_o all-hallows-church_n at_o berk_n near_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n likewise_o that_o have_v be_v a_o firm_a adherer_n to_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o the_o scene_n change_v through_o the_o potency_n of_o nevil_n earl_n of_o warwick_n king_n edward_z be_v force_v to_o flee_v beyond-sea_n and_o king_n henry_n restore_v he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o shift_v for_o himself_o so_o that_o be_v find_v ann._n on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o high_a tree_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o waybrigg_n in_o com._n hunt_n he_o be_v bring_v ann._n to_o london_n and_o judge_v ann._n to_o suffer_v death_n by_o john_n earl_n of_o oxford_n whereupon_o ann._n he_o lose_v his_o head_n on_o tower-hill_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o blackfriar_n in_o that_o city_n furthermore_o that_o he_o have_v two_o wife_n first_o 33._o elizabeth_n the_o daughter_n to_o robert_n greyndour_n and_o by_o she_o a_o son_n 33._o call_v john_n who_o die_v young_a second_o b._n elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o thomas_n hopton_n esquire_n sister_n of_o sir_n walter_n hopton_n knight_n widow_n 17._o of_o sir_n roger_n corbet_n of_o morton_n corbet_n in_o com._n salop._n knight_n on_o who_o he_o beget_v a_o son_n call_v edward_n edward_n who_o be_v 53_o but_o little_o more_o than_o two_o year_n of_o age_n at_o his_o death_n which_o edward_n be_v restore_v supra_fw-la in_o blood_n by_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o die_v supra_fw-la without_o issue_n 12_o aug._n 3_o r._n 3._o whereupon_o his_o three_o aunt_n become_v his_o heir_n viz._n supra_fw-la philippe_n wife_n of_o thomas_n lord_n roos_n of_o hamlake_n joane_n marry_v to_o sir_n edmund_n inglethorpe_n knight_n and_o joyce_n to_o edmund_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n lord_n dudley_n piers_n de_fw-fr gaveston_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n 1_n edw._n 2._o there_o be_v not_o i_o think_v in_o all_o our_o english_a history_n a_o great_a instance_n of_o a_o unhappy_a favourite_n than_o that_o of_o this_o piers_n de_fw-fr gaveston_n much_o unhappy_a to_o himself_o but_o more_o to_o his_o sovereign_n who_o be_v corrupt_v in_o his_o youth_n by_o the_o lewd_a conversation_n of_o this_o vain_a young_a man_n become_v most_o miserable_a at_o last_o not_o only_o by_o deposal_n from_o his_o government_n but_o by_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o person_n be_v by_o birth_n 40._o the_o son_n of_o a_o private_a gentleman_n in_o gascon_a who_o have_v merit_v 40._o well_o for_o his_o faithful_a service_n in_o the_o war_n of_o those_o part_n he_o be_v for_o that_o cause_n in_o his_o very_a childhood_n receive_v 40._o into_o the_o court_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o there_o to_o wait_v upon_o prince_n edward_n his_o elder_a son_n upon_o who_o affection_n in_o tract_n of_o time_n he_o so_o much_o gain_v by_o humour_v he_o in_o such_o sensual_a delight_n whereunto_o youth_n be_v natural_o incline_v that_o he_o guide_v and_o govern_v 40._o he_o according_a to_o his_o own_o vile_a humour_n the_o dangerous_a consequence_n whereof_o be_v not_o foresee_v by_o the_o king_n until_o near_o the_o time_n of_o his_o own_o death_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o this_o piers_n be_v 15._o with_o he_o in_o his_o war_n of_o scotland_n in_o 32_o d_o of_o his_o reign_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o that_o pardon_n ibid._n which_o be_v afterward_o grant_v to_o he_o as_o also_o to_o roger_n lord_n mortimer_n gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n and_o other_o for_o depart_v thence_o at_o that_o time_n without_o leave_n so_o likewise_o in_o 7._o that_o of_o 34_o edw._n 1._o which_o be_v the_o last_o expedition_n into_o those_o part_n by_o that_o victorious_a king_n be_v in_o order_n thereto_o make_v etc._n knight_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n with_o prince_n edward_n by_o bathe_v etc._n etc._n but_o then_o be_v it_o most_o clear_o discern_v 40._o by_o divers_a of_o the_o noble_n at_o that_o time_n there_o how_o destructive_a it_o may_v be_v to_o themselves_o and_o to_o the_o whole_a realm_n that_o such_o a_o ill_a companion_n shall_v long_o continue_v with_o the_o prince_n whereupon_o the_o king_n lie_v 40._o upon_o his_o deathbed_n at_o burgh_n upon_o the_o sand_n near_a carlisle_n force_v 40._o he_o to_o abjure_v the_o realm_n and_o command_v 40._o his_o son_n the_o prince_n upon_o penalty_n of_o his_o curse_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o recall_v he_o back_o nevertheless_o notwithstanding_o this_o strict_a charge_n of_o the_o die_a king_n no_o soon_o do_v he_o hear_v that_o the_o breath_n be_v out_o of_o his_o father_n body_n but_o that_o he_o send_v 40._o for_o he_o again_o 66._o and_o bestow_v 66._o on_o he_o the_o king_n jewel_n and_o likewise_o all_o that_o treasure_n which_o have_v be_v design_v for_o the_o succour_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n viz._n 40._o thirty_o two_o thousand_o pound_n of_o silver_n which_o also_o upon_o 66._o the_o danger_n of_o his_o father_n curse_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v otherwise_o dipsose_v of_o whereof_o be_v thus_o possess_v he_o convey_v 68_o it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o forrein-merchant_n for_o his_o own_o private_a benefit_n among_o which_o jewel_n there_o be_v 681._o a_o table_n and_o trestle_n of_o gold_n which_o he_o have_v take_v 681._o out_o of_o the_o treasury_n at_o westminster_n and_o deliver_v 681._o they_o to_o aymeri_fw-la de_fw-fr frisconbaud_n to_o be_v carry_v into_o gascon_a and_o beside_o all_o this_o he_o cause_v 〈…〉_z walter_n langton_n bishop_n of_o covenâ—ry_n and_o lichfield_n who_o have_v be_v lord_n treasurer_n to_o king_n edw._n 1._o to_o be_v imprison_v nay_o so_o great_a be_v his_o interest_n that_o upon_o the_o king_n be_v go_v over_o to_o boloin_v to_o marry_v with_o the_o lady_n isabella_n daughter_n to_o philip_n le_fw-fr beau_n king_n of_o france_n which_o marriage_n be_v solemnize_v 〈…〉_z 8_o cal._n febr._n he_o obtain_v a_o special_a patent_n 〈…〉_z bear_v date_n 26_o the_o december_n to_o be_v guardian_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o this_o realm_n during_o his_o absence_n and_o soon_o after_o this_o have_v marry_a 〈…〉_z margaret_n the_o second_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n daughter_n to_o joane_n of_o acre_n the_o king_n sister_n the_o wedding_n 〈…〉_z be_v keep_v at_o berkemsted_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n he_o procure_v a_o grant_n 6._o to_o himself_o and_o her_o the_o say_a margaret_n in_o tail_n of_o that_o great_a manor_n of_o brustwyke_n in_o holderness_n with_o its_o member_n also_o of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o skypton_n in_o craven_a of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o high-peke_a in_o com._n derb._n of_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o honour_n of_o cokermuth_n in_o com._n cumb._n with_o its_o member_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o â—orpell_n and_o upton_n in_o com._n north._n of_o the_o castle_n of_o caresbroke_n and_o other_o the_o king_n land_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n all_o which_o former_o belong_v to_o isabel_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la sometime_o countess_n of_o aâ—â—emaâ—le_n and_o be_v then_o value_v at_o three_o thousand_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o 7._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o crokham_n and_o berkhamsted_n in_o com._n hertf._n with_o frâ—e-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n there_o as_o also_o in_o byflete_a and_o pachenesham_n in_o com._n surr._n with_o remainder_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n about_o the_o same_o time_n likewise_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n 24._o in_o fee_n of_o the_o whole_a earldom_n of_o cornwall_n with_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o land_n thereto_o belong_v as_o also_o of_o the_o shrievalty_n of_o that_o county_n likewise_o of_o the_o stannary_n and_o all_o mine_n of_o tin_n and_o lead_n sometime_o belong_v to_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cornwall_z of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o lydeford_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n of_o the_o whole_a moor_n and_o free-chase_n of_o dertmore_n of_o the_o town_n of_o exeter_n of_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o honour_n of_o knaresburgh_n with_o free-chase_n there_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o routhclyve_fw-mi and_o aldburgh_n of_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o honour_n of_o walingford_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o watlington_n and_o bensington_n of_o the_o four_o hundred_o and_o half_a of_o ciltrie_a of_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n walerie_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o beckley_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o mereswell_n
suppose_v that_o his_o first_o access_n hither_o may_v be_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o queen_n alianore_n the_o first_o wife_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o for_o isabella_n his_o sister_n wife_n 2._o to_o john_n lord_n vesci_n of_o alnwick_n in_o 8_o edw._n 1._o be_v call_v 2._o kinswoman_n to_o that_o queen_n as_o i_o shall_v far_o show_v when_o i_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o she_o in_o 1_o edw._n 2._o this_o henry_n be_v style_v 16_o consanguineus_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o consideration_n 16_o of_o his_o eminent_a service_n to_o king_n edw._n the_o first_o and_o expectance_n of_o the_o like_a by_o that_o king_n obtain_v a_o grant_n 16_o in_o fee_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o folkyngham_n edenham_n and_o barton_n upon_o humber_n in_o com._n linc._n and_o of_o all_o the_o knights-fee_n belong_v to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr gant_n which_o lora_n de_n gant_n his_o widow_n hold_v in_o dower_n and_o in_o 2_o edw._n 2._o be_v join_v in_o commission_n 14._o with_o robert_n de_fw-fr vmfranvill_n earl_n of_o angos_n and_o some_o other_o for_o guard_v those_o part_n of_o scotland_n which_o lie_v betwixt_o baâ—wick_n upon_o twede_n and_o the_o river_n of_o forth_o as_o also_o 14._o of_o the_o march_n of_o anandale_n carrik_n and_o galwey_n and_o in_o 3_o e._n 2._o have_v a_o grant_n 4._o of_o the_o temporalty_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o bardney_n in_o com._n linc._n then_o in_o the_o king_n hand_n to_o hold_v during_o pleasure_n in_o which_o year_n be_v make_v constable_n 16._o of_o roxborough-castle_n in_o scotland_n he_o be_v send_v 4._o with_o humphrey_n de_fw-fr bohun_n earl_n of_o hereford_n and_o robert_z de_fw-fr clifford_n to_o guard_v the_o march_n and_o in_o 4_o edw._n 2._o obtain_v a_o grant_n 49._o from_o the_o king_n in_o fee_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o hekinton_n in_o com_n line_n with_o forty_o pound_n and_o twenty_o penny_n yearly_a rent_n in_o barâ—on_n which_o julian_n the_o gant_n hold_v for_o life_n in_o this_o year_n also_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o alexander_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n at_o somerâ—on_n in_o that_o county_n be_v bestow_v 〈…〉_z on_o he_o for_o liâ—e_z he_o be_v at_o that_o time_n constable_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o castle_n of_o dumftez_n the_o same_o year_n likewise_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n to_o hold_v for_o life_n by_o the_o service_n which_o the_o lord_n thereof_o have_v usual_o perform_v to_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n about_o this_o time_n he_o take_v to_o wife_n 14._o alice_n one_o of_o the_o cousin_n and_o heir_n to_o john_n earl_n of_o boghan_n constable_n of_o scotland_n and_o in_o 6_o edw._n 2._o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 29._o of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n in_o 7_o edw._n 2._o he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 30._o in_o fee_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o cornhull_n harrewe_v and_o little_a grenestede_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o grenefourd_n in_o com._n midd._n and_o be_v constitute_v 4._o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n unto_o who_o the_o seneschal_n of_o gascoigne_n have_v command_v to_o attend_v by_o reason_n of_o certain_a transaction_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n at_o that_o time_n agitate_a before_o the_o end_n of_o which_o year_n be_v again_o employ_v 3._o into_o scotland_n he_o be_v 786._o at_o the_o siege_n of_o strivelyn_n and_o in_o that_o fatal_a battle_n of_o bannoksburne_n where_o the_o english_a army_n suffer_v great_a loss_n in_o 10_o edw._n 2._o he_o be_v the_o king_n lieutenant_n 11._o for_o all_o that_o part_n of_o the_o north_n betwixt_o the_o river_n of_o tine_n and_o tese_n at_o which_o time_n accompany_v 30._o two_o cardinal_n then_o send_v from_o rome_n partly_o with_o purpose_n to_o reconcile_v the_o king_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n and_o partly_o to_o inthronize_v lewes_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n his_o brother_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n he_o be_v set_v 30._o upon_o near_a derlington_n by_o divers_a stout_a robber_n whereof_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr middleton_n be_v the_o chief_a in_o revenge_n 30._o of_o his_o kinsman_n edmund_n de_fw-fr swinburne_n who_o the_o king_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v arrest_v for_o his_o clamour_n against_o the_o march_n and_o despoil_v 30._o of_o all_o his_o treasure_n horse_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v of_o value_n as_o be_v also_o those_o cardinal_n and_o the_o bishop_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o carry_v 30._o to_o the_o castle_n of_o mitford_n as_o his_o brother_n the_o bishop_n be_v to_o morpeth_n there_o to_o be_v secure_v until_o they_o have_v ransom_v themselves_o in_o which_o year_n he_o have_v a_o special_a commission_n 3._o to_o receive_v all_o such_o of_o the_o scotish_n nation_n to_o favour_n as_o will_v submit_v to_o the_o king_n obedience_n and_o in_o 11_o edw._n 2._o in_o consideration_n 13._o of_o his_o service_n do_v and_o to_o be_v do_v be_v constitute_v 13._o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n at_o nountaundre_v in_o gascon_a moreover_o in_o 13_o edw._n 2._o in_o far_a remuneration_n 10._o of_o his_o service_n he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 10._o to_o himself_o and_o alice_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o heir_n of_o her_o body_n lawful_o to_o be_v beget_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o prelate_n and_o peer_n then_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n at_o york_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o thoreswey_n styveton_n and_o lyndewode_n in_o com._n linc._n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o kaylesthorpe_n in_o that_o county_n as_o also_o of_o the_o king_n free_a court_n within_o the_o city_n of_o lincoln_n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o stephen_n de_fw-fr bayeux_n which_o isabella_n the_o vesci_n his_o sister_n hold_v for_o life_n furthermore_o in_o 14_o edw._n 2._o he_o procure_v licence_n 18._o to_o make_v a_o castle_n of_o his_o manor-house_n at_o whytwyck_n in_o com_n leic._n and_o in_o 15_o edw._n 2._o be_v join_v in_o commission_n 4._o with_o andrew_n de_fw-fr harcla_n earl_n of_o carlisle_n for_o restrain_v the_o incursion_n of_o the_o scot_n for_o which_o people_n he_o have_v so_o little_a kindness_n that_o in_o 16_o edw._n 2._o though_o he_o be_v a_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o swear_v both_o of_o the_o great_a and_o privy-council_n as_o the_o record_n 5._o express_v be_v require_v to_o yield_v his_o advice_n concern_v a_o truce_n with_o they_o he_o unreverent_o answer_v that_o he_o will_v give_v none_o therein_o whereat_o the_o king_n be_v much_o move_v and_o command_v he_o to_o depart_v the_o council_n he_o go_v out_o and_o say_v he_o have_v rather_o be_v go_v than_o stay_n which_o expression_n give_v such_o distaste_n that_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o lord_n there_o be_v be_v commit_v to_o prison_n whereupon_o henry_n de_fw-fr perci_n and_o ralph_n de_fw-fr nevil_n become_v his_o surety_n body_n for_o body_n that_o he_o shall_v appear_v upon_o summons_n but_o this_o heat_n last_v not_o long_o for_o in_o 18_o e._n 2._o he_o be_v constitute_v 2._o one_o of_o the_o ambassador_n to_o treat_v of_o peace_n with_o charles_n king_n of_o france_n and_o in_o 20_o edw._n 2._o in_o consideration_n m._n of_o a_o thousand_o pound_n obtain_v a_o grant_n m._n of_o the_o wardship_n of_o david_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o david_n de_fw-fr strabolgi_n earl_n of_o athol_n decease_v but_o at_o this_o time_n the_o defection_n 3._o of_o the_o noble_n in_o adhere_v to_o the_o prince_n and_o queen_n isabella_n against_o the_o king_n increase_v as_o a_o partaker_n with_o they_o he_o be_v lay_v hold_n on_o and_o send_v prisoner_n 12._o first_o to_o warwick-castle_n and_o afterward_o to_o that_o at_o walingford_n whereupon_o the_o scene_n short_o after_o change_v through_o the_o prevalencie_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n one_o of_o the_o article_n 27._o against_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n the_o young_a in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v that_o year_n be_v his_o cause_v this_o henry_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n to_o be_v thus_o imprison_v be_v therefore_o thus_o obsequious_a to_o the_o queen_n and_o prince_n he_o attend_v b._n she_o to_o the_o earl_n of_o haynault_n upon_o her_o go_v out_o of_o england_n and_o after_o her_o return_n when_o the_o king_n be_v desert_v attempt_v a._n to_o go_v beyond-sea_n but_o be_v drive_v back_o by_o contrary_a wind_n and_o bring_v a._n to_o this_o henry_n he_o deliver_v he_o as_o prisoner_n a._n to_o the_o queen_n who_o soon_o after_o send_v he_o to_o berkley-castle_n whereupon_o for_o remuneration_n 91._o of_o these_o his_o service_n he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 91._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o loughborough_n in_o general_a tail_n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n earl_n of_o winchester_n then_o attaint_v in_o 4._o edw._n 3._o the_o english_a noble_n who_o be_v disherit_v of_o their_o land_n in_o scotland_n petition_v 10._o king_n edward_n as_o superior_a lord_n of_o that_o realm_n that_o they_o may_v be_v restore_v
body_n by_o she_o he_o will_v pay_v unto_o that_o queen_n five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o pound_n of_o silver_n in_o 25_o edw._n 1._o this_o isabel_n call_v herself_o daughter_n 23._o to_o agnes_n de_fw-fr bellomont_n do_v homage_n 23._o to_o the_o king_n at_o ipswiche_n for_o the_o barony_n of_o caral_n in_o the_o county_n of_o fife_n in_o scotland_n whereof_o she_o be_v possess_v by_o virtue_n of_o a_o release_n from_o the_o say_v anne_n her_o mother_n and_o in_o 33_o edw._n 1._o john_n de_fw-fr vesci_n her_o husband_n be_v 22._o then_o dead_a she_o grant_v 22._o to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o her_o manor_n of_o caral_n with_o the_o haven_n of_o can._n whereupon_o he_o again_o grant_v 25._o it_o to_o she_o for_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr beaâ—mont_n her_o brother_n and_o his_o heir_n moreover_o he_o far_o grant_v 57_o to_o she_o for_o life_n and_o to_o the_o say_v henry_n her_o brother_n in_o fee_n all_o the_o land_n of_o her_o the_o say_a 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this_o john_n be_v second_o son_n to_o king_n edward_z the_o 2_o d_o be_v bear_v 20._o at_o eltham_n in_o kent_n upon_o the_o festival_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n assumption_n in_o an._n 1316._o the_o 9_o the_o of_o his_o father_n reign_n and_o in_o 16_o e._n 2._o have_v a_o grant_n 34._o in_o feâ—_n of_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o honour_n of_o tuttebury_n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n then_o attaint_v also_o in_o 1._o e._n 3._o another_o 25._o in_o general_a tail_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o milham_n in_o com._n norff._n and_o a_o three_o 5._o in_o reversion_n after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr britannia_n earl_n of_o richmond_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o heirs-male_a of_o his_o body_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o richmond_n with_o all_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o land_n belong_v thereto_o short_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 2_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v advance_v 7._o to_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n in_o that_o parliament_n which_o begin_v at_o salisbury_n after_o the_o quindesme_fw-fr of_o st._n michael_n and_o in_o 3_o e._n 3._o the_o king_n then_o go_v â—0_n into_o france_n to_o do_v his_o homage_n for_o the_o dukedom_n of_o aquitane_n be_v constitute_v 〈…〉_z his_o lieutenant_n here_o during_o his_o absence_n in_o 4_o e._n 3._o he_o have_v another_o grant_n 〈…〉_z in_o tail_n general_a of_o twenty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la by_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n to_o be_v pay_v out_o of_o the_o issue_n of_o that_o county_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o hanlegh_n and_o of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o eye_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o 〈◊〉_d â—ldreton_n thorndon_n and_o certain_a land_n in_o clopton_n in_o com._n suff._n also_o of_o twenty_o pound_n yearly_a rent_n payable_a by_o the_o prior_n of_o â—â—â—mholme_n in_o com._n norff._n for_o the_o manor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o certain_a rent_n pertain_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o eye_n in_o com._n norff._n suff._n and_o essex_n of_o the_o guardian-ship_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o eye_n and_o of_o the_o free_a court_n in_o lincoln_n belong_v thereto_o of_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o honour_n of_o berkhamsted_n in_o com._n hertf._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o risbergh_n with_o the_o park_n and_o manor_n of_o â—ippenham_n in_o com._n buck._n of_o the_o castle_n town_n and_o honour_n of_o walingford_n in_o com._n berks._n with_o its_o member_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o st._n walerie_n in_o com._n oxon._n and_o other_o county_n of_o the_o mill_n at_o oxford_n with_o the_o meadow_n there_o call_v kingsmede_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o kirketon_n in_o com._n linc._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o boudon_n and_o haverbergh_n in_o com._n leic._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o byflete_a in_o com._n surr._n and_o of_o the_o town_n of_o rokyngham_n in_o com._n nâ—rthampt_v all_o which_o be_v then_o value_v ibid._n at_o two_o thousand_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la beside_o which_o he_o then_o also_o obtain_v a_o grant_n ibid._n of_o the_o hundred_o of_o hertesmere_n and_o stow_n in_o com._n suff._n and_o of_o the_o yearly_a farm_n of_o queenhithe_a in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n in_o 5_o e._n 3._o upon_o 〈…〉_z the_o king_n expedition_n into_o scotland_n he_o be_v again_o appoint_v 〈…〉_z his_o lieutenant_n here_o during_o his_o absence_n and_o in_o 7_o e._n 3._o have_v another_o grant_n 〈…〉_z in_o tail_n general_a of_o the_o hundred_o in_o cornwall_n likewise_o of_o the_o town_n of_o lestwithiel_n with_o all_o the_o issue_n and_o profit_n of_o that_o county_n then_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n viz._n of_o the_o port_n wreck_n of_o sea_n prize_n and_o custom_n as_o also_o of_o the_o yearly_a farm_n of_o the_o city_n of_o exeter_n with_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o water_n of_o sutton_n in_o com._n devon_n and_o of_o the_o stannary_n and_o coinage_n thereof_o in_o that_o county_n likewise_o of_o the_o river_n of_o dertmouth_n with_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o mine_n in_o cornwall_n and_o of_o the_o town_n of_o yuâ—lchester_n in_o com._n somerset_n in_o 8_o edw._n 3._o he_o obtain_v licence_n 44._o for_o to_o have_v a_o market_n every_o week_n upon_o the_o thursday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o wintringham_n in_o com._n linâ—_n as_o also_o for_o two_o fair_n one_o on_o the_o eve_n day_n and_o morrow_n of_o st._n philip_n and_o james_n and_o six_o day_n next_o ensue_v the_o other_o on_o the_o eve_n and_o day_n of_o all_o saint_n and_o six_o day_n follow_v likewise_o 44._o for_o two_o fair_n at_o kirketon_n in_o the_o same_o county_n one_o on_o the_o eve_n and_o day_n of_o the_o translation_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n and_o six_o day_n after_o the_o other_o on_o the_o eve_n and_o day_n of_o st._n andrew_n the_o apostle_n and_o six_o day_n ensue_v and_o in_o 9_o e._n 3._o be_v 3â—_n in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o scotland_n so_o likewise_o in_o 16_o 10_o e._n 3._o at_o which_o time_n the_o king_n have_v intelligence_n 30._o that_o the_o french_a have_v promise_v to_o aid_v the_o scot_n he_o march_v 30._o himself_o into_o that_o realm_n with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o fortify_v 30._o the_o castle_n of_o sâ—â—yvelyn_n with_o a_o great_a ditch_n as_o also_o the_o town_n of_o st._n johns_n â—â—ons_n at_o which_o place_n this_o john_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n then_o â—_o also_o be_v and_o fall_v sick_a depart_v â—_o this_o life_n without_o wife_n or_o issue_n and_o be_v afterward_o honourable_o bury_v in_o st._n edmund_n chapel_n within_o the_o abbey_n church_n of_o westminster_n where_o his_o monument_n still_o remain_v crete_v 6_o edw._n 3._o in_o 22_o e._n 1_o sir_n adam_n adam_n the_o creting_a knight_n have_v summons_n 7_o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o portsmouth_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o september_n and_o thence_o pass_v 7_o with_o he_o into_o gascoigne_n be_v there_o slay_v 40_o by_o the_o treachery_n of_o walter_n giffard_n runagate_n who_o continue_v 40_o in_o those_o part_n afterward_o many_o year_n this_o adam_n be_v then_o seize_v 25._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o great_a stokton_n in_o com._n hunt_n which_o he_o obtain_v 25._o from_o william_n keryell_n it_o be_v hold_v 25._o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o linc._n by_o the_o service_n of_o four_o knight_n fee_n leave_v issue_n john_n john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n bear_v 25._o at_o striguâ—â—_n in_o wales_n which_o john_n have_v be_v 1._o with_o his_o father_n in_o that_o expedition_n make_v into_o gascoigne_n in_o 22_o e._n 1._o and_o in_o the_o scotish_n war_n in_o 3._o 34_o e._n 1._o in_o 4_o e._n 3._o obtain_v a_o charter_n 91._o for_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n at_o great_a stockton_n before-specified_n and_o in_o 6_o e._n 3._o have_v summons_n dorso_o to_o parliament_n among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n but_o never_o afterward_o so_o that_o i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v of_o he_o meinill_n 9_o edw._n 3._o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o be_v reign_v robet_fw-la â—obert_n de_fw-fr meinel_n give_v 〈…〉_z the_o town_n of_o mâ—ton_n upon_o small_a to_o the_o monk_n of_o st._n mary_n abbey_n at_o york_n to_o who_o succeed_v stephen_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o ratify_v 〈◊〉_d that_o grant_n to_o they_o so_o make_v by_o his_o father_n in_o 25_o h._n 2._o this_o stephen_n stephen_n de_fw-fr maisnil_n be_v amerce_v ebor._n at_o one_o hundred_o pound_n for_o trespass_v in_o the_o forest_n of_o yorkshire_n also_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o robert_n and_o henry_n his_o son_n he_o give_v 〈…〉_z his_o whole_a lordship_n of_o steintune_v to_o the_o monk_n of_o râ—evaulâ—_n and_o die_v in_o 2_o r._n 1._o or_o before_o leave_v robert_z his_o heir_n in_o minority_n who_o wardship_n be_v then_o grant_v 〈…〉_z to_o hubert_n bishop_n of_o saâ—um_n which_o robert_n robert_n give_v 〈…〉_z to_o the_o monk_n of_o st._n mary_n in_o
of_o hungerford_n and_o esgarston_n in_o com._n berks._n the_o manor_n of_o colingborne_n everle_n and_o lavinton_n in_o com._n wilts_n the_o manor_n of_o king_n somborne_n in_o com._n south_n the_o manor_n of_o langstoke_n weston_n juxta_fw-la odyham_n and_o hertele_o in_o com._n somerset_n the_o manor_n of_o newcastle_n under-lyme_n in_o com._n staff_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o penkhâ—l_n clayton_n sheprâ—g_n wolstanton_n and_o shelton_n member_n thereof_o the_o manor_n of_o minsterworth_n and_o castle_n of_o monmouth_n with_o the_o berton_n and_o little_a monmouth_n the_o castle_n of_o grossemont_n and_o oaken_a with_o the_o berton_n as_o also_o blan_n castle_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n the_o castle_n town_n and_o lordship_n of_o kidwelly_n the_o lordship_n of_o carnewathâ—an_n with_o the_o castle_n of_o kaer-kennyn_a the_o commot_n of_o isken_v the_o castle_n of_o ogemore_n and_o manor_n of_o ebbothe_a also_o in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n and_o the_o manor_n of_o kingston_n laci_n the_o burrow_n of_o wimburne-minster_n the_o chase_n of_o winburne-holt_n the_o hundred_o of_o gadbury_n and_o maiden_n newâ—on_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o shapwike_n in_o com._n dorset_n whereupon_o he_o be_v advance_v 9_o to_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n in_o parliament_n upon_o the_o thirteen_o day_n of_o november_n next_o ensue_v by_o gird_v with_o a_o sword_n a_o cap_n of_o furr_n on_o his_o head_n with_o a_o circlet_n of_o gold_n and_o pearl_n in_o 40_o e._n 3._o he_o come_v b._n to_o his_o brother_n prince_n edward_n at_o burdeaur_n on_o the_o behalf_n 30._o of_o don_n pedro_n king_n of_o castille_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o insurrection_n of_o his_o subject_n flee_v 30._o into_o gascon_a for_o aid_n and_o thence_o pass_v supra_fw-la with_o he_o into_o spain_n under_o the_o mountain_n between_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr pie_n du_fw-fr port_n and_o the_o city_n of_o pampylone_a which_o be_v straight_o and_o perilous_a and_o lead_v a._n the_o vanguard_n of_o his_o army_n make_v a._n twelve_o knight_n viz._n sir_n ralph_n camoy_v sir_n thomas_n damory_n etc._n etc._n and_o upon_o the_o three_o of_o april_n lead_v b._n the_o van_n in_o that_o battle_n against_o henry_n the_o bastard-brother_n of_o don_n pedro_n raise_v to_o the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n he_o say_v b._n to_o sir_n william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n sir_n william_n behold_v your_o enemy_n this_o day_n you_o shall_v seem_v a_o good_a knight_n or_o die_v in_o the_o quarrel_n in_o 42_o e._n 3._o the_o league_n betwixt_o the_o french_a and_o king_n edward_n be_v b._n break_v he_o be_v send_v b._n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n into_o france_n and_o at_o that_o time_n bear_v the_o title_n 〈…〉_z of_o duke_n of_o britanny_n he_o pawn_v 〈…〉_z the_o castle_n of_o becherell_n in_o those_o part_n to_z king_n edward_z his_o father_n for_o a_o sum_n of_o money_n in_o 43_o e._n 3._o upon_o breach_n of_o the_o truce_n he_o be_v send_v 〈…〉_z with_o considerable_a force_n to_o give_v battle_n to_o the_o french_a be_v retain_v 〈…〉_z to_o serve_v the_o king_n for_o half_a a_o year_n with_o three_o hundred_o man_n at_o arm_n five_o hundred_o archer_n three_o banneret_n fourscore_o knight_n and_o two_o hundred_o sixteen_o esquire_n but_o by_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d of_o great_a sickness_n among_o his_o soldier_n dare_v not_o 〈◊〉_d adventure_v to_o attack_v they_o in_o which_o â—ear_n blanch_n his_o wife_n die_v ann._n of_o the_o great_a pestilence_n and_o be_v bury_v 91._o in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o st._n paul_n at_o london_n on_o the_o north-side_n the_o quire_n in_o 44_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v â—_o in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o gascon_a and_o in_o 46_o e._n 3._o upon_o his_o return_n thence_o bring_v 40._o with_o he_o constance_z the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o don_n pedro_n king_n of_o castille_n who_o he_o thereupon_o take_v 40._o to_o his_o second_o wife_n in_o who_o right_a he_o thenceforth_o bear_v 35._o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o surrender_v 35._o his_o earldom_n of_o richmond_n with_o all_o the_o castle_n manor_n land_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o same_o belong_v in_o lieu_n whereof_o he_o have_v 35._o a_o grant_n in_o general_a tail_n bear_v date_n 25_o junii_fw-la of_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o honour_n of_o â—ykhull_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o high_a â—eke_n with_o the_o knights-fee_n thereto_o belong_v of_o the_o advousons_n of_o the_o church_n of_o steyndrope_n and_o brauncepath_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n of_o the_o free-chappels_a of_o â—ykhull_v and_o high_a â—eke_v of_o the_o church_n of_o marsfeld_n and_o free-chappel_n there_o of_o the_o free-chappel_n within_o the_o castle_n of_o pevensâ—_n likewise_o of_o the_o advousons_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o uuilmingdon_n which_o be_v a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n mary_n of_o grestene_n in_o normandy_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o uuithiham_n be_v a_o cell_n to_o st._n martin_n at_o marmonstire_n and_o of_o the_o house_n of_o st._n robert_n at_o knaresburgh_n also_o of_o the_o castle_n manor_n and_o honour_n of_o knaresburgh_n of_o the_o wapentak_v of_o steyncâ—iff_n in_o com._n ebor._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o grynglay_n and_o uuhetelay_n in_o com._n nott._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o uuighton_n aâ—lesham_n fakenhamdam_n and_o snetesham_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o north_n grenhowe_n north_n erpyngham_n south_n erpyngham_n and_o smetheton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o norfolk_n and_o suffolk_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o clatton_n and_o holme_n in_o com._n hunt_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o saham_n in_o com._n cantabr_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o leucate_n of_o pevenese_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o uuylindon_n and_o marsfeild_n and_o bayliwick_n of_o endelenewyk_n in_o com._n suff._n of_o the_o free-chase_n of_o high_a peke_n and_o free-chase_n of_o asshedon_n and_o of_o the_o yearly_a farm_n of_o two_o hundred_o mark_n which_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o st._n mary_n at_o york_n aught_o to_o pay_v for_o the_o manor_n of_o whitgist_n short_o after_o which_o he_o take_v ship_n b._n at_o southampton_n and_o sail_v b._n towards_o rochel_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o thovar_n with_o three_o thousand_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o ten_o thousand_o archer_n but_o after_o nine_o month_n be_v at_o sea_n cross_v with_o contrary_a wind_n he_o return_v b._n in_o 47_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v make_v 19_o the_o king_n lieutenant_n in_o france_n aquitane_n and_o all_o other_o part_n beyond_o sea_n and_o pass_v ann._n through_o france_n without_o opposition_n but_o in_o the_o dasart_n and_o mountain_n of_o alverne_n many_o of_o his_o man_n die_v ann._n for_o lack_v of_o victual_n froisard_n say_v that_o b._n his_o great_a loss_n be_v near_o douchy_a and_o rabymont_n and_o about_o christmas_n in_o 48_o e._n 3._o come_v to_o bordeaux_n lay_v 2._o there_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o britanny_n all_o that_o winter_n but_o upon_o his_o return_n 2d_o for_o england_n short_o after_o the_o people_n of_o those_o part_n almost_o total_o 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with_o the_o one_o half_a of_o her_o mother_n inheritance_n whereupon_o accompany_v he_o to_o calais_n he_o there_o swear_v 60._o upon_o the_o sacrament_n to_o keep_v his_o promise_n with_o he_o and_o according_o marry_v 60._o she_o in_o the_o church_n of_o nostre_fw-fr dame_n have_v obtain_v a_o dispensation_n aur_fw-it from_o pope_n paul_n the_o three_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o stand_v ally_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o and_o three_o and_o four_o degree_n of_o consanguinity_n as_o also_o in_o respect_n that_o the_o mother_n of_o this_o duke_n be_v godmother_n to_o she_o which_o dispensation_n bear_v date_n a_o rome_n prid._n id._n martii_fw-la an._n 1468_o 8_o e._n 4._o hereupon_o 4._o likewise_o the_o better_a to_o secure_v their_o grand_a design_n and_o the_o more_o cordial_o to_o oblige_v this_o duke_n there_o be_v another_o marriage_n 720._o make_v in_o france_n viz._n betwizt_v prince_n edward_n son_n to_z king_n henry_n the_o six_z and_o anne_n the_o other_o daughter_n to_o the_o same_o geat_v earl_n and_o a_o agreement_n then_o conclude_v 720._o the_o king_n henry_n shall_v reign_v again_o and_o after_o he_o prince_n edward_n and_o his_o heir_n but_o in_o default_n of_o such_o issue_n this_o george_n duke_n of_o clarence_n and_o his_o heir_n have_v therefore_o thus_o frame_v this_o seem_a sure_a combination_n the_o earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d cause_v a_o insurrection_n 50._o to_o be_v make_v in_o 〈◊〉_d by_o sir_n robert_n welles_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o richard_n lord_n welles_n which_o prove_v ansuccessful_a all_o that_o party_n be_v utter_o vanquish_v 20._o by_o the_o king_n force_n accompany_v 40._o by_o this_o duke_n he_o haste_v 40._o to_o exeter_n purpose_v 40._o sudden_o to_o get_v over_o into_o france_n in_o hope_n of_o aid_n from_o king_n lewes_n and_o according_o land_v 30._o at_o drepe_n address_v himself_o to_o that_o king_n than_o lodging_n 30._o at_o his_o castle_n of_o ambois_n but_o during_o their_o stay_n in_o france_n a_o damsel_n 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5._o of_o his_o special_a service_n both_o in_o peace_n and_o war_n perform_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o and_o likewise_o to_o that_o king_n obtain_v a_o far_a grant_n 5._o of_o all_o the_o before-specified_n castle_n manor_n and_o land_n to_o hold_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n during_o the_o king_n pleasure_n pay_v c_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o the_o exchequer_n at_o easter_n and_o michaelmass_n by_o even_a portion_n moreover_o in_o far_a consideration_n 2._o of_o his_o great_a service_n to_o the_o same_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o and_o his_o progenitor_n in_o england_n france_n and_o normandy_n and_o for_o that_o 2._o he_o have_v marry_v the_o say_a elizabeth_n countess_n of_o huntingdon_n mother_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o he_o be_v advance_v 2._o to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o full_a parliament_n 17_o julii_fw-la 11_o h._n 6._o by_o the_o title_n of_o lord_n faunhope_n it_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o that_o sit_v and_o in_o 12_o h._n 6_o be_v make_v 40._o governor_n of_o the_o town_n of_o st._n selerine_n then_o win_v by_o assault_n short_o after_o which_o he_o have_v a_o grant_n 9_o of_o the_o custody_n of_o charles_n duke_n of_o orleans_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o restraint_n in_o england_n and_o upon_o the_o 30_o the_o of_o january_n 20_o h._n 6._o be_v create_v 10._o baron_n of_o milbroke_n to_o bear_v that_o title_n as_o a_o free_a denizen_n of_o this_o realm_n with_o place_n in_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n by_o his_o testament_n b._n bear_v date_n on_o tuesday_n 10_o dec._n a_o 1443._o 22_o h._n 6._o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n found_v by_o himself_o in_o the_o churchyard_n of_o the_o friers-preacher_n near_o ludgate_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o give_v to_o the_o covent_n of_o those_o friar_n and_o their_o successor_n a_o yearly_a rent_n of_o xl_o mark_n to_o be_v receive_v from_o the_o 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and_o heir_n 35._o year_n of_o age_n and_o upward_o which_o john_n be_v soon_o after_o knight_v be_v in_o that_o great_a expedition_n make_v into_o scotland_n in_o 1_o e._n 6._o where_o he_o merit_v so_o well_o for_o his_o valour_n manifest_v in_o those_o service_n then_o perform_v as_o that_o upon_o the_o 28_o the_o of_o sept._n the_o same_o year_n he_o be_v make_v 40._o a_o banneret_n he_o wed_v ibid._n catherine_n daughter_n to_o sir_n ralph_n verney_n knight_n and_o by_o his_o testament_n 1._o bear_v date_n 22_o julii_fw-la 6_o e._n 6._o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o church_n at_o arrow_n and_o die_v ..._o leave_v issue_n conway_n another_o sir_n john_n conway_n john_n knight_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o marry_v conway_n elene_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n fulke_n grevill_n of_o beauchamp'sâ—court_n in_o com._n warr._n knight_n and_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a knowledge_n in_o military_a affair_n be_v make_v governor_n conway_n of_o ostend_n by_o 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