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rich._n 1._o be_v bury_v b._n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o kirksfall_n whereupon_o in_o 6_o rich._n 1._o isabel_n his_o widow_n give_v ebor._n eighty_o mark_n to_o have_v a_o assignation_n of_o her_o reasonable_a dowry_n out_o of_o his_o land_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o this_o robert_n thus_o without_o a._n issue_n albreda_n de_fw-fr lisour_n his_o sister_n 10._o by_o the_o mother_n daughter_n of_o eudo_fw-la de_fw-fr lisour_n by_o albreda_n his_o wife_n widow_z of_o henry_n de_fw-fr lacie_n before_o mention_v and_o then_o wife_n 20_o of_o richard_n fitz-eustace_n constable_n of_o chester_n possess_v heraldi_n herself_o of_o this_o barony_n of_o pontfract_n and_o all_o his_o other_o land_n under_o pretence_n heraldi_n of_o a_o grant_n of_o they_o all_o from_o henry_n de_fw-fr lacie_n father_n of_o this_o last_o mention_v robert_n but_o in_o 5_o rich._n 1._o roger_n de_fw-fr lacie_n her_o nephew_n than_o constable_n of_o chester_n come_v to_o a_o agreement_n with_o she_o for_o the_o same_o 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the_o lordship_n of_o kâ—esale_n with_o the_o church_n of_o flaflock_n and_o marnham_n which_o afterward_o belong_v to_o the_o preceptory_a of_o willoughton_n and_o that_o he_o found_v 20._o the_o abbey_n of_o stanlaw_n in_o that_o part_n of_o cheshire_n call_v wirhale_v in_o an._n 1178._o 24_o hen._n 2._o moreover_o that_o he_o die_v 30._o in_o the_o holy_a land_n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n leave_v issue_n by_o 20._o alice_n de_fw-fr vere_n his_o wife_n sister_n 20._o of_o william_n de_fw-fr mandevile_n roger_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n as_o also_o eustace_n 20._o and_o many_o 20._o other_o whereof_o richard_n be_v one_o to_o who_o he_o give_v 30._o the_o town_n of_o more_o and_o who_o be_v afterward_o a_o leper_n 30._o be_v bury_v 30._o in_o the_o chapter_n house_n at_o norton_n near_o halton_n castle_n in_o cheshire_n but_o i_o return_v to_o roger._n this_o roger_n roger._n be_v 3._o at_o the_o siege_n of_o acon_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n with_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o an._n 1192._o 4_o rich._n 1._o and_o 3._o likewise_o in_o that_o sharp_a fight_n against_o the_o saracen_n who_o endeavour_v to_o relieve_v it_o as_o also_o at_o the_o siege_n 30â—_n and_o take_v of_o damieta_n in_o 6_o rich._n 1._o he_o answer_v bour_fw-mi forty_o three_o pound_n fifteen_o shilling_n for_o the_o scutage_n then_o levy_v upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o king_n redemption_n and_o in_o 7_o rich._n 1._o give_v 〈◊〉_d a_o fine_a of_o two_o thousand_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n for_o lively_a of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o castle_n belong_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o pontfract_n late_a robert_n de_fw-fr lacy_n except_v pontfract_a castle_n which_o the_o king_n then_o retain_v in_o his_o own_o hand_n in_o 8_o rich._n 1._o be_v acquit_v ebor._n of_o the_o three_o scutage_n of_o normandy_n levy_v after_o the_o king_n redemption_n he_o pay_v ebor._n for_o the_o second_o forty_o three_o pound_n fifteen_o shilling_n in_o 1_o joh._n he_o undertake_v 16._o for_o the_o payment_n of_o five_o hundred_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o land_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr val_n which_o he_o challenge_v 16._o as_o his_o own_o right_n and_o which_o king_n john_n by_o his_o charter_n 〈◊〉_d have_v grant_v to_o he_o viz._n the_o barony_n of_o pontfract_n whereof_o the_o say_v guy_n have_v possess_v himself_o in_o king_n henry_n the_o second_v time_n as_o it_o seem_v but_o upon_o 10._o this_o livery_n he_o be_v constrain_v to_o give_v 10._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n in_o hostage_n for_o his_o future_a fidelity_n moreover_o short_o after_o the_o coronation_n of_o that_o king_n he_o be_v send_v 461._o with_o the_o sheriff_n of_o northumberland_n and_o some_o other_o eminent_a man_n of_o those_o part_n to_o conduct_v william_n king_n of_o scotland_n unto_o lincoln_n where_o king_n john_n resolve_v to_o meet_v he_o and_o in_o 2_o joh._n be_v 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o the_o baron_n present_v at_o lincoln_n when_o david_n king_n of_o scotland_n do_v homage_n and_o fealty_n to_o king_n john_n in_o 3_o joh._n he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n of_o the_o wardship_n of_o william_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n fitz-ranulph_a lord_n of_o middleham_n in_o com._n ebor._n it_o seem_v that_o the_o five_o hundred_o mark_n which_o he_o undertake_v in_o 1_o joh._n to_o pay_v for_o livery_n of_o the_o land_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr lay_v val_n be_v not_o discharge_v in_o 4_o joh._n for_o it_o appear_v 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o then_o come_v to_o a_o new_a contract_n for_o the_o same_o viz._n to_o pay_v the_o money_n by_o a_o hundred_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o moreover_o to_o give_v the_o king_n ten_o palfrey_n and_o ten_o lease_n of_o greyhound_n after_o this_o scil_n in_o 5_o joh._n be_v make_v governor_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o castle_n of_o roche-andelâ—_a in_o france_n which_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o build_v he_o hold_v 〈◊〉_d it_o out_o courageous_o against_o the_o french_a for_o a_o time_n but_o at_o length_n for_o 〈◊〉_d want_n of_o victual_n become_v necessitate_v to_o deliver_v it_o up_o and_o 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three_o knight_n fee_n a_o half_a and_o four_o part_n for_o the_o fee_n of_o lacie_n and_o twenty_o for_o the_o fee_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr val_n as_o also_o harâ—f_n forty_o seven_o pound_n six_o shilling_n for_o forty_o seven_o fee_n and_o a_o four_o part_n which_o be_v the_o fee_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr munfichet_n who_o heir_n he_o then_o have_v in_o ward_n in_o the_o 40._o time_n of_o this_o roger_n ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n the_o last_o of_o that_o name_n march_v with_o some_o force_n into_o wales_n for_o want_n of_o more_o strength_n be_v constrain_v to_o betake_v himself_o unto_o a_o castle_n in_o those_o part_n viz._n rothelan_n where_o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o welsh_a he_o send_v for_o this_o roger_n then_o at_o chester_n to_o come_v to_o his_o relief_n who_o forthwith_o gather_v ibid._n together_o divers_a minstrel_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o
record_v so_o often_o confirm_v nay_o so_o often_o purchase_v ay_o though_o a_o woman_n and_o all_o the_o freeborn_a people_n do_v appeal_n to_o the_o tribunal_n of_o god_n against_o you_o and_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v bear_v witness_n how_o injurious_o you_o have_v deal_v with_o we_o and_o the_o god_n of_o vengeance_n will_v vindicate_v we_o at_o which_o speech_n the_o king_n much_o astonish_v know_v his_o own_o guilt_n say_v do_v not_o you_o desire_v my_o grace_n and_o favour_n as_o you_o be_v my_o kinswoman_n whereunto_o she_o reply_v forasmuch_o as_o you_o have_v deny_v i_o that_o which_o be_v right_a what_o hope_n have_v i_o of_o favour_n but_o i_o do_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o christ_n appeal_v against_o those_o who_o have_v by_o evil_a council_n so_o mislead_v you_o from_o justice_n and_o truth_n for_o their_o own_o private_a end_n albini_n i_o now_o come_v to_o nigel_n de_fw-fr albini_n nigel_n young_a brother_n a._n to_o william_n de_fw-fr albini_n from_o who_o the_o 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henry_n have_v with_o his_o brother_n curthose_n where_o this_o nigel_n slay_v 40._o his_o horse_n and_o bring_v he_o captive_a 40._o to_o king_n henry_n whereupon_o he_o obtain_v by_o the_o gift_n 40._o of_o that_o king_n all_o the_o land_n of_o robert_n baron_n of_o fronteboef_n viz._n stutevile_n in_o england_n which_o by_o that_o adherence_n to_o curthose_n fronteboef_n have_v forfeit_v and_o afterward_o king_n henry_n beseige_v 40._o a_o castle_n in_o normandy_n this_o valiant_a nigel_n first_o enter_v 40._o the_o same_o and_o deliver_v it_o to_o his_o hand_n in_o far_a remuneration_n of_o which_o service_n he_o bestow_v b._n on_o he_o all_o the_o land_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr molbray_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n both_o in_o normandy_n and_o england_n then_o forfeit_v by_o reason_n of_o molbrays_n conspiracy_n as_o also_o all_o his_o castle_n and_o 50._o moreover_o the_o castle_n of_o bayeux_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n so_o that_o then_o he_o have_v 50._o no_o less_o than_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o knight_n fee_n in_o normandy_n and_o as_o many_o in_o england_n beside_o all_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o those_o large_a possession_n of_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr wirce_n viz._n lib._n twelve_o lordship_n in_o warwickshire_n twenty_o seven_o in_o leicestershire_n and_o twenty_o four_o in_o lincolnshire_n whereof_o the_o isle_n of_o â—xhoime_n be_v part_n come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o this_o nigel_n whether_o by_o forfeiture_n or_o otherwise_o i_o can_v say_v which_o be_v enjoy_v for_o many_o age_n by_o his_o posterity_n be_v thus_o possess_v of_o all_o those_o land_n which_o be_v of_o great_a extent_n especial_o in_o the_o north_n he_o become_v not_o only_o very_o powerful_a 20._o but_o somewhat_o oppressive_a for_o he_o take_v 20._o from_o the_o monk_n of_o durham_n two_o fair_a lordship_n viz._n berningham_n and_o skirningham_n and_o divers_a land_n from_o some_o other_o monastery_n which_o afterward_o be_v visit_v with_o sickness_n he_o penitent_o restore_v 20._o as_o to_o his_o work_n of_o piety_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o found_v 30._o a_o little_a priory_n of_o canon_n regular_a of_o of_o st._n augustine_n order_n at_o hirst_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o arholme_n which_o become_v a_o cell_n to_o nostell_n abbey_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o give_v 40._o the_o grange_n of_o aldeburgh_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o fountain_n all_o that_o he_o else_o give_v 20._o to_o any_o religious_a house_n in_o england_n be_v the_o church_n of_o newbold_n super_fw-la avon_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o kirkby_n in_o com._n warwic_n this_o nigel_n have_v two_o wife_n first_o b._n maude_n daughter_n to_o richard_n de_fw-fr aquila_n who_o by_o the_o permission_n b._n of_o pope_n paschall_n he_o marry_v in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o her_o husband_n robert_n de_fw-fr molbray_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n before_o mention_v while_o the_o say_v robert_n be_v b._n in_o prison_n for_o his_o rebellion_n against_o king_n william_n rufus_n from_o who_o afterward_o be_v divorce_v ibid._n because_o she_o be_v his_o kinsman_n wife_n he_o second_o marry_v â—_o to_o gundred_a daughter_n to_o girald_n de_fw-fr gornay_n viz._n in_o june_n ann._n 1118._o 18_o hen._n 1._o by_o the_o special_a advice_n â—_o of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o which_o gundr_v in_o her_o widowhood_n have_v berchelâ—i_fw-la a_o corrody_n of_o forty_o one_o pound_n twelve_o shilling_n and_o three_o penny_n before_o she_o be_v dispossess_v of_o the_o castle_n of_o brichelaw_n watt._n and_o give_v 40._o to_o the_o hospital_n of_o s._n leonard_n in_o york_n four_o ox-gangs_a of_o land_n lie_v in_o baggaby_n by_o which_o maud_n he_o have_v no_o child_n but_o by_o gundr_v he_o leave_v issue_n 60._o roger_n who_o possess_v the_o land_n of_o molâ—ray_n as_o have_v be_v say_v do_v by_o the_o special_a command_n 60._o of_o king_n henry_n assume_v 60._o the_o surname_n of_o molbray_n it_o be_v report_v 〈…〉_z of_o this_o nigel_n de_fw-fr albini_n that_o soon_o after_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o king_n writ_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o county_n of_o northumberland_n whereof_o robert_n de_fw-fr molbray_n who_o land_n be_v give_v to_o he_o be_v dispossess_v for_o his_o rebellion_n he_o fall_v sick_a at_o rouen_n and_o there_o depart_v 50._o the_o world_n very_o age_v be_v bury_v 50._o with_o his_o ancestor_n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o bec_n in_o normandy_n whereunto_o he_o have_v give_v 5._o twenty_o pound_n land_n in_o duntone_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o b._n other_o large_a possession_n in_o this_o realm_n in_o which_o abbey_n he_o be_v b._n shear_v a_o monk_n before_o he_o die_v ¶_o to_o he_o succeed_v roger_n mowbray_n who_o bear_v the_o surname_n of_o mowbray_n for_o the_o cause_n above_o express_v and_o be_v under_o b._n age_n at_o his_o father_n death_n be_v in_o ward_n b._n to_o king_n stephen_n in_o ann._n 1138._o 3_o steph._n upon_o 15._o that_o great_a invasion_n make_v by_o david_n king_n of_o scotland_n king_n stephen_n be_v then_o in_o 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the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o llan-blethyan_a 5._o to_z richard_n siward_z the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o calavan_n 6._o to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr humfravile_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o penmarke_n 7._o to_o reginald_n de_fw-fr sully_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o sully_n 8._o to_o roger_n de_fw-fr berkeroll_n the_o manor_n of_o east_n orchard_n 9_o to_o peter_n de_fw-fr soore_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o petertoâ—_n 10._o to_o john_n le_fw-fr fleming_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o s._n george_n 11._o to_o john_n de_fw-fr s._n john_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o foumon_n or_o fennon_n 12._o and_o to_o william_n le_fw-fr esterling_n alias_o stradling_n the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o s._n donat_n likewise_o 〈◊〉_d that_o beside_o this_o he_o give_v to_o the_o before_o mention_v enyon_n be_v the_o person_n employ_v to_o he_o from_o jestin_n and_o who_o take_v his_o part_n when_o he_o see_v jestin_n refuse_v to_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v 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the_o title_n of_o robert_n curthose_n in_o opposition_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o be_v call_v in_o question_n 〈…〉_z for_o his_o infidelity_n whereupon_o be_v conscious_a of_o his_o guilt_n he_o get_v leave_v 〈…〉_z to_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o leave_v all_o his_o possession_n to_o the_o king_n this_o robert_n give_v 〈…〉_z to_o the_o monk_n of_o bec_n in_o normandy_n the_o church_n of_o montfort_n appevil_n and_o froulancurt_n but_o both_o he_o and_o his_o brother_n hugh_n hugh_n died_z 〈…〉_z in_o a_o pilgrimage_n without_o issue_n and_o by_o his_o second_o wife_n leave_v one_o daughter_n marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr gant_n which_o gilbert_n beget_v on_o she_o a_o son_n called_z hugh_z hugh_n 〈…〉_z who_o from_o his_o mother_n she_o be_v so_o great_a a_o inheritrix_n assume_v the_o surname_n 〈…〉_z of_o montfort_n as_o also_o one_o daughter_n marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o simon_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n this_o last_o mention_v hugh_n called_z hugh_z de_fw-fr montfort_n the_o four_o have_v take_v to_o wife_n a._n adeline_n the_o daughter_n to_o robert_n earl_n of_o mellent_a join_v c._n with_o waleran_n her_o brother_n and_o all_o those_o who_o endeavour_v to_o advance_v william_n son_n to_o robert_n curthose_n against_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o in_o an._n 1124._o 25_o hen._n 1._o whereupon_o enter_v 1124._o normandy_n with_o what_o force_n they_o can_v raise_v he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n 1124._o with_o the_o same_o waleran_n and_o continue_v 1124._o in_o durance_n for_o full_a fourteen_o year_n no_o man_n intercede_v for_o his_o enlargement_n in_o regard_n what_o he_o have_v do_v be_v without_o any_o provocation_n when_o he_o die_v i_o do_v not_o find_v but_o that_o he_o have_v issue_n two_o son_n viz._n râ—bert_n robert_n a._n and_o thurstan_n â—_o as_o also_o two_o daughter_n viz._n adeline_n the_o wife_n b._n of_o william_n de_fw-fr britolio_n and_o ..._o marry_a â—_o to_o richard_n son_n to_z ..._o earl_n
and_o in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o have_v summons_n 〈…〉_z to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o chester_n well_o furnish_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o restrain_v the_o incuâ—sioâ—s_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d but_o die_v 19_o in_o 48_o hen._n 3._o be_v then_o seize_v 19_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o lâ—ngeton_n in_o com._n dors._n with_o the_o adveâ—son_n of_o the_o church_n aâ—eford_n and_o duntisse_n with_o the_o chapel_n of_o duntisse_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o celes_a which_o be_v give_v ibid._n in_o frankmarriage_n with_o maud_n his_o mother_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o norton_n also_o give_v ibid._n in_o frankmarriage_n with_o alâ—reda_n his_o grandmother_n and_o of_o two_o knight_n fee_n in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o pinford_n leave_v robert_n fitz-payn_n son_n of_o margery_n his_o elder_a sister_n beatrix_n the_o wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr goviz_n his_o second_o sister_n and_o albreda_n de_fw-fr lincoln_n his_o three_o sister_n his_o ibid._n next_o heir_n all_o of_o full_a age_n and_o joane_n his_o wife_n survive_v who_o have_v 5._o the_o manor_n of_o akeford_n and_o 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o advousons_n of_o the_o church_n of_o those_o lordship_n assign_v to_o she_o for_o her_o dower_n which_o robert_n fitzpain_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr goviz_n for_o 3._o their_o good_a service_n on_o the_o king_n behalf_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o lewes_n as_o the_o record_n express_v be_v in_o 48_o hen._n 3._o acquit_v 3._o from_o payment_n of_o the_o relief_n due_a upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o before-specified_n alured_n de_fw-fr lincoln_n their_o uncle_n and_o do_v their_o homage_n 3._o have_v livery_n of_o the_o land_n hereditary_o descend_v to_o they_o by_o his_o death_n viz._n the_o manor_n of_o winterborne_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o say_v ribert_n fitzpain_n and_o the_o manor_n of_o langeton_n to_o albreda_n the_o other_o sister_n for_o her_o purparty_n but_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v for_o fight_v there_o against_o the_o king_n for_o when_o they_o be_v thus_o acquit_v the_o king_n be_v prisoner_n and_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n have_v the_o power_n of_o his_o seal_n act_v what_o they_o please_v in_o his_o name_n which_o albreda_n die_v 〈…〉_z without_o issue_n in_o 6_o edw._n 1._o whereupon_o they_o the_o say_v robert_n fitzpain_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr goviz_n enter_v 〈…〉_z upon_o the_o land_n whereof_o â—he_n die_v seize_v without_o licence_n be_v constrain_v 〈…〉_z to_o procure_v a_o pardon_n of_o intrusion_n crispin_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_a survey_n make_v by_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n it_o appear_v that_o milo_n milo_n crispin_n have_v 〈…〉_z great_a possession_n in_o england_n viz._n in_o berkshire_n seven_o lordship_n in_o wiltshire_n twelve_o in_o surrey_z two_o in_o 〈◊〉_d three_o in_o bedfordshire_n three_o in_o 〈◊〉_d twenty_o eight_o and_o in_o oxfordshire_n thiry_n three_o and_o have_v wed_v walingford_n maud_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o robert_n d'oy_o by_o ..._o his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o wigod_n de_fw-fr walingford_n with_o who_o he_o have_v walingford_n the_o honour_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o berkshire_n make_v the_o castle_n of_o walingford_n his_o principal_a seat_n this_o milo_n in_o 7_o hen._n 1._o for_o service_n 40._o do_v to_o he_o in_o his_o sickness_n by_o 〈◊〉_d abbot_n of_o aâ—endon_n give_v 40._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o house_n a_o inn_n at_o colâ—roc_n in_o their_o road_n to_o london_n with_o half_a a_o hide_n of_o land_n and_o send_v gilbert_n pipard_v his_o steward_n and_o wâ—rin_v his_o priest_n to_o deliver_v possession_n 40._o thereof_o upon_o the_o altar_n at_o abendon_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o bec_n in_o normandy_n he_o give_v 40._o the_o lordship_n of_o swynesâ—â—â—â—_n and_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o his_o demesne_n belong_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o walingford_n but_o upon_o his_o death_n 〈…〉_z without_o issue_n which_o happen_v in_o 7_o henr._n 1._o this_o honour_n with_o all_o his_o inheritance_n beside_o be_v dispose_v 〈…〉_z of_o to_o brieâ—â—â—â—_n fill_v contitis_fw-la ¶_o of_o this_o family_n i_o presume_v be_v also_o william_n william_n crisâ—â—n_o who_o in_o â—sapnâ—_n that_o war_n which_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n have_v against_o henry_n king_n of_o france_n in_o normandy_n be_v 〈…〉_z one_o of_o his_o chief_a commander_n in_o ann._n 1106._o 7._o non._n 1._o this_o william_n adhere_v 〈…〉_z to_o robert_n câ—rthose_n against_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o be_v take_v prisoner_n 〈…〉_z in_o that_o fatal_a battle_n of_o tenerchebray_n wherein_o all_o the_o power_n of_o carthose_n be_v utter_o vanquish_v and_o normandy_n thereupon_o utter_o subdue_v and_o short_o after_o viz._n in_o 11_o hen._n 1._o take_v 〈…〉_z part_n with_o that_o great_a rebel_n robert_n de_fw-fr belesme_fw-fr earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n be_v banish_v 〈…〉_z out_o of_o normandy_n yet_o about_o three_o year_n after_o receive_v 〈…〉_z into_o favour_n again_o howbeit_o afterward_o scil_n 19_o hen._n 1._o he_o join_v 〈…〉_z with_o lewes_n king_n of_o france_n against_o the_o same_o king_n and_o in_o that_o great_a battle_n at_o nugent_n where_o king_n henry_n be_v victorious_a encounter_v 〈…〉_z he_o with_o such_o courage_n that_o he_o break_v 〈…〉_z his_o head_n but_o the_o king_n return_v such_o fierce_a stroke_n upon_o he_o that_o he_o sell_v he_o from_o his_o horse_n and_o take_v he_o prisoner_n all_o that_o i_o shall_v far_o say_v of_o he_o be_v that_o he_o give_v 5â—_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o bec_n in_o normandy_n the_o church_n of_o droecurt_n with_o the_o land_n and_o tithe_n thereto_o belong_v as_o also_o 10._o the_o lordship_n of_o tilla_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o lyseux_n limesi_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_n survey_v 〈…〉_z make_v by_o k._n william_n the_o conqueror_n ralph_n de_fw-fr limesi_n ralph_n have_v great_a possession_n in_o this_o realm_n viz._n in_o devonshire_n four_o lordship_n in_o somersetshire_n seven_o in_o essex_z three_z in_o norfolk_z two_o in_o suffolk_z eleven_o in_o northamptonshire_n one_o in_o warwickshire_n one_o in_o hertfordshire_n four_o and_o in_o notinghamshire_n eight_o short_o after_o which_o he_o enjoy_v 40._o also_o the_o land_n of_o christina_n one_o 40._o of_o the_o sister_n to_o edgar_n etheling_n and_o among_o they_o ulverlei_n 〈◊〉_d in_o warwickshire_n where_o he_o have_v 〈◊〉_d one_o of_o his_o principal_a seat_n himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n bear_v the_o title_n 〈◊〉_d of_o baron_n thereof_o but_o now_o through_o the_o alteration_n which_o time_n have_v make_v so_o obscure_v that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o notice_n take_v of_o it_o know_v to_o the_o adjacent_a inhabitant_n nought_o thereof_o remain_v except_o a_o large_a moat_n and_o great_a bank_n whereon_o ancient_a 〈◊〉_d do_v grow_v situate_a upon_o the_o northwest_n part_n of_o 〈◊〉_d parish_n by_o the_o vulgar_a call_v 〈◊〉_d and_o say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o castle_n of_o which_o place_n this_o ralph_n cotton_n give_v two_o part_n of_o his_o tithe_n to_o the_o church_n of_o piritone_n in_o com._n hertf._n by_o he_o found_v cotton_n but_o afterward_o bear_v a_o venerable_a respect_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n alban_n he_o bestow_v b._n thereon_o this_o church_n of_o piriton_n as_o also_o b._n the_o church_n of_o hertford_n which_o he_o have_v likewise_o build_v b._n and_o endow_v b._n with_o diverse_a land_n and_o tithe_n there_o and_o in_o other_o place_n in_o consideration_n 40._o whereof_o the_o abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n place_v ibid._n therein_o six_o of_o his_o monk_n to_o celebrate_v divine_a service_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o the_o say_v ralph_n and_o hadewyse_o 〈…〉_z his_o wife_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n receive_v 〈…〉_z he_o as_o a_o brother_n and_o monk_n as_o also_o â—span_n she_o as_o a_o sister_n into_o their_o fraternity_n with_o promise_n 〈…〉_z to_o bury_v they_o both_o at_o st._n alban_n unless_o that_o cell_n of_o hartford_n shall_v arrive_v to_o such_o honour_n as_o that_o they_o have_v rather_o lie_v there_o and_o to_o perform_v 〈…〉_z the_o like_a solemn_a office_n for_o he_o as_o for_o any_o one_o monk_n moreover_o he_o consent_v 〈…〉_z that_o she_o the_o say_v hadewyse_o shall_v bestow_v upon_o this_o cell_n at_o hartford_n the_o land_n of_o nigell_n de_fw-fr bradwell_n which_o be_v of_o her_o dowry_n upon_o condition_n 〈…〉_z that_o so_o long_o as_o she_o live_v she_o shall_v have_v three_o prebend_n therein_o and_o that_o after_o her_o death_n another_o monk_n shall_v be_v admit_v 〈…〉_z thither_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o she_o and_o her_o husband_n and_o after_o that_o monk_n another_o â—span_n perpetual_o to_o which_o grant_v among_o other_o raer_n his_o son_n and_o robert_z de_fw-fr stadford_n his_o nephew_n be_v 〈…〉_z witness_n to_o this_o ralph_n de_fw-fr limesi_n succeed_v alan_n alan_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o bestow_v 40._o on_o those_o monk_n at_o hartford_n the_o church_n of_o ichentone_n in_o com._n warw._n and_o give_v a._n to_o the_o knight_n
into_o scotland_n with_o her_o son_n william_n and_o reginald_n and_o all_o her_o own_o family_n and_o with_o she_o hugh_n de_fw-fr lacie_n but_o when_o the_o king_n come_v to_o karrickfergus_fw-la he_o receive_v advertisement_n from_o duncan_n de_fw-fr carriâ—_n of_o galwey_n that_o he_o have_v take_v she_o and_o her_o daughter_n wife_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n son_n together_o with_o william_n de_fw-fr braose_n her_o son_n and_o his_o wife_n with_o their_o two_o son_n but_o that_o hugh_n de_fw-fr lacie_n and_o reginald_n de_fw-fr braose_n her_o young_a son_n be_v escape_v whereupon_o the_o king_n send_v two_o ship_n for_o they_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr curcy_n and_o godfrey_n de_fw-fr crancumb_n be_v thus_o bring_v to_o the_o king_n she_o make_v offer_v of_o that_o fine_a of_o forty_o thousand_o mark_n whereof_o the_o king_n accept_v but_o within_o three_o day_n after_o repent_v her_o bargain_n she_o say_v she_o can_v not_o make_v it_o good_a the_o king_n therefore_o depart_v from_o karrickfergus_fw-la for_o england_n and_o take_v she_o with_o her_o family_n along_o with_o he_o she_o again_o offer_v he_o the_o forty_o thousand_o mark_n with_o a_o penalty_n of_o ten_o thousand_o mark_n more_o in_o case_n she_o pay_v it_o not_o whereupon_o the_o accord_n be_v put_v in_o writing_n and_o seal_v on_o each_o part_n both_o their_o oath_n be_v likewise_o give_v for_o performance_n thereof_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o the_o seal_n of_o those_o earl_n and_o baron_n who_o be_v then_o present_a for_o attestation_n thereto_o day_n of_o payment_n be_v appoint_v according_o and_o because_o the_o sheriff_n of_o herefordshire_n have_v proceed_v against_o her_o husband_n as_o a_o malefactor_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o mischief_n he_o have_v do_v in_o that_o country_n and_o shall_v have_v outlawed_n he_o thereupon_o the_o king_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o composition_n command_v the_o sheriff_n to_o respite_v the_o same_o till_o his_o return_n into_o england_n moreover_o upon_o his_o return_n have_v she_o and_o her_o company_n at_o bristol_n under_o guard_n she_o there_o petition_v that_o her_o husband_n may_v have_v leave_n to_o come_v to_o she_o which_o be_v grant_v he_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n and_o free_o express_v his_o consent_n to_o make_v payment_n of_o the_o fine_a in_o order_n therefore_o unto_o it_o the_o king_n send_v a_o servant_n of_o geffrey_n fitz-piers_n than_o justice_n of_o england_n to_o go_v along_o with_o he_o that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o impediment_n in_o his_o passage_n in_o regard_n he_o have_v be_v note_v for_o so_o great_a a_o malefactor_n but_o after_o all_o this_o when_o the_o first_o day_n of_o payment_n come_v the_o king_n send_v his_o say_a justice_n of_o england_n geffrey_n fitz-piers_n and_o likewise_o the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n and_o winchester_n with_o divers_a other_o great_a man_n unto_o maud_n the_o wife_n of_o this_o william_n for_o the_o money_n she_o plain_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v expect_v nothing_o she_o have_v no_o more_o money_n in_o her_o purse_n then_o twenty_o four_o mark_n of_o silver_n twenty_o four_o shilling_n of_o bezant_z and_o fifteen_o ounce_n of_o gold_n so_o that_o neither_o then_o nor_o ever_o after_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o she_o or_o from_o her_o husband_n which_o be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o king_n he_o present_o command_v that_o proclamation_n shall_v be_v make_v from_o one_o county_n to_o another_o for_o this_o great_a malefactor_n and_o in_o case_n he_o come_v not_o in_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n then_o to_o be_v outlaw_v thus_o far_o the_o king_n narrative_a from_o these_o various_a relation_n therefore_o it_o be_v no_o easy_a matter_n to_o discover_v what_o his_o demerit_n be_v but_o what_o usage_n he_o have_v at_o last_o take_v here_o from_o the_o credit_n of_o these_o two_o historian_n who_o live_v near_o that_o time_n this_o year_n viz._n an._n 1210._o 12_o joh._n quoth_v 〈…〉_z matthew_n of_o westminster_n the_o noble_a lady_n maud_n wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr braose_n with_o william_n their_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v miserable_o famish_v at_o windsor_n by_o the_o command_n of_o king_n john_n and_o william_n her_o husband_n escape_v from_o scorham_n put_v himself_o into_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o beggar_n and_o private_o get_v beyond_o sea_n die_v soon_o after_o at_o paris_n where_o he_o have_v burial_n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n victor_n on_o the_o eve_n of_o s._n laurence_n and_o matth._n paris_n put_v his_o death_n in_o an._n 1212._o which_o differ_v a_o little_a in_o time_n say_v 9_o that_o he_o flee_v from_o ireland_n into_o france_n and_o die_v at_o ebula_n his_o body_n be_v carry_v to_o paris_n and_o there_o honourable_o bury_v in_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n victor_n but_o after_o these_o great_a trouble_n in_o his_o late_a day_n i_o shall_v now_o say_v something_o of_o his_o pious_a work_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o lira_n in_o normandy_n he_o give_v 〈…〉_z the_o church_n of_o orsesleve_n and_o be_v 10._o by_o inheritance_n from_o his_o mother_n lord_n of_o bergavenny_n he_o give_v 10._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o priory_n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o his_o castle_n there_o viz._n of_o bread_n wine_n bear_v cider_n all_o manner_n of_o flesh_n fish_n salt_n honey_n wax_n tallow_n and_o in_o general_a of_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v bring_v thither_o and_o spend_v there_o and_o moreover_o two_o mark_n of_o silver_n out_o of_o his_o lordship_n of_o espines_n and_o two_o mark_n of_o silver_n yearly_o out_o of_o his_o land_n in_o england_n so_o soon_o as_o god_n shall_v enlarge_v they_o to_o forty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la as_o also_o the_o toll_n on_o the_o market_n day_n within_o the_o gate_n of_o that_o his_o castle_n which_o gift_n he_o so_o make_v to_o those_o monk_n of_o bergavenny_n upon_o condition_n that_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o s._n vincenti_fw-la in_o maine_n to_o which_o this_o priory_n of_o bergavenny_n be_v a_o cell_n shall_v daily_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o as_o also_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o the_o say_v william_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o maud_n his_o wife_n and_o it_o be_v observe_v 73._o of_o he_o that_o in_o his_o usual_a communication_n he_o will_v reverendly_a use_v the_o name_n of_o god_n viz._n in_o god_n name_n let_v this_o be_v do_v or_o if_o it_o please_v god_n or_o by_o god_n grace_n so_o likewise_o in_o all_o his_o letter_n he_o write_v moreover_o that_o in_o his_o journey_n whensoever_o he_o come_v into_o a_o church_n or_o behold_v a_o cross_n though_o he_o be_v then_o discourse_v with_o another_o he_o will_v leave_v off_o and_o betake_v himself_o to_o this_o devotion_n and_o have_v say_v his_o prayer_n return_v to_o his_o former_a discourse_n likewise_o when_o he_o meet_v any_o child_n in_o the_o way_n he_o will_v salute_v they_o courteous_o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v have_v a_o return_n with_o the_o benediction_n of_o innocent_n by_o maud_n his_o wife_n call_v 60._o maud_n de_fw-fr s._n waleric_a he_o have_v issue_n william_n who_o be_v famish_v with_o she_o at_o windsor_n giles_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n and_o reginald_n as_o before_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o four_o daughter_n viz._n joane_n s._n who_o be_v the_o wife_n s._n of_o richard_n lord_n percy_n a_o great_a baron_n in_o the_o north_n loretta_n wed_v devon_n to_o robert_n fitz-parnell_n earl_n of_o leicester_n who_o have_v devon_n with_o she_o in_o marriage_n the_o lordship_n of_o tavestoke_n in_o com._n devon_n with_o thirteen_o knight_n fee_n margaret_n 20._o the_o wife_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr lacie_n and_o maud_n wife_n 256._o of_o griffith_n prince_n of_o south_n wales_n of_o philip_n his_o brother_n all_o that_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o be_v that_o after_o the_o conquest_n of_o ireland_n upon_o the_o return_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o thence_o among_o other_o person_n of_o note_n which_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o there_o he_o be_v 165._o one_o and_o under_o he_o twenty_o soldier_n as_o to_o the_o land_n of_o this_o great_a but_o unhappy_a man_n it_o appear_v devon_n that_o in_o 11_o joh._n the_o sheriff_n of_o devon_n account_v for_o toteney_n cornwrthy_a barstople_n and_o lappeford_n and_o that_o the_o stock_n of_o cattle_n upon_o some_o other_o be_v sell_v for_o the_o king_n use_n for_o in_o 12_o joh._n william_n de_fw-fr nevil_n account_v hants_n for_o eighty_o four_o pound_n and_o five_o shilling_n for_o three_o hundred_o thirty_o seven_o cow_n part_n of_o the_o number_n of_o seven_o hundred_o and_o four_o which_o come_v from_o his_o land_n each_o cow_n then_o rate_v at_o five_o shilling_n moreover_o as_o to_o his_o barony_n of_o brembry_n it_o be_v suss._n then_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o richard_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o his_o forfeiture_n
the_o monk_n of_o st._n peter_n abbey_n at_o shrewsbury_n a_o part_n of_o bradeston_n likewise_o ibid._n the_o town_n of_o ougfort_n with_o the_o tithe_n of_o â—petone_n as_o also_o the_o church_n and_o tithe_n of_o beritone_n and_o that_o after_o his_o death_n ..._o his_o wife_n for_o the_o health_n of_o his_o soul_n bestow_v ibid._n on_o they_o a_o house_n in_o shrewsbury_n which_o be_v part_n of_o her_o dowry_n to_o the_o intent_n ibid._n that_o the_o fermour_n thereof_o shall_v find_v a_o wax_n light_n to_o burn_v in_o the_o abbey_n church_n there_o every_o night_n throughout_o the_o year_n at_o 10._o the_o altar_n of_o the_o holy_a innocent_n furthermore_o it_o be_v report_v 10._o that_o this_o warine_n have_v a_o brother_n call_v reginald_n who_o give_v to_o those_o monk_n of_o shrewsbury_n the_o town_n of_o leghe_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o warine_n take_v 20._o his_o wife_n and_o his_o honor._n likewise_o that_o he_o have_v a_o son_n call_v hugh_n who_o give_v 30._o to_o those_o monk_n of_o shrewsbury_n the_o church_n of_o st._n oswald_n and_o also_o the_o church_n of_o mutle_n with_o the_o tithe_n of_o nesse_n and_o scrawardine_n fouke_n but_o fulke_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o land_n and_o honor._n which_o fulke_n be_v 262._o under_o the_o tutelage_n of_o one_o joo_v age_n a_o knight_n fall_v in_o love_n 262._o with_o his_o daughter_n hawise_o and_o marry_v she_o and_o have_v so_o do_v take_v 263._o a_o journey_n with_o joo_n into_o ireland_n and_o assist_v 263._o he_o in_o his_o war_n against_o walter_n de_fw-fr lacie_n this_o be_v that_o fulke_n who_o be_v call_v 2._o fulco_n vicecome_fw-la and_o give_v 2._o the_o lordship_n of_o pinelege_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n at_o shrewsbury_n he_o be_v also_o constitute_v 30._o lieutenant_n of_o the_o march_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o about_o 185._o the_o year_n 1122._o 23_o hen._n 1._o have_v then_o be_v 185._o in_o wales_n and_o settle_v all_o in_o quiet_a there_o moreover_o ere_o long_o skirmish_v 264._o with_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n he_o give_v he_o a_o hurt_n 264._o in_o the_o shoulder_n and_o force_v 264._o he_o to_o flee_v to_o a_o castle_n call_v cayhome_n but_o be_v in_o that_o skirmish_n wound_v 264._o himself_o after_o which_o he_o ride_v 264â—_n towards_o gloucester_n to_o meet_v king_n henry_n of_o who_o he_o be_v courteous_o entertain_v 264â—_n and_o make_v steward_n 264â—_n of_o his_o house_n as_o also_o lord_n and_o governor_n 264â—_n of_o those_o march_n he_o likewise_o fight_v 〈…〉_z with_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n near_z hereford_z and_o have_v the_o better_a 〈…〉_z of_o the_o day_n for_o which_o respect_n when_o 〈…〉_z the_o prince_n of_o wales_n restore_v to_o the_o lord_n marcher_n their_o land_n he_o retain_v 〈…〉_z mallor_n and_o whitington_n whereupon_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o give_v 〈…〉_z unto_o he_o for_o that_o loss_n the_o honour_n of_o alston_n in_o 2_o r._n 1._o this_o fulk_n pay_v wilts_n a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n belong_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o be_v make_v knight_n supra_fw-la by_o king_n henry_n at_o winchester_n together_o with_o his_o three_o brethren_n it_o be_v say_v supra_fw-la that_o upon_o a_o fall_n out_o with_o john_n son_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o at_o the_o game_n of_o chess_n have_v his_o head_n break_v with_o the_o chess_n board_n by_o john_n he_o give_v he_o such_o a_o blow_n that_o he_o almost_o kill_v he_o when_o he_o die_v i_o do_v not_o certain_o find_v but_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o be_v bury_v ibid._n at_o abberbury_n and_o that_o ibid._n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n fulke_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v in_o the_o war_n of_o lombary_n moreover_o that_o he_o have_v ibid._n five_o other_o son_n viz._n william_n guarine_n philip_n john_n and_o alan_n this_o fulke_n 2._o the_o second_o have_v ibid._n a_o castle_n at_o abberbury_n the_o ruin_n whereof_o be_v extant_a and_o be_v by_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o leave_v ibid._n to_o defend_v the_o march_n of_o wales_n when_o he_o go_v into_o the_o holy-land_n moreover_o in_o 7_o ric._n 1._o he_o give_v salop._n a_o fine_a of_o forty_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n for_o livery_n of_o whitington_n castle_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n then_o give_v for_o he_o thereof_o in_o the_o king_n court._n but_o after_o 〈…〉_z the_o death_n of_o king_n richard_n maurice_n son_n to_o roger_n who_o have_v whitington-castle_n give_v he_o by_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n be_v make_v warden_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o march_n by_o king_n john_n he_o desire_v 〈…〉_z a_o confirmation_n of_o that_o castle_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n have_v send_v 〈…〉_z a_o courser_n well_o trap_v unto_o montgomerie_n castle_n for_o the_o king_n obtainted_a 〈…〉_z his_o request_n this_o fulke_n therefore_o and_o his_o brother_n desire_v justice_n from_o the_o king_n as_o it_o be_v say_v 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o prevail_v quit_v their_o fidelity_n and_o go_v from_o winchester_n it_o be_v also_o say_v that_o 〈◊〉_d one_o gerard_n a_o lord_n of_o france_n be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n to_o encounter_v they_o be_v slay_v in_o that_o adventure_n moreover_o that_o 〈◊〉_d hawyse_o wife_n to_o this_o fulke_n advise_v he_o he_o flee_v into_o britanny_n likewise_o ibid._n that_o thereupon_o king_n john_n seize_v his_o land_n and_o afterward_o upon_o his_o return_n into_o england_n cause_v ibid._n he_o to_o be_v pursue_v constitute_v 266._o gilbert_n de_fw-fr montferrant_n captain_n of_o those_o that_o follow_v he_o who_o fulke_n and_o his_o brethren_n kill_v but_o notwithstanding_o king_n john_n wrath_n towards_o he_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o maurice_n the_o prince_n of_o wales_n restore_v 266._o whitington_n unto_o he_o whereof_o king_n john_n have_v notice_n he_o privy_o send_v 267._o to_o the_o same_o prince_n lewelin_n to_o surprise_v he_o with_o his_o brethren_n also_o and_o to_o cut_v 267._o off_o their_o head_n of_o which_o design_n this_o fulke_n have_v notice_n ibid._n by_o joan_n wife_n of_o leweline_n sister_n to_o king_n john_n ibid._n he_o flee_v into_o france_n and_o go_v by_o the_o name_n ibid._n of_o sir_n amyce_n howbeit_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v thus_o go_v king_n john_n will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v but_o advertise_v ibid._n the_o king_n of_o france_n that_o he_o be_v a_o rebel_n nevertheless_o that_o king_n bear_v such_o a_o respect_n to_o he_o that_o he_o offer_v 268._o he_o a_o barony_n there_o which_o he_o refuse_v 268._o and_o â—ailing_v 268._o to_o other_o part_n at_o length_n land_v at_o dovor_n thence_o come_v to_o windbore_v where_o hear_v ibid._n that_o the_o king_n be_v come_v thither_o to_o hunt_v he_o change_v ibid._n his_o clothes_n with_o a_o collier_n and_o stand_v ibid._n in_o the_o way_n where_o the_o king_n ride_v be_v ask_v ibid._n if_o he_o see_v any_o game_n he_o answer_v ibid._n yes_o and_o thereupon_o take_v ibid._n the_o king_n under_o that_o pretence_n to_o his_o tent_n where_o his_o brethren_n and_o friend_n be_v and_o have_v he_o there_o alone_o threaten_v ibid._n he_o for_o his_o banishment_n so_o sore_o that_o he_o obtain_v promise_n ibid._n of_o pardon_n but_o the_o king_n be_v loose_a cause_v he_o again_o to_o be_v close_o pursue_v ibid._n that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o flee_v ibid._n to_o sea_n so_o that_o he_o go_v into_o 〈◊〉_d barbary_n and_o there_o fall_v in_o love_n 〈◊〉_d with_o a_o noble_a lady_n call_v idonea_fw-la howbeit_o at_o length_n return_v 〈◊〉_d again_o into_o england_n through_o the_o mediation_n 〈◊〉_d of_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n hugh_z bigot_z earl_n marshal_z and_o hubert_z archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n he_o obtain_v restitution_n 〈◊〉_d of_o his_o castle_n at_o whitington_n our_o public_a record_n say_v 5._o that_o rebel_a against_o king_n john_n he_o be_v outlaw_v and_o that_o thereupon_o weenoc_n son_n of_o meurich_n of_o powy_n give_v 〈…〉_z to_o the_o king_n a_o hundred_o pound_n and_o four_o palfrey_n for_o whitington_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n whereof_o his_o father_n have_v be_v seize_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n and_o whereof_o he_o have_v king_n henry_n the_o second_o be_v charter_n as_o also_o the_o confirmation_n of_o king_n john_n and_o moreover_o that_o the_o same_o year_n through_o the_o mediation_n 〈…〉_z of_o i._o bishop_n of_o norwich_n and_o will._n earl_n of_o salisbury_n the_o king_n brother_n the_o king_n be_v please_v to_o pardon_v ibid._n that_o his_o flight_n and_o the_o utlary_n pronounce_v against_o he_o and_o to_o receive_v he_o to_o favour_n also_o that_o thereupon_o give_v 11._o two_o hundred_o mark_n and_o two_o courser_n he_o have_v livery_n 11._o of_o the_o castle_n of_o whitington_n as_o his_o hereditary_a right_n command_v 7._o be_v give_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o shropshire_n to_o yield_v he_o possession_n thereof_o according_o and_o in_o 9_o joh._n give_v
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of_o the_o scot_n who_o have_v then_o invade_v the_o north_n of_o this_o realm_n with_o a_o mighty_a host_n and_o that_o be_v 338._o of_o stature_n tall_a by_o the_o head_n than_o all_o other_o as_o also_o have_v in_o great_a veneration_n both_o for_o his_o age_n and_o wisdom_n ascend_v a_o device_n which_o be_v make_v about_o the_o standard_n he_o do_v by_o a_o elegant_a oration_n 139._o encourage_v the_o whole_a english_a army_n to_o fight_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o famous_a exploit_n which_o have_v be_v do_v of_o old_a by_o the_o valour_n of_o their_o ancestor_n in_o foreign_a part_n and_o in_o particular_a against_o the_o scottish_a nation_n assure_v they_o that_o to_o vindicate_v the_o vile_a profanation_n which_o that_o barbarous_a people_n have_v make_v in_o all_o holy_a place_n where_o they_o come_v st._n michael_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o st._n peter_n with_o the_o apostle_n who_o church_n be_v by_o they_o make_v stable_n will_v fight_v yea_o that_o the_o martyr_n 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estate_n consult_v b._n with_o william_n his_o uncle_n than_o rector_n of_o the_o church_n of_o garton_n be_v by_o he_o advise_v b._n to_o make_v christ_n his_o heir_n unto_o part_n of_o it_o which_o he_o according_o do_v b._n by_o sound_v those_o three_o monastery_n beforementioned_a but_o after_o this_o till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v 40._o in_o the_o year_n 1153._o 18_o steph._n i_o have_v observe_v no_o more_o of_o he_o than_o that_o two_o year_n before_o he_o become_v 40._o a_o monk_n in_o that_o abbey_n of_o riebaulx_n so_o found_v by_o he_o as_o have_v be_v say_v and_o that_o he_o be_v there_o bury_v upon_o the_o seven_o ides_n of_o march_n the_o same_o year_n leave_v 30._o the_o remainder_n of_o his_o possession_n unto_o his_o three_o sister_n viz._n hawise_o the_o wife_n of_o william_n the_o buscie_a albredae_fw-la of_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr trailly_fw-fr and_o adeline_n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr ros_fw-fr unto_o which_o adeline_n he_o especial_o give_v the_o patronage_n of_o those_o abbey_n of_o kirkham_n and_o riebaulx_n dunstanvill_n the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v of_o this_o family_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o reginald_n the_o dunstanvill_n reginald_n then_o give_v 50._o the_o church_n of_o winterburn_n in_o com._n wilte_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o lewes_n in_o com._n suss._n after_o who_o death_n adelina_n de_fw-fr l'isle_n his_o wife_n 5._o survive_v for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o he_o the_o say_v reginald_n her_o late_a husband_n give_v 5._o the_o lordship_n of_o polton_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o tewksbury_n to_o this_o reginald_n succeed_v robert_n de_fw-fr dunstanvill_n which_o robert_n robert_n in_o 2_o h._n 2._o have_v a_o grant_n wilte_n from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o lordship_n of_o heghtredesbury_n in_o com._n wilte_n and_o in_o 10_o h._n 2._o be_v cant._n one_o of_o the_o peer_n who_o then_o undertake_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v maintain_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n but_o all_o that_o i_o have_v further_o see_v of_o he_o be_v that_o he_o give_v â—_o the_o church_n of_o bercham_n and_o chapel_n of_o greteham_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o lewes_n in_o com._n suss._n to_o he_o succeed_v walter_n de_fw-fr dunstanvill_n walter_n who_o marry_v 130._o ursula_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o reginald_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n in_o who_o right_a he_o have_v salop._n the_o lordship_n of_o ideshale_v in_o com._n salop._n in_o 2_o r._n 1._o this_o walter_n give_v wilts_n c_z mark_n fine_a for_o livery_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o cumbe_n colerne_n and_o wili_n in_o com._n wilts_n but_o die_v in_o 8_o r._n 1._o or_o before_o for_o in_o that_o year_n will._n de_fw-fr s._n marie-church_n account_v 〈…〉_z xxi_o l._n four_o s._n for_o xxi_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o five_o part_n which_o be_v for_o his_o scutage_n and_o in_o 2_o joh._n thomas_n basset_n and_o alan_n his_o brother_n offer_v 〈…〉_z a_o fine_a to_o the_o king_n of_o five_o hundred_o mark_n for_o the_o wardship_n of_o his_o land_n and_o heir_n but_o obtain_v it_o not_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n gilbert_n basset_n for_o 〈…〉_z six_o hundred_o mark_n pay_v to_o the_o king_n have_v 〈…〉_z the_o same_o wardship_n to_o this_o walter_n succeed_v another_o walter_n walter_n who_o in_o 15_o joh._n attend_v 〈…〉_z the_o king_n into_o pâ—ictou_n and_o in_o 16_o joh._n procure_v his_o charter_n 〈…〉_z for_o a_o weekly_a market_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o hetredesbury_n in_o com._n wilts_n upon_o the_o wednesdy_n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_o on_o the_o eve_n and_o day_n of_o the_o invention_n of_o the_o holy_a cross._n this_o walter_n give_v 〈…〉_z his_o manor_n of_o winterburne_n to_o alan_n basset_n geffrey_n fitz-piers_n earl_n of_o essex_n and_o will._n mareschall_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n be_v witness_n 〈…〉_z to_o the_o grant_v and_o have_v be_v in_o arm_n against_o king_n john_n in_o 1_o h._n 3._o have_v letter_n 2._o of_o safe-conduct_a to_o come_v to_o the_o king_n to_o make_v his_o composition_n which_o be_v complete_v the_o next_o ensue_a year_n command_n 16._o be_v give_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n of_o salop._n cantab._n wilte_n and_o surr._n for_o restitution_n of_o his_o land_n seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n for_o that_o transgression_n this_o walter_n give_v 10._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o wombrugge_n in_o com._n salop._n the_o manor_n of_o lens_n aynulf_n in_o com._n salop._n and_o two_o mill_n in_o ideshale_v with_o the_o suit_n which_o his_o tenant_n of_o that_o manor_n do_v owe_v thereto_o and_o depart_v 4._o this_o life_n in_o 25_o h._n 3._o whereupon_o walter_n walter_n his_o son_n do_v his_o homage_n and_o give_v security_n salop._n for_o the_o payment_n of_o c_o l._n for_o his_o relief_n have_v livery_n salop._n of_o his_o land_n and_o in_o 41_o h._n 3._o as_o one_o 6._o of_o the_o
empress_n and_o king_n stephen_n he_o burn_v the_o abbey_n of_o wherwelle_n in_o com._n suthampt._n in_o regard_n the_o nun_n of_o that_o house_n harbour_v some_o of_o the_o empress_n follower_n but_o when_o the_o time_n grow_v more_o calm_a and_o quiet_a he_o found_v 30._o a_o abbey_n at_o boxâ—ey_n in_o kent_n for_o cistertian-monk_n in_o anno_fw-la 1144._o 9_o steph._n howbeit_o after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n stephen_n it_o be_v say_v 56._o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o depart_v the_o realm_n and_o that_o he_o thereupon_o betake_v himself_o to_o a_o monastic_a life_n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o laon_n in_o flanders_n as_o also_o that_o he_o there_o die_v 9_o kal._n febr._fw-la anno_fw-la 1162._o morvill_n in_o anno_fw-la 1138._o 3_o steph._n hugh_n hugh_n de_fw-fr morvill_n be_v 20._o one_o of_o the_o witness_n to_o that_o charter_n of_o protection_n then_o make_v by_o david_n king_n of_o scot_n to_o the_o monk_n of_o tinemouth_n and_o in_o 3_o h._n 2._o simon_n simon_n de_fw-fr morvill_n give_v carleol_n fifty_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o land_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr engaine_o have_v marry_v s._n ada_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr engaine_o son_n of_o he_o the_o say_v ralph_n in_o who_o right_a he_o possess_v holcoltram_n the_o barony_n of_o burgh_n upon_o the_o sand_n in_o com._n cumbr._n it_o descend_v holcoltram_n to_o she_o hereditary_o from_o ebria_fw-la her_o grandmother_n daughter_n and_o heir_n ibid._n to_o robert_n triver_n wife_n to_o ralph_n de_fw-fr engaine_o her_o grandfather_n unto_o which_o robert_n ranulph_n de_fw-fr meschines_n ancient_o lord_n of_o cumberland_n first_o give_v ibid._n the_o inheritance_n of_o it_o together_o with_o the_o forest_n of_o englewode_n to_o hold_v ibid._n by_o the_o service_n of_o cornage_n this_o simon_n leave_v issue_n by_o she_o two_o son_n roger_n roger._n cumbr._n and_o richard_n which_o roger_n have_v issue_n cumbr._n hugh_n hugh_n de_fw-fr morvile_n who_o be_v 30._o one_o of_o those_o in_o 17_o h._n 2._o that_o bold_o come_v to_o thomas_n becket_n than_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v in_o his_o bedchamber_n require_v he_o by_o command_n from_o the_o king_n that_o he_o shall_v restore_v those_o bishop_n which_o he_o have_v suspend_v and_o absolve_v they_o that_o be_v excommunicate_v who_o answer_v 30._o that_o what_o be_v do_v by_o the_o apostolic_a authority_n can_v not_o be_v alter_v he_o with_o the_o rest_n who_o have_v machinate_v his_o death_n follow_v 30._o he_o into_o the_o cathedral_n at_o canterbury_n when_o he_o go_v to_o vesper_n and_o there_o barbarous_o murder_v 30._o he_o at_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n benedict_n which_o do_v they_o enter_v 50._o his_o stable_n and_o take_v 50._o away_o his_o horse_n ride_v 50._o to_o knaresburgh_n in_o yorkshire_n a_o town_n then_o belong_v 50._o to_o this_o hugh_n where_o they_o stay_v 50._o till_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n thereabouts_o be_v weary_a of_o they_o this_o hugh_n take_v to_o wife_n s._n helewise_o the_o stutevill_n with_o who_o he_o have_v s._n the_o manor_n of_o kirk-oswald_a and_o 〈◊〉_d in_o com._n cumbr._n and_o in_o 2_o joh._n obtain_v licence_n 9_o to_o enclose_v his_o wood_n at_o kirk-oswald_a likewise_o to_o fortify_v his_o manor-house_n and_o to_o have_v a_o fair_a there_o once_o every_o year_n with_o a_o market_n every_o week_n moreover_o he_o give_v linc._n unto_o the_o king_n xv_o mark_n and_o three_o good_a palfrey_n to_o enjoy_v his_o court_n with_o the_o liberty_n of_o toll_n theme_n infangthef_n fire_n and_o water_n ordeall_n and_o such_o other_o privilege_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n during_o the_o continuance_n of_o helewise_o his_o wife_n in_o a_o regular_a habit_n and_o left_a issue_n only_o two_o daughter_n his_o heir_n viz._n ada_n and_o joane_n which_o ada_n first_o marry_v cumbeâ—l_n in_o his_o life-time_n to_o richard_n the_o son_n of_o reginald_n de_fw-fr lucy_n of_o egremunt_fw-la and_o second_o to_o 2._o thomas_n de_fw-fr multon_n and_o joane_n after_o her_o father_n death_n to_o richard_n gernun_n whereupon_o in_o 6_o joh._n upon_o partition_n cumâ—â—_n of_o the_o land_n of_o this_o hugh_n betwixt_o those_o his_o daughter_n and_o coheris_n richard_n de_fw-fr lucy_n give_v cumbâ—_n a_o fine_a to_o the_o king_n of_o nine_o hundred_o mark_n and_o five_o palfrey_n for_o the_o purpartie_n of_o ada_n his_o wife_n and_o forestership_n of_o cumberland_n as_o full_o as_o he_o the_o say_v hugh_n enjoy_v the_o same_o and_o ibid._n richard_n gernun_n six_o hundred_o mark_n for_o liberty_n to_o ibid._n marry_v joane_n the_o young_a daughter_n with_o the_o purpartie_n belong_v to_o she_o of_o those_o land_n whereof_o her_o father_n die_v seize_v of_o richard_n richard_n de_fw-fr morvill_n the_o young_a son_n of_o simon_n all_o i_o have_v see_v be_v that_o in_o 16_o h._n 2._o he_o give_v lanc._n to_o the_o king_n a_o fine_a of_o cc_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o those_o land_n which_o he_o claim_v with_o the_o daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr lancaster_n also_o that_o he_o take_v 352._o part_n with_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o other_o of_o the_o english_a nobility_n in_o that_o insurrection_n make_v against_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o by_o young_a henry_n his_o son_n who_o he_o have_v crown_v in_o his_o own_o life-time_n likewise_o that_o he_o be_v possess_v northampt_v of_o the_o lordship_n of_o worendene_n and_o bosegate_n in_o com._n northampt._n and_o that_o he_o leave_v issue_n helen_n northampt_v his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v northampt_v to_o rolland_n de_fw-fr galweie_fw-la ¶_o of_o this_o family_n doubtless_o be_v eudo_fw-la eudo._n de_fw-la morevill_n who_o leave_v issue_n sâ—tht_fw-mi two_o daughter_n his_o heir_n whereof_o maude_n become_v the_o wife_n sâ—tht_fw-mi of_o matthew_n de_fw-fr columber_n which_o matthew_n in_o 22_o h._n 3._o give_v a_o fine_a sâ—tht_fw-mi of_o lx_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o her_o purpartie_n of_o that_o inheritance_n and_o in_o 23_o h._n 3._o xx_o mark_n more_o for_o livery_n somerset_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o isabella_n mother_n to_o her_o the_o say_a maude_n somerie_n in_o 5_o steph._n roger_n roger._n de_fw-fr sumeri_fw-la give_v kent_n ten_o mark_n of_o silver_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o land_n of_o his_o wife_n mother_n about_o which_o time_n also_o king_n stephen_n confirm_v 20._o those_o grant_n which_o christian_n the_o sumerie_n and_o her_o son_n have_v make_v to_o the_o nun_n at_o stratford_n common_o call_v stratford_n at_o bow_n in_o com._n midd._n of_o their_o land_n at_o haselingâ—eild_n in_o com._n cantabr_n in_o which_o county_n of_o cambridge_n stephen_n de_fw-fr sumeri_fw-la have_v hâ—nt_fw-la ancient_o a_o barony_n after_o this_o there_o be_v john_n john_n de_fw-la sumeri_fw-la who_o take_v to_o wife_n 〈…〉_z hawyse_o the_o sister_n 〈…〉_z and_o heir_n to_o gervase_n paganell_n baron_n of_o dudley_n in_o com._n staff_n and_o give_v 〈…〉_z to_o the_o monk_n of_o tykford_n in_o com._n buck._n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o paganell_n his_o wife_n ancestor_n two_o yard-land_n in_o tykford_n which_o hawyse_o be_v afterward_o marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o roger_n de_fw-fr berkley_n to_o who_o succeed_v ralph_n ralph_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o in_o 6_o r._n 1._o account_v 〈…〉_z ccc_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o gervase_n painâ—ll_n his_o mother_n father_n until_o the_o king_n return_n out_o of_o almain_n and_o the_o same_o year_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d collection_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o that_o king_n redemption_n pay_v 〈◊〉_d fifty_o pound_n for_o those_o fee_n of_o gervase_n paganell_n but_o that_o sum_n of_o ccc_o mark_n be_v not_o pay_v 〈◊〉_d till_o 1_o joh._n this_o ralph_n de_fw-fr sumerie_n in_o 6_o joh._n obtain_v 12._o of_o that_o king_n in_o lieu_n 12._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o wolverhampton_n which_o the_o king_n thereupon_o give_v 12._o to_o hubert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o manor_n of_o mere_a swinford_n and_o clent_n in_o exchange_n which_o manor_n be_v thenceforth_o to_o be_v hold_v ibid._n by_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n in_o fee_n pay_v ibid._n yearly_o to_o the_o exchequer_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o staffordshire_n for_o mere_a viij_o l._n for_o swinford_n ix_o l._n and_o for_o clent_n four_o l._n xiii_o s._n four_o d._n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a farm_n and_o c_o s._n more_o of_o increment_n at_o michaelmass_n and_o easter_n by_o even_a portion_n perform_v to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n and_o in_o consideration_n staff_n of_o c_o mark_n then_o by_o he_o pay_v into_o the_o king_n exchequer_n have_v livery_n staff_n of_o those_o manor_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o grant_n moreover_o in_o 10_o joh._n give_v bedâ—_n to_o the_o king_n c_o l._n and_o two_o palfrey_n he_o have_v livery_n bedâ—_n of_o the_o lordship_n of_o newport_n in_o com._n buck._n which_o his_o mother_n former_o bedâ—_n
e._n 1._o have_v burial_n ibid._n in_o the_o choir_n of_o that_o abbey_n near_o his_o father_n tomb_n before_o the_o high_a altar_n have_v bequeath_v 20._o thereunto_o xl_o l._n sterling_n with_o his_o arm_n as_o also_o the_o chariot_n for_o carry_v of_o his_o corpse_n and_o all_o other_o thing_n relate_v to_o his_o funeral_n at_o that_o time_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v seize_v bâ—ck_n of_o certain_a land_n in_o wanendon_n in_o com._n buck._n which_o he_o have_v in_o frank_n marriage_n with_o isabel_n his_o wife_n daughter_n 40._o to_o john_n earl_n of_o oxford_n which_o isabella_n survive_v he_o be_v afterward_o marry_v to_o oliver_n de_fw-fr dynham_n and_o bury_v on_o the_o southside_n the_o choir_n of_o the_o fryers-preacher_n in_o exeter_n he_o also_o die_v seize_v supra_fw-la of_o the_o borough_n of_o pepilford_n in_o com._n devon_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o sutton_n in_o com._n berks._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o honiâ—ton_n in_o com._n somerset_n a_o member_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o okehampton_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o crukerne_n in_o the_o same_o county_n which_o william_n de_fw-fr vernun_n lord_n of_o the_o isle_n give_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr curtenay_n father_n of_o this_o john_n in_o frankmarriage_n with_o mary_n his_o daughter_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n in_o com._n somers_n of_o ywern_n courtney_n in_o com._n dorset_n of_o the_o borough_n of_o okehampton_n and_o manor_n of_o susebyri_n in_o com._n devon_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o okehampton_n and_o divers_a other_o lordship_n in_o devonsh_n and_o elsewhere_o appertain_v to_o that_o barony_n leave_v hugh_n de_fw-fr curtenai_n 1._o his_o son_n devon_n and_o heir_n which_o hugh_n do_v his_o fealty_n and_o pay_v his_o relief_n have_v livery_n devon_n of_o his_o inheritance_n in_o 4_o e._n 1._o this_o hugh_n be_v 4._o in_o that_o expedition_n make_v into_o wales_n in_o 10_o e._n 1._o so_o likewise_o in_o those_o into_o scotland_n in_o 6._o 26_o 11._o 28_o 31_o 6._o 32_o 1._o and_o 3._o 34_o e._n 1._o and_o again_o in_o that_o of_o wales_n 17._o in_o 30_o e._n 1._o moreover_o in_o 8_o e._n 2._o he_o receive_v command_v â—_o to_o be_v at_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n well_o fit_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o restrain_v the_o incursion_n of_o the_o scot_n but_o more_o i_o have_v not_o see_v of_o he_o than_o what_o the_o monk_n of_o ford_n report_n 50._o viz._n that_o what_o his_o pious_a ancestor_n have_v give_v to_o their_o abbey_n for_o the_o augment_v of_o god_n service_n and_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n in_o pure_a and_o perpetual_a alm_n and_o without_o any_o condition_n but_o their_o suffrage_n he_o lay_v claim_v to_o for_o the_o keep_n of_o his_o dog_n and_o horse_n affirm_v that_o those_o land_n ought_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o by_o the_o service_n of_o provide_v a_o travelling-waggon_n and_o one_o horse_n and_o gear_n for_o five_o horse_n as_o also_o a_o leathern_a cover_n for_o that_o wagon_n and_o keep_v of_o two_o great_a horse_n or_o two_o palfrey_n with_o two_o groom_n for_o his_o use_n and_o likewise_o horse-clothe_n for_o those_o horse_n moreover_o for_o keep_v one_o greyhound_n and_o one_o brach_n with_o her_o welps_n every_o year_n till_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o twelvemonth_n old_a allege_v that_o john_n de_fw-fr courtney_n his_o father_n be_v seize_v of_o all_o these_o in_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o time_n and_o that_o he_o himself_o have_v the_o like_a travel_a wagon_n provide_v at_o the_o charge_n of_o those_o monk_n in_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o that_o king_n viz._n e._n 1._o into_o wales_n upon_o his_o service_n in_o the_o war_n there_o all_o which_o he_o do_v not_o only_o challenge_v but_o cause_v their_o cattle_n at_o westford-grange_n as_o also_o those_o at_o westford_n and_o orchard_n to_o be_v drive_v away_o by_o a_o multitude_n of_o man_n upon_o st._n laurence-day_n in_o the_o sixteen_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n whereupon_o the_o monk_n bring_v a_o writ_n of_o replevin_n but_o the_o sheriff_n bailiff_n make_v return_v thereupon_o that_o they_o can_v not_o deliver_v they_o in_o regard_n he_o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o cattle_n as_o his_o own_o so_o that_o a_o great_a suit_n be_v begin_v about_o this_o business_n yet_o at_o length_n all_o be_v agree_v notwithstanding_o ibid._n which_o accord_n he_o come_v afterward_o again_o with_o a_o number_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o sunday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n agatha_n in_o anno_fw-la 18_o e._n 1._o to_o take_v another_o distress_n but_o be_v beat_v off_o by_o the_o abbotâ—_n servant_n return_v by_o westford-grange_n and_o take_v twelve_o cow_n four_o ox_n and_o four_o heâ—â—ers_n and_o impound_v they_o at_o wimple_n which_o may_v have_v occasion_v another_o suit_n but_o that_o the_o abbot_n decline_v it_o from_o which_o time_n he_o never_o do_v any_o kindness_n to_o those_o monk_n but_o hate_v they_o perfect_o this_o hugh_n marry_v 30._o alâ—anore_n daughter_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n father_n of_o hugh_n earl_n of_o winchester_n and_o have_v issue_n 40._o by_o she_o hugh_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n sir_n philip_n courtney_n of_o moneâ—en_n near_a dartmore_n in_o com._n devon_n knight_n slay_v 40._o in_o the_o battle_n of_o stâ—ivelyn_n in_o scotland_n anno_fw-la ncccxiv_n 8_o e._n 2._o as_o also_o sir_n thomas_n courtney_n knight_n who_o take_v to_o wife_n â—_o muriel_n the_o daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr moel_n and_o lie_v bury_v a._n in_o the_o augustine-frier_n in_o london_n he_o have_v also_o issue_n by_o she_o the_o say_a alianore_n four_o daughter_n viz._n isabella_n 30._o marry_v to_o sir_n john_n st._n john_n knight_n aveline_n ibid._n to_o sir_n john_n gifford_n knight_n egeline_n ibid._n to_o robert_n scale_n and_o margaret_n ibid._n to_o john_n de_fw-fr mulis_fw-la and_o depart_v 60._o this_o life_n at_o colcuâ—â—be_n 3_o cal._n martii_fw-la anno_fw-la mccxci_o 19_o e._n 1._o hugh_z his_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v 153._o then_o xuj_o year_n of_o age_n be_v bury_v supra_fw-la at_o cowyke_n near_a exeter_n a_o cell_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o tavestore_v which_o it_o be_v say_v he_o found_v after_o which_o alianore_n his_o widow_n have_v for_o her_o dower_n a_o assignation_n cedula_fw-la of_o the_o manor_n of_o woâ—â—enden_n and_o hillesdon_n in_o com._n buck._n ywerne_n in_o com._n dorset_n honyngton_n in_o com._n somerset_n as_o also_o museburi_n coliton_n and_o câ—ulmelegh_n in_o com._n devon_n live_v â—0_n xxxvii_o year_n a_o widow_n at_o coleâ—umbe_a keep_v good_a hospitality_n and_o govern_v her_o family_n with_o great_a prudence_n but_o at_o length_n in_o her_o return_n out_o of_o kent_n she_o depart_v a._n this_o life_n at_o london_n in_o anno_fw-la mcccxxviii_o 2_o e._n 3._o and_o be_v bury_v a._n at_o cowike_n near_o her_o husband_n i_o come_v now_o to_o hugh_n son_n to_o the_o last-deceased_n hugh_n and_o alianore_n this_o hugh_n have_v so_o much_o favour_n from_o the_o king_n 2._o in_o 25_o e._n 1._o as_o that_o 13._o notwithstanding_o he_o make_v not_o proof_n of_o his_o age_n he_o then_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 13._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o eâ—rightone_n in_o com._n dorset_n as_o also_o of_o plymptone_n exeminstre_n twyvertone_n and_o topeshom_n in_o com._n devon_n which_o hereditary_o descend_v to_o he_o by_o the_o death_n of_o isabella_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la countess_n of_o albemarle_n in_o 28_o e._n 1._o this_o hugh_n obtain_v a_o charter_n 15._o for_o a_o weekly_a mercate_z every_o saturday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o topeshaâ—_n in_o com._n devon_n and_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 margaret_n the_o virgin_n and_o likewise_o a_o mercate_z every_o thursday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o keneford_n in_o that_o county_n with_o a_o fair_a yearly_a on_o the_o eve_n day_n and_o morrow_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n mary_n magdalen_n in_o 20_o e._n 2._o he_o receive_v scacc._n the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n according_a to_o the_o solemn_a custom_n of_o that_o age_n and_o have_v his_o robe_n allow_v he_o and_o all_o other_o accoutrement_n for_o that_o ceremony_n of_o bathe_v as_o a_o baneret_n in_o 8_o e._n 3._o then_o call_v hugh_n de_fw-fr courtney_n senior_fw-la represent_v 11._o to_o the_o king_n that_o whereas_o he_o be_v seize_v of_o a_o certain_a annuity_n of_o xviii_o l._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n for_o the_o tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la of_o the_o county_n of_o devon_n with_o divers_a land_n by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n from_o isabella_n de_fw-la fortibus_fw-la countess_n of_o albemarle_n and_o devon_n which_o she_o in_o her_o life-time_n do_v possess_v and_o have_v according_o receive_v the_o same_o annuity_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o sheriff_n of_o that_o county_n for_o which_o they_o have_v allowance_n upon_o their_o account_n in_o the_o exchequer_n until_o walter_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n
exchange_v his_o castle_n of_o werke_n unto_o ralph_n de_fw-fr nevil_n for_o other_o land_n be_v employ_v 11._o in_o the_o part_n beyond-sea_n in_o the_o king_n service_n in_o 21_o r._n 2._o do_v his_o homage_n 20._o 6_o febr._n he_o have_v livery_n 20._o of_o all_o the_o land_n descend_v to_o he_o from_o william_n de_fw-fr montacute_n late_a earl_n of_o salisbury_n then_o decease_v who_o heir_n he_o be_v viz._n son_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr montacute_n knight_n brother_n to_o that_o earl_n and_o be_v a_o great_a favourite_n 20._o to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o be_v 20._o one_o of_o those_o who_o he_o suborn_v to_o impeach_v thomas_n of_o wodâ—toke_n duke_n of_o glouc._n as_o also_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o arundel_n in_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n and_o then_o bear_v the_o title_n 9_o of_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n obtain_v 9_o from_o that_o king_n a_o grant_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o heirsâ—male_a of_o his_o body_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o cheddeworth_n and_o ledeney_n in_o com._n glouc._n haddesore_n shzabeley_n koke_n and_o kibbesford_n in_o com._n wigorn._n with_o xx_o l._n yearly_a rent_n in_o worcester_n as_o also_o 9_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o saham_n and_o paneworthall_n in_o com._n norff._n with_o the_o hundred_o and_o advowsons_n of_o the_o church_n belong_v to_o those_o manor_n then_o seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n by_o the_o attainder_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n moreover_o in_o 22_o r._n 2._o he_o be_v constitute_v 12._o marshal_n of_o england_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o thomas_n holland_n duke_n of_o surrey_n then_o 12._o employ_v into_o ireland_n furthermore_o in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n he_o obtain_v 3182._o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la against_o the_o earl_n of_o march_n for_o the_o lordship_n of_o denbigh_n short_o after_o which_o he_o have_v licence_n 12._o to_o go_v into_o france_n and_o soon_o after_o that_o be_v join_v 2._o in_o commission_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o st._n asaph_n and_o other_o to_o treat_v of_o peace_n with_o the_o scot_n likewise_o before_o the_o end_n of_o that_o year_n he_o attend_v 37._o the_o king_n into_o ireland_n but_o upon_o a._n the_o news_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n arrival_n in_o england_n he_o be_v dispatch_v a._n thence_o with_o a_o great_a power_n whilst_o king_n richard_n go_v to_o waterford_n may_v get_v his_o fleet_n together_o and_o land_a a._n at_o conway_n in_o north-wales_n where_o be_v advertise_v a._n that_o the_o d._n of_o hereford_n have_v obtain_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o realm_n all_o the_o lord_n be_v get_v to_o he_o he_o summon_v a._n in_o the_o welsh_a and_o likewise_o the_o cheshire-man_n to_o the_o number_n of_o forty_o thousand_o who_o see_v ibid._n nothing_o of_o the_o king_n who_o they_o suppose_v to_o have_v be_v at_o conway_n they_o disperse_v ibid._n themselves_o leave_v this_o earl_n almost_o alone_o whereupon_o the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n advance_v â—_o towards_o he_o he_o withdraw_v â—_o to_o conway_n to_o which_o place_n the_o king_n be_v by_o that_o time_n come_v and_o advise_v â—_o he_o to_o go_v to_o beaumares_n it_o be_v report_v etc._n of_o this_o earl_n that_o though_o upon_o the_o deposal_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o to_o who_o he_o have_v be_v most_o obsequious_a he_o have_v such_o fair_a respect_n from_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o that_o his_o life_n be_v not_o bring_v in_o question_n nevertheless_o he_o confederate_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o huntendon_n and_o kent_n in_o design_v his_o destruction_n and_o according_o come_v with_o they_o to_o windsore-castle_n upon_o the_o sunday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o circumcision_n of_o our_o lord_n under_o the_o disguise_n of_o christmass-player_n with_o purpose_n to_o murder_v he_o and_o his_o son_n and_o to_o restore_v king_n richard_n but_o find_v that_o their_o plot_n be_v discover_v they_o flee_v by_o night_n to_o cirencester_n in_o com._n glouc._n whereupon_o the_o townsman_n be_v much_o affright_v at_o their_o come_n thither_o with_o such_o number_n at_o that_o unseasonable_a time_n stop_v up_o all_o the_o avenue_n to_o prevent_v their_o passage_n out_o there_o grow_v a_o sharp_a fight_n betwixt_o they_o which_o hold_v from_o midnight_n until_o three_o of_o the_o clock_n the_o next_o morning_n so_o that_o be_v tire_v out_o they_o yield_v themselves_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v not_o suffer_v death_n till_o they_o can_v speak_v with_o the_o king_n which_o be_v grant_v but_o that_o a_o priest_n of_o their_o party_n set_v fire_n on_o the_o town_n to_o give_v they_o opportunity_n for_o escape_v so_o irritate_v the_o inhabitant_n that_o neglect_v to_o quench_v the_o fire_n they_o bring_v they_o out_o of_o the_o abbey_n in_o great_a sury_n and_o behead_v they_o about_o break_v of_o the_o day_n be_v thus_o put_v to_o death_n his_o body_n be_v bury_v 4._o in_o the_o abbey_n at_o cirencester_n and_o there_o rest_v till_o 8_o h._n 5._o that_o the_o king_n upon_o the_o humble_a petition_n 4._o of_o maude_n his_o widow_n give_v her_o leave_n 4._o to_o translate_v it_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o bustlesham_n in_o com._n berks._n of_o his_o ancestor_n foundation_n this_o earl_n marry_v maude_n the_o daughter_n 〈◊〉_d to_o sir_n adam_n francis_n of_o london_n knight_n widow_n of_o john_n 〈◊〉_d aubrey_n son_n of_o andrew_n aubrey_n citizen_n of_o london_n widow_n also_o of_o suff._n sir_n alan_n buxhull_n knight_n and_o have_v issue_n by_o she_o two_o son_n viz._n thomas_n ibid._n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n twelve_o year_n ibid._n of_o age_n and_o richard_n who_o die_v b._n issueless_a as_o also_o three_o daughter_n viz._n anne_n first_o marry_v ibid._n to_o sir_n richard_n hankford_n knight_n second_o to_o sir_n john_n fitz-lewis_n knight_n and_o three_o to_o john_n holland_n earl_n of_o huntendon_n and_o duke_n of_o exeter_n margaret_n to_z ibid._n william_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o groby_n and_o elizabeth_n to_z ibid._n robert_z lord_n willoughby_z of_o eresby_n this_o be_v that_o john_n de_fw-fr montacute_n who_o be_v 20._o one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o that_o sect_n call_v lollard_n in_o his_o time_n and_o the_o great_a fanatic_a of_o they_o all_o say_v 20._o my_o author_n be_v so_o transport_v with_o zeal_n that_o he_o cause_v 20._o all_o the_o image_n which_o be_v in_o the_o chapel_n at_o schenele_n there_o set_v up_o by_o john_n aubrey_n and_o sir_n alan_n buxhull_n his_o wife_n former_a husband_n or_o any_o of_o their_o predecessor_n to_o be_v take_v down_o and_o throw_v in_o obscure_a place_n only_o the_o image_n of_o st._n katherine_n in_o regard_n that_o many_o do_v affect_v it_o he_o give_v 20._o leave_v that_o it_o shall_v stand_v in_o his_o bakehouse_n his_o death_n as_o be_v above-expressed_n happen_v 12._o upon_o the_o five_o day_n of_o january_n viz._n the_o eve_n of_o the_o epiphany_n 1_o h._n 4._o be_v then_o seize_v 12._o in_o fee-tail_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o stokenham_n with_o the_o borough_n of_o chydelington_n the_o hundred_o of_o colrigge_n the_o manor_n of_o yolhampton_n with_o the_o borough_n of_o la_fw-fr nasse_n the_o manor_n of_o okeford_n and_o pyworthy_n the_o manor_n of_o woneford_n clift_n â—_o st._n marry_o with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n the_o manor_n of_o lantyan_n all_o in_o com._n devon_n and_o cornwall_n with_o two_o part_n of_o cc_o mark_n yearly_o rend_v issue_v out_o of_o the_o cunage_n of_o tin_n in_o com._n cornub._n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o huniton_n and_o warblyngton_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o christ-church-twynham_a with_o the_o borough_n the_o manor_n of_o westoure_n and_o hundred_o of_o christ-church_n the_o manor_n of_o kyngewode_n and_o ebbelorde_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o kyngwode_n and_o shaldeflut_v of_o the_o manor_n of_o erlestoke_n and_o xx_o l._n rent_n of_o the_o farm_n of_o the_o county_n of_o wilte_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o sherneton_n and_o divers_a knight_n fee_n thereto_o belong_v with_o the_o view_n of_o frankpledge_a and_o hundred_o of_o sherneton_n as_o also_o of_o the_o advowsons_n of_o the_o church_n of_o wynterborne_n and_o todeworth_n meles_n with_o three_o knight_n fee_n in_o upton_n skydemore_n etc._n etc._n all_o in_o com._n suthampt._n and_o wilte_n also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o knolle_n thurlebere_fw-la la_fw-fr more_n one_o knight_n fee_n in_o pontyngton_n one_o knight_n fee_n in_o east_n chelleworth_n of_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o montacute_n with_o the_o cell_n of_o careswell_n st._n carric_n and_o malpas_n likewise_o of_o cxx_o l._n yearly_a rent_n to_o be_v receive_v of_o the_o farm_n of_o those_o priory_n and_o cell_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o swear_v with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n xx_o l._n rent_n in_o hilleworth_n x_o s._n rent_n in_o blakemore_n with_o the_o wood_n of_o blakemore_n and_o manor_n of_o blakemore_n call_v neuland_n
e._n 3._o be_v 27._o again_o in_o the_o scottish-war_n but_o depart_v a._n this_o life_n at_o sheffeild_n pridie_fw-la id._n octobr._fw-la anno_fw-la 1339._o 13_o e._n 3._o lie_v bury_v a._n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o beaucheif_n in_o com._n derb._n not_o far_o from_o sheffeild_n leave_v thomas_n â—_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n seventeen_o 26._o year_n of_o age_n joane_n his_o wife_n who_o be_v so_o great_a a_o inheritrix_n be_v decease_v 40._o long_o before_o he_o in_o childbed_n viz._n 6_o non._n oct._n anno_fw-la 1334._o 8_o e._n 3._o then_o 40._o about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o bury_v 40._o before_o the_o high-altar_n in_o croâ—den_a abbey_n with_o her_o ancestor_n unto_o this_o last-mentioned_a thomas_n thus_o in_o minority_n at_o his_o father_n death_n as_o be_v observe_v upon_o another_o 27._o partition_n make_v of_o verdon'_v land_n in_o 18_o e._n 3._o there_o be_v allot_v 27._o the_o manor_n of_o franham_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o sere_n in_o com._n buck._n stoke_n verdon_n with_o certain_a tenement_n in_o â—yne-lesdon_a in_o com._n wilte_n and_o the_o manor_n of_o bitlesby_n in_o com._n leic._n after_o which_o viz._n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n he_o attend_v 11._o the_o king_n in_o his_o expedition_n make_v into_o france_n so_o likewise_o in_o 13._o 20_o e._n 3._o that_o be_v the_o time_n when_o the_o english_a take_v cane_n and_o obtain_v that_o signal_n victory_n over_o the_o french_a at_o cressie_n moreover_o in_o 21_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v again_o 13._o in_o those_o war_n so_o likewise_o in_o 4._o 23_o e._n 3._o and_o in_o 30_o e_o 3_o accompany_v 3._o henry_n lord_n percy_n into_o scotland_n be_v 3._o with_o he_o in_o the_o garrison_n of_o roxborough-castle_n when_o this_o thomas_n die_v i_o find_v not_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o depart_v 13._o this_o life_n without_o issue_n and_o lie_v 30._o under_o a_o tomb_n of_o alabaster_n at_o wyrksop_n above_o the_o choir_n and_o that_o to_o he_o succeed_v william_n william_n de_fw-fr furnivall_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n who_o do_v his_o homage_n 10._o in_o 39_o e._n 3._o have_v livery_n 10._o of_o all_o his_o land_n except_v those_o whereof_o joane_n his_o wife_n then_o survive_v have_v be_v endow_v this_o william_n permit_v 10._o the_o pale_a of_o his_o park_n at_o wyrksop_n to_o be_v so_o defective_a that_o divers_a of_o the_o king_n be_v dear_a out_o of_o the_o forest_n of_o sâ—erwode_n come_v free_o into_o it_o be_v destroy_v 10._o for_o which_o respect_n william_n de_fw-fr latimer_n warden_n of_o the_o forest_n beyond_o trent_n seize_v 10._o it_o into_o the_o king_n hand_n but_o not_o long_o afterward_o upon_o the_o payment_n of_o twenty_o pound_n fine_a he_o have_v pardon_n 10._o for_o that_o offence_n and_o have_v marry_v s._n thomasine_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o ..._o dagworth_n in_o who_o right_a he_o have_v 1._o the_o manor_n of_o dagworth_n in_o suffolk_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o dagworth_n in_o elmedone_n and_o crawlebery_n elmdone_n and_o crysbale_n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o coggeshale_n in_o elmedone_n 〈◊〉_d arkisdene_n die_v 1._o in_o 6_o r._n 2._o leave_v issue_n one_o sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v joane_n marry_v 1._o to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr nevil_n brother_n to_o ralph_n earl_n of_o westmoreland_n who_o be_v thereupon_o summon_v to_o parliament_n as_o lord_n furnivall_n as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o more_o full_o show_v braibroc_n this_o family_n so_o call_v from_o their_o chief_a sea_n at_o braibroc_n in_o com._n northampt._n be_v descend_v lanc._n from_o one_o ingebald_a who_o take_v to_o wife_n lanc._n albreda_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o ivo_n newmarch_n and_o have_v issue_n lanc._n by_o she_o a_o son_n call_v lanc._n robert_n mey_n but_o afterward_o lanc._n robert_n robert_n de_fw-fr braibroc_n which_o robert_n in_o 10_o r._n 1._o give_v a_o fine_a northt_v to_o the_o king_n of_o clxxx_o mark_n for_o his_o favour_n but_o from_o king_n john_n he_o find_v a_o better_a esteem_n be_v registro_fw-la master_n of_o his_o wardrobe_n and_o one_o of_o his_o council_n have_v also_o in_o 6_o joh._n a_o special_a licence_n 4._o for_o keep_v of_o greyhound_n to_o take_v the_o fox_n and_o hare_n in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n land_n and_o forest_n except_v his_o chief_a warren_n and_o in_o 7_o joh._n obtain_v 18._o the_o manor_n of_o corby_n in_o com._n northampt._n with_o the_o hundred_o to_o hold_v in_o fee-farm_n for_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o viij_o l._n to_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o exchequer_n not_o long_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 12_o joh._n he_o purchase_v registro_fw-la the_o manor_n of_o langtone_n as_o also_o registro_fw-la the_o manor_n of_o sutton_n and_o have_v be_v sheriff_n com._n of_o the_o county_n of_o buck._n and_o bedf._n from_o 7_o till_o 15_o joh._n of_o northampt._n from_o 10_o to_o 15_o and_o of_o roteland_n in_o 13_o and_o 15_o depart_v registro_fw-la this_o life_n leave_v issue_n registro_fw-la henry_n henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o henry_n be_v sheriff_n com._n of_o rotel_n in_o 14_o joh._n henry_n and_o of_o the_o same_o county_n as_o also_o of_o the_o county_n of_o northampt._n bedf._n and_o buck._n in_o com._n 16_o and_o 17_o joh._n in_o which_o sixteen_o year_n he_o account_v 6._o for_o forty_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n and_o forty_o fat_a swine_n buy_v to_o victual_v the_o castle_n of_o northampton_n the_o price_n of_o each_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n be_v at_o that_o time_n two_o s._n and_o of_o each_o hog_n two_o s._n but_o in_o 17_o joh._n take_v 50._o part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n he_o undergo_v the_o sentence_n 50._o of_o excommunication_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o become_v so_o active_a on_o their_o part_n that_o in_o 1_o h._n 3._o he_o have_v 40._o the_o trust_n of_o that_o strong_a castle_n of_o montsorell_n in_o com._n leic._n which_o be_v extraordinary_o fortify_v and_o man_v and_o hold_v 294._o it_o out_o stout_o for_o some_o time_n against_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o the_o king_n but_o before_o the_o end_n of_o that_o year_n peace_n be_v make_v and_o all_o place_n of_o strength_n deliver_v up_o this_o castle_n among_o other_o be_v render_v whereupon_o the_o son_n 2._o of_o this_o henry_n de_fw-fr braybroc_n than_o a_o prisoner_n and_o in_o custody_n of_o fulke_n de_fw-fr breant_n have_v 2._o his_o liberty_n in_o 6_o h._n 3._o this_o henry_n have_v marry_v 7._o christian_a daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o wischard_v ledet_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n pay_v 7._o c_o l._n for_o the_o relief_n of_o her_o land_n and_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 7._o of_o they_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 8_o h._n 3._o be_v constitute_v 40._o one_o of_o the_o king_n be_v justices-itinerant_a he_o be_v take_v 40._o at_o dunstaple_n by_o a_o party_n of_o soldier_n send_v out_o of_o the_o castle_n at_o bedford_n by_o falk_n de_fw-fr breant_fw-la and_o carry_v 40._o prisoner_n thither_o that_o castle_n be_v then_o hold_v 40._o by_o he_o in_o a_o rebellious_a manner_n but_o upon_o the_o render_v thereof_o which_o soon_o after_o happen_v he_o be_v enlarge_v and_o in_o 11_o h._n 3._o obtain_v a_o new_a grant_n 23._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o before-specified_n manor_n of_o corby_n to_o hold_v in_o fee-farm_n by_o the_o ancient_a rent_n of_o viij_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la for_o northt_v which_o grant_v and_o for_o to_o have_v a_o fair_a northt_v there_o he_o give_v northt_v ten_o mark_n and_o depart_v 25._o this_o life_n in_o 18_o h._n 3._o leave_v issue_n 25._o by_o her_o the_o say_a christian_n his_o wife_n two_o son_n viz._n wyschard_v who_o assume_v 25._o the_o name_n of_o ledet_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o mother_n inheritance_n and_o john_n she_o the_o say_v christian_n survive_v who_o do_v her_o homage_n have_v livery_n 25._o of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o northampt._n linc._n and_o heref._n which_o wischard_v wischard_v die_v 6._o in_o anno_fw-la 1241._o 25_o h._n 3._o leave_v issue_n northt_v a_o son_n call_v walter_n which_o walter_n have_v issue_n 8._o by_o ermentrude_v his_o wife_n two_o daughter_n his_o heir_n viz._n 60._o alice_n and_o christian_n who_o marriage_n the_o abbot_n of_o pipwell_n recover_v by_o a_o suit_n in_o law_n and_o sell_v they_o to_o ermentrude_v their_o mother_n which_o ermentrude_v pass_v 60._o they_o again_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr haya_n with_o purpose_n 60._o that_o they_o may_v be_v wife_n for_o his_o two_o son_n and_o afterward_o marry_v ibid._n herself_o to_o robert_n de_fw-fr peche_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o design_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr haya_n one_o of_o they_o viz._n alice_n become_v the_o wife_n registro_fw-la of_o sir_n william_n latimer_n and_o christian_a of_o 9_o john_n de_fw-fr latimer_n from_o john_n john_n the_o young_a son_n who_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o braibroc_n descend_v s._n sir_n reginald_n braibroc_n knight_n who_o
besiege_v 25._o his_o castle_n of_o pontfract_n and_o take_v it_o command_v the_o assistance_n to_o they_o therein_o of_o all_o his_o subject_n to_o their_o utmost_a power_n it_o be_v say_v 667._o that_o in_o this_o his_o flight_n consult_v with_o those_o baron_n then_o with_o he_o at_o the_o blackfriar_n in_o pontfract_n they_o advise_v he_o to_o march_v to_o dunstanburgh_n a_o castle_n of_o his_o own_o in_o northumberland_n and_o that_o refuâ—ing_v so_o to_o do_v lest_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v he_o hold_v intelligence_n with_o the_o scot_n he_o express_v that_o he_o do_v resolve_v to_o stay_v still_o at_o pontfract_n and_o that_o thereupon_o sir_n roger_n de_fw-fr clifford_n draw_v out_o his_o dagger_n swear_v that_o he_o will_v kill_v he_o unless_o he_o will_v go_v with_o they_o whereupon_o he_o go_v have_v seven_o hundred_o man_n of_o his_o company_n and_o before_o the_o king_n force_n can_v overtake_v he_o get_v 10._o to_o burroughbrigge_n in_o yorkshire_n where_o find_v the_o country_n people_n in_o 10._o arm_n and_o william_n lord_n latimer_n than_o governor_n of_o the_o city_n of_o york_n and_o sir_n andrew_n de_fw-fr harcla_n of_o carlisle_n ready_a to_o give_v he_o battle_n after_o a_o short_a skirmish_n humphrey_z the_o boâ—un_n earl_n of_o hereford_n attempt_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la to_o pass_v the_o bridge_n be_v â—lain_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la by_o one_o who_o lie_v under_o a_o arch_n and_o he_o himself_o overpowered_n with_o number_n take_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la by_o the_o same_o sir_n andrew_n so_o likewise_o be_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la roger_n de_fw-fr clifford_n john_n de_fw-fr moâ—brâ—y_n warreâ—de_n â—isle_n and_o many_o other_o and_o thence_o carry_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la to_o pontfract_n where_o the_o king_n and_o both_o the_o speâ—sers_n at_o that_o time_n be_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la where_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o town_n he_o be_v scorn_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la and_o by_o the_o people_n in_o derision_n call_v sâ—pâ—a_fw-la king_n arthur_n which_o be_v observe_v many_o do_v deem_v 20._o it_o a_o just_a judgement_n upon_o he_o in_o regard_n he_o have_v 20._o in_o such_o sort_n abuse_v the_o king_n when_o come_v out_o of_o thâ—_n north_n not_o long_o before_o he_o lay_v at_o pontfrâ—â—t_n for_o at_o that_o time_n issue_v 20._o out_o of_o the_o castle_n with_o his_o man_n they_o use_v 20._o he_o very_o contemptible_o exclaim_v 20._o vile_o against_o he_o in_o a_o most_o tumultuous_a manner_n and_o be_v thus_o fetch_v thither_o he_o be_v on_o the_o three_o day_n afterward_o bring_v 30._o before_o the_o king_n the_o earl_n of_o kent_n the_o earl_n of_o winchester_n john_n earl_n â—arren_a and_o surrey_n david_n earl_n of_o athol_n and_o robert_n earl_n of_o angos_n be_v all_o present_a who_o give_v 30._o sentence_n upon_o he_o to_o be_v draw_v hang_v and_o behead_v but_o in_o regard_n 30._o of_o his_o great_a birth_n somewhat_o qualify_v it_o and_o appoint_v 30._o that_o he_o shall_v only_o lose_v his_o head_n in_o pursuance_n whereof_o he_o be_v upon_o 2541._o the_o morrow_n 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