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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 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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 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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
her_o heir_n at_o law_n and_o he_o touch_v her_o inheritance_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o barony_n of_o burgh_n they_o 10._o claim_v the_o present_a possession_n thereof_o and_o he_o 10._o the_o continue_v it_o during_o his_o own_o life_n by_o the_o courtesy_n of_o england_n have_v have_v a_o child_n by_o she_o which_o be_v bear_v alive_a but_o for_o aught_o i_o find_v the_o heir_n prevail_v 12._o this_o eustace_n afterward_o have_v sutht_v to_o wife_n agnes_n the_o second_o daughter_n of_o joane_n de_fw-fr percy_n which_o joane_n be_v five_o sutht_v daughter_n and_o one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr bruâ—re_n a_o great_a baron_n that_o age_n ¶_o there_o be_v likewise_o about_o that_o time_n another_o bernard_n de_fw-fr baillol_n bernard_n who_o in_o 28_o hen._n 3._o have_v a_o grant_n 3._o of_o the_o marriage_n of_o agnes_n the_o widow_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr percy_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v take_v she_o to_o wife_n if_o he_o can_v obtain_v her_o consent_n 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a_o reasonable_a exchange_n of_o other_o land_n in_o satisfaction_n of_o her_o part_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o london_n 28_o hen._n 3._o require_v 30._o a_o pecuniary_a aid_n from_o the_o people_n for_o discharge_v of_o that_o debt_n which_o he_o have_v contract_v by_o his_o expedition_n into_o gascoigne_n upon_o their_o advice_n the_o precede_a year_n this_o john_n be_v one_o of_o the_o twelve_o then_o choose_v 30._o to_o consider_v of_o it_o and_o to_o represent_v their_o opinion_n therein_o to_o the_o parliament_n in_o 29_o hen._n 3._o he_o pay_v 〈◊〉_d thirty_o pound_n upon_o levy_v the_o aid_n for_o marry_v the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n for_o the_o thirty_o knight_n fee_n he_o hold_v upon_o 3_o the_o death_n of_o christian_a countess_n of_o albemarle_n sister_n to_o dervorguil_v his_o wife_n the_o king_n eschaetor_n have_v command_v 3_o to_o assign_v unto_o this_o john_n and_o dervorguil_v all_o her_o part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o same_o christian_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o northhampton_n and_o lincoln_n this_o john_n execute_v 3._o the_o office_n of_o sheriff_n in_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n from_o the_o 33_o to_o the_o 39_o of_o hen._n 3._o inclusive_a and_o be_v make_v 8._o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o carliste_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d the_o marriage_n of_o margaret_n the_o king_n daughter_n to_o young_a alexander_n king_n of_o scotland_n the_o tuition_n of_o they_o both_o and_o of_o that_o kingdom_n be_v commit_v 〈◊〉_d to_o this_o john_n de_fw-fr baillol_n and_o robert_n de_fw-fr ros_fw-fr of_o werke_n within_o two_o year_n after_o they_o be_v both_o accuse_v 10._o before_o the_o king_n at_o nottingham_n for_o abuse_v their_o trust_n in_o that_o employment_n the_o particular_n wherein_o i_o have_v in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o robert_n de_fw-fr ros_fw-fr express_v but_o partly_o 10._o for_o his_o father_n sake_n who_o have_v be_v very_o serviceable_a to_o king_n john_n in_o his_o great_a distress_n and_o partly_o 10._o for_o money_n of_o which_o he_o have_v store_n he_o make_v his_o peace_n in_o 40_o hen._n 3._o he_o pay_v noâ—thumb_n sixty_o pound_n for_o the_o thirty_o knight_n fee_n he_o hold_v upon_o levy_v the_o aid_n for_o make_v the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n knight_n and_o in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o have_v command_v 11._o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o chester_n well_o accoutre_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o oppose_v the_o hostile_a incursion_n of_o lewelin_n prince_n of_o wales_n also_o in_o 5._o recompense_n of_o his_o service_n to_o the_o king_n as_o well_o in_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n as_o here_o in_o england_n he_o have_v a_o grant_n 5._o of_o the_o wardship_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr wassingle_n instead_o of_o the_o sum_n of_o two_o hundred_o mark_n which_o the_o king_n have_v bestow_v on_o he_o for_o that_o respect_n in_o deâ—â—_n 45_o 46_o and_o 48_o hen._n 3._o he_o undergo_v the_o shireevalty_n for_o the_o county_n of_o nottingham_n and_o 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