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to_o wife_n 60._o eâ—gfrid_n daughter_n of_o that_o bishop_n with_o who_o he_o have_v 60._o these_o lordship_n viz._n bermetune_n skirningheim_n eltune_n carltune_n heaclif_n and_o heaseldene_n upon_o condition_n 60._o that_o he_o shall_v maintain_v she_o honourable_o as_o his_o wife_n so_o long_o as_o she_o shall_v live_v but_o after_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o scot_n he_o grow_v so_o elate_v that_o he_o turn_v 10._o she_o home_o to_o her_o father_n who_o thereupon_o enter_v 10._o upon_o those_o lordship_n again_o and_o marry_a 20._o sigen_n daughter_n of_o a_o rich_a citizen_n call_v stir_v the_o son_n of_o vlf_n who_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o by_o her_o father_n for_o that_o 20._o he_o the_o say_a earl_n vchtre_v have_v kill_v thurebrand_n beforementioned_a a_o utter_a enemy_n to_o stir_n and_o after_o this_o grow_v high_o in_o favour_n with_o king_n ethelred_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o military_a knowledge_n he_o obtain_v ibid._n elgiva_n daughter_n of_o that_o king_n for_o his_o 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also_o his_o happy_a success_n against_o they_o that_o have_v so_o rebellious_o disturb_v those_o part_n tell_v 63._o they_o further_o that_o while_o he_o be_v thus_o busy_v in_o normandy_n this_o his_o brother_n odo_n have_v grievous_o oppress_v his_o people_n in_o england_n rob_v the_o church_n of_o their_o land_n revenue_n and_o ornament_n seduce_v those_o soldier_n who_o shall_v have_v be_v employ_v in_o defence_n of_o this_o realm_n against_o the_o dane_n and_o irish_a to_o pass_v the_o alps_n with_o he_o and_o have_v thus_o passionate_o make_v his_o complaint_n command_v ibid._n the_o guard_n to_o seize_v upon_o he_o but_o no_o one_o dare_v ibid._n to_o touch_v he_o in_o regard_n he_o be_v a_o bishop_n the_o king_n himself_o lay_v ibid._n hand_n on_o he_o whereupon_o he_o say_v ibid._n that_o he_o be_v a_o clerk_n and_o a_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v sentence_v by_o any_o but_o the_o pope_n but_o the_o king_n reply_v
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enjoy_v howbeit_o all_o these_o gracious_a favour_n from_o king_n henry_n wrought_v nothing_o on_o he_o but_o when_o he_o see_v any_o opportunity_n 838._o he_o be_v stâ—ll_o for_o more_o mischief_n afterward_o conspire_v 838._o to_o set_v up_o william_n the_o son_n of_o â—obert_n curthose_n then_o in_o banishment_n stir_v up_o lewis_n 1108._o king_n of_o france_n william_n duke_n of_o 〈◊〉_d henry_n duke_z of_o burgundy_z alan_n earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o all_o other_o potent_a man_n that_o he_o can_v to_o his_o aid_n 1113._o and_o afterward_o both_o by_o his_o counsel_n and_o power_n abet_v a._n foâ—ke_v earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o king_n henry_n enemy_n the_o king_n therefore_o consider_v a._n that_o no_o favour_n can_v win_v he_o nor_o oath_n or_o promise_n oblige_v he_o convent_v a._n he_o before_o his_o court_n of_o justice_n at_o 〈◊〉_d for_o these_o his_o wicked_a practice_n which_o be_v not_o able_a to_o gainsay_v he_o be_v by_o judgement_n thereof_o commit_v a._n to_o close_a 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positus_fw-la erat_fw-la pluto_n megerâ—_n cerberus_n etc._n etc._n thou_o hâ—â—t_v see_v robert_n the_o beleeme_n a_o priâ—â—e_n in_o normandy_n cast_v into_o prison_n he_o be_v a_o pluto_n megaera_n cerberus_n or_o whatsoever_o else_o can_v be_v express_v that_o be_v most_o horrid_a he_o will_v not_o permit_v poor_a captive_n to_o be_v redeem_v but_o murder_v they_o under_o pretence_n of_o play_v with_o his_o own_o little_a godson_n he_o thrust_v out_o his_o eye_n with_o his_o thumb_n he_o use_v to_o thrust_v sharp_a stake_n through_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n from_o the_o fundament_n to_o the_o mouth_n and_o the_o great_a slaughter_n of_o people_n be_v his_o chief_a delight_n so_o that_o it_o be_v common_o say_v of_o he_o as_o in_o a_o proverb_n the_o wonder_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr beleeme_n but_o let_v we_o come_v to_o his_o end_n a_o thing_n most_o desirable_a he_o who_o have_v so_o torture_v other_o with_o imprisonment_n be_v himself_o cast_v into_o prison_n by_o 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as_o gratitude_n become_v a_o good_a and_o faithful_a subject_n unto_o that_o king_n but_o have_v speak_v at_o large_a of_o this_o waltheof_n and_o judith_n under_o the_o title_n of_o northumberland_n post_fw-la conquestum_fw-la where_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o he_o be_v charge_v for_o conspire_v with_o ralph_n earl_n norfolk_n and_o roger_n earl_n of_o hereford_n to_o destroy_v or_o expel_v king_n william_n and_o for_o that_o pretend_a crime_n lose_v his_o life_n and_o honor._n moreover_o 1073._o that_o thereupon_o the_o king_n dispose_v the_o government_n of_o northumberland_n to_o walcher_n bishop_n of_o durham_n and_o offer_v 10._o judith_n his_o niece_n widow_n of_o the_o say_v waltheof_n unto_o simon_n s._n liz_n 1._o a_o noble_a norman_a son_n 20._o of_o randulph_n le_fw-fr richardo_n who_o with_o his_o brother_n garnerius_n le_fw-fr richardo_n come_v 20._o over_o into_o england_n with_o the_o conqueror_n i_o shall_v here_o observe_v that_o she_o refuse_v 975._o he_o in_o regard_n he_o halt_v of_o one_o leg_n the_o king_n grow_v so_o displease_v with_o she_o as_o that_o he_o seize_v 975._o upon_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o huntendon_n which_o she_o then_o hold_v in_o dower_n it_o have_v be_v former_o grant_v to_o she_o and_o her_o heir_n expose_v she_o and_o her_o daughter_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o ely_n and_o other_o obscure_a place_n and_o bestow_v 975._o upon_o the_o say_v simon_n the_o town_n of_o northampton_n with_o the_o whole_a hundred_o of_o falkeley_n then_o value_v at_o forty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o provide_v shoe_n for_o his_o horse_n simon_n therefore_o not_o gain_v the_o mother_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o friend_n take_v to_o wife_n ibid._n maud_n her_o elder_a daughter_n and_o thereupon_o have_v this_o earldom_n of_o huntendon_n give_v ibid._n unto_o he_o by_o the_o king_n it_o do_v not_o direct_o appear_v at_o what_o time_n it_o be_v that_o the_o conqueror_n advance_v he_o to_o these_o earldom_n of_o huntendon_n and_o northampton_n but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v they_o both_o for_o ingulphus_n 30._o also_o who_o live_v then_o express_o affirm_v as_o much_o this_o earl_n simon_n build_v 30._o the_o castle_n of_o northampton_n 1084._o as_o also_o the_o priory_n 30._o of_o s._n andrews_n there_o about_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o the_o conqueror_n reign_n which_o priory_n stand_v near_o to_o that_o castle_n plentiful_o endow_v 40._o it_o and_o make_v it_o subordinate_a 40._o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o our_o lady_n of_o charity_n in_o ..._o he_o give_v 30._o to_o the_o priory_n of_o s._n fridiswide_a in_o oxford_n the_o church_n of_o pidington_n in_o that_o county_n as_o also_o to_o the_o 35._o knights-templer_n the_o manor_n of_o meriton_n and_o confirm_v 10._o to_o the_o priory_n of_o daventrey_n these_o several_a church_n situate_v in_o northamptonshire_n viz._n foxton_n lubenho_n scaldford_n guthmundley_n bitlesbroc_n and_o braybroc_n moreover_o 1100_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o witness_n 1100._o to_o those_o law_n which_o be_v make_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o in_o an._n 1100._o that_o be_v the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n after_o which_o in_o the_o same_o king_n time_n he_o go_v into_o the_o 40._o holy_a land_n but_o in_o his_o return_n die_v 40._o at_o the_o abbey_n of_o charity_n before_o express_v and_o be_v there_o 40._o bury_v he_o take_v to_o wife_n maud_n the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o earl_n waltheof_n as_o i_o have_v already_o instanced_a and_o die_v 8._o in_o france_n leave_v issue_n by_o she_o simon_n 20._o his_o elder_a son_n waltheof_n 20._o abbot_n of_o melros_n in_o scotland_n and_o maud_n 20._o have_v first_o marry_v to_o d._n robert_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr tonebrigge_n progenitor_n to_o the_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o fitz-walters_n ancient_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o afterward_o 60._o to_o william_n de_fw-fr albani_n of_o belvoir_n ¶_o
the_o king_n to_o give_v he_o some_o land_n which_o will_v bear_v wheat_n whereby_o he_o may_v the_o better_o nourish_v his_o nephew_n the_o king_n therefore_o grant_v ibid._n unto_o he_o the_o lordship_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o lincolnshire_n other_o make_v mention_n of_o this_o gift_n unto_o odo_n call_v it_o c._n comitatum_fw-la holderness_n the_o county_n or_o earldom_n of_o holderness_n which_o contain_v a_o large_a part_n of_o yorkshire_n on_o the_o north-east_n side_n thereof_o but_o of_o this_o earl_n odo_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o more_o of_o note_n than_o that_o he_o be_v a_o partaker_n 20._o with_o robert_n de_fw-fr molbray_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o those_o other_o conspirator_n in_o anno_fw-la 1096._o 9_o wil._n rufi_n for_o the_o pull_n down_o king_n william_n rufus_n and_o advance_v stephen_n his_o aunt_n son_n who_o be_v afterward_o king_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n for_o which_o he_o be_v 20._o imprison_v and_o that_o he_o with_o stephen_n his_o son_n give_v 30._o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n mary_n at_o york_n the_o manor_n of_o hornshay_n with_o the_o church_n as_o also_o maâ—â—am_n with_o the_o fish_n belong_v thereto_o and_o thorpe_n near_o adjoin_v the_o lordship_n whereof_o he_o be_v possess_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o conqueror_n survey_v domesd._n be_v only_o these_o viz._n simpling_n scerdatre_n belestede_n herchestede_n guthulnesford_n helmele_n clopetune_n burg_n depebec_n bulge_v mungaden_a beâ—mele_n cloptune_n and_o brantestune_n in_o suffolk_n this_o countess_n also_o then_o hold_v domesd._n barle_n and_o scidmehau_n in_o esseâ—_n for_o holdeness_n be_v not_o give_v he_o till_o after_o that_o survey_n this_o odo_n leave_v issue_n a._n stephen_n his_o successor_n in_o that_o honour_n as_o also_o a_o daughter_n call_v judith_n marry_v d._n to_o waltheof_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o huntingdon_n which_o stephen_n stephen_n carry_v the_o title_n a._n of_o earl_n of_o albemarle_n 1097._o and_o stand_v firm_a d._n to_o king_n william_n rufus_n against_o robert_n curthose_n duke_n of_o normandy_n but_o when_o curthose_n find_v himself_o not_o 20._o able_a to_o contend_v with_o his_o brother_n rufus_n make_v 20._o peace_n with_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o cross_n in_o that_o famous_a expedition_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n in_o which_o godfrey_n duke_n of_o lorraine_n and_o divers_a christian_a prince_n be_v go_v before_o this_o earl_n stephen_n accompany_v 20._o he_o and_o the_o year_n follow_v upon_o the_o conjunction_n 50._o of_o the_o christian_a force_n behave_v himself_o courageous_o 50._o in_o that_o great_a battle_n wherein_o coberan_n be_v general_n of_o the_o turkish_a army_n near_o antioch_n hugh_z the_o great_a earl_n of_o uermandois_n lead_v 50._o the_o van_n of_o the_o christian_n the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n with_o robert_n de_fw-fr frison_n the_o 50._o middle_a part_n robert_n curthose_n and_o this_o our_o stephen_n the_o rear_n 50._o and_o on_o the_o four_o calends_o of_o july_n obtain_v 43._o a_o glorious_a victory_n with_o spoil_n of_o extraordinary_a value_n he_o also_o continue_v loyal_a a._n to_o king_n henry_n 1104._o the_o first_o for_o a_o time_n but_o a_o length_n c._n join_v with_o hugh_n de_fw-fr gornay_n and_o other_o against_o he_o in_o order_n to_o the_o restore_n of_o curthose_n to_o all_o his_o father_n honour_n and_o to_o that_o end_n fortify_v d._n the_o monastery_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n situate_v upon_o the_o mount_n at_o rouen_n after_o which_o when_o b._n hugh_n de_fw-fr gornay_n and_o the_o rest_n make_v their_o peace_n with_o the_o king_n he_o stand_v b._n out_o single_a but_o at_o length_n see_v his_o danger_n by_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o king_n army_n then_o submit_v b._n with_o all_o humility_n have_v his_o liberty_n b._n and_o quiet_a but_o in_o an._n 1129._o 1129._o 27_o hen._n 1._o he_o break_v out_o again_o adhere_v b._n to_o lewes_n than_o king_n of_o france_n and_o the_o chief_n nobility_n of_o that_o realm_n for_o 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his_o grant_n 〈…〉_z the_o manor_n of_o luiton_n wanete_v and_o norton_n and_o be_v send_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n together_o with_o the_o then_o bishop_n of_o durham_n and_o ely_n to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o election_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n viz._n otho_n nephew_n to_o that_o king_n in_o 2_o joh._n this_o earl_n baldwine_n have_v a_o grant_n 60._o from_o the_o king_n to_o himself_o and_o hawise_o his_o wife_n and_o their_o heir_n that_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o town_n of_o heddune_n in_o holderness_n for_o a_o free_a borough_n in_o as_o full_a a_o manner_n as_o the_o burgess_n of_o york_n hold_v they_o in_o 5_o joh._n he_o grant_v 153._o to_o william_n marshal_n earl_n of_o pembroke_z with_o alice_z his_o daughter_n in_o frankmarriage_n the_o lordship_n of_o brabourn_n surton_n and_o â—emesing_v in_o kent_n luiton_n in_o bedfordshire_n rollesham_n in_o norfolk_n wanete_v in_o berkshire_n severnstoke_n in_o worcestershire_n and_o norton_n in_o 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of_o alice_n de_fw-fr rumelli_n her_o mother_n wife_n of_o alexander_n fitz-gerold_a and_o die_v 32._o the_o next_o year_n follow_v viz._n an._n 1212._o 14_o joh._n leave_v the_o same_o hawisia_n alive_a who_o then_o give_v sc_n no_o less_o than_o the_o sum_n of_o five_o thousand_o mark_n for_o to_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o her_o inheritance_n and_o dowry_n and_o that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o marry_v again_o all_o that_o i_o have_v far_o know_v of_o she_o be_v that_o in_o b._n her_o pure_a widowhood_n after_o the_o death_n of_o baldwine_n de_fw-fr betun_n her_o last_o husband_n she_o bestow_v b._n on_o the_o monk_n of_o gerondon_n in_o leicestershire_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr mandevill_n earl_n of_o essex_n her_o first_o husband_n her_o own_o and_o her_o ancestor_n soul_n four_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o estwell_n and_o that_o she_o make_v a_o ample_a confirmation_n 20._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o meaux_n of_o all_o the_o possession_n give_v at_o the_o foundation_n of_o that_o abbey_n by_o william_n earl_n of_o albemarle_n her_o father_n and_o of_o all_o other_o the_o land_n wherewith_o it_o be_v endow_v ¶_o unto_o which_o baldwine_n the_o betun_n succeed_v 60._o in_o this_o earldom_n of_o albemarle_n william_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la the_o second_o son_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v hawise_o by_o william_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la 2._o she_o second_o husband_n unto_o who_o king_n john_n in_o the_o sixteen_o of_o his_o reign_n confirm_v 40._o all_o the_o land_n which_o accrue_v to_o he_o by_o inheritance_n from_o his_o mother_n this_o william_n in_o 17_o joh._n take_v 841_o part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n against_o the_o king_n be_v 841_o one_o of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o choose_v by_o they_o for_o govern_v the_o realm_n and_o upon_o the_o invitation_n 9_o of_o those_o rebellious_a baron_n repair_v 9_o to_o london_n with_o many_o other_o and_o join_v 9_o with_o they_o and_o not_o only_o 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in_o lincolnshiâ—e_n with_o strict_a 40._o command_n to_o destroy_v all_o the_o house_n park_n and_o possession_n of_o those_o baron_n who_o be_v in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n 3._o he_o also_o stand_v firm_a to_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o that_o castle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d commit_v 15._o to_o he_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o be_v one_o of_o those_o great_a man_n who_o on_o the_o king_n behalf_n lay_v siege_n 30._o to_o mountâ—orell_n castle_n in_o leicesteâ—shire_n then_o hold_v 30._o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n by_o henry_n de_fw-fr braybroâ—_n so_o likewise_o at_o the_o raise_n 195_o of_o that_o siege_n of_o lincoln_n castle_n by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o their_o whole_a army_n be_v 296._o one_o of_o the_o chief_n commander_n on_o the_o king_n part_n 1218._o but_o have_v 10._o by_o this_o course_n of_o
life_n get_v much_o plunder_v can_v 10._o not_o refrain_v that_o raven_a practice_n which_o be_v discern_v by_o the_o king_n he_o take_v 310._o the_o custody_n of_o those_o castle_n of_o rockingham_n and_o sauvey_v from_o he_o whereupon_o he_o flâ—w_v out_o into_o open_a rebellion_n and_o come_v 30._o to_o 〈◊〉_d castle_n made_z excursions_z 30._o into_o the_o country_n adjacent_a do_v much_o spoil_n and_o bring_v 30._o the_o plunder_v thither_o thence_o he_o go_v to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o surprise_v 4â—_n that_o castle_n there_o be_v but_o a_o slender_a strength_n therein_o under_o the_o command_n of_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n then_o absent_a from_o it_o which_o give_v such_o a_o alarm_n to_o the_o king_n that_o he_o forthwith_o raise_v ibid._n a_o powerful_a army_n march_v ibid._n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o throw_v ibid._n down_o the_o wall_n of_o that_o castle_n whereat_o those_o within_o be_v so_o much_o astonish_v that_o they_o soon_o yield_v ibid._n themselves_o implore_v mercy_n nor_o be_v this_o our_o earl_n himself_o less_o startle_v be_v also_o excommunicate_v 40._o by_o pandulpho_n the_o pope_n legate_n for_o those_o his_o rapine_n and_o therefore_o deem_v 3._o it_o safe_a to_o submit_v he_o seek_v 3._o to_o walter_n archbishop_n of_o york_z and_o pandulpho_n who_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o former_a service_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o father_n make_v 3._o his_o peace_n for_o he_o for_o that_o expedition_n against_o bitham_n castle_n it_o be_v sc_n that_o the_o king_n levy_v scutage_n the_o same_o year_n upon_o all_o that_o hold_v of_o he_o by_o military_a service_n among_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o 〈◊〉_d earl_n of_o albemarle_n answer_v forty_o pound_n for_o twenty_o knight_n fee_n as_o also_o six_o pound_n ten_o shilling_n for_o those_o fee_n which_o he_o have_v by_o inheritance_n from_o his_o grandmother_n alicia_n de_fw-fr rumâ—li_n viz._n the_o barony_n of_o skipton_n in_o craven_n yet_o 3._o notwithstanding_o that_o the_o king_n do_v so_o gracious_o accept_v of_o his_o submission_n as_o be_v observe_v it_o be_v not_o long_o ere_o he_o fall_v off_o again_o adhere_v 40._o to_o the_o earl_n of_o â—hester_n and_o other_o who_o have_v 40._o a_o evil_a eye_n upon_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n than_o justice_n of_o enâ—land_n but_o discern_v 320._o that_o there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o business_n and_o fear_v 320._o lest_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n will_v have_v thunder_v out_o excommunication_n against_o they_o they_o come_v 320._o in_o to_o the_o king_n at_o northampton_n and_o deliver_v ibid._n up_o those_o castle_n and_o place_n of_o strength_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o 9_o hen._n 3._o the_o king_n by_o 23._o a_o judgement_n at_o law_n have_v recover_v 23._o the_o moiety_n of_o those_o land_n which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o alicia_n de_fw-fr rumeli_fw-la grandmother_n to_o this_o earl_n whereof_o the_o manor_n of_o rodeston_n in_o northamptonshire_n be_v 23._o not_o then_o claim_v he_o give_v command_v 23._o to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o that_o county_n to_o respite_v the_o make_v any_o partition_n thereof_o at_o that_o time_n in_o 14_o hen._n 3._o 3._o this_o earl_n be_v â—0_n with_o the_o king_n in_o normandy_n and_o other_o part_n beyond_o sea_n he_o be_v â—0_n together_o with_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o william_n marshal_n leave_v to_o command_v those_o force_n which_o stay_v there_o upon_o the_o king_n return_n into_o england_n moreover_o he_o confirm_v 30._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o s._n begaes_n in_o cumberland_n all_o that_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o they_o by_o his_o ancestor_n of_o his_o fee_n in_o allerdaâ—e_n and_o couâ—land_n and_o far_o give_v 30._o they_o one_o mark_n of_o silver_n yearly_o payable_a out_o of_o his_o fulling-mill_n at_o cokermouth_n to_o the_o nun_n at_o 〈◊〉_d in_o yorkshire_n he_o also_o ratify_v 50._o the_o grant_n of_o three_o carucate_n of_o land_n give_v to_o they_o by_o agnes_n de_fw-fr catfosse_n after_o which_o scil_n in_o 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wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr multon_n of_o the_o forest_n of_o allerdale_n cokermouth_n and_o raidebec_n in_o cumberland_n which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o he_o and_o she_o by_o descent_n from_o sicily_n daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o william_n fitz-duncan_n and_o in_o 29_o hen._n 3._o upon_o collection_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n pay_v ebot_n thirty_o four_o pound_n for_o twenty_o knight_n fee_n of_o his_o earldom_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o sixteen_o knight_n fee_n which_o be_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o alicia_n de_fw-fr rumeli_fw-la before_o mention_v the_o next_o year_n follow_v he_o join_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o peer_n of_o engâ—and_n in_o a_o letter_n 50._o to_o the_o pope_n whereby_o they_o represent_v to_o his_o holiness_n the_o many_o oppression_n and_o exaction_n upon_o this_o realm_n from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n with_o intimation_n that_o if_o speedy_a remedy_n be_v not_o have_v therein_o they_o must_v help_v it_o 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quincy_n earl_n of_o winchester_n who_o marry_v 20._o she_o other_o sister_n after_o which_o 3._o scil_n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n he_o take_v to_o wife_n somers_n isabel_n daughter_n to_o baldwine_n earl_n of_o den_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 112._o three_o son_n john_n 112._o thomas_n and_o william_n and_o two_o daughter_n 112._o avicen_n and_o aveline_n which_o avicen_n die_v supra_fw-la young_a and_o be_v bury_v supra_fw-la in_o the_o abbey_n of_o meaux_n this_o earl_n take_v a_o journey_n into_o france_n in_o an._n 1260._o 20._o 44_o hen._n 3._o and_o lodging_n at_o amiens_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o suit_n 20._o in_o law_n he_o then_o have_v do_v there_o depart_v 20._o this_o life_n in_o the_o month_n of_o june_n the_o same_o year_n whereupon_o his_o corpse_n be_v bring_v 20._o over_o into_o england_n and_o inter_v in_o one_o of_o the_o monastery_n of_o his_o ancestor_n foundation_n short_o after_o which_o isaâ—el_v his_o widow_n have_v assign_v 7._o for_o her_o dower_n the_o 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treacherous_a man_n and_o combine_v with_o ralph_n de_fw-fr guader_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n who_o have_v wed_v his_o sister_n emme_n in_o that_o conspiracy_n c._n for_o divest_v king_n william_n of_o the_o government_n 1078._o and_o advance_v themselves_o to_o the_o sole_a sway_n of_o all_o under_o most_o specious_a pretence_n he_o raise_v a._n a_o powerful_a army_n and_o break_v out_o in_o ibid._n open_a rebellion_n but_o without_o success_n for_o the_o king_n present_o fall_v upon_o they_o with_o his_o force_n at_o a_o place_n call_v fagadune_n and_o there_o utter_o rout_v d._n both_o of_o they_o and_o all_o their_o adherent_n who_o thereupon_o flee_v to_o norwich_n hold_v d._n that_o city_n as_o long_o as_o they_o can_v but_o at_o length_n be_v constrain_v to_o render_v it_o this_o earl_n roger_n be_v send_v d._n for_o to_o the_o court_n and_o be_v question_v thereupon_o can_v not_o d._n deny_v the_o fact_n wherefore_o according_a to_o the_o norman_a law_n he_o be_v adjudge_v d._n to_o lose_v all_o his_o possession_n and_o to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n where_o though_o he_o frequent_o use_v many_o scornful_a and_o contumelious_a expression_n towards_o the_o king_n yet_o he_o be_v please_v at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o â—aster_n in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n as_o then_o be_v usual_a to_o send_v d._n to_o this_o earl_n roger_n at_o that_o time_n in_o prison_n his_o royal_a robe_n who_o so_o disdain_v the_o favour_n that_o he_o forthwith_o cause_v d._n a_o great_a fire_n to_o be_v make_v and_o the_o mantle_n the_o inner_a surcoat_n of_o silk_n and_o the_o upper_a garment_n line_v with_o precious_a fur_n to_o be_v sudden_o burn_v which_o be_v make_v know_v to_o the_o king_n he_o become_v not_o a_o little_a displease_v and_o say_v a._n certain_o he_o be_v a_o very_a proud_a man_n who_o have_v thus_o abuse_v i_o but_o by_o the_o brightness_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v never_o come_v out_o of_o prison_n so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v which_o expression_n 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baldwine_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr call_v the_o peaceable_a and_o last_o to_o 68_o this_o our_o earl_n which_o richild_n see_v ernulph_n earl_n of_o henault_n her_o son_n and_o this_o earl_n william_n fitz-osborne_n her_o husband_n slay_v by_o robert_n de_fw-fr frison_n as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v betake_v 68_o herself_o to_o a_o religious_a habit_n and_o be_v veil_v a_o nun_n 68_o in_o the_o abbey_n of_o liege_n in_o germany_n and_o depart_v 35._o this_o life_n on_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n an._n 1086._o be_v bury_v 35._o by_o her_o second_o husband_n baldwine_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr in_o the_o abbey_n of_o haunow_n which_o they_o have_v found_v earl_n of_o norfolk_n and_o suffolk_n raphe_n surname_v c._n waher_n or_o guader_n be_v constitute_v 10._o earl_n of_o these_o county_n by_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n some_o an._n of_o our_o historian_n do_v affirm_v that_o he_o be_v a_o englishman_n by_o birth_n bear_v in_o norfolk_n and_o by_o his_o mother_n side_n of_o british_a parentage_n which_o they_o understand_v to_o be_v an._n welsh_a but_o other_o d._n that_o he_o be_v of_o britanny_n in_o france_n which_o be_v the_o more_o likely_a in_o regard_n he_o be_v owner_n c._n of_o the_o castle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o province_n of_o this_o earl_n there_o be_v not_o much_o memorable_a other_o than_o what_o relate_v to_o his_o perfidiousness_n towards_o king_n william_n who_o he_o design_v 30._o to_o destroy_v or_o expel_v c._n and_o to_o that_o end_n draw_v 30._o into_o his_o conspiracy_n roger_n de_fw-fr britolio_n earl_n of_o hereâ—ord_n waltheof_n the_o great_a earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o some_o other_o at_o in_v in_o suffolk_n upon_o his_o own_o wedding_n day_n when_o he_o marry_v emme_n sister_n to_o the_o same_o earl_n of_o herefoâ—d_n who_o command_n he_o have_v to_o the_o contrary_a take_v his_o opportunity_n to_o impart_v supra_fw-la the_o business_n to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v all_o high_o elevate_v with_o wine_n by_o the_o advantage_n 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monastery_n be_v first_o begin_v 60._o at_o schobdon_n by_o the_o same_o oliver_n but_o afterward_o remove_v 60._o to_o wigmore_n near_o to_o a_o collegiate_n church_n of_o secular_a canon_n which_o this_o ralph_n have_v there_o found_v 60._o with_o three_o prebendary_n by_o the_o consent_n of_o gerard_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n the_o land_n whereof_o this_o ralph_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n be_v possess_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o general_n survey_v com._n be_v very_o great_a viz._n in_o berkshire_n five_o lordship_n in_o yorkshire_n eighteen_o beside_o divers_a hamlet_n in_o wiltshire_n ten_o in_o somersetshire_n one_o in_o hantshire_n thirteen_o in_o oxfordshire_n one_o in_o worcestershire_n four_o in_o warwickshire_n one_o in_o lincolnshire_n seven_o in_o leicestershire_n two_o in_o shropshire_n fifty_o whereof_o nineteen_o be_v hold_v of_o roger_n de_fw-fr montgomery_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o in_o herefordshire_n nineteen_o beside_o the_o castle_n of_o wigmore_n build_v by_o 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against_o he_o himself_o do_v 10._o the_o like_a with_o his_o own_o castle_n of_o cleobiry_n wigmore_n and_o brugge_n vulgò_fw-la brugge_n north._n whereupon_o gilbert_n foliot_n at_o that_o time_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n addressing_z ibid._n himself_o to_o the_o earl_n of_o hereford_n be_v his_o kinsman_n by_o fair_a persuasion_n so_o qualify_v ibid._n he_o that_o he_o soon_o submit_v but_o this_o hugh_n continue_v still_o obstinate_a ibid._n so_o that_o the_o king_n be_v necessitate_v to_o raise_v a_o army_n divide_v ibid._n it_o into_o three_o part_n and_o so_o besiege_v ibid._n these_o three_o castle_n all_o at_o once_o force_v ibid._n he_o at_o length_n to_o yield_v betwixt_o this_o hugh_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n and_o joceas_fw-la de_fw-fr dynant_n at_o that_o time_n lord_n of_o ludlow_n be_v very_o great_a difference_n 50._o insomuch_o as_o joceas_n can_v not_o 50._o pass_v safe_o out_o of_o his_o castle_n for_o fear_v of_o be_v take_v by_o mortimer_n men._n but_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o set_v his_o spy_n 50._o to_o take_v all_o advantage_n upon_o dynant_a himself_o likewise_o rove_a thereabouts_o alone_o be_v surprise_v 50._o and_o carry_v prisoner_n to_o ludlow_n and_o there_o keep_v till_o 50._o he_o have_v pay_v three_o thousand_o mark_n of_o silver_n for_o his_o ransom_n after_o this_o in_o 8_o steph._n skirmish_v 197._o with_o rees_n ap_fw-mi howell_n he_o take_v 197._o he_o prisoner_n and_o have_v often_o suppress_v 40._o the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o south_n wales_n man_n take_v 40._o howel_n ap_fw-mi owen_n and_o conwen_n his_o brother_n two_o of_o their_o great_a lord_n and_o waste_v 40._o the_o town_n of_o cardigan_n moreover_o he_o build_v 10._o the_o castle_n of_o kaermerdine_n mapudrith_n and_o cameron_n and_o perfect_v 10._o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o wigmore_n begin_v by_o his_o father_n he_o likewise_o transfer_v thither_o 10._o the_o prebendary_n which_o have_v be_v place_v in_o the_o parochial_a church_n of_o wigmore_n by_o his_o father_n and_o in_o an._n 1179._o 25_o hen._n 2._o large_o endow_v 30._o it_o viz._n with_o the_o manor_n of_o kayham_n and_o schobdon_n the_o moiety_n of_o mottre_v wood_n and_o divers_a other_o land_n together_o with_o the_o church_n of_o wigmore_n cleobiry_n lentwardin_n nene_n hugley_n burley_n lidbury_n north_n schoâ—don_n almondestreo_n and_o chelmersh_n and_o all_o their_o chapel_n and_o have_v do_v all_o this_o in_o his_o age_n become_v a_o canon_n 10._o profess_v in_o the_o abbey_n at_o wigmore_n depart_v 40._o this_o life_n at_o cleobiry_n 26_o febr._n an._n 1188._o 31_o hen._n 2._o and_o be_v there_o bury_v 40._o for_o who_o soul_n one_o special_a mass_n be_v daily_o celebrate_v 40._o at_o his_o tomb._n leave_v issue_n 60._o by_o maud_n his_o wife_n daughter_n 60._o of_o william_n longespe_fw-fr duke_n of_o normandy_n four_o son_n viz._n roger_n hugh_n ralph_n and_o william_n which_o hugh_n take_v to_o wife_n a._n felicia_n de_fw-fr sancto_n sydonio_n and_o have_v by_o the_o gift_n of_o his_o father_n the_o manor_n of_o sudbury_n and_o chelmersh_n which_o manor_n william_n his_o uncle_n former_o enjoy_v but_o william_n be_v a_o soldier_n 10._o be_v take_v prisoner_n 10._o in_o foreign_a part_n and_o there_o die_v 10._o unmarried_a about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v heref._n one_o robert_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n son_n or_o brother_n i_o presume_v of_o hugh_n who_o in_o 12_o hen._n 2._o have_v heref._n the_o honour_n of_o richard_n castle_n in_o right_n of_o his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr say_v and_o heir_n to_o osbert_n fitz-hugh_n which_o honour_n contain_v ibid._n three_o and_o twenty_o knight_n fe_n i_o come_v now_o to_o roger_n son_n to_o the_o last_o mention_v hugh_n this_o roger_n 2._o in_o 6_o rich._n 1._o be_v linâ—_n with_o the_o king_n in_o normandy_n and_o therefore_o have_v a_o special_a discharge_n linâ—_n of_o the_o scutage_n then_o levy_v by_o reason_n of_o that_o expedition_n about_o this_o time_n rees_n prince_n of_o wales_n have_v raise_v a_o army_n and_o take_v 247._o the_o town_n of_o caermarthen_n as_o also_o the_o castle_n of_o caermarthen_n and_o clun_n and_o likewise_o besiege_v 247._o radnor_n this_o roger_n come_v with_o hugh_n de_fw-fr say_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o that_o place_n but_o be_v beat_v 247._o with_o great_a loss_n as_o my_o author_n report_v in_o 16_o joh._n he_o be_v acquit_v 24._o of_o the_o scutage_n then_o levy_v for_o the_o expedition_n into_o poictou_n his_o son_n be_v 24._o then_o in_o that_o service_n about_o this_o time_n howel_n son_n of_o cadwalthon_n and_o maydoc_n son_n of_o maylston_n pretend_v 30._o they_o have_v a_o right_a to_o the_o territory_n of_o melenith_n in_o feeferme_a for_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n procure_v 30._o a_o trial_n at_o law_n for_o the_o same_o by_o twelve_o knight_n of_o the_o county_n of_o heref._n and_o salop_n but_o upon_o full_a hear_n of_o the_o cause_n at_o shrewsbury_n the_o right_o be_v adjudge_v 30._o to_o this_o roger._n have_v have_v 20._o many_o skirmish_n with_o the_o welsh_a and_o most_o valiant_o oppose_v 20._o their_o frequent_a incursion_n he_o take_v 20._o twelve_o of_o their_o principal_a leader_n in_o one_o battle_n he_o also_o much_o enlarge_v 20._o his_o territory_n and_o drive_v 20._o away_o thief_n and_o robber_n from_o those_o part_n and_o be_v once_o present_a 20._o at_o the_o solemn_a anniversary_n of_o his_o father_n he_o confirm_v 20._o all_o his_o grant_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o wigmore_n add_v 20._o of_o his_o own_o gift_n a_o spacious_a and_o fruitful_a pasture_n lie_v near_o to_o that_o abbey_n call_v the_o treasure_n of_o mortimer_n whereupon_o his_o steward_n blame_v he_o 20._o that_o he_o shall_v dispossess_v himself_o of_o a_o field_n so_o rich_a and_o fertile_a and_o for_o that_o reason_n call_v the_o treasure_n of_o mortimer_n he_o reply_v 20._o i_o have_v lay_v up_o my_o treasure_n in_o that_o field_n where_o thief_n can_v steal_v or_o dig_v or_o moth_a corrupt_a this_o roger_n marry_v 20._o to_o his_o first_o wife_n milisent_n daughter_n of_o ..._o ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n ibid._n hugh_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o two_o daughter_n ..._o the_o wife_n s._n of_o stephen_n le_fw-fr gross_n with_o who_o he_o have_v in_o marriage_n the_o lordship_n of_o chorston_n and_o barow_n and_o ..._o marry_a s._n to_o walkeline_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n and_o to_o his_o second_o wife_n isabel_n the_o 2._o sister_n and_o heir_n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n son_n of_o walkeline_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n 2._o lord_n of_o dkham_n in_o rutland_n as_o also_o 2._o of_o lechelade_v and_o lagebiry_n in_o com._n gloc._n and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v hugh_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n in_o 6_o joh._n give_v 2._o three_o hundred_o mark_n and_o a_o horse_n for_o the_o great_a saddle_n for_o livery_n of_o those_o lordship_n of_o lechelade_v and_o lagebiry_n likewise_o 9_o in_o 9_o joh._n seven_o hundred_o mark_n and_o seven_o palfrey_n
have_v obtain_v the_o confiscate_v land_n of_o the_o rebel_n by_o the_o king_n grant_v fierce_o oppose_v that_o accord_n say_v that_o it_o be_v unjust_a that_o what_o be_v so_o deserve_o forfeit_v and_o for_o their_o pain_n and_o fidelity_n give_v to_o they_o by_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o they_o again_o for_o no_o cause_n and_o it_o be_v then_o say_v 40._o by_o some_o that_o he_o take_v such_o offence_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n for_o his_o forwardness_n in_o that_o agreement_n that_o he_o conspire_v his_o death_n as_o also_o that_o thereupon_o the_o earl_n withdraw_v himself_o for_o a_o time_n great_a animosity_n continue_v betwixt_o they_o after_o this_o viz._n in_o 51_o hen._n 3._o he_o have_v command_v 5._o from_o the_o king_n to_o fortify_v the_o castle_n of_o hereford_n whereof_o by_o the_o king_n former_a grant_n in_o 44_o hen._n 3._o he_o have_v be_v constitute_v governor_n and_o in_o 50_o 51_o and_o the_o four_o part_n of_o 52_o hen._n 3._o have_v heref._n the_o sheriffalty_n of_o herefordshire_n in_o 54_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v also_o make_v 2._o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o corff_n and_o in_o 1_o edw._n 1._o when_o the_o king_n be_v go_v into_o gascoigne_n there_o be_v a_o insurrection_n anno._n in_o the_o north_n ground_v upon_o a_o certain_a vain_a prophecy_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v never_o return_v again_o into_o england_n this_o roger_n march_v anno._n towards_o they_o with_o edmund_n the_o king_n brother_n they_o total_o retire_v and_o dissipate_v anno._n themselves_o all_o be_v now_o quiet_a in_o 7_o edw._n 1._o he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 21._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o territory_n of_o keddewy_a and_o kery_n and_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o dolvoron_n build_v by_o 20._o david_n ap_fw-mi lewelin_fw-mi to_o hold_v to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o the_o service_n of_o three_o knight_n fe_n and_o have_v take_v to_o wife_n heref._n maud_n the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr braose_n of_o brecknock_n with_o who_o he_o have_v 50._o the_o land_n of_o radnor_n with_o other_o fair_a possession_n both_o in_o england_n and_o wales_n have_v issue_n supra_fw-la by_o she_o these_o three_o son_n edmund_n william_n and_o geffrey_n upon_o who_o have_v procure_v 30._o the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n to_o be_v confer_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o he_o at_o his_o own_o cost_n cause_v 30._o a_o tournament_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o kenilworth_n where_o he_o sumptuous_o entertain_v a_o hundred_o knight_n and_o as_o many_o lady_n for_o three_o day_n the_o like_a whereof_o be_v never_o before_o in_o england_n and_o there_o begin_v 30._o the_o round_a table_n so_o call_v 30._o by_o reason_n that_o the_o place_n wherein_o they_o practise_v those_o feat_n be_v environ_v with_o a_o strong_a wall_n make_v in_o a_o round_a form_n and_o upon_o the_o four_o day_n the_o golden_a lion_n in_o sign_n of_o triumph_n be_v yield_v to_o he_o he_o carry_v ibid._n it_o with_o all_o that_o company_n to_o warwick_n the_o same_o whereof_o be_v spread_v into_o foreign_a country_n occasion_v the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n to_o send_v ibid._n unto_o he_o certain_a wooden_a bottle_n bind_v with_o golden_a bar_n and_o wax_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o wine_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v all_o fill_v with_o gold_n and_o for_o many_o age_n after_o keep_v ibid._n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o wigmore_n whereupon_o for_o the_o love_n of_o that_o queen_n he_o add_v ibid._n a_o carbuncle_n to_o his_o arms._n but_o long_o it_o be_v not_o after_o this_o that_o he_o live_v for_o in_o 10_o edw._n 1._o he_o depart_v s._n this_o life_n at_o kingslene_n upon_o simon_n and_o iude_n eve_n s._n edmund_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n be_v then_o twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o abbey_n of_o wigmore_n with_o this_o epitaph_n 50._o hic_fw-la est_fw-la sepultus_fw-la qui_fw-la mansit_fw-la laâ—de_fw-la refultus_fw-la rogerus_fw-la mundus_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la marinâ_fw-la secundus_fw-la cui_fw-la fuerat_fw-la gratus_fw-la dominus_fw-la wigmorae_fw-la vocitatus_fw-la hunc_fw-la dum_fw-la viverat_fw-la vi_fw-la wallia_fw-la tota_fw-la timebat_fw-la et_fw-la sibi_fw-la donata_fw-la permansit_fw-la wallia_fw-la tota_fw-la militiam_fw-la scivit_fw-la semper_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi subivit_fw-la other_o child_n he_o also_o have_v by_o the_o same_o maude_n viz._n 50._o sir_n ralph_n mortimer_n knight_n his_o elder_a son_n who_o die_v in_o his_o life-time_n roger_n mortimer_n lord_n of_o chirke_n of_o who_o i_o shall_v say_v more_o anon_o sir_n gefrey_n a_o knight_n who_o also_o die_v in_o his_o life-time_n and_o lie_v bury_v at_o wigmore_n and_o sir_n william_n a_o knight_n and_o stout_a soldier_n who_o have_v to_o wife_n 38._o hawyse_o the_o heir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr muscegros_n and_o in_o her_o right_n hold_v 38._o the_o manor_n of_o batenton_n kemerton_n stawell_n and_o cherleton-muscegros_a and_o be_v enfeoss_v 38._o by_o maude_n his_o mother_n of_o the_o 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be_v for_o the_o right_n to_o the_o crown_n as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o patent_n do_v import_n he_o be_v advance_v 13._o to_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o devon_n 7_o maii_n 9_o edw._n 4._o have_v for_o his_o better_a support_n of_o that_o honour_n a_o grant_n ibid._n unto_o himself_o and_o the_o heir_n male_n of_o his_o body_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o columpn-iohn_n and_o fair-way_n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o fair-way_n in_o comit._n devon_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o trelugan_n and_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o treverbyn_n and_o cragamur_fw-la in_o com._n cornub._n all_o which_o henry_n courtney_n then_o decease_v son_n of_o thomas_n courtney_n late_a earl_n of_o devon_n late_o possess_v by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n to_o himself_o and_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n with_o remainder_n to_o the_o before-specified_n thomas_n earl_n of_o debon_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o which_o henry_n and_o thomas_n then_o stand_v attaint_v ibid._n of_o 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john_n conyers_n knight_n in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n reign_n have_v â—_o eight_o hundred_o archer_n under_o his_o command_n and_o meet_v 40._o with_o the_o e._n of_o pembroke_n on_o cotswould_n with_o purpose_n to_o join_v together_o in_o the_o suppress_n of_o those_o rebel_n who_o be_v then_o march_v towards_o london_n they_o come_v 40._o together_o to_o banbury_n where_o this_o earl_n have_v take_v 40._o up_o his_o lodging_n in_o a_o inn_n which_o he_o like_v for_o a_o fair_a damsel_n sake_n who_o he_o find_v there_o be_v put_v out_o 40._o of_o that_o house_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n though_o 40._o they_o have_v agree_v that_o he_o who_o come_v first_o shall_v not_o be_v displace_v at_o which_o affront_n he_o take_v such_o distaste_n that_o in_o great_a wrath_n he_o depart_v 〈…〉_z thence_o with_o his_o archer_n so_o that_o pembroke_n be_v thus_o forsake_v and_o the_o day_n 〈…〉_z follow_v meet_v with_o the_o enemy_n at_o edgcote_n be_v utter_o rout_v 〈…〉_z and_o take_v prisoner_n 〈…〉_z whereof_o the_o king_n be_v advertise_v 〈…〉_z he_o forthwith_o direct_v 〈…〉_z his_o letter_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o somerset_n and_o devon_n command_v 〈…〉_z they_o to_o take_v this_o our_o earl_n if_o they_o can_v possible_o do_v it_o and_o without_o delay_n to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n whereupon_o make_v search_n for_o he_o they_o find_v ibid._n he_o in_o a_o village_n within_o brentmarth_n and_o thence_o ibid._n carry_v he_o to_o bridgwalter_n where_o they_o cut_v ibid._n off_o his_o head_n upon_o 30._o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o august_n 9_o ed._n 4._o after_o which_o his_o body_n be_v bury_v 86._o at_o glastonbury_n in_o a_o arch_n of_o the_o south-cross_n of_o the_o abby-church_n there_o the_o land_n whereof_o he_o die_v seize_v be_v as_o follow_v viz._n 30._o the_o honour_n and_o manor_n of_o plympton_n the_o honour_n and_o manor_n of_o okehampton_n the_o borough_n of_o cyverton_n and_o chalvelege_v the_o manor_n of_o colcumbe_n colyton_n 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thus_o without_o issue_n the_o manor_n of_o morestoke_n stynesford_n botlesdon_n knoll_n brokehampton_n gussege_n burton_n farnham_n mangerton_n and_o cherleton_n in_o com._n dorset_n former_o by_o a_o feoffament_n 5._o make_v to_o john_n stafford_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sir_n william_n bonvile_n knight_n and_o other_o by_o the_o before_o specify_v sir_n humphrey_n stafford_n knight_n common_o call_v sir_n humphrey_n with_o the_o silver_n hand_n which_o feoffer_v thereupon_o pass_v 5._o they_o to_o katherine_n late_a wife_n of_o william_n stafford_n esq_n to_o hold_v for_o life_n with_o remainder_n to_o sir_n humphrey_n stafford_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o say_v william_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n lawful_o beget_v and_o for_o default_n of_o such_o issue_n to_o the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n humphrey_n with_o the_o silver_n hand_n descend_v 5._o to_o elizab._n the_o wife_n of_o sir_n john_n coleshill_n
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fifty_o mark_n and_o a_o palfrey_n to_o have_v the_o like_a possession_n wilâ—s_n of_o twenty_o knight_n fee_n belong_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o huntendon_n as_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o give_v to_o margery_n his_o mother_n upon_o a_o verdict_n obtain_v by_o she_o for_o the_o same_o in_o his_o court_n and_o also_o to_o have_v wilâ—s_n the_o like_a possession_n of_o ryhale_n as_o be_v adjudge_v to_o his_o mother_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o in_o 13_o joh._n he_o account_v gloâ—_n twenty_o two_o pound_n thirteen_o shilling_n four_o penny_n for_o seventeen_o knight_n fee_n upon_o levy_v the_o scutage_n of_o wales_n but_o short_o after_o this_o take_v part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n all_o his_o land_n be_v 25._o seize_v on_o by_o the_o king_n howbeit_o upon_o the_o agreement_n make_v at_o runnimede_n in_o 17_o joh._n he_o have_v restitution_n 25._o of_o they_o and_o that_o accord_v be_v make_v be_v 2â—2_n one_o of_o those_o twenty_o five_o peer_n who_o undertake_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v observe_v the_o great_a charter_n then_o ratify_v at_o â—unnimede_o and_o to_o compel_v he_o thereto_o in_o case_n he_o shall_v refuse_v so_o to_o do_v moreover_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n the_o baron_n raise_v new_a trouble_n he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o through_o the_o procurement_n of_o the_o king_n be_v excommunicate_v 1216._o by_o the_o pope_n nor_o return_v he_o to_o his_o allegiance_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n as_o many_o of_o the_o great_a man_n then_o do_v but_o take_v 〈…〉_z part_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o rebellious_a rout_n which_o adhere_v to_o lewes_n of_o france_n and_o be_v 〈…〉_z one_o of_o the_o leader_n of_o their_o army_n against_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o in_o the_o battle_n of_o lincoln_n 1_o hen._n 3._o be_v there_o take_v prisoner_n 〈…〉_z but_o beside_o this_o i_o have_v see_v nothing_o far_a memorable_a of_o he_o than_o that_o he_o marry_v 〈…〉_z maud_n the_o sole_a daughter_n to_o geffrey_n fitz-piers_n earl_n of_o essex_n afterward_o wed_v 〈…〉_z to_o roger_n de_fw-fr dantsey_n from_o which_o roger_n she_o be_v ere_o long_o divorce_v 〈…〉_z with_o who_o he_o have_v 〈…〉_z in_o frankmarriage_n the_o lordship_n of_o witehurst_n in_o glocestershire_n which_o maud_n become_v at_o length_n heir_n 〈…〉_z to_o her_o brother_n viz._n william_n de_fw-fr mandevile_n the_o last_o earl_n of_o essex_n of_o that_o family_n whereby_o she_o bring_v 〈…〉_z the_o honour_n of_o essex_n with_o other_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n to_o this_o family_n this_o earl_n henry_n die_v upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o june_n an._n 1220._o 4_o hen._n 3._o in_o his_o voyage_n towards_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o be_v bury_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o chapterhouse_n at_o lanthony_n beforementioned_a leave_v issue_n three_o son_n viz._n 〈…〉_z humphrey_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n henry_n who_o die_v in_o his_o youth_n and_o ralph_n 60._o as_o also_o one_o daughter_n 〈◊〉_d call_v margery_n who_o become_v the_o wife_n 〈…〉_z of_o waleran_n earl_n of_o warwick_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o this_o earl_n henry_n the_o custody_n of_o all_o his_o land_n be_v commit_v 4._o by_o the_o king_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr briwer_n except_v the_o manor_n of_o wokesie_n which_o be_v assign_v 4._o towards_o the_o maintenance_n of_o maud_n his_o widow_n until_o hunphrey_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n shall_v set_v forth_o her_o dowry_n which_o humphrey_n humphrey_n do_v his_o homage_n 3._o in_o 5_o hen._n 3._o have_v livery_n 3._o of_o his_o castle_n of_o casdecot_n and_o possess_v the_o honour_n of_o essex_n etc._n etc._n by_o descent_n from_o maud_n his_o mother_n be_v create_v 40._o earl_n of_o essex_n 28_o apr._n 1_o joh._n be_v in_o his_o time_n call_v 30._o the_o good_a earl_n of_o nereford_n in_o an._n 1227._o 11_o hen._n 3._o this_o humphrey_n stand_v 〈◊〉_d up_o with_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o other_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o richard_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n from_o who_o the_o manor_n of_o berkhamstead_n have_v be_v injurious_o take_v by_o the_o king_n and_o give_v to_o walter_n tie_v and_o upon_o that_o account_n have_v a_o rendezvous_n at_o stanford_n in_o lincolnshire_n advertise_v ibid._n the_o king_n in_o a_o threaten_a manner_n that_o he_o shall_v redress_v this_o injury_n with_o speed_n and_o moreover_o require_v that_o he_o shall_v without_o delay_n restore_v unto_o they_o the_o charter_n of_o liberty_n and_o that_o of_o the_o forest_n seal_v anew_o which_o he_o have_v concel_v at_o oxford_n otherwise_o they_o will_v compel_v he_o so_o to_o do_v all_o which_o be_v perform_v they_o ibid._n return_v quiet_o to_o their_o home_n in_o 13_o hen._n 3._o this_o earl_n be_v acquit_v wilâ—s_n for_o fifteen_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o five_o part_n upon_o the_o scutage_n of_o kery_n in_o wales_n be_v the_o moiety_n of_o the_o fee_n of_o trobregge_n and_o in_o 20_o hen._n 3._o give_v 1._o one_o hundred_o pound_n relief_n for_o the_o land_n and_o fee_n which_o do_v by_o 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come_v of_o full_a age_n in_o 24_o hen._n 3._o the_o king_n keep_v 〈…〉_z his_o christmas_n at_o winchester_n at_o the_o instance_n of_o richard_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n in_o who_o tuition_n this_o baldwin_n then_o be_v gird_v 〈…〉_z he_o with_o the_o sword_n of_o knighthood_n and_o then_o also_o invest_v 〈…〉_z he_o with_o the_o earldom_n of_o uviht_n give_v 10._o he_o amicia_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o same_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n in_o marriage_n but_o in_o an._n 1245_o 29_o h._n 3._o which_o be_v about_o five_o year_n after_o on_o the_o morrow_n after_o st._n valentine_n day_n he_o die_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o youth_n leave_v issue_n 〈…〉_z baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n very_o young_a after_o which_o scil_n in_o 32_o h._n 3._o the_o king_n assent_v 11._o that_o this_o amicia_n shall_v marry_v unto_o robert_n gyne_v and_o in_o 34_o h._n 3._o account_v devon_n four_o hundred_o pound_n for_o the_o farm_n of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o late_a husband_n e._n baldwin_n 5._o which_o rent_n she_o be_v to_o give_v devon_n till_o the_o heir_n come_v of_o age_n this_o last_o mention_v baldwin_n be_v in_o minority_n at_o time_n of_o his_o father_n death_n as_o have_v be_v say_v be_v commit_v 3._o to_o the_o tuition_n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr savoy_n a_o great_a man_n in_o that_o age_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v marry_v 3._o kinswoman_n of_o queen_n alianore_n who_o in_o 41_o hen._n 3._o by_o the_o direction_n 50_o of_o that_o queen_n he_o according_o take_v 50_o to_o wife_n and_o the_o same_o year_n do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 11._o of_o his_o land_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n 10._o john_n a_o son_n who_o die_v 10._o in_o his_o infancy_n in_o 44_o h._n 3._o at_o the_o marriage_n of_o john_n duke_n of_o bretayne_v with_o beatrix_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o daughter_n this_o earl_n baldwine_n receive_v 6â—9_n the_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n with_o that_o duke_n but_o about_o two_o year_n after_o scil_n in_o anno_fw-la 1262._o 46_o h._n 3._o he_o die_v ann_n by_o poison_n cott._n together_o with_o richard_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o other_o at_o the_o table_n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr savoy_n uncle_n to_o the_o queen_n be_v then_o a_o young_a man_n leaving_z isabel_n 50._o de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la earl_n of_o albemarle_n and_o holderness_n his_o sister_n 50._o and_o heir_n whereby_o this_o earldom_n as_o to_o the_o male_a line_n of_o this_o great_a family_n come_v to_o a_o end_n which_o isabel_n be_v thereupon_o in_o full_a 30._o possession_n thereof_o and_o lady_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n except_v the_o dowry_n of_o amicia_n her_o mother_n give_v 30._o to_o the_o say_v amicia_n the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o bockland_n bickley_n woollhampton_n and_o coliton_n with_o the_o hundred_o advowson_n of_o church_n knight_n fee_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o to_o they_o belong_v with_o which_o she_o the_o say_v amicia_n found_v 〈…〉_z the_o abbey_n of_o bockland_n in_o devonshire_n in_o anno_fw-la 1378._o 8_o edw._n 1._o for_o the_o health_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o soul_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o queen_n alianore_n gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n sometime_o earl_n of_o gloucester_n her_o father_n isabel_n her_o mother_n baldwin_n earl_n of_o devon_n her_o late_a husband_n as_o also_o of_o isabel_n countess_n of_o devon_n and_o albemarle_n and_o margaret_n a_o nun_n at_o lacock_n her_o two_o daughter_n then_o live_v of_o which_o amicia_n all_o that_o i_o have_v far_o to_o say_v be_v that_o in_o 53_o hen._n 3._o she_o be_v make_v 〈…〉_z governess_n of_o hadley_n castle_n in_o hertfordshire_n and_o that_o she_o hold_v 〈…〉_z the_o manor_n of_o tiverton_n exminster_n and_o topsham_n in_o comit._n devon_n and_o edbrington_n in_o comit._n dors._n in_o dower_n and_o die_v 〈…〉_z in_o 12_o edw._n 1._o whereupon_o her_o say_a daughter_n isabel_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la of_o who_o inheritance_n they_o be_v have_v then_o livery_n 〈…〉_z of_o they_o nor_o have_v i_o any_o more_o to_o say_v here_o of_o this_o isabel_n have_v under_o the_o title_n of_o albemarle_n and_o holderness_n say_v something_o already_o than_o that_o by_o her_o death_n and_o the_o death_n 51._o of_o aveline_n her_o daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n without_o 51._o issue_n so_o much_o of_o the_o inheritance_n as_o be_v not_o grant_v by_o they_o to_o the_o king_n resort_v 50._o to_o the_o heir_n of_o mary_n the_o wife_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr courtney_n whereupon_o they_o attain_v to_o the_o earldom_n of_o devon_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o due_a place_n ferrer_n the_o first_o of_o this_o family_n that_o settle_v in_o this_o realm_n be_v henry_n the_o ferier_n henry_n son_n b._n to_o gualcheline_n de_fw-fr ferier_n a_o norman_a whether_o he_o accompany_v duke_n william_n at_o his_o first_o entrance_n hither_o be_v hard_a to_o say_v for_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o castle_n of_o stutesburie_n now_o call_v tutburie_n give_v ibid._n he_o inter_fw-la alia_fw-la by_o that_o renown_a conqueror_n belong_v ibid._n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr abrincis_fw-la a_o norman_a also_o and_o therefore_o if_o he_o come_v in_o afterward_o it_o be_v certain_o before_o the_o general_a survey_n of_o this_o realm_n begin_v by_o that_o king_n about_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o be_v then_o one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n appoint_v for_o that_o great_a service_n as_o appear_z by_o this_o notable_a testimonial_a from_o the_o lieger_n book_n cotton_n of_o worcester_n viz._n in_o vicecomitatu_fw-la wiraceastre_n habet_fw-la s._n maria_n de_fw-fr wiraceastre_n unum_fw-la hundredum_fw-la quod_fw-la voco_fw-la oswaldeslau_n in_o quo_fw-la jacent_fw-la 300_o hidae_fw-la etc._n etc._n hoc_fw-la testimonium_fw-la totus_fw-la vicecomitaus_fw-la wiraceastre_n dato_fw-la sacramento_fw-la jurisjurandi_fw-la firmavit_fw-la exhortante_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la laborante_fw-la piissimo_fw-la &_o prudentissimo_fw-la patre_fw-la d._n wolstano_n episcopo_fw-la tempore_fw-la regis_fw-la willielmi_fw-la seniorâ—s_fw-la coram_fw-la principibus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regis_fw-la romigio_fw-la scilicet_fw-la lincolniâ—nsi_fw-la episcopo_fw-la &_o comite_fw-la waltero_fw-la giffardo_fw-la &_o henrico_n de_fw-fr ferier_n &_o adam_n fratre_fw-la eudonis_fw-la dopiferi_fw-la regis_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la inquirendas_fw-la &_o describendas_fw-la possessiones_fw-la &_o consuetudines_fw-la tam_fw-la regis_fw-la quam_fw-la principum_fw-la suorum_fw-la in_fw-la hac_fw-la provinciâ_fw-la &_o in_o pluribus_fw-la aliis_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la rege_fw-la destinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la quo_fw-la totam_fw-la angliam_fw-la rex_fw-la describi_fw-la fecit_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o this_o henry_n succeed_v robert_n robert_n his_o young_a son_n for_o eugenulfus_fw-la and_o william_n die_v as_o it_o seem_v in_o his_o life_n time_n which_o robert_n be_v one_o of_o the_o witness_n 13._o to_o king_n stephen_n law_n make_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o have_v bring_v 35._o in_o and_o command_v the_o derbyshire_n man_n in_o that_o famous_a battle_n near_o north-alverton_n in_o yorkshire_n 3_o steph._n common_o call_v bellum_n de_fw-fr standardo_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v more_o large_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o william_n earl_n of_o albemarle_n where_o the_o northern_a baron_n have_v 35._o a_o glorious_a victory_n against_o david_n king_n of_o scot_n be_v for_o that_o good_a service_n advance_v 66._o to_o the_o earldom_n of_o derby_n but_o die_v 51._o the_o year_n follow_v scil_n ann._n 1139._o leave_v robert_n robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o style_v 52._o himself_o robertus_fw-la comes_fw-la junior_a de_fw-la ferrariis_fw-la and_o likewise_o 70._o come_v junior_a de_fw-fr nottingham_n and_o two_o daughter_n viz._n isolda_n marry_v 3._o to_o stephen_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n and_o ..._o marry_a c._n to_o walcheline_n maminot_n which_o robert_n in_o anno_fw-la 1141_o 6_o steph._n give_v 50._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o tutbury_n all_o his_o tithe_n in_o newbourough_n in_o which_o grant_v he_o make_v mention_n 50._o of_o hawise_o his_o mother_n and_o confirm_v 20._o unto_o they_o whatsoever_o henry_n his_o grandfather_n eugenulf_n his_o uncle_n and_o robert_n his_o father_n have_v give_v to_o they_o all_o which_o he_o there_o in_o particular_a recite_v 20._o he_o likewise_o give_v 305._o the_o church_n of_o bredon_n in_o com._n leic_a with_o the_o tithe_n of_o his_o tenant_n in_o tonge_n anderskirk_n and_o wivelestone_n as_o also_o the_o chapel_n of_o worthington_n and_o stanton_n with_o the_o tithe_n of_o newbold_n and_o dichesworth_n of_o his_o fee_n unto_o the_o canon_n of_o nostel_n in_o yorkshire_n which_o church_n of_o bredon_n become_v thenceforth_o a_o cell_n to_o that_o house_n moreover_o he_o found_v 40._o the_o priory_n of_o derby_n afterward_o translate_v to_o derley_n in_o that_o county_n for_o canon_n of_o st._n austin_n order_n as_o also_o etc._n the_o abbey_n of_o merevale_n in_o com._n warw._n for_o cistercian-monk_n which_o he_o endow_v etc._n with_o great_a possession_n and_o wherein_o he_o be_v bury_v supra_fw-la be_v wrap_v in_o a_o
give_v to_o the_o say_v hugh_n le_fw-fr brun_n to_o be_v pay_v thence_o in_o 35_o hen._n 3._o he_o procure_v a_o special_a grant_n 14._o from_o the_o king_n of_o such_o officer_n for_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n betwixt_o ribbel_n and_o meâ—sey_n as_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n former_o have_v which_o officer_n be_v maintain_v 10._o at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n and_o in_o 36_o hen._n 3._o obtain_v ibid._n the_o custody_n of_o his_o daughter_n agatha_n ferrer_n provide_v that_o she_o shall_v not_o marry_v without_o the_o king_n licence_n but_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v eudo_fw-la la_fw-fr zouche_n give_v 6._o a_o fine_a to_o the_o king_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o mark_n for_o leave_v to_o marry_v she_o in_o case_n her_o father_n will_v assent_v thereto_o at_o that_o time_n also_o in_o consideration_n 〈…〉_z of_o fourscore_o mark_n fine_a due_a to_o the_o king_n by_o william_n de_fw-fr vaux_n for_o marry_v eleanor_n another_o daughter_n of_o this_o earl_n without_o licence_n the_o king_n accept_v 〈…〉_z of_o twenty_o six_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la from_o john_n de_fw-fr vaux_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n this_o earl_n william_n be_v sore_o afflict_v with_o the_o gout_n 1â—_n even_o from_o his_o youth_n as_o his_o father_n have_v be_v and_o by_o reason_n thereof_o draw_v 1â—_n from_o place_n to_o place_n in_o a_o chariot_n he_o be_v through_o the_o heedlessness_n of_o the_o driver_n overthrow_v 1â—_n from_o a_o bridge_n at_o s._n neot_n in_o com._n huntingd._n have_v his_o limb_n so_o break_v 1â—_n with_o the_o fall_n that_o he_o die_v 1â—_n upon_o the_o nine_o kalend_n of_o april_n an._n 1254._o 38_o hen._n 3._o and_o have_v sepulture_n 〈…〉_z in_o the_o abbey_n of_o merevaâ—e_n it_o be_v say_v sâ—pra_fw-la that_o he_o be_v a_o discreet_a man_n and_o well_o verse_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n by_o sibil_n his_o first_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n s._n to_o william_n marshal_n earl_n of_o pembroke_z he_o leave_v issue_n seven_o daughter_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d agnes_n marry_v to_o william_n de_fw-fr vesci_n isabel_n to_o gilbert_n basset_n of_o wiecombe_n in_o com._n buck_n and_o afterward_o to_o reginald_n de_fw-fr mohun_n maud_n first_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr kime_n second_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr vivon_n and_o last_o to_o emerick_n the_o rupe-canardi_a sibil_n to_o francis_n de_fw-fr bohun_n of_o midherst_n joane_n first_o to_o ..._o aguillon_n and_o afterward_o to_o john_n de_fw-fr mohun_n of_o dunster_n agatha_n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n of_o chelmersh_n and_o eleanor_n first_o to_o william_n de_fw-fr vallibus_fw-la second_o to_o roger_n de_fw-fr quinci_n earl_n of_o winchester_n and_o last_o to_o roger_n de_fw-fr leyburne_n and_o by_o margaret_n 〈…〉_z his_o second_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n 〈…〉_z to_o roger_n de_fw-fr quinci_n earl_n of_o winchester_n have_v issue_n two_o son_n viz._n robert_n who_o succeed_v he_o in_o this_o earldom_n of_o derby_n and_o william_n ibid._n who_o seat_v himself_o at_o groby_n in_o com._n leic._n which_o robert_n robert_n be_v in_o minority_n 〈…〉_z at_o his_o father_n death_n whereupon_o the_o queen_n and_o peter_n de_fw-fr savoy_n give_v 〈…〉_z six_o thousand_o mark_n for_o the_o custody_n of_o his_o land_n until_o he_o shall_v come_v of_o full_a age_n and_o have_v the_o hard_a hap_n to_o be_v the_o last_o earl_n of_o this_o great_a family_n for_o no_o soon_o do_v he_o arrive_v to_o man_n estate_n but_o meet_v with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d nobibility_n which_o under_o many_o specious_a pretence_n infuse_v into_o he_o all_o principle_n of_o disloyalty_n in_o 〈…〉_z 47_o hen._n 3._o when_o the_o flame_n of_o civil_a war_n begin_v to_o break_v out_o none_o be_v more_o ready_a to_o increase_v they_o than_o he_o yet_o be_v not_o 〈…〉_z then_o so_o firm_a to_o the_o baron_n as_o that_o they_o can_v repose_v much_o confidence_n in_o he_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o a_o world_n of_o mischief_n he_o do_v for_o have_v get_v ibid._n a_o multitude_n of_o soldier_n at_o his_o heel_n he_o enter_v ibid._n worcester_n destroy_v ibid._n that_o place_n there_o call_v the_o jewry_n plunder_v ibid._n the_o religious_a house_n as_o well_o as_o other_o and_o make_v much_o spoil_n ibid._n in_o the_o king_n park_n thereabouts_o to_o retaliate_v which_o outrage_n the_o king_n send_v 3._o edward_n his_o elder_a son_n into_o the_o county_n of_o stafford_n and_o derby_n with_o a_o great_a power_n where_o he_o waste_v 3._o his_o land_n with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o demolish_v 3._o his_o castle_n of_o tutbury_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o reclaim_v he_o for_o he_o then_o strike_v in_o with_o montfort_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o all_o those_o other_o rebellious_a baron_n soon_o after_o in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n who_o join_v their_o strength_n together_o bold_o encounter_v the_o royal_a army_n at_o lewes_n in_o sussex_n where_o have_v the_o better_a of_o the_o day_n the_o king_n and_o prince_n be_v both_o make_v prisoner_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o our_o historian_n but_o after_o this_o clare_n harbour_v 1265._o great_a discontent_n towards_o montfort_n for_o take_v the_o whole_a sway_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o himself_o and_o this_o our_o earl_n robert_n chief_o favour_v 1265._o clare_n montford_n seize_v 1265._o on_o he_o nevertheless_o when_o clare_n in_o order_n to_o the_o king_n rescue_n stout_o adventure_v himself_o against_o montfort_n and_o his_o adherent_n in_o the_o battle_n 3._o of_o evesham_n this_o earl_n do_v not_o at_o all_o appear_v with_o he_o but_o with_o might_n and_o main_a act_v elsewhere_o otherwise_o what_o he_o can_v so_o that_o after_o that_o happy_a overthrow_n of_o montfort_n and_o his_o partaker_n at_o evesham_n and_o that_o decree_v call_v dictum_fw-la de_fw-la kenilworth_n whereby_o he_o with_o monfort_n and_o some_o few_o beside_o be_v except_v 1â—66_n from_o composition_n when_o other_o have_v the_o favour_n to_o redeem_v their_o land_n for_o a_o certain_a pecuniary_a mulct_n which_o decree_n be_v ratify_v 10._o by_o ottobon_n the_o pope_n legate_n be_v publish_v supra_fw-la at_o westminster_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n edward_n translation_n scil_n 13_o oct._n be_v in_o person_n call_v 96._o into_o the_o court_n before_o the_o king_n and_o charge_v with_o divers_a high_a crime_n not_o dare_v to_o adventure_v that_o judgement_n which_o he_o easy_o foresee_v will_v be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o he_o whole_o submit_v 96._o himself_o to_o the_o king_n mercy_n whereupon_o in_o consideration_n 40._o of_o a_o cup_n of_o gold_n adorn_v with_o precious_a stone_n obtain_v 40._o from_o michael_n de_fw-fr tony_n for_o which_o he_o mortgage_v 40._o his_o manor_n of_o piry_n in_o northamptâ—nshire_n and_o for_o ibid._n fifteen_o hundred_o mark_n to_o be_v pay_v at_o four_o several_a payment_n within_o a_o twelve_o month_n space_n the_o king_n pardon_v ibid._n all_o his_o former_a misdemeanour_n and_o undertake_v to_o secure_v he_o against_o prince_n edward_n and_o all_o other_o towards_o who_o he_o have_v do_v wrong_a at_o any_o time_n during_o the_o trouble_n until_o the_o five_o of_o december_n 50_o hen._n 3._o as_o by_o a_o special_a patent_n ibid._n bear_v that_o date_n appear_v upon_o this_o condition_n ibid._n that_o if_o he_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n transgress_v again_o then_o without_o hope_n of_o favour_n to_o be_v whole_o disherit_v for_o the_o strict_a performance_n of_o which_o agreement_n he_o oblige_v himself_o not_o only_o by_o a_o special_a charter_n 〈…〉_z then_o free_o scale_v to_o the_o king_n but_o by_o his_o 〈…〉_z corporal_a oath_n at_o that_o time_n give_v but_o of_o this_o pardon_n he_o have_v no_o benefit_n partly_o by_o reason_n that_o the_o before_o specify_v sum_n be_v not_o derb._n according_o pay_v and_o partly_o in_o regard_n of_o his_o second_o defection_n for_o the_o next_o spring_n afterward_o he_o again_o b._n make_v head_n in_o the_o northern-part_n of_o derbishire_n contrary_a memb_v to_o that_o his_o oath_n with_o a_o powerful_a army_n whereupon_o henry_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o king_n of_o almain_n advance_v memb_v against_o he_o with_o a_o great_a strength_n and_o at_o chesterfield_n dunstan_n after_o a_o sharp_a conflict_n wherein_o many_o be_v slay_v rout_v m._n all_o his_o force_n of_o those_o which_o escape_v he_o himself_o be_v one_o be_v hide_v s._n in_o a_o church_n under_o certain_a sack_n of_o wool_n but_o by_o the_o treachery_n supra_fw-la of_o a_o woman_n â—re_n long_o discover_v and_o bring_v prisoner_n memb_v to_o london_n whereupon_o in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v the_o same_o year_n at_o westminster_n he_o be_v total_o disherit_v memb_v and_o edmund_n the_o king_n son_n invest_v with_o his_o earldom_n of_o derby_n as_o my_o authority_n membâ—_n say_v and_o as_o those_o who_o have_v write_v vincent_n of_o our_o english_a earl_n do_v affirm_v but_o that_o he_o real_o
make_v to_o they_o out_o of_o the_o lordship_n of_o wilton_n and_o quit-claimed_n ibid._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o fountain_n all_o litton_n and_o littondale_n except_v the_o venison_n there_o for_o the_o custody_n whereof_o the_o monk_n be_v ibid._n to_o present_v unto_o he_o two_o forester_n and_o to_o pay_v they_o at_o their_o own_o proper_a cost_n in_o consideration_n whereof_o they_o release_v ibid._n to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n all_o those_o meadow_n and_o pasture_n with_o the_o command_n of_o the_o deer_n which_o they_o have_v bukeden_n as_o also_o in_o other_o place_n within_o the_o bound_n and_o precinct_n of_o langstrother_n pay_v ibid._n moreover_o unto_o he_o six_o hundred_o mark_n beside_o and_o take_v to_o wife_n ibid._n isabel_n the_o daughter_n of_o adam_n but_o sister_n gen._n of_o peter_n de_fw-fr brus_n of_o skelton_n with_o who_o he_o have_v gen._n in_o marriage_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o same_o peter_n the_o manor_n of_o lekinfield_n near_a beverley_n in_o yorkshire_n for_o gen._n which_o gift_n he_o and_o his_o heir_n be_v to_o repair_v to_o skelton_n castle_n every_o christmas-day_n and_o lead_v the_o lady_n of_o that_o castle_n from_o her_o chamber_n to_o the_o chapel_n at_o mass_n and_o thence_o to_o her_o chamber_n again_o and_o after_o dinner_n with_o she_o to_o depart_v by_o which_o isabel_n he_o leave_v issue_n supra_fw-la two_o son_n william_n and_o henry_n which_o henry_n in_o 15_o hen._n 3._o give_v ibid._n his_o brother_n the_o manor_n of_o hesset_n in_o sussex_n in_o fee_n tail_n have_v thereupon_o a_o release_n ibid._n from_o he_o of_o all_o his_o title_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o of_o settil_n and_o litton_n in_o com._n ebor._n to_o this_o last_o mention_v william_n de_fw-fr percy_n william_n after_o the_o death_n of_o agnes_n his_o grandmother_n and_o henry_n his_o father_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n descend_v ibid._n upon_o collect_v of_o the_o scutage_n of_o montgomery_n in_o 8_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v by_o a_o special_a writ_n acquit_v ebor._n for_o fifteen_o knight_n fee_n viz._n for_o his_o land_n in_o yorkshire_n for_o he_o have_v suff._n no_o less_o than_o twenty_o one_o knight_n fee_n more_o which_o appertain_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o petworth_n in_o sussex_n the_o same_o year_n also_o he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 20._o for_o a_o market_n upon_o the_o friday_n every_o week_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o spoforth_n in_o com._n ebor._n and_o in_o 17_o hen._n 3._o give_v 8._o five_o hundred_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o five_o daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr brywer_n moreover_o in_o 26_o hen._n 3._o he_o pay_v ebor._n one_o hundred_o mark_n fine_a to_o be_v exempt_v from_o attendance_n on_o the_o king_n into_o gascoigne_n be_v then_o summon_v 3._o to_o prepare_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n for_o that_o voyage_n and_o in_o 28_o hen._n 3._o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 2._o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr percy_n who_o cousin_n and_o heir_n he_o be_v except_v the_o manor_n of_o topclive_a which_o be_v the_o dowry_n 9_o of_o agnes_n wife_n of_o the_o say_v richard_n she_o be_v then_o alive_a who_o marriage_n be_v at_o that_o time_n grant_v 9_o by_o the_o king_n to_o bernard_n de_fw-fr baillol_n in_o case_n she_o shall_v be_v willing_a to_o take_v he_o for_o her_o husband_n so_o that_o by_o the_o account_n 3._o of_o robert_n de_n crep_v short_o after_o give_v up_o into_o the_o exchequer_n it_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v thirty_o knight_n fee_n de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la in_o yorkshire_n and_o two_o knight_n fee_n in_o lincolnshire_n this_o william_n de_fw-fr percy_n give_v 〈◊〉_d his_o manor_n of_o gisbuâ—ne_n with_o the_o forest_n except_v his_o freeholder_n and_o their_o service_n there_o and_o except_v liberty_n of_o hunt_v therein_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n unto_o the_o monk_n of_o salley_n pay_v twenty_o mark_n yearly_a in_o consideration_n u._fw-mi whereof_o they_o be_v to_o increase_v their_o covent_n to_o the_o number_n of_o six_o monk_n more_o to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o himself_o and_o elen_n his_o wife_n he_o likewise_o acquire_v pierpoâ—â—_n the_o patronage_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o silebrede_n in_o sussex_n from_o ralph_n de_fw-fr ardern_n in_o 24_o hen._n 3._o moreover_o he_o give_v â—_o to_o the_o master_n and_o brethren_n of_o the_o hospital_n at_o sandon_n in_o surrey_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o six_o priest_n there_o all_o his_o land_n in_o foston_n which_o he_o obtain_v of_o the_o grant_n of_o william_n the_o briwer_n as_o also_o twenty_o mark_n rend_v which_o the_o abbot_n of_o selby_n be_v oblige_v to_o pay_v annual_o at_o sandon_n for_o the_o manor_n and_o forest_n of_o gisburne_n on_o the_o octave_n of_o sâ—_n john_n baptist._n and_o have_v wed_v s._n joane_n the_o five_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v william_n the_o briwer_n who_o afterward_o become_v the_o wife_n 50._o of_o ralph_n fitz-ranulph_a lord_n of_o middleham_n depart_v 3._o this_o life_n in_o 29_o hen._n 3._o and_o be_v bury_v pierpoâ—t_n at_o salley_n leave_v issue_n pierpoâ—t_n henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n as_o also_o engeram_n william_n alan_n josceline_n geffrey_n and_o walter_n young_a son_n to_o which_o josceline_n he_o give_v pierpoâ—t_n his_o manor_n of_o levington_n for_o their_o maintenance_n appoint_v ibid._n the_o abbot_n of_o salley_n to_o have_v the_o custody_n thereof_o to_o their_o use_n to_o this_o last_o mention_v william_n succeed_v henry_n henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o enjoy_v the_o substance_n of_o his_o estate_n the_o young_a son_n have_v for_o their_o support_n as_o follow_v viz._n engelram_n ibid._n certain_a land_n in_o aton_n by_o the_o grant_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr hanley_n and_o the_o lordship_n of_o dalton_n by_o the_o gift_n ibid._n of_o elen_n his_o mother_n william_n have_v ibid._n linton_n and_o witwel_n as_o also_o certain_a land_n in_o â—ick-levington_n and_o be_v ibid._n likewise_o lord_n of_o dunâ—eley_n yston_n newham_n and_o loftohous_n alan_n enjoy_v ibid._n certain_a land_n in_o levington_n of_o his_o father_n gift_n but_o die_v ibid._n issueless_a geffrey_n possess_v ibid._n semar_n near_a scarborough_n and_o die_v ibid._n without_o issue_n and_o walter_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n eâ—gelram_n have_v ibid._n the_o moiety_n of_o dalton_n in_o hertness_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o entail_v he_o be_v ibid._n also_o lord_n of_o beldame_n and_o be_v bury_v ibid._n in_o the_o cloister_n at_o gisburne_n but_o i_o return_v to_o henry_n in_o 33_o hen._n 3._o this_o henry_n give_v a_o fine_a ebor._n of_o nine_o hundred_o pound_n for_o livery_n of_o his_o land_n and_o that_o he_o may_v marry_v who_o he_o please_v which_o sum_n he_o have_v liberty_n to_o pay_v 10._o by_o two_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o in_o 41_o hen._n 3._o have_v summons_n 6._o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o bristol_n on_o the_o octave_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n well_o furnish_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n for_o his_o expedition_n into_o wales_n in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o when_o 12._o the_o scot_n have_v rebellious_o seize_v upon_o their_o king_n then_o in_o minority_n who_o have_v marry_v 12._o the_o daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o northern_a baron_n then_o summon_v 12._o to_o prepare_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o all_o his_o power_n for_o the_o rescue_v he_o from_o that_o restraint_n howbeit_o in_o 47_o hen._n 3._o take_v 15._o part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n then_o in_o arm_n his_o land_n be_v seize_v 15._o but_o afterward_o come_v in_o and_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o law_n he_o have_v restitution_n 15._o of_o they_o again_o and_o the_o same_o year_n march_v ibid._n with_o the_o king_n from_o oxford_n to_o northampton_n assist_v he_o in_o the_o storm_a of_o that_o town_n than_o hold_v 2448._o out_o by_o those_o baron_n which_o he_o thereupon_o take_v by_o force_n and_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n fight_v 996._o stout_o on_o the_o king_n part_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o lewes_n share_v with_o he_o in_o the_o hard_a fortune_n of_o that_o day_n be_v there_o likewise_o take_v prisoner_n 996._o as_o many_o other_o be_v but_o far_o i_o can_v say_v of_o he_o than_o that_o he_o marry_v lewes_n eleanor_n the_o daughter_n of_o john_n earl_n warren_n and_o surrey_n and_o have_v pâ—erp_n issue_n by_o she_o three_o son_n viz._n william_n john_n and_o henry_n and_o that_o he_o be_v bury_v pâ—erp_n at_o salley_n near_o his_o father_n whereupon_o she_o the_o say_a eleanor_n have_v assignation_n of_o her_o dower_n â—_o in_o 56_o hen._n 3._o out_o of_o all_o his_o land_n except_o the_o manor_n of_o petworth_n and_o topclive_a whereof_o she_o have_v be_v former_o enfeoff_v which_o william_n and_o john_n die_v 〈…〉_z without_o issue_n so_o that_o the_o inheritance_n divolve_v to_o henry_n the_o young_a
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of_o 40._o the_o baron_n that_o meet_v at_o runâ—mede_n there_o treat_v 40._o for_o the_o king_n with_o those_o of_o the_o adverse_a party_n howbeit_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n discern_v of_o their_o strength_n and_o that_o they_o have_v call_v 40._o in_o lewes_n son_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n with_o purpose_n to_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o royal_a throne_n he_o desert_v 40._o the_o king_n and_o do_v homage_n 40._o to_o lewes_n give_v up_o the_o castle_n of_o marleburgh_n unto_o he_o 40._o but_o after_o this_o i_o have_v see_v no_o more_o of_o he_o then_o that_o he_o give_v 30._o the_o manor_n of_o lokeswod_n to_o the_o knight_n templar_n and_o that_o depart_v 315._o this_o life_n in_o 6_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v bury_v 315._o in_o the_o abbey_n church_n of_o waltham_n in_o essex_n i_o next_o come_v to_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr nevil_n gâ—â—â—rey_n son_n of_o that_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr nevil_n who_o be_v founder_n of_o the_o priory_n at_o tupholme_n in_o com._n linc._n as_o have_v 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fealty_n 8._o for_o all_o those_o land_n which_o descend_v to_o he_o from_o robert_n fitz-maldred_n his_o grandfather_n and_o satisfy_v 8._o the_o king_n for_o his_o relief_n he_o have_v livery_n 8._o of_o they_o and_o in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o receive_v 12_o command_n to_o provide_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o march_v with_o those_o force_n design_v 12_o to_o rescue_v the_o king_n of_o scot_n then_o in_o minority_n who_o have_v marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o king_n henry_n from_o that_o restraint_n wherein_o his_o rebellious_a subject_n at_o that_o time_n hold_v he_o in_o which_o year_n he_o be_v constitute_v governor_n 11._o of_o the_o castle_n of_o norham_n and_o werke_n as_o also_o 10._o of_o bambouâ—gh_a castle_n the_o next_o year_n follow_v in_o 45_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v make_v warden_n 10._o of_o all_o the_o king_n forest_n beyond_o trent_n and_o 46_o h._n 3._o constitute_v 14._o one_o of_o the_o justice_n itinerant_a for_o the_o plea_n of_o those_o forest_n in_o 47_o hen._n 3_o he_o be_v 9_o one_o of_o those_o baron_n that_o undertake_v for_o the_o king_n observance_n of_o the_o ordinance_n then_o make_v at_o oxford_n and_o in_o the_o same_o turbulent_a year_n when_o many_o of_o the_o great_a man_n put_v themselves_o in_o arm_n upon_o pretence_n of_o assert_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n make_v ibid._n captain-general_n of_o all_o the_o king_n force_n beyond_o crent_a as_o also_o sheriff_n ibid._n of_o yorkshire_n and_o governor_n ibid._n of_o the_o castle_n at_o york_n so_o likewise_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o castle_n at_o the_o devise_n in_o com._n wilte_n and_o in_o 48_o hen._n 3._o warden_n 14._o of_o all_o the_o forest_n beyond_o â—rent_a and_o again_o governor_n 14._o of_o the_o castle_n at_o york_n but_o notwithstanding_o these_o great_a trust_v he_o at_o length_n fall_v 11._o off_o to_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n for_o which_o defection_n in_o 50_o hen._n 3._o after_o they_o be_v utter_o vanquish_v he_o have_v 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great_a captain_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v for_o his_o support_n in_o that_o place_n not_o only_o all_o the_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n in_o any_o wise_a but_o a_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la out_o of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n as_o also_o that_o by_o the_o same_o king_n favour_n he_o have_v a_o grant_n 2d_o of_o pre-eminence_n above_o all_o the_o earl_n of_o england_n and_o moreover_o to_o add_v to_o his_o greatness_n a_o peculiar_a officer_n 25._o at_o arm_n for_o his_o service_n in_o martial_a employment_n call_v warwick_n herald_n but_o after_o his_o death_n his_o countess_n undergo_v no_o little_a distress_n be_v constrain_v to_o take_v sanctuary_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o abbey_n of_o beaulieu_n in_o hantshire_n where_o she_o continue_v for_o a_o long_a time_n in_o a_o very_a mean_a condition_n and_o thence_o private_o get_v 〈◊〉_d into_o the_o north_n where_o also_o she_o abide_v in_o great_a straits_n all_o her_o vast_a 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more_o insolent_a the_o king_n be_v total_o guide_v by_o they_o they_o conspire_v 〈…〉_z the_o death_n of_o divers_a great_a person_n of_o which_o this_o earl_n be_v one_o so_o that_o now_o there_o be_v 〈…〉_z no_o other_o help_n but_o that_o either_o those_o haughty_a spirit_a man_n must_v be_v suppress_v or_o many_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a nobleman_n ruin_v this_o earl_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o derby_n resolve_v 〈…〉_z to_o put_v themselves_o in_o arms._n the_o king_n therefore_o discern_v their_o purpose_n forthwith_o deliberate_v 30._o how_o he_o may_v destroy_v they_o before_o they_o have_v unite_v their_o distinct_a force_n and_o to_o that_o end_n send_v 30._o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o other_o with_o he_o to_o rigate_n castle_n where_o this_o earl_n then_o be_v with_o resolution_n there_o to_o surprise_v he_o but_o when_o northumberland_n get_v thither_o and_o see_v 〈…〉_z what_o strength_n he_o have_v he_o return_v 〈…〉_z without_o any_o attempt_n 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in_o london_n and_o there_o bury_v ibid._n and_o his_o land_n bestow_v 10._o on_o those_o who_o the_o king_n have_v then_o advance_v to_o high_a honour_n viz._n the_o earl_n marshal_n to_o be_v duke_n of_o norfolk_n the_o earl_n of_o kent_n to_o be_v duke_n of_o surrey_n etc._n etc._n a_o testament_n b._n he_o make_v divers_a year_n before_o when_o he_o little_o dream_v of_o this_o untimely_a death_n of_o which_o it_o be_v memorable_a i_o shall_v here_o take_v some_o brief_a notice_n by_o this_o testament_n ibid._n bear_v date_n 4_o martii_fw-la ann_n dom_fw-la 1382._o 6_o r._n 2._o which_o be_v about_o fourteen_o year_n before_o he_o bequeath_v his_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o priory_n of_o lewes_n behind_o the_o high_a altar_n and_o ordain_v that_o whereas_o the_o chantry_n of_o six_o priest_n and_o three_o clerk_n design_v by_o his_o father_n in_o the_o chapel_n of_o the_o castle_n at_o arundel_n be_v not_o perfect_v in_o his_o life-time_n that_o his_o father_n mind_n shall_v therein_o be_v fulfil_v and_o add_v five_o more_o secular_a priest_n in_o the_o stead_n of_o five_o monk_n which_o have_v wont_a to_o be_v there_o as_o also_o two_o more_o to_o make_v the_o whole_a number_n thirteen_o whereof_o three_o to_o be_v deacon_n three_o subdeacon_n two_o accolites_n seven_o chorister_n and_o two_o sacrist_n with_o three_o yeoman_n and_o two_o groom_n to_o attend_v they_o thenceforth_o to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n a_o perpetual_a college_n of_o thirteen_o priest_n whereof_o one_o to_o be_v the_o master_n and_o five_o clerk_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a trinity_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n his_o own_o soul_n his_o wife_n soul_n and_o all_o christian_a soul_n to_o his_o son_n richard_n he_o thereby_o bequeath_v his_o chapel_n with_o all_o the_o furniture_n thereunto_o of_o cloth_n and_o red_a velvet_n embroider_v with_o angel_n and_o archangel_n to_o his_o son_n thomas_n a_o hundred_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o maintenance_n until_o the_o lordship_n of_o begenever_n sullyngton_n and_o schapewyk_n shall_v be_v settle_v on_o he_o to_o his_o daughter_n charleton_n one_o little_a tablet_n enamel_v and_o gild_a to_o his_o daughter_n elizabeth_n a_o nouche_n to_o his_o daughter_n mareshall_n id_fw-la est_fw-la joane_n wife_n of_o william_n beauchamp_n lord_n bergavenny_n marshal_n of_o the_o king_n host_n a_o bed_n of_o arras_n to_o his_o daughter_n margaret_n ten_o mark_n yearly_a for_o her_o maintenance_n till_o she_o shall_v be_v marry_v to_o his_o sister_n of_o hereford_n a_o cup_n and_o cover_n to_o his_o sister_n of_o kent_n his_o cup_n of_o trefoil_n and_o to_o his_o mother_n of_o norfolk_n a_o cross_n of_o gold_n by_o elizabeth_n the_o daughter_n 167._o of_o william_n de_fw-fr bohun_n earl_n of_o northampton_n he_o leave_v issue_n three_o son_n viz._n thomas_n who_o succeed_v he_o as_o also_o richard_n and_o william_n who_o die_v â—_o young_a and_o four_o daughter_n viz._n elizabeth_n first_o marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o wilâ—iam_n de_fw-fr montacute_n elder_a son_n to_o wilâ—iam_n earl_n of_o salisbury_n which_o william_n be_v unhappy_o slay_v 〈…〉_z in_o a_o tilt_v at_o windsor_n by_o the_o earl_n his_o father_n in_o 6_o r._n 2._o she_o second_o marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o thomas_n lord_n mowbray_n earl_n marshal_n and_o nottingham_n three_o 〈…〉_z to_o sir_n gerard_n vsflete_a knight_n and_o four_a 〈…〉_z to_o sir_n robert_n coushill_n knight_n who_o have_v be_v a_o esquire_n 〈…〉_z to_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n joane_n wife_n 〈…〉_z of_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n lord_n bergavenny_n margaret_n marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o sir_n roland_n lenthall_n knight_n and_o alice_n to_o 〈…〉_z john_n charleton_n lord_n powy_n which_o thomas_n be_v restore_v 〈…〉_z in_o blood_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 1_o h._n 4._o the_o judgement_n against_o richard_n his_o father_n be_v
hull-deverell_a somerford_n matravers_n with_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o eleston_n and_o stapleford_n in_o com._n dors._n leave_v â—_o john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n which_o john_n in_o 7_o ric._n 2._o 〈…〉_z be_v in_o the_o scotish_n war_n and_o in_o 〈…〉_z 12_o r._n 2._o in_o the_o king_n fleet_n at_o sea_n with_o richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n than_o admiral_n of_o england_n in_o 6_o hen._n 4._o upon_o the_o death_n of_o alianor_n matravers_n his_o mother_n who_o have_v marry_v reginald_n lord_n cobham_n he_o be_v find_v 〈…〉_z to_o be_v she_o next_o heir_n and_o twenty_o year_n of_o age_n in_o 3_o hen._n 5._o he_o be_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o war_n of_o france_n and_o in_o 4_o hen._n 5._o as_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir_n male_a to_o the_o before_o specify_v thomas_n earl_n of_o arundel_n then_o decease_v have_v respite_n 〈…〉_z for_o perform_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o castle_n of_o arundel_n as_o also_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o town_n and_o manor_n of_o arundel_n the_o manor_n of_o eastdene_n sangelton_n stanstede_n bourne_n palyngham_n dunhurst_n leghe_n wolâ—ayngton_n alveredesham_n cocking_n levemynstre_n poling_n wepham_n oâ—ham_n stortetone_n prestone_n east-hamptonet_a west-hamptonet_a wolbede_a pynkhurst_n foer_n and_o overfold_v with_o the_o appurtenance_n and_o of_o the_o hundred_o of_o westbourne_n syngelton_n esebourne_n box_n stokebrugge_n anesfourd_n bury_n rutherbrugge_n westesewrith_n and_o pol_v with_o the_o appurtenance_n as_o also_o return_v of_o writt_n within_o those_o hundred_o and_o likewise_o of_o the_o forest_n and_o chase_n of_o arundel_n in_o comitat._n suss._n the_o castle_n town_n and_o manor_n of_o clone_a and_o oswaldestre_n with_o their_o appurtenance_n in_o com._n salop._n with_o the_o manor_n of_o ruton_n bokenhull_n clombury_n doditon_n hythe_n stretton_n lydele_n conede_v acton_n round_n wroxcestre_n upton_n and_o hyntes_n in_o the_o same_o county_n but_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n 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great_a strength_n which_o he_o likewise_o take_v 〈…〉_z thence_o advance_v 〈…〉_z towards_o â—aen_fw-la in_o normandy_n he_o take_v 〈…〉_z the_o castle_n of_o mellaie_v and_o st._n laurence_n and_o be_v interrupt_v 〈…〉_z in_o his_o passage_n by_o a_o insurrection_n of_o the_o countrypeople_n make_v great_a slaughter_n 〈…〉_z among_o they_o then_o hear_v 60._o that_o the_o french_a begin_v to_o repair_v and_o fortify_v the_o castle_n of_o gerbeâ—oie_n near_o to_o beauvois_n which_o may_v much_o prejudice_n the_o english_a he_o march_v 60._o thither_o but_o too_o bold_o skirmish_v â—0_n with_o a_o party_n which_o issue_v out_o of_o the_o castle_n be_v strike_v with_o a_o culverine-shot_a that_o break_v â—0_n his_o leg_n whereupon_o fall_v from_o his_o horse_n he_o be_v take_v prisoner_n and_o carry_v to_o beauvois_n and_o there_o depart_v this_o life_n have_v burial_n â—0_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o friers-minors_a by_o the_o inquisition_n 37._o take_v after_o his_o death_n it_o 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send_v 〈…〉_z with_o a_o hundred_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o twenty_o thousand_o foot_n from_o carlisle_n to_o plunder_v in_o scotland_n whence_o have_v make_v 〈…〉_z great_a spoil_n in_o anandale_n by_o burn_v of_o whole_a town_n and_o much_o â—laughter_n he_o return_v 〈…〉_z on_o christmas_n eve_n with_o store_n of_o booty_n and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v constitute_v 〈…〉_z justice_n of_o all_o the_o king_n forest_n beyond_o trent_n in_o 26_o edw._n 1._o he_o be_v make_v governor_n 〈…〉_z of_o nottingham_n castle_n and_o go_v 〈…〉_z again_o to_o the_o war_n in_o scotland_n and_o in_o 27_o edw._n 1._o be_v constitute_v 〈…〉_z the_o king_n lieutenant_n and_o captain-general_a in_o the_o county_n of_o cumberland_n westmoreland_n and_o lancaster_n as_o also_o throughout_o all_o anandale_n and_o the_o march_n of_o scotland_n be_v join_v in_o commission_n 〈…〉_z with_o the_o bishop_n of_o durâ—am_n and_o divers_a other_o great_a lord_n to_o conâ—ider_v of_o garison_v the_o castle_n in_o that_o realm_n as_o also_o for_o guard_v of_o the_o march_n and_o the_o same_o year_n upon_o partition_n of_o the_o land_n of_o richard_n fitz-iohn_n have_v assign_v 〈…〉_z unto_o he_o in_o right_a of_o isabel_n his_o mother_n decease_v and_o to_o idonea_fw-la de_fw-fr leyburne_n his_o aunt_n the_o lordship_n of_o multon_n in_o northamptonshire_n the_o hamlet_n of_o cinteleberwe_v in_o com._n buck._n the_o manor_n of_o wyntreslawe_n in_o com._n wilts_n the_o rent_n of_o ten_o pound_n fifteen_o shilling_n and_o nine_o penny_n out_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o potâ—ers-pirye_a in_o com._n northampt._n the_o hamlet_n of_o agmondesham_n in_o com._n buck._n except_v thirty_o four_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n yearly_a rent_n pay_v out_o of_o it_o to_o richard_n de_fw-fr burgh_n earl_n of_o ulvesâ—er_n and_o likewise_o 13._o the_o manor_n of_o cleydone_v in_o com._n buck._n in_o 28_o edw._n 1._o he_o be_v 〈…〉_z again_o in_o the_o war_n of_o scotland_n so_o also_o 1._o in_o 32_o and_o 22._o 33_o ed._n 1._o and_o in_o 34_o edw._n 1._o in_o consideration_n of_o his_o many_o great_a service_n obtain_v a_o grant_n 18._o from_o the_o the_o king_n of_o the_o borough_n of_o hertilpole_n and_o of_o all_o the_o land_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr brus_n earl_n of_o carrick_n then_o call_v a_o enemy_n and_o rebel_n lie_v in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o manor_n of_o herte_n former_o give_v b._n to_o this_o robert_n de_fw-fr clifford_n for_o the_o like_a service_n in_o the_o same_o year_n the_o king_n himself_o march_v 3._o towards_o scotland_n with_o a_o great_a army_n send_v 3._o this_o robert_n with_o aymer_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o some_o other_o before_o he_o against_o robert_n de_fw-fr brus_n who_o then_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o scotland_n in_o derogation_n of_o king_n edward_n and_o in_o far_a remuneration_n of_o his_o service_n give_v 〈…〉_z he_o the_o land_n of_o christopher_n de_fw-fr seyton_n then_o attaint_v which_o lie_v in_o skelton_n and_o alemby_n in_o cumberland_n as_o also_o 〈…〉_z all_o those_o land_n in_o lambindy_a which_o be_v of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o erminia_n mother_n of_o the_o same_o christopher_n in_o this_o 35_o of_o edw._n 1._o be_v 〈…〉_z again_o in_o scotland_n he_o come_v 〈…〉_z to_o the_o king_n when_o he_o lie_v on_o his_o deathbed_n at_o burgh_n upon_o the_o sand_n in_o cumberland_n be_v one_o of_o the_o lord_n than_o desire_v 〈…〉_z to_o take_v care_n that_o piers_n gaveston_n may_v not_o any_o more_o return_n into_o england_n to_o debauch_v prince_n edward_n in_o 1_o ed._n 2._o he_o be_v again_o make_v governor_n 〈…〉_z of_o nottingham_n castle_n in_o which_o year_n by_o a_o special_a instrument_n 〈…〉_z under_o his_o seal_n bear_v date_n at_o boulogne_n the_o last_o day_n of_o january_n he_o join_v with_o that_o great_a prelate_n anthony_n then_o bishop_n of_o durham_n the_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n warren_n and_o pembroke_n the_o lord_n tibetot_n grace_n and_o botetourt_n whereby_o 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than_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n and_o after_o the_o bishop_n death_n to_o 〈…〉_z reginald_n his_o other_o uncle_n and_o when_o he_o come_v of_o age_n levy_v 〈…〉_z a_o fine_a to_o his_o say_a uncle_n reginald_n of_o all_o those_o land_n in_o wales_n which_o come_v afterward_o to_o be_v share_v betwixt_o the_o four_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o william_n the_o son_n of_o the_o say_v reginald_n whereby_o he_o covenant_v 〈…〉_z that_o they_o shall_v remain_v to_o the_o say_v reginald_n and_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o this_o john_n have_v a_o grant_n 〈…〉_z from_o the_o king_n to_o himself_o and_o his_o heir_n bear_v date_n 25_o april_n 12_o hen._n 3._o of_o the_o lordship_n of_o 〈◊〉_d skenefrith_n and_o lentiâ—â—och_n in_o wales_n with_o the_o castle_n and_o advousons_n of_o church_n to_o they_o belong_v to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o half_a he_o be_v also_o possess_v 3._o of_o the_o barony_n of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o sussex_n and_o likewise_o 3._o of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o sweynsey_n in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o die_v 3._o at_o his_o castle_n of_o brembre_n in_o 1â—_n hen._n 3._o by_o 〈…〉_z a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n his_o foot_n stick_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o who_o death_n the_o king_n give_v command_v supra_fw-la to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o buckinghamshire_n to_o seize_v the_o lordship_n of_o buckingham_n which_o be_v of_o the_o dowry_n supra_fw-la of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n supra_fw-la daughter_n of_o leweline_n prince_n of_o wales_n and_o to_o deliver_v supra_fw-la the_o same_o to_o peter_n de_fw-fr rievaulx_n a_o great_a man_n in_o that_o age_n to_o be_v by_o he_o detain_v until_o supra_fw-la such_o time_n as_o she_o the_o say_a margaret_n do_v render_v unto_o he_o the_o two_o son_n of_o her_o late_a husband_n john_n de_fw-fr braose_n and_o commit_v 5._o the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o brembre_n and_o cnappe_v unto_o richard_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n to_o be_v by_o he_o keep_v till_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v john_n shall_v arrive_v to_o his_o full_a age_n which_o margaret_n be_v afterward_o marry_v buck._n to_o walter_n de_fw-fr clifford_n this_o john_n have_v issue_n buck._n william_n de_fw-fr braose_n 〈…〉_z who_o in_o 41_o hen._n 3._o when_o 11._o leweline_n ap_fw-mi griffin_n have_v raise_v a_o great_a army_n to_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v command_v 11._o by_o the_o king_n to_o make_v all_o the_o strength_n he_o can_v for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o his_o own_o march_n about_o gowher_o and_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v have_v summons_n 11._o to_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o châ—ster_n well_o accoutre_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o restrain_v the_o insolence_n of_o the_o welsh_a in_o 44_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v require_v 17._o among_o other_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o march_n to_o repair_v into_o those_o part_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o they_o against_o the_o hostile_a invasion_n of_o leweline_n and_o to_o obey_v 17._o the_o command_n of_o roger_n de_fw-fr mortimer_n their_o general_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o march_n in_o 47_o hen._n 3._o the_o land_n of_o this_o william_n be_v seize_v dorset_n upon_o by_o those_o great_a man_n who_o have_v be_v in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n be_v by_o the_o king_n command_v again_o restore_v dorset_n to_o he_o in_o 48_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v 18._o one_o of_o those_o baron_n who_o undertake_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v stand_v to_o the_o award_n of_o lewes_n king_n of_o france_n touch_v the_o difference_n which_o be_v then_o betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o other_o baron_n in_o 9_o edw._n 1._o he_o obtain_v a_o charter_n 24._o of_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o land_n at_o bedinge_n widelington_n kinesberne_n findon_n waschington_n hoke_n la_o stock_n cherseworth_n and_o greenstead_n in_o sussex_n in_o 14_o edw._n 3._o have_v be_v 4._o with_o the_o king_n in_o his_o welsh_a expedition_n he_o receive_v 4._o scutage_n of_o all_o his_o tenant_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n sussex_n wilts_n gloucester_n and_o dorset_n and_o in_o 19_o edw._n 1._o depart_v 10._o this_o life_n leave_v william_n 15._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n as_o also_o another_o son_n call_v 111._o richard_n which_o william_n william_n be_v of_o full_a age_n have_v livery_n 15._o of_o his_o land_n and_o soon_o after_o come_v to_o this_o agreement_n 7._o with_o mary_n his_o father_n widow_n concern_v her_o dowry_n viz._n that_o 7._o instead_o of_o the_o land_n in_o sussex_n and_o of_o gowher_o in_o wales_n whereof_o her_o say_a husband_n die_v seize_v she_o shall_v enjoy_v during_o her_o life_n the_o manor_n of_o findon_n wassington_n sedgewick_n greenstead_n kinesberne_n and_o bedinge_n except_v the_o pasturage_n upon_o the_o hill_n towards_o lewes_n save_v to_o the_o say_v william_n his_o royalty_n in_o the_o barony_n of_o brembre_n moreover_o in_o 22_o edw._n 1._o he_o have_v summons_n 8._o 8_o june_n among_o other_o of_o the_o great_a man_n to_o attend_v the_o king_n with_o speed_n wheresoever_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o england_n to_o advise_v touch_v the_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o september_n follow_v be_v 7._o one_o of_o those_o that_o take_v ship_v at_o portsmouth_n with_o horse_n and_o arm_n for_o a_o voyage_n into_o gascoigne_n in_o the_o king_n service_n in_o 25_o edw._n 1._o he_o attend_v â—7_n the_o king_n into_o flanders_n and_o in_o consideration_n 32._o of_o his_o good_a service_n there_o obtain_v the_o marriage_n *_o of_o john_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n to_o roger_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o he_o shall_v 32._o marry_v aliva_n his_o daughter_n in_o 28_o edw._n 1._o he_o be_v 1â—_n in_o scotland_n in_o the_o king_n service_n and_o in_o 29_o edw._n 1._o be_v 7._o there_o again_o be_v of_o the_o retinue_n 7._o to_o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n in_o 30_o edw._n 1._o there_o be_v a_o great_a dispute_n â—_o in_o the_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n betwixt_o this_o william_n and_o the_o king_n officer_n for_o â—aermerdingshire_n touch_v the_o privilege_n and_o liberty_n belong_v to_o gowher-land_n where_o he_o claim_v etc._n royal_a jurisdiction_n and_o cognizance_n of_o all_o plea_n there_o arise_v for_o which_o he_o do_v prescribe_v etc._n not_o only_o from_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n who_o grant_v etc._n to_o william_n his_o ancestor_n and_o his_o heir_n the_o whole_a land_n of_o gowher_o as_o it_o be_v there_o allege_v to_o hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n but_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n ancient_o owner_n thereof_o do_v exercise_v etc._n that_o jurisdiction_n of_o which_o difference_n no_o conclusion_n be_v then_o make_v in_o 32_o edw._n 1._o this_o william_n be_v 7._o again_o in_o the_o war_n of_o scotland_n and_o in_o such_o favour_n that_o the_o king_n not_o only_o confirm_v 7._o unto_o he_o and_o his_o heir_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
his_o chief_n residence_n be_v one_o seven_o in_o glocestershire_n eight_o in_o hereâ—ordshire_n beside_o the_o castle_n of_o â—â—â—fford_v which_o william_n fitz-osberne_a earl_n of_o hereford_n have_v new_o build_v upon_o a_o piece_n of_o waste_a ground_n and_o nineteen_o in_o norfolk_n be_v a_o devout_a man_n he_o give_v b._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o uâ—ica_n in_o normandy_n two_o lordship_n lie_v in_o worcestershire_n viz._n caldecote_n and_o alwinton_a to_o the_o 30._o monk_n of_o bâ—c_n his_o manor_n of_o wrotham_n and_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o conchis_n his_o manor_n b._n of_o leave_n with_o the_o tithe_n b._n of_o his_o dâ—mesin_n land_n throughout_o all_o his_o other_o lordship_n moreover_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o west_n acre_n in_o norfolk_n a_o cell_n to_o lewes_n in_o sussex_n he_o give_v 60._o all_o those_o land_n which_o oliver_n the_o priest_n hold_v of_o he_o by_o elizabeth_n or_o isabella_n as_o some_o call_v she_o the_o daughter_n c._n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n who_o survive_v he_o become_v a_o nun_n d._n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o alta_fw-la brueria_fw-la he_o leave_v issue_n ralph_n 2._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n roger_n his_o elder_a son_n die_v c_o in_o his_o youth_n and_o godechild_n a_o daughter_n first_o c._n marry_v to_o robert_n earl_n of_o mellent_a and_o afterward_o to_o c._n baldwin_n son_n of_o eustace_n earl_n of_o bolein_n and_o depart_v c._n this_o life_n 9_o kal._n apr._n an._n 1102._o 2_o hen._n 1._o be_v bury_v c._n with_o his_o ancestor_n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o conchis_n before_o mention_v which_o ralph_n take_v to_o wife_n d._n judith_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n to_o waltheof_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o northumberland_n and_o have_v with_o 30._o she_o the_o lordship_n of_o welcomstow_n in_o essex_n and_o kertling_n vulgar_o call_v carthlage_n in_o cambridgshire_n and_o some_o other_o land_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n two_o son_n viz._n roger_n roger._n d._n and_o hugh_n d._n and_o divers_a d._n daughter_n he_o have_v also_o another_o wife_n call_v margaret_n herâ—f_n who_o in_o 10_o hen._n 2._o account_v herâ—f_n to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o surplusage_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o welcomstow_n which_o margaret_n be_v essex_n sixty_o year_n of_o age_n in_o 32_o hen._n 2._o this_o last_o mention_v roger_n give_v 40._o to_o the_o monk_n of_o conchis_n his_o lordship_n of_o weretham_n in_o england_n as_o also_o ibid._n the_o church_n and_o tithe_n of_o that_o manor_n with_o the_o mill_n and_o moor_n thereto_o adjoin_v likewise_o 〈…〉_z forty_o acre_n of_o land_n in_o ostenton_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o he_o have_v in_o that_o township_n he_o likewise_o found_v 〈…〉_z that_o little_a monastery_n of_o nun_n dedicate_v to_o s._n giles_n in_o the_o wood_n near_o flamstead_n in_o hertfordshire_n and_o have_v divers_a sharp_a skirmisnes_n 〈…〉_z with_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o guâ—leran_n earl_n of_o mellent_a about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n stephen_n reign_n be_v at_o length_n by_o they_o take_v prisoner_n 〈…〉_z but_o those_o quarrel_n be_v afterward_o put_v to_o a_o end_n by_o a_o peaceable_a composure_n 〈…〉_z he_o have_v his_o liberty_n 〈…〉_z and_o about_o two_o year_n after_o be_v bring_v 〈…〉_z by_o they_o to_o king_n stephen_n and_o honourable_o reconcile_v 〈…〉_z unto_o he_o by_o ..._o his_o wife_n daughter_n 〈…〉_z to_o the_o earl_n of_o henault_n this_o robert_n have_v 〈…〉_z in_o marriage_n twenty_o pound_n land_n in_o bercolt_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o he_o have_v likewise_o a_o grant_n 〈…〉_z from_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o of_o one_o hundred_o shilling_n land_n in_o holcham_n in_o com._n norf._n and_o depart_v 〈…〉_z this_o life_n in_o an._n 1162._o 8_o hen._n 2._o leave_v issue_n 〈…〉_z by_o ..._o his_o second_o wife_n daughter_n to_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n a_o son_n call_v roger_n then_o of_o tender_a year_n which_o roger_n in_o 6_o rich._n 1._o upon_o 〈…〉_z levy_v the_o scutage_n for_o that_o king_n redemption_n account_v 〈…〉_z forty_o shilling_n for_o his_o land_n in_o sussex_n and_o in_o 1._o joh._n obtain_v a_o charter_n 〈…〉_z to_o himself_o and_o constance_n the_o daughter_n of_o richard_n viscount_n bellomont_n a_o kinswoman_n to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o their_o heir_n of_o the_o lordship_n of_o alrichescote_n in_o com._n devon_n which_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o give_v unto_o constance_n his_o daughter_n grandmother_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v constance_n in_o confirmation_n 〈…〉_z of_o that_o grant_v thereof_o which_o have_v be_v make_v unto_o they_o the_o say_v roger_n and_o constance_n before_o he_o attain_v the_o crown_n of_o this_o realm_n so_o likewise_o 19_o of_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o forty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la which_o have_v be_v due_a to_o he_o from_o king_n john_n from_o the_o time_n he_o be_v earl_n of_o moreton_n and_o then_o also_o obtain_v the_o manor_n of_o saham_n in_o norfolk_n by_o the_o gift_n 〈…〉_z of_o that_o king_n to_o he_o succeed_v ralph_n 3_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n as_o i_o guess_v who_o be_v in_o arm_n against_o king_n john_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n of_o that_o time_n as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 18_o joh._n i_o find_v that_o the_o king_n grant_v 〈…〉_z unto_o walerand_n tey_n the_o manor_n of_o flamstead_o which_o be_v his_o chief_n seat_n towards_o the_o charge_n of_o defend_v the_o castle_n of_o berkamstead_n of_o this_o ralph_n and_o his_o young_a brother_n roger_n a_o valiant_a and_o expert_a soldier_n the_o monk_n of_o s._n alban_n make_v this_o notable_a relation_n 〈…〉_z viz._n that_o in_o the_o month_n of_o january_n an._n 1128._o 12_o hen._n 3._o roger_n lie_v on_o his_o death_n bed_n near_o read_v in_o berkshire_n his_o brother_n ralph_n desire_v to_o have_v some_o conference_n with_o he_o and_o be_v then_o distant_a thirty_o mile_n ride_v with_o all_o speed_n to_o come_v to_o his_o life_n but_o when_o he_o get_v thither_o find_v he_o speechless_a and_o void_a of_o sense_n with_o great_a lamentation_n he_o cry_v out_o my_o dear_a brother_n i_o conjure_v thou_o in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o speak_v to_o i_o add_v that_o he_o will_v never_o eat_v again_o unless_o he_o may_v have_v some_o discourse_n with_o he_o and_o that_o thereupon_o the_o dead_a man_n sharp_o rebuke_v he_o for_o thus_o disquiet_v his_o spirit_n by_o those_o importunate_a clamour_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o then_o behold_v with_o his_o eye_n the_o torment_n of_o evil_a man_n and_o the_o joy_n of_o the_o bless_a and_o likewise_o the_o great_a punishment_n whereunto_o he_o himself_o miserable_a wrâ—tch_n be_v destine_v and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o discourse_n ralph_n reply_v shall_v not_o thou_o then_o be_v save_v yes_o quoth_v roger_n for_o i_o have_v do_v one_o good_a work_n though_o but_o a_o little_a one_o that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o small_a gift_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n for_o which_o through_o god_n mercy_n i_o trust_v for_o redemption_n but_o quoth_v ralph_n may_v not_o those_o punishment_n whereunto_o thou_o be_v design_v be_v mitigate_v with_o good_a work_n mass_n and_o alm_n deed_n yes_o quoth_v roger_n why_o then_o quoth_v ralph_n i_o do_v faithful_o promise_v thou_o that_o for_o the_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o ancestor_n i_o will_v found_v a_o religious_a house_n for_o good_a man_n to_o inhabit_v who_o for_o the_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n shall_v always_o pray_v unto_o god_n whereunto_o roger_n reply_v i_o stand_v much_o in_o need_n of_o such_o help_n but_o do_v desire_v you_o to_o promise_v nothing_o herein_o that_o you_o will_v not_o effectual_o perform_v and_o so_o bid_v he_o farewell_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n after_o which_o his_o brother_n in_o fulfil_v of_o what_o he_o have_v express_v build_v ibid._n a_o monastery_n in_o the_o western_a part_n of_o england_n and_o ample_o endow_v it_o with_o land_n and_o revenue_n in_o 17_o hen._n 3._o upon_o that_o loss_n 50._o which_o the_o king_n army_n then_o in_o herefordshire_n receive_v by_o the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o richard_n earl_n martial_n and_o his_o complice_n the_o king_n constitute_v 50._o this_o ralph_n with_o john_n de_fw-fr monmouth_n his_o general_n of_o all_o those_o force_n which_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o the_o confine_n of_o wales_n and_o give_v 390._o he_o maud_n castle_n in_o herefordshire_n which_o be_v his_o own_o before_o by_o right_n moreover_o in_o 22_o hen._n 3._o he_o send_v his_o precept_n 1â—_n to_o he_o thereby_o require_v his_o personal_a attendance_n at_o oxford_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o baron_n marcher_n upon_o the_o tuesday_n next_o ensue_v the_o quinzime_n of_o easter_n there_o to_o confer_v touch_v those_o danger_n which_o be_v then_o impend_v from_o the_o welsh_a but_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n viz._n in_o an._n 1239._o 23_o h._n 3._o be_v sign_v
chester_n be_v then_o dead_a and_o ranulph_n his_o son_n within_o age_n as_o it_o be_v like_a and_o in_o 2_o rich._n 1._o attend_v 50._o that_o heroic_a king_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n where_o be_v present_a 50._o at_o that_o agreement_n which_o be_v make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o tancred_n king_n of_o sicily_n who_o country_n king_n richard_n be_v to_o pass_v through_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o undertake_v 50._o for_o the_o performance_n of_o what_o be_v covenant_v on_o king_n richard_n part_n and_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n when_o â—_o king_n richard_n have_v take_v the_o city_n of_o acon_n wherein_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o sicily_n as_o also_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o cyprus_n be_v â—_o then_o resident_n he_o commit_v â—_o it_o to_o his_o custody_n this_o bertram_n sound_v 10._o the_o abbey_n of_o croxden_n in_o com._n staff_n for_o gistercian_n monk_n in_o an._n 1176._o 22_o hen._n 2._o and_o plentiful_o endow_v 10._o it_o with_o land_n and_o revenue_n among_o which_o he_o give_v ibid._n thereto_o the_o church_n of_o alveton_n common_o call_v alton_n where_o his_o capital_a seat_n in_o that_o county_n be_v viz_o the_o castle_n there_o and_o bestow_v â—0_n on_o the_o monk_n of_o s._n mary_n abbey_n at_o york_n the_o church_n of_o bosmorth_n and_o two_o hide_n of_o land_n there_o moreover_o 40._o to_o the_o hospital_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n in_o stanford_n in_o com._n linc._n he_o join_v with_o richard_n de_fw-fr humet_fw-la in_o the_o grant_n of_o that_o part_n of_o the_o meadow_n there_o which_o lie_v northwards_o of_o the_o bridge_n and_o confirm_v 119._o to_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n that_o grant_v of_o the_o church_n of_o hethe_n in_o com._n oxon._n which_o lesceline_n his_o mother_n have_v make_v to_o they_o and_o depart_v 50._o this_o life_n in_o an._n 1192._o 4_o rich._n 1._o at_o joppa_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v bury_v 10._o at_o acon_n this_o bertram_n have_v two_o wife_n the_o first_o maud_n daughter_n bredon_n to_o robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n with_o who_o her_o father_n give_v 1640._o in_o frankmarriage_n four_o knight_n fee_n viz._n crakemerse_n and_o creyton_n contain_v one_o fee_n and_o a_o half_a fornewarke_n half_a a_o fee_n nem_fw-la hall_n and_o stanton_n half_a a_o fee_n worthington_n and_o newbold_n half_a a_o fee_n and_o stanton_n harold_n the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o knight_n fee_n but_o by_o she_o he_o have_v no_o issue_n his_o second_o wife_n be_v rohese_n warr._n but_o who_o daughter_n i_o find_v not_o which_o rohese_n survive_v he_o and_o in_o the_o ten_o of_o richard_n the_o first_o give_v warr._n twenty_o pound_n to_o the_o king_n for_o liberty_n to_o marry_v again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o bertram_z william_n fitz-richard_n a_o great_a man_n at_o that_o time_n in_o warwickshire_n in_o 7_o rich._n 1._o account_v warr._n for_o the_o profit_n of_o his_o land_n whilst_o he_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o they_o and_o among_o his_o disbursement_n reckon_v ibid._n ten_o pound_n lay_v out_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o those_o soldier_n and_o servant_n who_o be_v in_o his_o castle_n at_o alveton_n for_o the_o half_a year_n precede_v as_o also_o ibid._n seven_o pound_n more_o for_o those_o who_o keep_v his_o castle_n of_o brandon_n by_o the_o king_n appointment_n to_o this_o last_o mention_v bertram_n succeed_v thomas_n de_fw-fr verdon_n thomas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o marry_v oxon._n eustachia_n the_o daughter_n of_o gilbert_n basset_n and_o in_o 6_o rich._n 1._o give_v bedf._n a_o fine_a to_o the_o king_n of_o three_o hundred_o mark_n to_o have_v livery_n of_o his_o father_n land_n and_o castle_n but_o in_o an._n 1199._o 9_o rich._n 1._o he_o die_v 10._o in_o ireland_n after_o which_o viz._n in_o 2_o joh._n gerard_n de_fw-fr camvill_n give_v linc._n a_o thousand_o pound_n to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o guardianship_n of_o his_o widow_n with_o her_o land_n and_o liberty_n to_o dispose_v of_o she_o in_o marriage_n unto_o richard_n de_fw-fr camvill_n his_o son_n to_o which_o thomas_n succeed_v supra_fw-la nicholas_n nicholas_n his_o brother_n who_o in_o 6_o joh._n give_v warr._n to_o the_o king_n one_o hundred_o pound_n as_o also_o a_o courser_n and_o a_o palfrey_n for_o livery_n of_o those_o land_n in_o ireland_n whereof_o his_o father_n die_v seize_v and_o the_o same_o year_n come_v to_o a_o agreement_n joh._n with_o the_o before_o specify_v richard_n de_fw-fr camvill_n and_o eustachia_n than_o his_o wife_n touch_v her_o dowry_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o his_o brother_n thomas_n de_fw-fr verdon_n her_o former_a husband_n by_o which_o it_o be_v conclude_v that_o the_o say_v richard_n and_o she_o shall_v inter_fw-la alia_fw-la hold_v the_o manor_n of_o farnham_n in_o com._n buck._n and_o hethe_n in_o com._n oxon._n moreover_o in_o 16_o joh._n upon_o the_o death_n of_o roese_n de_fw-fr verdon_n his_o mother_n he_o have_v 11._o livery_n of_o those_o land_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n which_o be_v of_o her_o inheritance_n and_o the_o same_o year_n pay_v warr._n fifty_o seven_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n upon_o levy_v the_o scutage_n of_o poictou_n in_o regard_n he_o do_v not_o attend_v he_o thither_o in_o that_o expedition_n but_o in_o 18._o joh._n take_v part_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n his_o land_n be_v seize_v â—_o by_o special_a precept_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o warwick_n leicester_n stafford_n lincoln_n buck_n and_o oâ—on_n in_o which_o county_n they_o lay_v and_o put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr cantilâ—pe_n to_o hold_v during_o the_o king_n pleasure_n howbeit_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o that_o king_n which_o happen_v the_o same_o year_n he_o submit_v 16._o to_o his_o son_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o thereupon_o have_v livery_n 16._o of_o they_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n furthermore_o in_o 2_o hen._n 3._o he_o pay_v leic._n two_o hundred_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n in_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o sum_n of_o five_o hundred_o mark_n in_o which_o his_o father_n be_v indebt_v to_o the_o exchequer_n since_o he_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o sheriff_n for_o the_o county_n of_o warwick_n and_o leicester_n in_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o time_n in_o this_o year_n also_o he_o become_v one_o of_o the_o surety_n dorso_fw-la to_o the_o king_n for_o robert_n marmion_n the_o young_a viz._n that_o he_o shall_v faithful_o keep_v the_o castle_n of_o tamworth_n in_o com._n war._n and_o bear_v true_a allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n and_o in_o 5_o hen._n 3._o when_o anno_fw-la william_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la earl_n of_o albemarle_n break_v out_o in_o rebellion_n and_o have_v fortify_v anno_fw-la his_o castle_n at_o bitham_n in_o com._n linc._n waste_v anno_fw-la the_o country_n thereabouts_o he_o attend_v anno_fw-la the_o king_n in_o person_n at_o the_o storm_a and_o take_v of_o that_o castle_n for_o which_o service_n he_o obtain_v the_o king_n warrant_v for_o levy_v escuage_z upon_o all_o the_o knight_n fee_n which_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o and_o in_o 11_o h._n 3._o procure_v a_o charter_n dorso_fw-la for_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n at_o brandon_n in_o com._n warr._n in_o 15_o hen._n 3._o he_o receive_v authority_n 6._o from_o the_o king_n to_o take_v reasonable_a aid_n of_o his_o tenant_n towards_o the_o payment_n of_o his_o debt_n but_o the_o same_o year_n he_o die_v leave_v issue_n one_o sole_a daughter_n 1._o his_o heir_n call_v roâ—ese_n roâ—ese_n who_o in_o 16._o hen._n 3._o pay_v warr._n seventy_o mark_n for_o her_o relief_n and_o livery_n warr._n of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n as_o also_o warr._n that_o she_o may_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o marry_v and_o in_o case_n she_o shall_v make_v choice_n of_o a_o husband_n it_o to_o be_v with_o the_o king_n approbation_n it_o seem_v she_o be_v then_o a_o widow_n but_o a_o husband_n she_o have_v 3._o in_o the_o life_n time_n of_o her_o father_n viz._n theobald_n le_fw-fr butiller_n a_o branch_n of_o the_o noble_a family_n of_o the_o butiller_n of_o ireland_n for_o in_o 9_o hen._n 3._o the_o king_n much_o desire_v that_o she_o shall_v take_v to_o husband_n this_o theobald_n write_v 3._o special_o to_o she_o to_o recommend_v he_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o likewise_o 3._o unto_o nicholas_n her_o father_n earnest_o desire_v he_o to_o persuade_v she_o thereto_o this_o rohese_n be_v so_o great_a a_o heir_n though_o she_o match_v with_o a_o husband_n of_o a_o very_a honourable_a family_n do_v not_o bear_v his_o surname_n as_o it_o be_v general_o usual_a for_o all_o marry_a woman_n to_o do_v but_o retain_v she_o own_o and_o so_o do_v her_o posterity_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v anon_o and_o in_o her_o seal_n 1637._o represent_v herself_o in_o the_o habit_n of_o that_o time_n with_o her_o own_o paternal_a arm_n upon_o her_o surcoat_n viz._n
st._n john_n baptist_n together_o with_o sir_n philip_n barington_n his_o fellow_n soldier_n short_o after_o which_o he_o marry_v ibid._n maud_n the_o daughter_n to_o edmund_n lord_n mortimer_n of_o wigmore_n viz._n 4_o cal._n aug._n ann._n 1302._o 30_o e._n 1._o and_o in_o 3_o edw._n 2._o perform_v 2._o his_o homage_n have_v livery_n of_o 2._o all_o his_o father_n land_n be_v at_o that_o time_n twenty_o eight_o year_n of_o age_n short_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 4_o edw._n 2._o he_o receive_v summons_n 5._o to_o fit_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o to_o be_v at_o roxborough_n in_o scotland_n within_o a_o month_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n to_o march_v against_o the_o scot_n and_o in_o 6_o edw._n 2._o be_v constitute_v 12._o justice_n of_o ireland_n have_v likewise_o the_o lieutenancy_n 12._o of_o that_o realm_n and_o the_o fee_n 12._o of_o five_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la then_o grant_v to_o he_o in_o which_o year_n maud_n his_o wife_n depart_v 〈◊〉_d this_o world_n at_o his_o castle_n of_o alveton_n be_v honourable_o bury_v 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o abby-church_n of_o crorden_n before_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n benedict_n upon_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n dennis_n and_o his_o fellow_n martyr_n thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n and_o many_o other_o noble_n be_v present_a 〈◊〉_d at_o her_o funeral_n and_o in_o 8_o edw_n 2._o being_n dorso_fw-la then_o in_o ireland_n receive_v command_v dorso_fw-la to_o make_v all_o possible_a haste_n into_o england_n with_o what_o power_n he_o can_v raise_v depute_v dorso_fw-la some_o trusty_a person_n in_o his_o stead_n for_o to_o rule_v there_o in_o his_o absence_n the_o scot_n have_v then_o invade_v â—2_n the_o north_n of_o england_n and_o advance_v almost_o as_o far_o as_o york_n and_o to_o be_v 9_o at_o newcastle_n upon_o tine_n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n well_o fit_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o march_v against_o they_o after_o which_o viz._n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n 3_o non._n februar_n ann._n 1315._o he_o wed_v n._n to_o his_o second_o wife_n elizabeth_n the_o daughter_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n by_o joane_n of_o acres_n daughter_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o widow_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr burgh_n earl_n of_o ulster_n ibid._n the_o marriage_n be_v solemnize_v at_o bristol_n this_o theobald_n de_fw-fr verdon_n be_v summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n while_o his_o father_n live_v viz._n in_o 28_o edw._n 1._o and_o afterward_o till_o 9_o edw._n 2._o inclusive_a and_o depart_v croxden_n this_o life_n at_o his_o castle_n of_o alveton_n upon_o tuesday_n 6_o cal._n aug._n 10_o e._n 2._o be_v bury_v ibid._n in_o the_o abbey_n of_o croxden_n upon_o the_o 13_o of_o october_n follow_v elizabeth_n his_o widow_n be_v then_o great_a 71._o with_o child_n and_o afterward_o viz._n on_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n benedict_n deliver_v 71._o of_o a_o daughter_n name_v isabel_n he_o be_v then_o seize_v 〈…〉_z of_o the_o castle_n of_o alveton_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o com._n staff_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o newbold_n and_o lutterworth_n in_o com._n leic._n farnham_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o sere_n in_o com._n buck._n stoke_n verdon_n in_o comit._n wilte_n as_o also_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o castle_n and_o manor_n of_o webbeley_n and_o ewyas_n laci_n in_o com._n heref._n by_o maud_n his_o first_o wife_n he_o have_v issue_n supra_fw-la three_o daughter_n who_o be_v coheir_n viz._n joane_n than_o thirteen_o year_n of_o age_n elizabeth_n ten_o and_o margaret_n seven_o which_o daughter_n be_v afterward_o thus_o marry_v viz._n croxden_n joane_n to_o thomas_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n lord_n furnival_n who_o die_v in_o childbed_n 6_o non._n octob_n ann._n 1334_o 8_o e._n 3._o be_v then_o about_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n whereupon_o on_o the_o 7_o ides_n of_o january_n follow_v she_o be_v honourable_o inter_v croxden_n in_o the_o abbey_n church_n of_o croxden_n before_o the_o high_a altar_n betwixt_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr verdon_n son_n to_o the_o founder_n of_o that_o abbey_n croxden_n and_o john_n de_fw-fr verdon_n her_o great-grandfather_n by_o richard_n shepesheve_v the_o then_o abbot_n there_o for_o on_o the_o south_n side_n a_o part_n before_o those_o two_o altar_n be_v inter_v ibid._n theobald_n her_o grandfather_n theobald_n her_o father_n and_o theobald_n her_o son_n who_o die_v a_o infant_n there_o be_v present_a ibid._n at_o her_o funeral_n the_o abbot_n of_o burton_n cumbermere_n delacres_n hilton_n and_o beauchief_n with_o the_o prior_n of_o wirksop_n and_o ecclesfield_n the_o second_o daughter_n elizabeth_n wed_v supra_fw-la to_o bartholomew_n de_fw-fr burghersh_n and_o margery_n the_o three_o first_o to_z supra_fw-la william_n le_z blunt_z afterward_o to_o 17._o marcus_n husee_fw-fr and_o last_o to_o 83._o john_n crophull_n by_o elizabeth_n de_fw-fr burgh_n his_o second_o wife_n he_o have_v only_o issue_v one_o daughter_n call_v isabel_n bear_v after_o his_o death_n and_o afterward_o wed_v to_o henry_n lord_n ferrer_n of_o groby_n among_o which_o daughter_n the_o land_n of_o this_o great_a family_n be_v afterward_o divide_v joane_n the_o elder_a have_v 11._o for_o her_o purparty_n the_o castle_n of_o alveton_n with_o its_o member_n viz._n wotton_n stanton_n farleye_n rammesovere_fw-la cotene_n bradeleye_a spenne_n denston_n strongshull_n shene_n wytstone_n and_o bedulf_n all_o in_o com._n staff_n elizabeth_n ibid._n the_o castle_n of_o emyas_n lacie_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n in_o com._n heref_o and_o the_o manor_n of_o stoke_n upon_o terne_a in_o com._n salop._n margery_n ibid._n the_o castle_n of_o webbele_n in_o com._n heref._n and_o the_o manor_n of_o hethe_n in_o comit._n oxon._n and_o isabel_n ibid._n certain_a land_n in_o lodelowe_n in_o com._n salop._n as_o also_o ibid._n the_o manor_n of_o balterdeleye_a in_o com._n staff_n with_o divers_a land_n in_o bokenhale_n and_o fenton_n in_o that_o county_n but_o elizabeth_n his_o second_o wife_n survive_v he_o have_v for_o her_o dowry_n a_o assignation_n 19_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o newbold_n lutterworth_n and_o certain_a land_n in_o cotesbache_n in_o com._n leic._n the_o manor_n of_o farneham_n and_o hamlet_n of_o sere_n in_o comitat._n buck._n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o braundon_n with_o its_o member_n and_o hamlet_n of_o bretford_n and_o likewise_o forty_o shilling_n yearly_o rend_v out_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o fleckno_n in_o com._n warw._n with_o the_o manor_n of_o stoke_n verdon_n and_o certain_a land_n in_o wynelesford_n in_o comitat._n wilts_n it_o be_v observable_a that_o this_o great_a lady_n who_o hold_v these_o land_n thus_o in_o dower_n style_v herself_o in_o all_o those_o grant_n aâ—morâ—m_n which_o she_o make_v in_o her_o widowhood_n elizabeth_n de_fw-fr burgh_n lady_n of_o clare_n retain_v the_o surname_n of_o her_o first_o husband_n a_o person_n of_o high_a dignity_n than_o verdon_n a_o custom_n still_o continue_v by_o great_a lady_n and_o yet_o call_v herself_o domina_fw-la de_fw-la clare_n not_o willing_a that_o her_o paternal_a name_n shall_v be_v forget_v by_o the_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n b._n of_o this_o elizabeth_n bearing_z date_n 25_o sept._n ann._n 1355._o 29_o edw._n 3._o she_o bequeath_v her_o body_n to_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o monastery_n of_o nun_n call_v minoresses_n without_o aldgate_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n and_o give_v a_o legacy_n of_o a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o pound_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o sir_n john_n de_fw-fr burgh_n and_o sir_n theobald_n de_fw-fr verdon_n her_o former_a husband_n as_o also_o for_o sir_n roger_n damorie_n her_o last_o husband_n and_o all_o her_o honest_a servant_n which_o be_v either_o dead_a or_o shall_v die_v in_o her_o service_n and_o this_o to_o be_v do_v with_o all_o possible_a speed_n after_o her_o decease_n moreover_o she_o give_v a_o hundred_o mark_n to_o five_o soldier_n who_o will_v be_v content_a within_o seven_o year_n next_o after_o her_o decease_n to_o make_v a_o journey_n to_o the_o holy-land_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o destruction_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o likewise_o far_o bequeath_v to_o those_o minoress_n without_o algate_n twenty_o pound_n in_o money_n with_o a_o relic_n of_o crystal_n a_o great_a chalice_n of_o silver_n gilt_n and_o two_o cruet_n one_o vestment_n of_o white_a cloth_n of_o gold_n with_o what_o belong_v thereunto_o three_o clasp_n with_o a_o thousand_o pearl_n and_o a_o robe_n of_o russet_a with_o its_o apurtenance_n furthermore_o to_o her_o daughter_n elizabeth_n countess_n of_o uister_n she_o give_v all_o the_o debt_n due_a from_o her_o son_n father_n to_o the_o say_v elizabeth_n at_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n to_o her_o young_a daughter_n isabel_n bardulf_n a_o cup_n of_o gold_n to_o agnes_n her_o sister_n a_o cross_n of_o silver_n and_o to_o the_o countess_n of_o atâ—oll_n her_o daughter_n two_o bed_n of_o tanney_n and_o
de_fw-fr mara_fw-mi and_o to_o enjoy_v 〈…〉_z her_o estate_n which_o petronill_n be_v first_o the_o wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr longâ—amp_n and_o die_v 〈…〉_z not_o till_o 46_o hen._n 3._o leave_v henry_n 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr longâ—amp_n her_o son_n and_o next_o heir_n in_o 17_o joh._n this_o oliver_n de_fw-fr vaux_n be_v 〈…〉_z one_o of_o the_o baron_n who_o meet_v at_o stamford_n in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n and_o afterward_o at_o 〈…〉_z brackley_n whence_o they_o send_v 〈…〉_z to_o the_o king_n then_o at_o oxford_n a_o minatory_a message_n viz._n 〈…〉_z that_o in_o case_n he_o do_v not_o restore_v to_o the_o people_n their_o ancient_a right_n and_o liberty_n they_o be_v resolve_v to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o all_o his_o castle_n and_o lâ—â—ds_n and_o thereupon_o ibid._n join_v with_o they_o in_o the_o siege_n of_o northampton_n for_o which_o transgression_n the_o king_n 6._o cause_v his_o lordship_n of_o â—laketon_n okeâ—on_n and_o hengham_n in_o norfolk_n to_o be_v seize_v on_o in_o 13_o hen._n 3_o this_o oliver_n upon_o levy_v the_o scutage_n of_o kery_n in_o wales_n answer_v linc._n for_o twenty_o two_o knight_n fâ—es_n and_o a_o half_a and_o be_v with_o the_o king_n in_o his_o army_n in_o poicton_n be_v acquit_v linc._n from_o the_o payment_n of_o any_o scutage_n upon_o that_o expedition_n in_o 29_o hen._n 3._o upon_o collection_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o marry_v the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n he_o account_v 〈…〉_z for_o thirty_o two_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o half_a of_o robert_n robert_n the_o son_n and_o heir_n of_o this_o oliver_n i_o find_v nothing_o but_o of_o william_n his_o son_n that_o he_o marry_v 〈…〉_z alianore_n the_o daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n william_n e._n of_o derby_n one_o of_o the_o heir_n 〈…〉_z to_o william_n martial_n sometime_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n without_o 〈…〉_z the_o king_n licence_n for_o which_o offence_n upon_o his_o submission_n he_o obtain_v pardon_n 〈…〉_z and_o for_o a_o fine_a 〈…〉_z of_o two_o hundred_o mark_n have_v livery_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n but_o die_v without_o issue_n before_o the_o 37_o hen._n 3._o whereupon_o john_n his_o brother_n become_v 9_o his_o heir_n which_o john_n for_o the_o sum_n of_o eighty_o mark_n compound_v 9_o the_o arrear_n of_o that_o debt_n to_o be_v pay_v by_o twenty_o six_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la this_o john_n john_n in_o 41_o hen._n 3._o have_v pay_v 9_o part_n of_o the_o eighty_o mark_n beforementioned_a obtain_v the_o favour_n 9_o to_o satisfy_v the_o remainder_n be_v forty_o mark_n by_o ten_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o give_v 20._o his_o lordship_n of_o botendone_v to_o the_o nun_n of_o catesby_n in_o northamptonshire_n in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o upon_o levy_v the_o scutage_n of_o wales_n he_o be_v charge_v hertf._n with_o ten_o pound_n for_o five_o knight_n fe_n in_o 46_o hen._n 3._o though_o he_o have_v be_v 20._o on_o the_o part_n of_o those_o baron_n who_o combine_v together_o by_o oath_n at_o oxford_n for_o assert_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a as_o they_o then_o pretend_v he_o at_o length_n fall_v 20._o off_o and_o assist_v 30._o the_o king_n at_o the_o take_n of_o northampton_n and_o short_o after_o this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o undertake_v 18._o that_o the_o king_n shall_v stand_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o lewes_n king_n of_o france_n for_o settle_v all_o difference_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o baron_n then_o in_o arms._n moreover_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n when_o he_o discern_v 3._o the_o baron_n to_o be_v so_o powerful_a as_o that_o they_o have_v the_o tower_n of_o london_n dover-castle_n and_o divers_a other_o place_n of_o strength_n in_o their_o hand_n he_o join_v 3._o with_o those_o who_o advise_v the_o king_n to_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o that_o parliament_n then_o hold_v at_o westminster_n and_o to_o betake_v himself_o to_o windsore-castle_n have_v therefore_o so_o great_a experience_n of_o his_o fidelity_n the_o king_n soon_o after_o his_o victory_n at_o evesham_n make_v he_o sheriff_n 9_o of_o norfolk_n and_o suffolk_n and_o in_o 43._o remuneration_n of_o his_o eminent_a service_n in_o those_o troublesome_a and_o perilous_a time_n give_v 43._o he_o certain_a house_n in_o london_n near_o garthere_n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o john_n lorene_n a_o enemy_n and_o rebel_n and_o in_o 51_o hen._n 3._o constitute_v he_o governor_n 21._o of_o the_o castle_n at_o norâ—ich_n in_o 5_o edw._n 1._o this_o john_n obtain_v the_o king_n charter_n 3._o for_o a_o weekly_a market_n upon_o the_o saturday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o refham_n in_o norfolk_n and_o a_o fair_a upon_o the_o eve_n day_n and_o morrow_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n and_o paul_n and_o in_o 10_o edw._n 1._o be_v 3._o in_o the_o king_n army_n in_o wales_n in_o 11_o edw._n 1._o he_o be_v make_v steward_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o duchy_n of_o aquitane_n have_v a_o allowance_n of_o two_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la turon_n for_o the_o support_n of_o himself_o in_o that_o office_n and_o depart_v 42._o this_o life_n in_o 16_o edw._n 1._o leave_v petronill_n and_o maud_n his_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n then_o of_o full_a age_n whereupon_o william_n de_fw-fr nerford_n who_o marry_v 1â—_n petronill_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr ros_fw-fr the_o husband_n 1â—_n of_o maud_n perform_v their_o respective_a homage_n have_v livery_n 1â—_n of_o the_o land_n of_o their_o inheritance_n except_v 1â—_n a_o reasonable_a dowry_n for_o sibyl_n his_o widow_n and_o upon_o partition_n thereof_o the_o say_a william_n and_o petronill_n have_v cedull_n for_o their_o part_n these_o lordship_n assign_v to_o they_o viz._n the_o manor_n of_o therston_n and_o shotesham_n in_o com._n norff._n wysete_n in_o com._n suff._n except_v thirteen_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la land_n the_o moiety_n of_o a_o message_n in_o london_n call_v blaunch-apleton_a the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o halt_n in_o com._n norff._n and_o abyton_n in_o cambridgshire_n and_o to_o the_o number_n of_o twenty_o five_o knight_n fe_n and_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr ros_fw-fr and_o maud_n have_v the_o cedull_n manor_n of_o freston_n with_o certain_a land_n in_o boston_n in_o com._n linc._n the_o manor_n of_o hakeford_n with_o the_o market_n of_o refham_n belong_v thereto_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o holt_n cleye_n and_o hocton_n in_o com._n norff._n fourteen_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la land_n in_o wysere_n in_o com._n suff._n the_o moiety_n of_o the_o message_n call_v blanch-apleton_a in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o cleye_n and_o shotesham_n in_o norfolk_n and_o to_o the_o number_n of_o nineteen_o knight_n fee_n or_o thereabouts_o montalt_n upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o s._n werburge_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n temp_n w._n rufi_n hugh_n the_o son_n of_o norman_n be_v at_o that_o time_n one_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o baron_n to_o hugh_n hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n give_v 〈…〉_z gosetce_n and_o lantrene_a to_o the_o monk_n of_o that_o house_n ralph_n and_o roger_n his_o brother_n be_v witness_n 〈…〉_z thereof_o which_o ralph_n ralph_n join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o gift_n 〈…〉_z of_o all_o their_o right_n in_o lostoch_n as_o also_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o church_n of_o cotintune_v with_o the_o glebe_n and_o tithe_n pertain_v thereto_o to_o this_o ralph_n succeed_v robert_n robert_n 〈…〉_z his_o son_n and_o heir_n who_o assume_v another_o surname_n from_o the_o chief_a place_n of_o his_o residence_n which_o be_v at_o a_o little_a hill_n in_o fâ—intshire_n then_o call_v montalt_n whereon_o he_o build_v a_o castle_n but_o of_o late_a time_n vulgar_o mould_v and_o be_v 〈…〉_z steward_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v 〈…〉_z also_o one_o of_o his_o principal_a baron_n after_o the_o death_n of_o ranulph_n de_fw-fr gernons_n earl_n of_o chester_n the_o land_n of_o that_o great_a earldom_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n for_o some_o time_n for_o in_o 6_o hen._n 2._o this_o robert_n de_fw-fr montalt_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o account_v cocestâ—_n to_o the_o king_n exchequer_n for_o the_o farm_n of_o they_o and_o likewise_o for_o what_o be_v cocestâ—_n then_o lay_v out_o in_o building_n of_o the_o castle_n at_o chester_n this_o robert_n robert_n have_v issue_n 〈…〉_z robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o he_o roger._n roger._n 〈…〉_z in_o the_o time_n of_o which_o roger_n there_o be_v much_o hostility_n 〈…〉_z betwixt_o the_o english_a and_o welsh_a david_n the_o son_n of_o lewelyn_n prince_n of_o wales_n invade_v 〈…〉_z his_o land_n at_o montalt_n but_o upon_o that_o accord_n 〈…〉_z make_v in_o 25_o hen._n 3._o betwixt_o king_n henry_n and_o the_o same_o david_n among_o other_o of_o the_o article_n then_o agree_v on_o one_o be_v for_o the_o restitution_n of_o those_o land_n to_o this_o roger._n which_o be_v do_v the_o next_o year_n follow_v king_n henry_n
in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o hugh_n hugh_n wac_n take_v to_o wife_n 17._o emme_n the_o daughter_n and_o at_o length_n heir_n of_o baldwin_n fitz-gilbert_n by_o adbelidis_n his_o wife_n daughter_n line_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr rullos_n which_o baldwin_n be_v founder_n 10._o of_o the_o priory_n of_o brunne_a and_o depe_a 50._o in_o com._n linc._n and_o brother_n 50._o of_o walter_n de_fw-fr gant_n father_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr gant_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n of_o that_o family_n this_o hugh_n give_v 30._o the_o lordship_n of_o wilesford_n in_o com._n linc._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o bec_n in_o normandy_n whereupon_o send_v part_n of_o their_o covent_n thither_o they_o make_v it_o a_o cell_n to_o that_o great_a abbey_n to_o he_o succeed_v baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n baldwin_n who_o have_v that_o christian-name_n from_o baldwin_n fitz-gilbert_n his_o grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n in_o 12_o hen._n 2._o upon_o the_o assess_n of_o that_o aid_n then_o levy_v for_o marry_v the_o king_n daughter_n this_o baldwin_n certify_v linc._n his_o knight_n fee_n to_o be_v ten_o a_o four_o and_o eight_o part_n and_o that_o they_o be_v give_v to_o his_o ancestor_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o for_o all_o which_o in_o 14_o hen._n 2._o he_o pay_v linc._n uj_o l._n xv_o s._n in_o 1_o ric._n 1._o this_o baldwin_n be_v one_o of_o the_o baron_n who_o attend_v 1157._o at_o the_o solemnity_n of_o that_o king_n coronation_n and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n account_v linc._n to_o the_o exchequer_n cxxxij_o l._n xiij_o s._n four_o d._n for_o the_o accord_n make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o bartholomew_n de_fw-fr bussei_n moreover_o in_o 6_o ric._n 1._o upon_o 30._o the_o enlargement_n of_o king_n richard_n from_o his_o imprisonment_n in_o almain_n with_o walter_n archbishop_n of_o rouen_n 30._o and_o some_o other_o he_o be_v leave_v one_o 30._o of_o the_o hostage_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o ten_o thousand_o mark_n as_o his_o ransom_n and_o the_o same_o year_n upon_o collection_n of_o the_o scutage_n for_o that_o king_n redemption_n pay_v linc._n x_o l._n ij_o s._n uj_o d._n but_o in_o 3_o joh._n he_o die_v whereupon_o baldwin_n baldwin_n his_o son_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr humet_fw-la constable_n of_o normandy_n give_v a_o fine_a 8._o to_o the_o king_n of_o a_o thousand_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o his_o land_n in_o england_n and_o normandy_n but_o with_o condition_n 8._o that_o he_o shall_v not_o marry_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o his_o own_o friend_n whereupon_o short_o after_o he_o take_v to_o wife_n 2._o agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr humet_fw-la and_o have_v with_o she_o the_o manor_n of_o wichendon_n and_o in_o 6_o joh._n obtain_v the_o king_n precept_n 18._o to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o lincolnshire_n command_v he_o to_o give_v he_o possession_n of_o all_o his_o land_n in_o that_o county_n in_o case_n he_o bring_v in_o those_o four_o surety_n which_o he_o promise_v this_o last_o mention_v baldwin_n die_v 2._o in_o 8_o john_n leave_v the_o say_v agnes_n his_o wife_n survive_v who_o in_o consideration_n 2._o of_o sixty_o mark_n fine_a obtain_v 2._o the_o king_n licence_n to_o hold_v the_o lordship_n of_o wichendon_n so_o give_v she_o in_o marriage_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o by_o the_o consent_n s._n of_o baldwin_n her_o son_n and_o heir_n give_v s._n to_o the_o canon_n of_o nutle_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o baldwin_n wake_v her_o husband_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o baldwin_n her_o son_n a_o certain_a message_n in_o wichendon_n beforementioned_a which_o baldwin_n baldwin_n viz._n son_n of_o baldwin_n and_o agnes_n de_fw-fr humet_fw-la marry_a 8._o isabella_n the_o daughter_n of_o william_n the_o briwer_n but_o die_v before_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o king_n john_n whereupon_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr briwer_n obtain_v a_o grant_n 8._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o wardship_n of_o hugh_n wake_v son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o same_o baldwin_n and_o of_o the_o second_o marriage_n of_o the_o say_v isabella_n his_o daughter_n this_o hugh_n hugh_n take_v to_o wife_n ebor._n joane_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o nicholas_n the_o stutevil_n and_o upon_o derb._n the_o death_n of_o william_n the_o briwere_n his_o uncle_n without_o issue_n in_o 17_o hen._n 3._o be_v one_o of_o his_o nephew_n derb._n and_o heir_n give_v derb._n one_o hundred_o mark_n for_o his_o purparty_n of_o those_o land_n which_o thereby_o descend_v to_o he_o and_o do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 5._o of_o they_o about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v a_o suit_n 16._o commence_v by_o eustace_n the_o stutevil_n for_o the_o manor_n of_o câ—tingham_n in_o com._n ebor._n the_o sheriff_n of_o that_o county_n have_v command_n to_o seize_v it_o for_o the_o king_n make_v seizure_n 16._o likewise_o of_o all_o the_o stock_n and_o store_n then_o upon_o it_o as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o butercrambe_n and_o kirkeby_n which_o be_v not_o member_n thereof_o this_o hugh_n therefore_o upon_o complaint_n of_o the_o wrong_n obtain_v the_o king_n precept_n 16._o for_o restitution_n of_o those_o manor_n and_o in_o 20_o hen._n 3._o with_o joane_n his_o wife_n procure_v a_o grant_n 24._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o land_n which_o belong_v to_o margaret_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o before-specified_n nicholas_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n by_o reason_n 24._o that_o william_n de_fw-fr mastoc_n to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v former_o give_v the_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n of_o she_o be_v at_o that_o time_n dead_a this_o hugh_n with_o joane_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n his_o wife_n quit-claimed_n b._n to_o the_o monk_n of_o bâ—land_n all_o their_o right_n to_o those_o land_n and_o tenement_n lie_v in_o sutton_n matherby_n lasthorpe_n and_o hod_n which_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o thomas_n fossard_n reserve_v b._n the_o rent_n of_o three_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o himself_o and_o she_o the_o say_v joane_n and_o their_o heir_n and_o scutage_n according_a to_o the_o rate_n of_o one_o knight_n fee_n after_o which_o ere_o long_o he_o die_v 5._o viz._n in_o 26_o hen._n 3._o whereupon_o she_o the_o say_v joane_n survive_v he_o and_o give_v a_o fine_a 11._o of_o nine_o thousand_o mark_n obtain_v 11._o the_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n of_o his_o heir_n with_o liberty_n for_o herself_o to_o take_v to_o husband_n who_o she_o shall_v think_v fit_a and_o the_o same_o year_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o eustace_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n her_o kinsman_n pay_v ebor._n one_o hundred_o pound_n fine_a to_o the_o king_n have_v livery_n ebor._n of_o the_o land_n which_o by_o inheritance_n do_v thereupon_o descend_v to_o she_o of_o which_o sum_n fifty_o pound_n be_v ibid._n for_o her_o relief_n and_o the_o other_o fifty_o pound_n as_o a_o free_a ibid._n gift_n not_o long_o after_o which_o she_o marry_v ebor._n to_o hugh_n bigot_n and_o die_v 49._o in_o 4_o e._n 1._o be_v then_o seize_v 49._o of_o the_o barony_n of_o lydell_n with_o the_o forest_n of_o lydell_n in_o com._n cumbr._n and_o of_o six_o burgage_n in_o the_o city_n of_o carlisle_n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o kirkeby-moreshed_n catingham_n butercrambe_n skreyngham_n and_o langeton_n in_o com._n ebor._n baldwin_n her_o son_n 49._o and_o heir_n be_v at_o that_o time_n thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o age_n this_o baldwin_n baldwin_n in_o 43_o hen._n 3._o arrive_v to_o his_o full_a age_n and_o do_v 1._o his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 1._o of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n do_v by_o inheritance_n belong_v to_o he_o but_o in_o 48_o hen._n 3._o take_v part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n be_v 8._o in_o arm_n with_o they_o at_o northampton_n where_o they_o fortify_v 994._o both_o town_n and_o castle_n against_o the_o king_n and_o upon_o the_o storm_a thereof_o by_o the_o royal_a army_n be_v there_o with_o many_o more_o 994._o take_v prisoner_n after_o which_o the_o scene_n much_o change_v first_o by_o the_o success_n which_o the_o baron_n have_v within_o few_o month_n after_o in_o the_o battle_n of_o lewes_n where_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n with_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o loyal_a nobility_n be_v make_v prisoner_n and_o second_o by_o the_o division_n which_o happen_v among_o the_o principal_a of_o those_o baron_n whereby_o a_o way_n be_v contrive_v for_o the_o prince_n his_o escape_n out_o of_o prison_n as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v full_o show_v whereupon_o all_o endeavour_n be_v use_v to_o raise_v new_a force_n for_o the_o far_a trial_n of_o the_o issue_n of_o those_o their_o great_a contest_v by_o another_o battle_n young_a simon_n montfort_n be_v send_v into_o the_o north_n there_o to_o raise_v all_o the_o strength_n those_o part_n can_v afford_v whence_o return_v and_o be_v advance_v to_o kenilworth_n in_o com._n warr._n with_o purpose_n to_o join_v with_o simon_n
bestow_v 5._o his_o land_n of_o etheberge_n on_o the_o monk_n of_o montacute_n and_o depart_v somers_n this_o life_n in_o 9_o joh_n left_a issue_n somers_n henry_n henry_n his_o brother_n and_o heir_n who_o give_v somers_n three_o hundred_o mark_n and_o seven_o palfrey_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o land_n of_o his_o inheritance_n which_o henry_n in_o 13_o joh._n pay_v somers_n three_o hundred_o mark_n henry_n and_o three_o good_a paltry_n upon_o his_o passage_n into_o ireland_n as_o also_o somers_n twenty_o three_o mark_n for_o eleven_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o half_a and_o thirteen_o mark_n for_o six_o fee_n and_o a_o half_a of_o the_o fee_n of_o montacute_n upon_o collection_n of_o the_o scutage_n of_o wales_n to_o this_o henry_n succeed_v richard_n lovel_n richard_n who_o in_o 2_o hen._n 3._o give_v security_n somers_n for_o his_o relief_n viz._n one_o hundred_o pound_n have_v livery_n somers_n of_o his_o barony_n of_o karri_n and_o all_o other_o his_o land_n in_o com._n somerst_n and_o in_o 15_o hen._n 3._o obtain_v free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o 15._o land_n belong_v to_o that_o honour_n in_o 26_o hen._n 3._o he_o give_v somers_n a_o fine_a of_o fifteen_o mark_n to_o be_v exempt_v from_o go_v into_o gascoigne_n in_o that_o expedition_n than_o make_v thither_o and_o in_o 38_o hen._n 3._o upon_o somers_n collection_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o make_v the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n knight_n answer_v summer_n for_o eleven_o knight_n fee_n and_o a_o half_a of_o the_o fee_n of_o morton_n but_o die_v soon_o after_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o in_o 39_o hen._n 3._o henry_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n pay_v somers_n a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o his_o relief_n and_o have_v livery_n 11._o of_o his_o land_n which_o henry_n henry_n die_v 11._o in_o 47_o hen._n 3._o be_v then_o seize_v 11._o of_o the_o same_o manor_n of_o castel-kary_a by_o he_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la of_o the_o king_n for_o a_o whole_a barony_n by_o the_o service_n of_o find_v two_o soldier_n in_o the_o king_n army_n at_o his_o own_o cost_n for_o forty_o day_n leave_v richard_n richad_n his_o son_n twenty_o eight_o year_n ibid._n of_o age_n who_o thereupon_o do_v his_o homage_n and_o pay_v ibid._n a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o his_o relief_n have_v livery_n ibid._n of_o his_o land_n from_o which_o richard_n richard_n descend_v sir_n richard_n lovel_n knight_n who_o in_o 9_o edw._n 3._o with_o muriell_n his_o wife_n have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o corff_n and_o purvek_n commit_v 10._o to_o he_o and_o be_v summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o the_o 22_o d_o 23_o d_o and_o 24_o the_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o reign_n which_o muriell_n be_v daughter_n s._n to_o ..._o earl_n douglas_z in_o scotland_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n s._n one_o son_n call_v james_n and_o two_o daughter_n viz._n joane_n the_o wife_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr moel_n and_o alianore_n of_o sir_n roger_n ruhaut_n and_o depart_v 25._o this_o life_n ult_n januarii_n 25_o edw._n 3._o be_v then_o seize_v 25._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o wynfrid-eagle_n in_o com._n dorst_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o castle-cary_n and_o mersh_n in_o com._n somerst_n leave_v muriell_n the_o daughter_n ibid._n of_o james_n lovel_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o he_o the_o say_v richard_n his_o next_o heir_n nineteen_o year_n of_o age_n and_o at_o that_o time_n wife_n ibid._n of_o nicholas_n seymour_n ¶_o of_o this_o family_n i_o presume_v be_v robert_n lovel_n robert_n who_o in_o 16_o joh._n hold_v 1._o langecestre_n and_o thornton_n up_o the_o weigh_v in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n whereof_o there_o be_v livery_n 1._o at_o that_o time_n make_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr gaugi_n who_o have_v wed_v 1._o beatricc_n daughter_n of_o isolde_n niece_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o same_o robert_n which_o robert_n in_o 17_o joh._n be_v in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n be_v take_v 14._o in_o kochester-castle_n and_o commit_v 14._o prisoner_n to_o peter_n de_fw-fr mauley_n ¶_o so_o likewise_o as_o it_o be_v probable_a be_v philip_n lovel_n philip._n who_o in_o 34_o hen._n 3._o be_v 34._o one_o of_o the_o king_n counsel_n be_v with_o some_o other_o sign_v 34._o with_o the_o cross_n in_o order_n to_o a_o pilgrimage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n this_o philip_n in_o 35_o hen._n 3._o have_v be_v 30._o a_o clerk_n and_o steward_n to_o 30._o the_o earl_n of_o winchester_n be_v advance_v 30._o to_o the_o king_n service_n and_o be_v guardian_n 30._o of_o the_o jew_n be_v accuse_v 30._o of_o great_a bribery_n for_o take_v plate_n of_o much_o value_n to_o exempt_v some_o of_o they_o from_o the_o tallage_n at_o that_o time_n impose_v whereupon_o the_o king_n grow_v high_o offend_v ibid._n with_o he_o purpose_v ibid._n to_o have_v punish_v he_o severe_o but_o at_o length_n through_o the_o earnest_a intercession_n ibid._n of_o john_n maunsell_n at_o that_o time_n in_o great_a power_n at_o court_n he_o come_v off_o for_o ibid._n a_o thousand_o mark_n fine_a but_o be_v not_o full_o reconcile_v apply_v 50._o himself_o to_o the_o king_n and_o qâ—â—en_o of_o scotland_n daughter_n to_o king_n henry_n to_o intercede_v for_o he_o have_v be_v well_o acquaint_v 50._o with_o that_o king_n and_o present_v 50._o he_o with_o gift_n when_o he_o be_v steward_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o winchester_n in_o galley_n which_o be_v effectual_o do_v 50._o by_o they_o he_o be_v soon_o receive_v 50._o into_o his_o former_a employment_n and_o trust._n nay_o so_o high_o do_v he_o then_o stand_v in_o the_o king_n esteem_n have_v 30._o still_o john_n maunsell_n so_o sure_a to_o he_o that_o upon_o 30._o the_o death_n of_o wiâ—liam_n de_fw-fr haverhull_n the_o king_n treasurer_n he_o be_v short_o admit_v 30._o to_o that_o great_a office_n in_o his_o stead_n but_o after_o this_o ere_o long_o viz._n in_o 42_o hen._n 3._o for_o the_o cause_n 50._o former_o allege_v he_o be_v by_o the_o judgement_n 50._o of_o the_o whole_a baronage_n put_v from_o that_o high_a trust_n and_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n depart_v 30._o this_o life_n at_o his_o rectory_n of_o hâ—mestable_a for_o grief_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o king_n displeasure_n thus_o continue_v towards_o he_o have_v require_v 30._o at_o his_o hand_n a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o trespass_n do_v in_o his_o forest_n whereupon_o all_o his_o estate_n be_v seize_v 30._o on_o till_o satisfaction_n give_v ¶_o ay_o now_o come_v to_o john_n lovel_n john_n of_o this_o family_n likewise_o without_o doubt_n in_o 41_o hen._n 3._o this_o john_n among_o other_o the_o great_a man_n of_o that_o time_n have_v summons_n 6._o to_o be_v at_o bristol_n upon_o the_o octave_n of_o s._n peter_n well_o fit_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o attend_v the_o king_n into_o wales_n and_o in_o 45_o hen._n 3._o be_v constitute_v 8._o sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cambridge_n and_o huntendon_n he_o continue_v a_o so_o till_o the_o end_n of_o 47_o hen._n 3._o moreover_o in_o 48_o he_o be_v make_v governor_n 17._o of_o the_o castle_n at_o northampton_n but_o in_o 54_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v sign_v 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o cross_n in_o order_n to_o a_o pilgrimage_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o in_o 56_o hen._n 3._o make_v 7._o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n at_o marleberge_n after_o which_o i_o have_v see_v no_o more_o of_o he_o till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v 11._o in_o 15_o edw._n 1._o he_o be_v then_o seize_v 11._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o mynster_n in_o com._n oxon_n elecumbe_n in_o com._n wilts_n and_o tichemerse_v in_o com._n northt_v leave_v sir_n john_n lovel_n knight_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n at_o that_o time_n thirty_o two_o year_n of_o age_n who_o perform_v his_o fealty_n have_v livery_n 3._o of_o his_o land_n the_o same_o year_n in_o 22_o edw._n 1._o this_o john_n john_n attend_v 11._o that_o king_n in_o his_o war_n of_o gascoigne_n and_o be_v first_o summon_v dorso_fw-la to_o parliament_n among_o the_o baron_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o 25_o edw._n 1._o after_o which_o ere_o long_o viz._n in_o 31_o and_o 32_o edw._n 1._o he_o be_v 2._o in_o the_o scotish_n war_n and_o deserve_v so_o well_o for_o his_o service_n there_o that_o in_o 33_o edw._n 1._o the_o king_n grant_v he_o licence_n 23._o to_o make_v a_o castle_n of_o his_o house_n at_o tichmerse_n in_o com._n northt_v as_o also_o for_o a_o market_n 66._o there_o every_o monday_n with_o a_o fair_a 66._o yearly_a upon_o the_o eve_n and_o day_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n and_o seven_o day_n next_o ensue_v this_o john_n die_v 33._o in_o 4_o edw._n 2._o be_v then_o seize_v 33._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o tichmerse_n in_o com._n northt_v mynster-lovell_n in_o com._n oxon._n elecumbe_n and_o bluntesdon-gay_a in_o com._n wilts_n leave_v issue_n by_o joane_n his_o wife_n daughter_n s._n to_z
his_o solemn_a oath_n promise_v 〈…〉_z that_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n stephen_n he_o will_v faithful_o deliver_v they_o to_o henry_n and_o for_o his_o more_o effectual_a performance_n of_o that_o trust_n give_v 〈…〉_z up_o his_o own_o son_n for_o a_o hostage_n all_o which_o be_v afterward_o accomplish_v he_o be_v in_o 2_o hen._n 2._o constitute_v 〈…〉_z sheriff_n of_o essex_n and_o hartfordshires_n and_o in_o 7_o hen._n 2._o the_o king_n be_v 1161._o then_o in_o normandy_n and_o hear_v 1161._o of_o the_o death_n of_o theobald_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v send_v 1161._o thence_o into_o england_n to_o procure_v the_o election_n of_o thomas_n becket_n than_o lord_n chancellor_n in_o his_o room_n moreover_o such_o be_v the_o esteem_n he_o then_o have_v with_o king_n henry_n that_o in_o the_o eight_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o be_v advance_v 〈…〉_z to_o that_o great_a office_n of_o justice_n of_o england_n and_o short_o after_o viz._n in_o 10_o hen._n 2._o upon_o that_o recognition_n x_o make_v by_o king_n henry_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o undertake_v y_o for_o his_o observance_n of_o they_o in_o 12_o hen._n 2._o upon_o essex_n the_o aid_n then_o assess_v for_o marry_v the_o king_n daughter_n he_o certify_v essex_n his_o knight_n fee_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o kent_n suffolk_z and_o norfolk_z de_fw-fr veteri_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la to_o be_v in_o number_n seven_o and_o essex_n that_o his_o ancestor_n perform_v the_o service_n of_o castleguard_n at_o dovor_n for_o the_o same_o as_o also_o essex_n that_o he_o hold_v one_o knight_n fee_n more_o de_fw-fr novo_fw-la feoffamento_fw-la in_o com._n devon_n but_o the_o same_o year_n upon_o 30._o those_o great_a difference_n which_o happen_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o thomas_n becket_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n becket_n flee_v 30._o into_o normandy_n and_o come_v to_o 30._o uiceliac_n to_o celebrate_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o ascension_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v 30._o theâ—_n also_o in_o those_o part_n discern_v 30._o divers_a person_n who_o then_o repair_v to_o that_o festival_n and_o among_o they_o this_o richard_n de_fw-fr lucy_n he_o step_v 30._o into_o the_o pulpit_n and_o there_o with_o light_a candle_n pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n 30._o against_o they_o all_o as_o public_a incendiaries_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o he_o but_o be_v neither_o ibid._n convict_a nor_o call_v to_o answer_v with_o the_o rest_n he_o appeal_v ibid._n and_o enure_v ibid._n the_o church_n soon_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 13_o hen._n 2._o the_o king_n be_v 40._o still_o beyond_o sea_n he_o be_v make_v lieutenant_n 40._o here_o during_o his_o absence_n and_o when_o the_o king_n perceive_v 1168_o that_o alexander_n the_o three_o than_o pope_n give_v countenance_n to_o becket_n he_o with_o some_o other_o be_v send_v 1168_o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o colein_n to_o complain_v to_o he_o against_o his_o holiness_n for_o so_o do_v moreover_o in_o anno_fw-la 1173._o 19_o henry_n 2._o he_o march_v 272._o with_o humphrey_n de_fw-fr bohun_n constable_n of_o england_n into_o scotland_n to_o waste_v that_o country_n at_o which_o time_n they_o burn_v 272._o barwick_n in_o this_o year_n also_o the_o government_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v again_o 10._o commit_v to_o he_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o king_n absence_n the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o other_o then_o break_v out_o in_o rebellion_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o young_a henry_n the_o king_n son_n as_o our_o historian_n do_v show_v he_o join_v 10._o with_o reginald_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n the_o king_n uncle_n in_o the_o siege_n of_o leicester_n and_o have_v take_v it_o burn_v 10._o the_o whole_a town_n demolish_n 10._o also_o the_o wall_n thereof_o the_o same_o year_n likewise_o he_o lay_v siege_n 30._o to_o huntingdon_n and_o take_v it_o this_o richard_n have_v by_o the_o gift_n cotton_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o the_o hundred_o of_o anger_n in_o essex_n as_o also_o a_o hundred_o acre_n of_o affart-land_n in_o the_o forest_n of_o stantord_a grenestede_n and_o anger_n i_o now_o come_v to_o his_o work_n of_o piety_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n without_o aldgate_n in_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n he_o give_v 〈…〉_z twenty_o shilling_n rend_v in_o nâ—wâ—on_n for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o rohais_n his_o wife_n who_o body_n lie_v 〈…〉_z there_o inter_v and_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o feversham_n the_o lordship_n of_o cherham_n moreover_o in_o anno_fw-la 1178._o 21_o hen._n 2._o he_o found_v 〈…〉_z the_o priory_n of_o westwode_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o rochester_n in_o honour_n of_o s._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n the_o martyr_n and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n also_o begin_v the_o foundation_n of_o 〈…〉_z the_o priory_n of_o lesnes_n in_o kent_n which_o he_o plentiful_o endow_v 〈…〉_z but_o the_o year_n next_o ensue_v viz._n in_o the_o month_n of_o july_n he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o habit_n 〈…〉_z of_o a_o canon-regular_a there_o and_o depart_v this_o life_n soon_o after_o be_v bury_v 〈…〉_z in_o the_o chapterhouse_n of_o that_o monastery_n by_o the_o before-specified_n rohais_n his_o wife_n he_o have_v issue_n two_o son_n viz._n geffrey_n 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr lucy_n and_o herbert_n 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr lucy_n and_o two_o daughter_n maude_n marry_v 〈…〉_z to_o walter_n fitz-robert_n progenitor_n to_o the_o noble_a family_n of_o fitz-walter_n to_o who_o she_o bring_v 〈…〉_z the_o lordship_n of_o disce_fw-la beforementioned_a and_o rohais_n to_o â—â—nc_fw-la fulbert_n de_fw-fr dovor_n lord_n of_o chilham_n in_o kent_n which_o geffrey_n die_v supra_fw-la in_o his_o father_n life-time_n leave_v richard_n his_o son_n â—â—nc_fw-la and_o heir_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n without_o ibid._n issue_n the_o inheritance_n resort_v ibid._n to_o rohais_n his_o aunt_n so_o marry_v to_o fulbert_n de_fw-fr dovor_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v touch_v herbert_n de_fw-fr lucy_n his_o young_a son_n i_o find_v 8._o 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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 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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
all_o in_o com._n somerset_n and_o dorset_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o kersyngton_n in_o com._n oxon._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o crokham_n cc_o acre_n of_o wood_n in_o the_o parish_n of_o hurst_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o asherugge_n two_o knight_n fee_n in_o hankford_n etc._n etc._n and_o last_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o walâ—h-bykenore_a and_o lannoir_n in_o com._n heref._n but_o notwithstanding_o 30._o he_o be_v by_o judgement_n in_o parliament_n declare_v traitor_n and_o to_o forfeit_v all_o the_o land_n good_n and_o chattel_n whereof_o he_o have_v possession_n upon_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n nevertheless_o the_o king_n take_v notice_n 35._o that_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o maude_n his_o widow_n have_v be_v by_o he_o sell_v and_o much_o compassionate_v 35._o the_o low_a estate_n of_o she_o and_o her_o child_n by_o reason_n of_o this_o his_o attainder_n in_o 1_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o grant_v 35._o unto_o she_o the_o manor_n of_o stokenham_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o colrigge_n and_o free_a borough_n of_o chedelyngton_n all_o in_o com._n devon_n parcel_n of_o his_o say_a possession_n and_o then_o value_v at_o c_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la over_o and_o above_o all_o reprise_n as_o also_o the_o manor_n of_o yolhampton_n in_o the_o same_o county_n then_o in_o the_o crown_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o forfeiture_n to_o hold_v for_o term_n of_o her_o life_n i_o now_o come_v to_o thomas_n thomas_n his_o elder_a son_n and_o successor_n unto_o who_o the_o king_n likewise_o show_v much_o compassion_n grant_v 12._o in_o 2_o h._n 4._o the_o manor_n of_o crokham_n in_o com._n berks._n warblynton_n more_n and_o huniton_n in_o com._n suthampt._n knolle_n in_o com._n somerset_n pyworthy_n okford_n and_o st._n mary-cliffe_n in_o com._n devon_n which_o be_v part_n of_o his_o father_n land_n to_o enjoy_v till_o he_o shall_v accomplish_v his_o full_a age_n and_o the_o next_o ensue_a year_n in_o augmentation_n thereto_o grant_v 12._o he_o the_o manor_n of_o watyngwell_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o uviht_n this_o thomas_n have_v marry_v 21._o alianore_n the_o four_o daughter_n of_o thomas_n earl_n of_o kent_n sister_n 21._o and_o coheir_n to_o edmund_n earl_n of_o kent_n upon_o partition_n 21._o of_o the_o land_n of_o her_o inheritance_n in_o 10_o h._n 4._o have_v 21._o for_o her_o purparty_n the_o manor_n of_o ware_n in_o com._n hertf._n eston_n juxta_fw-la coly-weston_n in_o com._n northampt._n as_o also_o a_o certain_a pasture_n call_v leyderingham_n calfcrost_a welderyngham_n engderyngham_n and_o thorstamflat_n in_o com._n ebor._n and_o in_o 12_o h._n 4._o have_v a_o far_a assignation_n 7._o for_o her_o say_a purpartie_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o somerton_n in_o com._n somerset_n with_o a_o certain_a fee-farm-rent_n of_o livia_n l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la from_o the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o welles_n for_o the_o manor_n of_o ceddere_fw-la cungresbury_n and_o axebrigge_n in_o com._n somerset_n and_o thirty_o l._n xiii_o s._n four_o d._n yearly_a out_o of_o the_o fee-farm_n of_o the_o town_n of_o basyngstoke_n with_o the_o hundred_o in_o com._n suthampt._n moreover_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 2_o h._n 5._o he_o endeavour_v 23._o to_o reverse_v the_o judgement_n give_v in_o 2_o h._n 4._o against_o his_o father_n but_o can_v not_o 23._o effect_v it_o and_o the_o same_o year_n in_o 23._o order_n to_o a_o firm_a and_o final_a peace_n betwixt_o the_o english_a and_o french_a be_v join_v ambassador_n 23._o with_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n and_o norwich_n for_o solemnize_n the_o espousal_n betwixt_o king_n henry_n and_o katherine_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o that_o realm_n he_o go_v 23._o according_o in_o 4_o h._n 5._o he_o be_v by_o indenture_n pell_n retain_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o town_n of_o hareflew_v for_o one_o quarter_n of_o a_o year_n and_o the_o same_o year_n the_o king_n pass_v a._n into_o france_n with_o a_o puissant_a army_n he_o attend_v a._n he_o with_o c_o spear_n and_o ccc_o archer_n about_o which_o time_n command_v 354._o the_o king_n second_o battle_n he_o win_v 354._o the_o castle_n of_o aumbeliers_n in_o 5_o h._n 5._o he_o be_v 20._o with_o king_n henry_n at_o the_o siege_n of_o caen_n in_o normandy_n where_o he_o merit_v so_o well_o that_o he_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 7._o to_o himself_o and_o the_o heirs-male_a of_o his_o body_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o danvillers_n and_o all_o other_o the_o castle_n land_n and_o lordship_n of_o sir_n richard_n tournebu_n knight_n and_o at_o the_o siege_n of_o koan_n same_o year_n be_v lodge_v a._n with_o the_o earl_n of_o huntendon_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o river_n seine_n in_o 6_o h._n 5._o besiege_v 450._o the_o town_n of_o freney_n he_o give_v battle_n 450._o to_o the_o french_a who_o come_v to_o relieve_v it_o slay_v 450._o of_o they_o near_o five_o thousand_o and_o take_v prisoner_n 450._o the_o marshal_n de_fw-fr row_v with_o many_o other_o noble_a person_n and_o six_o hundred_o archer_n in_o 7_o h._n 5._o he_o still_o continue_v 4._o in_o those_o part_n and_o with_o â—_o the_o force_n to_o he_o assign_v take_v â—_o hounflow_v 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr uilliers_n ewe_n gurney_n the_o new_a castle_n and_o general_o all_o place_n in_o that_o part._n and_o in_o consideration_n 11._o of_o these_o his_o eminent_a service_n have_v thereupon_o a_o grant_n 11._o of_o the_o earldom_n of_o perch_n in_o normandy_n as_o also_o of_o the_o barony_n and_o castle_n of_o longny_n part_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o sir_n lewes_n de_fw-fr longny_n knight_n pay_v yearly_o to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n two_o ousles_a at_o the_o castle_n of_o koan_n upon_o the_o first_o day_n of_o august_n moreover_o he_o be_v the_o same_o year_n constitute_v 55._o the_o king_n lieutenant-general_n of_o the_o whole_a duchy_n of_o normandy_n so_o likewise_o again_o 14._o in_o 8_o h._n 5._o and_o in_o 10_o h._n 5._o upon_o 40._o the_o death_n of_o king_n henry_n in_o france_n be_v leave_v 40._o there_o with_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n and_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o town_n then_o remain_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o english_a likewise_o in_o 1_o h._n 6._o he_o still_o continue_v 10._o there_o but_o the_o king_n death_n much_o alter_v the_o scene_n for_o the_o french_a king_n take_v new_a courage_n 20._o thereat_o bring_v 20._o his_o army_n before_o the_o town_n of_o meulan_n lie_v upon_o seine_n in_o normandy_n and_o take_v it_o by_o storm_n 20._o put_v all_o the_o english_a therein_o to_o the_o sword_n the_o news_n whereof_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o famous_a john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n then_z regent_z of_o france_n he_o forthwith_o dispatch_v ibid._n this_o earl_n as_o a_o person_n more_o of_o a_o old_a roman_a courage_n than_o one_o of_o that_o age_n as_o my_o author_n say_v with_o john_n of_o luxemburgh_n master_n of_o the_o burgundian-cavalry_n and_o a_o choice_a number_n of_o man_n to_o recover_v it_o who_o forthwith_o march_v ibid._n into_o champain_n set_v down_o before_o it_o and_o in_o short_a space_n get_v ibid._n it_o again_o retaliate_v ibid._n to_o the_o french_a the_o like_a measure_n as_o the_o english_a have_v there_o and_o thence_o come_v ibid._n to_o brie_n and_o storm_v it_o put_v ibid._n all_o to_o the_o sword_n short_o after_o this_o the_o french_a besiege_v 10._o cravant_n he_o advance_v 10._o with_o the_o earl_n of_o suffolk_n thither_o and_o with_o 10._o four_o thousand_o man_n give_v battle_n to_o they_o slay_v 10._o two_o thousand_o take_v four_o hundred_o prisoner_n of_o which_o number_n bucanus_n general_n of_o the_o horse_n be_v ibid._n one_o who_o within_o a_o little_a time_n ransom_v ibid._n himself_o for_o money_n in_o 3_o h._n 6._o he_o march_v 40._o to_o the_o strong_a and_o rich_a city_n of_o maine_n and_o so_o batter_v 40._o the_o wall_n thereof_o with_o his_o great_a gun_n not_o 40._o before_o that_o time_n know_v to_o the_o french_a that_o despair_v of_o relief_n they_o render_v it_o 40._o to_o he_o thence_o to_o 464._o susan's-church_n a_o note_a town_n of_o that_o country_n and_o prepare_v 464._o to_o assault_v it_o upon_o the_o weak_a side_n thereof_o set_v 464._o ladder_n to_o scale_v it_o but_o the_o townsman_n defend_v ibid._n it_o with_o such_o courage_n that_o many_o of_o each_o part_n be_v ibid._n slay_v which_o be_v discern_v ibid._n by_o this_o earl_n and_o that_o by_o ibid._n such_o slight_a skirmish_n he_o shall_v do_v no_o good_a he_o begird_v ibid._n the_o wall_n with_o a_o ditch_n and_o cause_v his_o gun_n to_o be_v ibid._n plant_v towards_o that_o part_n which_o be_v least_o fortify_v and_o so_o ply_v the_o wall_n with_o his_o great_a shot_n that_o he_o batter_v ibid._n they_o down_o in_o few_o day_n whereupon_o the_o governor_n render_v ibid._n it_o give_v ibid._n two_o thousand_o piece_n
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health_n of_o his_o soul_n but_o short_o after_o this_o the_o king_n heart_n somewhat_o relent_v he_o obtain_v a_o full_a and_o free_a pardon_n 1â—_n for_o his_o flight_n and_o outlawry_n as_o also_o a_o grant_n 1â—_n that_o his_o heir_n shall_v free_o enjoy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o his_o own_o inheritance_n but_o as_o to_o such_o which_o he_o have_v otherwise_o obtain_v they_o shall_v stand_v to_o the_o king_n favour_n and_o kindness_n and_o such_o term_n as_o the_o king_n shall_v think_v fit_a the_o king_n retain_v all_o those_o of_o his_o own_o demesn_a which_o through_o his_o bounty_n he_o have_v bestow_v on_o he_o and_o likewise_o the_o castle_n of_o montgomery_n with_o other_o castle_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n whereupon_o by_o a_o special_a grant_n he_o quit_v his_o title_n to_o the_o office_n of_o justice_n of_o england_n oblige_v himself_o by_o oath_n to_o make_v no_o claim_n thereto_o in_o consideration_n whereof_o within_o few_o month_n follow_v he_o have_v restitution_n 3._o of_o the_o castle_n of_o hornby_n as_o also_o of_o the_o 11._o manor_n of_o hatfeild_n peverell_n in_o com._n essex_n of_o the_o grant_v of_o william_n de_fw-fr mandevill_n earl_n of_o essex_n of_o the_o borough_n of_o sutherton_n the_o manor_n of_o newenton_n and_o rugham_n in_o cim_o norff._n and_o suff._n of_o his_o own_o inheritance_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o wiâ—mgay_n stowe_n roubeton_n and_o fineberge_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o beatrix_n de_fw-fr warren_n former_o his_o wife_n in_o those_o county_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o aspele_n and_o henlawe_n in_o the_o county_n of_o buck._n and_o bedf._n which_o he_o have_v of_o the_o grant_n of_o reginald_n de_fw-fr st._n walerie_n with_o a_o vast_a proportion_n of_o land_n in_o divers_a other_o county_n the_o particular_n whereof_o
now_o come_v to_o william_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o last_o mention_v william_n of_o who_o the_o first_o mention_n i_o find_v be_v that_o in_o 1_o hen._n 3._o be_v then_o call_v 7._o william_n de_fw-fr cantilupe_n junior_a he_o have_v restitution_n 7._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o merlaw_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o dowry_n 7._o of_o milisent_n his_o wife_n widow_n of_o almaric_n earl_n of_o eureux_fw-fr then_o 7._o in_o the_o hand_n of_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr clare_n after_o this_o divers_a year_n viz._n in_o 22_o hen._n 3._o he_o give_v 8._o a_o fine_a to_o the_o king_n of_o five_o hundred_o mark_n for_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n of_o julian_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr gurnay_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o her_o marriage_n and_o soon_o after_o that_o obtain_v 3._o the_o wardship_n of_o eve_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr braose_n a_o great_a baron_n together_o with_o the_o custody_n 3._o of_o bergavenny_n and_o all_o other_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o she_o in_o 23_o hen._n 3._o he_o execute_v derb._n the_o sheriff_n office_n the_o four_o part_n of_o that_o year_n for_o the_o county_n of_o nottingham_n and_o derby_n and_o for_o all_o the_o twenty_o four_o year_n and_o in_o 26_o hen_n 3._o together_o with_o vitalis_n engaine_o he_o give_v suff_v a_o hundred_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o badmundfield_n which_o hilaria_n trusbut_n sometime_o hold_v in_o dower_n and_o which_o they_o claim_v suff._n as_o heir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr courtney_n and_o the_o same_o year_n make_v partition_n ar._n with_o vitalis_n engaine_o for_o those_o land_n and_o fee_n which_o be_v descend_v to_o they_o by_o william_n de_fw-fr courtney_n agree_v ar._n in_o case_n there_o be_v any_o more_o undivided_a that_o whensoever_o they_o may_v happen_v to_o be_v discover_v they_o shall_v be_v equal_o share_v betwixt_o they_o in_o this_o year_n he_o have_v summons_n 3_o among_o other_o to_o fit_v himself_o with_o horse_n and_o arm_n and_o to_o attend_v the_o king_n in_o his_o purpose_a expedition_n for_o vindicate_v the_o injury_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o in_o 28_o hen._n 3._o be_v 30._o one_o of_o the_o peer_n send_v by_o the_o king_n to_o the_o prelate_n to_o solicit_v their_o aid_n for_o money_n to_o the_o support_n of_o his_o war_n in_o gascoigne_n and_o wales_n in_o 29_o hen._n 3._o upon_o dâ—von_n collection_n of_o the_o aid_n for_o marry_v the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n he_o pay_v dâ—von_n twenty_o seven_o pound_n nine_o shilling_n four_o penny_n for_o those_o twenty_o seven_o knight_n fee_n a_o half_a fourth_z six_o and_o twenty_o part_n for_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o fee_n belong_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o totney_n and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v send_v 10._o with_o other_o as_o representative_n for_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n to_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n there_o to_o complain_v of_o the_o grievous_a exaction_n exercise_v on_o this_o realm_n by_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o to_o crave_v remedy_n for_o the_o same_o and_o bear_v a_o devout_a affection_n to_o the_o canon_n of_o studley_n give_v inspex_n to_o the_o hospital_n of_o his_o father_n foundation_n there_o land_n to_o the_o value_n of_o ten_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la lie_v within_o his_o lordship_n of_o aston_n cantilupe_n as_o also_o inspex_n certain_a rent_n and_o pasturage_n for_o cattle_n in_o southern-keston_n with_o the_o church_n of_o hemeston_n in_o devonshire_n and_o beside_o all_o this_o have_v obtain_v a_o special_a charter_n 8._o for_o exempt_n their_o wood_n situate_v within_o the_o forest_n of_o feckenham_n from_o any_o view_n of_o the_o king_n forester_n and_o verderer_n and_o be_v steward_n 17._o to_o the_o king_n as_o his_o father_n be_v as_o also_o anno_fw-la a_o powerful_a man_n and_o anno_fw-la a_o faithful_a servant_n he_o depart_v 10._o this_o life_n in_o 35_o h._n 3._o leave_v issue_n william_n 10._o 3_o his_o son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n deuves._n bishop_n of_o hereford_z who_o in_o 34_o edw._n 1._o be_v canonzy_v 15._o for_o a_o saint_n and_o julian_n the_o wife_n s._n of_o sir_n robert_n de_fw-fr tregoz_fw-fr whereupon_o william_n his_o elder_a son_n perform_v his_o homage_n 8._o and_o give_v security_n 8._o for_o payment_n of_o a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o his_o relief_n have_v livery_n 8._o of_o his_o land_n this_o william_n in_o 32_o hen._n 3._o his_o father_n then_o live_v have_v livery_n 10._o of_o the_o town_n and_o castle_n of_o haverford_n in_o right_a of_o eve_n his_o wife_n one_o of_o the_o coheir_n to_o walter_n marshal_n sometime_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n he_o have_v s._n also_o in_o she_o right_o as_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o william_n the_o broase_n the_o honour_n of_o bergavenny_n likewise_o 50._o all_o over-went_a together_o with_o the_o lordship_n of_o kilgaran_a and_o certain_a other_o land_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n which_o descend_v to_o she_o by_o inheritance_n from_o william_n de_fw-fr bruere_fw-fr in_o 36_o hen._n 3._o he_o obtain_v 17._o the_o wardship_n and_o marriage_n of_o margery_n and_o illaria_n the_o daughter_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n and_o soon_o after_o a_o pardon_n 7._o for_o demolish_n the_o castle_n of_o penros_n in_o wales_n belong_v 7._o to_o john_n de_fw-fr monmouth_n in_o 37_o hen._n 3._o he_o attend_v 6._o the_o king_n in_o his_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o gascoigne_n and_o in_o 38_o hen._n 3._o upon_o devon_n levy_v the_o aid_n for_o make_v the_o king_n elder_a son_n knight_n devon_n pay_v fifty_o five_o pound_n eighteen_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n for_o those_o twenty_o eight_o knight_n fee_n a_o half_a six_z and_o twenty_o part_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o fee_n belong_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o totney_n which_o he_o enjoy_v devon_n in_o right_a of_o eve_n his_o wife_n and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v constitute_v governor_n 11._o of_o bovelt_n castle_n in_o brecknockshire_n to_o the_o before_o specify_v hospital_n build_v at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o studley_n he_o give_v 4â—â—_n the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o aston_n contelupe_n and_o depart_v 52._o this_o life_n in_o the_o flower_n of_o his_o youth_n viz._n upon_o cottoâ—_n the_o friday_n precede_v the_o feast_n of_o s._n michael_n be_v on_o wednesday_n follow_v bury_v cottoâ—_n at_o studley_n there_o be_v then_o present_a cottoâ—_n divers_a abbot_n and_o prior_n as_o also_o sundry_a great_a earl_n simon_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o humphrey_n earl_n of_o hereford_z lay_v his_o body_n in_o the_o grave_a eve_n his_o wife_n survive_v who_o die_v ibid._n about_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o s._n margaret_n the_o next_o ensue_a year_n leave_v issue_n auâ—_n one_o son_n call_v george_n and_o two_o daughter_n viz._n milisent_n who_o first_o become_v the_o wife_n s._n of_o john_n de_fw-fr montalt_n but_o afterward_o of_o s._n ivola_n zouch_n and_o joane_n marry_v s._n to_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n of_o which_o george_n george_n be_v n._n scarce_o three_o year_n old_a at_o that_o time_n i_o have_v not_o see_v any_o thing_n memorable_a till_o his_o death_n which_o happen_v before_o he_o arrive_v to_o such_o year_n whereby_o he_o can_v be_v qualify_v for_o any_o great_a action_n viz._n upon_o 3._o s._n mark_n day_n 1_o edw._n 1._o so_o that_o whether_o the_o marriage_n 7._o betwixt_o and_o margaret_n the_o daughter_n of_o edmund_n de_fw-fr lacie_n which_o their_o parent_n have_v design_v 7._o be_v ever_o consummate_v i_o can_v say_v but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v no_o 16._o issue_n so_o that_o john_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr hastings_n by_o joane_n his_o young_a sister_n and_o milisent_n then_o the_o wife_n of_o eudo_fw-la or_o ivo_n la_fw-fr zouch_n his_o elder_a sister_n be_v find_v 16._o to_o be_v his_o next_o heir_n short_o after_o which_o partition_n 13._o be_v make_v of_o the_o land_n which_o by_o his_o death_n without_o issue_n descend_v to_o those_o coheir_n ivo_n la_o zouch_n and_o milisent_n his_o wife_n have_v 13._o for_o her_o purparty_n the_o manor_n of_o eyton_n and_o houghton_n in_o com._n bedf._n haringworth_n berewby_n and_o bulewike_n in_o com._n northampt._n brugewalter_n heygrave_n and_o edenewith_n in_o com._n somers_n calston_n brightmerston_n rocle_n and_o calne_n in_o com._n wilte_n cornworthy_n dertemue_n and_o totney_n in_o com._n devon_n moles_n bracy_n in_o com._n salop._n stoke_n s._n edwald_n in_o com._n dorset_n thirteen_o shilling_n four_o penny_n rend_v in_o hereford_n in_o com._n heref._n the_o manor_n of_o bingley_n in_o com._n ebor._n ham_n in_o com._n buck._n and_o baseford_n in_o com._n nott._n and_o john_n de_fw-fr hastings_n son_n supra_fw-la of_o joane_n the_o elder_a sister_n of_o the_o say_v george_n the_o supra_fw-la castle_n and_o honour_n of_o bergavenny_n with_o the_o manor_n of_o kilgaran_a in_o wales_n as_o also_o
raise_v 20._o two_o army_n the_o one_o to_o 20._o restrain_v the_o excursion_n of_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n and_o the_o other_o to_o 20._o march_v into_o the_o north_n this_o fouk_n be_v constitute_v 20._o one_o of_o the_o general_n of_o that_o which_o remain_v near_o london_n and_o have_v appoint_v 275._o the_o governor_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o 〈◊〉_d hertford_n and_o berkhamsted_n to_o take_v notice_n of_o all_o who_o pass_v to_o or_o from_o london_n march_v 275._o into_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n hertford_n middlesex_n cambridge_n and_o huntendon_n and_o there_o burn_v ibid._n the_o house_n of_o the_o adverse_a baron_n destroy_v ibid._n their_o park_n pool_n and_o orchard_n impose_v ibid._n tax_n upon_o the_o whole_a country_n and_o at_o length_n come_v to_o the_o suburb_n of_o london_n and_o fire_v ibid._n part_n thereof_o carry_v ibid._n thence_o great_a store_n of_o plunder_v soon_o after_o which_o march_v to_o the_o castle_n of_o bedford_n and_o summon_v 10._o it_o after_o few_o day_n no_o relief_n be_v send_v he_o obtain_v a_o render_v 10._o thereof_o the_o king_n therefore_o well_o like_v his_o activeness_n at_o that_o time_n give_v 20._o he_o that_o castle_n as_o also_o 20._o margaret_n de_fw-fr ripariâ—â—_n widow_n to_o baldwin_n the_o son_n of_o william_n earl_n of_o devon_n to_o wife_n with_o all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o same_o baldwin_n then_o call_v earl_n of_o aubemarle_n of_o who_o heir_n he_o have_v soon_o after_o a_o grant_n 1._o of_o the_o wardship_n together_o with_o the_o land_n supra_fw-la of_o divers_a of_o the_o baron_n 2._o again_o impower_v he_o to_o receive_v all_o those_o to_o favour_n who_o will_v return_v to_o their_o obedience_n moreover_o he_o make_v he_o governor_n 30._o of_o the_o castle_n of_o oxford_n northampton_n bedford_n and_o cambridge_n and_o associate_v 20_o he_o with_o the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n and_o other_o in_o waste_v the_o isle_n of_o ely_n furthermore_n he_o give_v he_o commission_n 9_o to_o depute_v who_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a in_o the_o governourship_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o northampton_n stand_v also_o firm_a 4._o to_o the_o royal_a interest_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o king_n john_n he_o obtain_v from_o king_n henry_n the_o 3_o d_o in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o reign_n a_o grant_n 4._o of_o the_o honour_n of_o eye_n in_o com._n suff._n as_o also_o a_o mandamus_fw-la 1â—_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o lincolnshire_n for_o livery_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o yrebie_n in_o that_o county_n which_o be_v 1â—_n part_n of_o the_o dowry_n of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n by_o her_o former_a husband_n not_o long_o after_o which_o viz._n in_o 2_o h._n 3._o have_v taking_n 〈…〉_z many_o soldier_n out_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o oxford_n northampton_n bedford_n and_o windeshore_o he_o march_v 〈…〉_z to_o s._n alban_n upon_o s._n vincents_n eve_n towards_o night_n and_o have_v plunder_v 〈…〉_z the_o whole_a town_n put_v 〈…〉_z the_o people_n in_o bond_n moreover_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o abbey_n church_n the_o slay_v ibid._n one_o of_o the_o servant_n of_o that_o house_n then_o fly_v for_o refuge_n thither_o and_o have_v so_o do_v send_v ibid._n to_o the_o abbot_n for_o a_o hundred_o pound_n with_o great_a threat_n that_o if_o he_o have_v not_o so_o much_o from_o he_o speedy_o he_o will_v fire_v the_o whole_a town_n with_o the_o abbey_n also_o the_o abbot_n therefore_o after_o many_o excuse_n ibid._n see_v no_o remedy_n send_v ibid._n it_o whereupon_o he_o depart_v 〈◊〉_d with_o his_o plunder_n and_o prisoner_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o bedford_n but_o with_o the_o sentence_n of_o excommunication_n 〈◊〉_d at_o his_o heel_n which_o the_o abbot_n pronounce_v against_o he_o and_o all_o his_o follower_n thence_o he_o march_v ibid._n to_o the_o forest_n of_o walberge_n and_o there_o take_v ibid._n roger_n de_fw-fr colleville_n with_o above_o sixty_o of_o his_o company_n who_o lie_v ibid._n thereabouts_o to_o rob_v but_o not_o long_o after_o this_o have_v a_o vision_n 30._o in_o the_o night_n whilst_o he_o lay_v asleep_a that_o a_o great_a stone_n burst_v out_o of_o the_o tower-steeple_n of_o the_o abbey_n at_o s._n alban_n like_o a_o thunderbolt_n and_o break_v he_o to_o shiver_n be_v miserable_o affright_v therewith_o he_o make_v relation_n 30._o to_o his_o wife_n of_o what_o have_v happen_v who_o thereupon_o carnest_o advise_v 30._o he_o to_o reconcile_v himself_o with_o speed_n to_o the_o holy_a martyr_n st._n alban_n who_o he_o have_v heinous_o offend_v tell_v ibid._n he_o that_o this_o be_v to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o mischief_n he_o have_v do_v at_o that_o place_n whereupon_o he_o go_v thither_o and_o enter_v ibid._n the_o chapterhouse_n naked_a hold_v ibid._n a_o rod_n in_o his_o hand_n desire_a ibid._n absolution_n from_o the_o monk_n which_o have_v obtain_v he_o kiss_v ibid._n every_o one_o of_o they_o think_v thus_o to_o please_v they_o but_o make_v no_o ibid._n restitution_n of_o what_o he_o have_v former_o extort_a from_o they_o but_o instead_o thereof_o look_v ibid._n scornful_o on_o they_o as_o he_o pass_v out_o they_o all_o stand_n ibid._n at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o chapterhouse_n expect_v better_a another_o 1217._o relate_v the_o story_n thus_o that_o have_v plunder_v the_o town_n and_o violent_o drag_v some_o gentleman_n out_o of_o the_o church_n who_o have_v flee_v thither_o for_o refuge_n the_o holy_a martyr_n st._n alban_n be_v so_o displease_v thereat_o as_o that_o rebuke_v he_o severe_o for_o it_o he_o make_v he_o almost_o mad_a likewise_o that_o thereupon_o with_o great_a consternation_n and_o humility_n he_o come_v to_o that_o church_n barefoot_a and_o naked_a and_o enter_v the_o chapterhouse_n beseech_v pardon_n from_o the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n with_o tear_n tell_v they_o how_o he_o have_v be_v rebuke_v by_o that_o bless_a martyr_n and_o that_o a_o huge_a stone_n burst_v out_o of_o the_o steeple_n like_o a_o thunderbolt_n and_o smite_v he_o down_o in_o a_o swoon_n wherein_o he_o think_v he_o be_v throw_v to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o hell_n likewise_o that_o thereupon_o receive_v corporal_a chastisement_n from_o they_o he_o expect_v their_o pardon_n after_o which_o the_o solemnity_n of_o easter_n be_v 40._o over_o he_o bring_v 40._o all_o the_o strength_n he_o can_v spare_v out_o of_o his_o castle_n unto_o ranulph_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o other_o of_o the_o great_a nobility_n and_o march_v 40._o with_o they_o to_o the_o siege_n of_o montsorell_n castle_n in_o leicestershire_n hold_v out_o by_o henry_n de_fw-fr braybroc_n and_o his_o soldier_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n who_o have_v bring_v 40._o in_o lewes_n of_o france_n not_o long_o before_o purpose_v 40._o to_o have_v make_v he_o king_n moreover_o at_o 8._o raise_v the_o siege_n of_o lincoln_n castle_n he_o lead_v 8._o on_o the_o van_n of_o the_o royal_a army_n at_o the_o enter_n of_o that_o city_n whereby_o he_o make_v way_n for_o the_o rest_n and_o be_v get_v 296._o into_o the_o castle_n with_o his_o own_o follower_n ascend_v 296._o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o tower_n and_o wall_n thereof_o whence_o cast_v dart_n upon_o the_o besieger_n he_o slay_v divers_a 296._o of_o they_o with_o their_o horse_n whereupon_o he_o sally_v etc._n out_o with_o his_o soldier_n and_o rush_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o be_v take_v etc._n but_o by_o the_o valour_n of_o his_o own_o man_n at_o length_n rescue_v etc._n after_o which_o a_o sharp_a battle_n ensue_v the_o royalist_n obtain_v etc._n a_o glorious_a victory_n in_o this_o second_o year_n of_o that_o king_n reign_n he_o be_v constitute_v 〈…〉_z governor_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o rokingham_n and_o saâ—vey_v 〈…〉_z and_o give_v a_o great_a entertainment_n 〈…〉_z to_o the_o king_n at_o northampton_n in_o the_o time_n of_o christmas_n he_o then_o also_o render_v 〈…〉_z up_o his_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o wisebeche_n and_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o obtain_v livery_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o honour_n of_o plinipton_n in_o right_a of_o 〈◊〉_d his_o wife_n it_o be_v of_o her_o dowry_n ibid._n as_o a_o widow_n to_o baldwin_n son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o devon_n about_o this_o time_n also_o do_v his_o homage_n he_o have_v livery_n 5._o of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o warine_n fitz-gerald_n in_o right_a of_o she_o the_o say_a margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o he_o the_o say_v warine_n and_o obtain_v a_o grant_n 7._o of_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o then_o earl_n of_o devon_n in_o the_o county_n of_o surrey_n who_o mother_n he_o have_v so_o marry_v in_o 3_o hen._n 3._o he_o be_v constitute_v 2._o a_o assistant_n to_o the_o lady_n nichola_n de_fw-fr haya_n in_o the_o governorship_n of_o lincoln_n castle_n â—and_n in_o 4_o hen._n 3._o pay_v 〈◊〉_d a_o hundred_o pound_n for_o his_o relief_n of_o the_o before-specified_n warine_n fitz-gerolds_a land_n
to_o attend_v he_o whereof_o he_o take_v no_o notice_n insomuch_o as_o the_o king_n direct_v his_o 18._o precept_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o gloucestershire_n to_o go_v to_o his_o castle_n of_o thornbury_n and_o require_v he_o to_o be_v at_o gloucester_n on_o friday_n the_o three_o of_o april_n 14_o e._n 2._o he_o so_o slight_v ibid._n the_o summons_n as_o that_o command_n ibid._n be_v give_v to_o seize_v his_o land_n yet_o in_o 1_o e_o 3._o upon_o his_o allegation_n ibid._n in_o parliament_n that_o there_o be_v divers_a error_n in_o the_o prosecution_n which_o have_v be_v against_o he_o he_o have_v ibid._n full_a restitution_n of_o they_o again_o in_o 7_o e._n 3._o there_o be_v great_a difference_n â—_o betwixt_o this_o hugh_n de_fw-fr alditheley_n and_o william_n le_fw-fr zouche_n of_o mortimer_n they_o arm_v â—_o all_o the_o power_n they_o can_v make_v against_o each_o other_o in_o this_o year_n he_o be_v 1._o in_o that_o expedition_n then_o make_v into_o scotland_n so_o 33._o also_o in_o 9_o e._n 3._o in_o 10_o e._n 3._o be_v in_o the_o king_n service_n in_o scotland_n he_o have_v 21._o twenty_o hogshead_n of_o wine_n send_v he_o in_o part_n of_o his_o wage_n for_o which_o he_o be_v 21._o by_o indenture_n oblige_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n there_o in_o 11_o e._n 3_o he_o be_v glous_a in_o parliament_n create_v glous_a earl_n of_o gloucester_n be_v 34._o that_o year_n in_o the_o scottish_a war_n and_o short_o after_o in_o consideration_n of_o his_o good_a service_n in_o scotland_n have_v half_o a_o year_n respite_n 4._o for_o the_o payment_n of_o such_o debt_n as_o he_o then_o owe_v to_o the_o king_n 3._o it_o be_v observable_a 660._o that_o the_o most_o ancient_a grant_v whereby_o some_o revenue_n have_v be_v give_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o county_n for_o the_o better_a support_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o earl_n be_v that_o which_o be_v give_v to_o this_o hugh_n by_o his_o creation-charter_n before_o cite_v it_o be_v in_o lieu_n of_o the_o tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la de_fw-la placitis_fw-la comitatus_fw-la which_o ancient_o the_o earl_n have_v in_o 13_o e._n 3._o he_o be_v 29._o among_o other_o assign_v to_o array_v all_o the_o able_a man_n of_o esseâ—_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o seacoast_n there_o against_o a_o invasion_n then_o fear_v the_o same_o year_n be_v with_o the_o king_n in_o france_n and_o constitute_v one_o of_o the_o marshal_n of_o the_o english_a host_n he_o be_v â—_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o royal_a army_n â—_o draw_v up_o for_o battle_n at_o uironfosse_n and_o ledby_o king_n edward_n himself_o and_o in_o 14_o e._n 3._o beingsent_n 19_o into_o flanders_n upon_o the_o king_n service_n be_v a._n in_o that_o memorable_a sea-fight_n before_o sluice_n between_o the_o english_a and_o french_a in_o 15._o e._n 3._o be_v ambassador_n 3._o beyond_o sea_n he_o have_v two_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o mark_n allow_v he_o for_o 3._o his_o expense_n in_o that_o journey_n in_o 16_o e._n 3._o he_o wasone_n 32._o of_o those_o great_a man_n who_o then_o go_v into_o britanny_n upon_o the_o king_n service_n his_o troop_n consist_v of_o a_o hundred_o man_n at_o arm_n himself_o account_v for_o one_o one_o baneret_n twenty_o knight_n seventy_o eight_o eiqâ—â—â—â—_n as_o also_o a_o hundred_o archer_n on_o horseback_n he_o be_v 3._o there_o also_o in_o 17_o e._n 3._o moreover_o the_o same_o year_n he_o be_v 〈…〉_z send_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o â—â—â—â—câ—ster_n and_o divers_a other_o great_a lord_n into_o scotland_n to_o raise_v 150._o the_o siege_n of_o loughmaban_n castle_n and_o die_v 150._o in_o 21_o e._n 3._o leave_v issue_n by_o margaret_n his_o wife_n before_o mention_v one_o only_a daughter_n call_v margaret_n his_o sole_a ibid_fw-la heir_n than_o thirty_o year_n of_o age_n and_o wife_n â—_o of_o ralph_n lord_n stafford_n ¶_o of_o this_o family_n also_o be_v james_n the_o alditheley_n james._n who_o have_v dor_n summons_n to_o parliament_n after_o the_o elder_a branch_n go_v off_o with_o daughter_n and_o heir_n from_o 8_o h._n 5._o until_o 33_o h._n 6._o inclusive_a this_o james_n be_v likewise_o a_o military_a man_n and_o serve_v pell_n the_o king_n in_o his_o french_a war_n in_o 7_o h._n 5._o he_o covenant_v to_o attend_v he_o with_o twenty_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o sixty_o three_o archer_n on_o horseback_n for_o one_o whole_a year_n for_o which_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v 289_o l._n 3_o s._n 6_o d._n ob_fw-la short_o after_o which_o he_o retain_v 1656._o richard_n venables_n esq_n to_o serve_v he_o for_o one_o h_o â—lf_a year_n in_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n with_o six_o man_n at_o arm_n and_o eighteen_o archer_n covenant_v to_o pay_v he_o for_o himself_o and_o his_o man_n at_o arm_n twelve_o penny_n a_o day_n and_o for_o the_o archer_n six_o penny_n a_o day_n in_o 9_o h._n 5._o he_o be_v 14._o again_o in_o france_n in_o that_o king_n service_n moreover_o in_o 2_o h._n 6._o he_o be_v make_v 34._o justice_n of_o south-wales_n and_o in_o 9_o h._n 6._o serve_v 7._o the_o king_n again_o in_o his_o french_a war_n montfort_n of_o this_o family_n the_o first_o that_o settle_a in_o this_o realm_n be_v simon_n simon_n great-grand_a child_n 71._o to_o almaric_n a_o illegitimate_a 71._o son_n to_o robert_n king_n of_o france_n viz._n 71._o son_n to_o almaric_n earl_n of_o montfort_n son_n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n son_n of_o the_o say_v almaric_a who_o have_v the_o town_n of_o montfort_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o king_n his_o father_n whence_o he_o assume_v that_o place_n for_o his_o surname_n who_o be_v common_o call_v 71._o simon_n the_o bald_a and_o have_v take_v to_o w._n 17._o amicia_n one_o of_o the_o two_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o robert_n fitz-parnel_n earl_n of_o leicester_n upon_o partition_n 17._o of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o that_o honour_n make_v in_o 8_o joh._n betwixt_o her_o the_o say_a amicia_n and_o margaret_n her_o sister_n then_o marry_v to_o saier_n de_fw-fr quinci_n enjoy_v the_o moiety_n of_o that_o earldom_n with_o the_o honour_n of_o hinkley_n for_o her_o purpartie_n as_o also_o 17._o the_o stewardship_n of_o england_n in_o right_a thereof_o which_o partition_n be_v then_o confirm_v â—_o scil_n in_o 8_o io._n by_o king_n john_n reserve_v to_o he_o the_o say_v simon_n the_o three_o penny_n of_o that_o county_n id_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la placitis_fw-la comitatus_fw-la and_o the_o stewardship_n of_o england_n provide_v that_o forty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la land_n of_o this_o purpartie_n shall_v remain_v to_o the_o same_o sailor_n de_fw-fr quinci_n over_o and_o above_o the_o purpartie_n of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n until_o this_o simon_n can_v obtain_v livery_n of_o his_o purpartie_n of_o those_o land_n in_o normandy_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a robet_n fitz-parnell_n and_o likewise_o provide_v that_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o two_o countess_n of_o leicester_n then_o live_v viz_o petronill_a the_o mother_n and_o lauretta_n the_o wife_n to_o earl_n robert_n the_o land_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o dowry_n shall_v be_v equal_o share_v betwixt_o they_o but_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a inheritance_n and_o honour_n he_o have_v by_o this_o marriage_n he_o become_v disobedient_a 3._o to_o king_n john_n adhere_v to_o the_o french_a for_o which_o respect_n he_o be_v dispossess_v 3._o of_o the_o earldom_n of_o leicester_n as_o also_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o hinkley_n and_o banish_v 3._o the_o realm_n the_o earldom_n be_v thereupon_o give_v 3._o to_o ranulpb_v earl_n of_o chester_n be_v thus_o disherit_v and_o banish_v that_o which_o i_o do_v in_o the_o next_o place_n find_v 20._o memorable_a of_o he_o be_v that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1209._o 11_o joh._n the_o pope_n have_v then_o incite_v the_o christian_n against_o those_o heretic_n call_v albigenses_n the_o earl_n of_o tholose_a be_v the_o christian_a general_n besiege_v carthose_n and_o take_v it_o and_o upon_o his_o return_n make_v this_o simon_n then_o sign_v 10._o with_o the_o cross_n to_o fight_v against_o those_o heretic_n governor_n of_o that_o country_n he_o bear_v at_o that_o time_n the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o montfort_n likewise_o that_o after_o this_o within_o few_o year_n king_n john_n commit_v 19_o the_o custody_n of_o all_o his_o land_n with_o the_o forest_n unto_o ranulph_n then_o earl_n of_o chester_n to_o be_v keep_v to_o his_o the_o say_v simon_n be_v use_n and_o last_o 1219._o that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1219._o 3_o h._n 3._o lewis_n king_n of_o france_n then_o besiege_v the_o city_n of_o tholose_a this_o simon_n be_v with_o he_o be_v 1219._o slay_v with_o a_o stone_n from_o a_o sling_n but_o our_o historian_n be_v somewhat_o mistake_v in_o point_n of_o time_n for_o it_o be_v evident_a 3._o that_o he_o die_v in_o 2_o h._n 3._o and_o not_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o leicester_n whereupon_o stephen_n
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 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2._o inclusive_a depart_v 35._o this_o life_n 28_o maii_n 4_o r._n 2._o be_v then_o seize_v 35._o of_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o broughton_n in_o com._n buck._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o stratton_n in_o com._n bedf._n of_o the_o town_n of_o gamelesby_n and_o hamlet_n of_o unthanke_v in_o com._n cumb._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o bosezate_n in_o com._n north._n helpringham_n call_v thorpe_n latimer_n and_o skredington_n with_o the_o hamlet_n of_o biker_n in_o com._n linc._n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o thornton_n in_o pykering-lithe_a skameleston_n syvelington_n tyverington_n lyverton_n shireburne_n in_o herford-lythe_n yaresthorâ—e_v and_o appilton_n in_o com._n ebor._n as_o also_o of_o the_o advousons_n of_o the_o priory_n of_o caldwell_n and_o bushemede_o in_o com._n bedf._n leave_v elizabeth_n ibid._n the_o wife_n of_o john_n lord_n nevil_n of_o raby_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n twenty_o four_o year_n of_o age_n and_o elizabeth_n his_o wife_n survive_v which_o last_o mention_v elizabeth_n die_v 52._o upon_o monday_n 11_o april_n 7_o r._n 2._o be_v then_o seize_v 52._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o kerbroke_n call_v wodhall_n and_o manor_n of_o holkham_n in_o com._n norf._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o helpryngham_n call_v thorpe_n latimer_n and_o skredington_n in_o com._n linc._n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o dilwyke_n wolton_n kerdington_n ronhale_n bromham_n sutton_n juxta_fw-la bykeleswade_n and_o potton_n juxta_fw-la sutton_n in_o com._n bedf._n likewise_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o iselhampsted_n in_o com._n buck._n and_o bolezate_n in_o com._n north._n elizabeth_n the_o wife_n of_o the_o before-specified_n john_n lord_n nevil_n be_v her_o daughter_n 52._o and_o heir_n and_o at_o that_o time_n twenty_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n whereupon_o the_o say_v john_n lord_n nevil_n do_v his_o homage_n have_v livery_n 51._o of_o all_o those_o land_n but_o die_v before_o she_o she_o afterward_o marry_v 54._o to_o robert_n lord_n willoughby_n of_o eresby_n from_o which_o john_n lord_n nevil_n descend_v another_o john_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o l_o d_o latimer_n as_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o noble_a family_n have_v be_v already_o show_v which_o john_n by_o lucia_n his_o wife_n daughter_z to_z henry_n earl_n of_o worcester_z have_v issue_n four_o daughter_n his_o heir_n whereof_o elizabeth_n the_o elder_a become_v the_o wife_n of_o sir_n john_n danvers_n of_o dentsey_n in_o com._n wilte_n knight_n who_o by_o she_o have_v issue_n eleanore_n a_o daughter_n marry_v to_o thomas_n walmesley_n of_o dunkenhalgh_n in_o com._n lanc._n esquire_n and_o he_o a_o daughter_n call_v anne_n wife_n of_o sir_n edward_n osburne_n of_o kiveton_n in_o com._n ebor._n baronet_n who_o son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n now_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n be_v by_o letter_n patent_n bear_v date_n at_o westminster_n 8_o aug._n 25_o car._n 2._o advance_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o viscount_n latimer_n and_o upon_o the_o twenty_o seven_o day_n of_o june_n 26_o car._n 2._o to_o the_o far_a title_n of_o earl_n of_o danby_n ¶_o i_o come_v now_o to_o john_n le_fw-fr latimer_n brother_n 30._o to_o that_o william_n who_o marry_v alice_n one_o of_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o walter_n ledet_n this_o john_n take_v to_o wise_a 30._o christian_a the_o other_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n to_o the_o same_o walter_n ledet_n and_o die_v 32._o in_o 11_o edw._n 1._o be_v then_o seize_v 32._o in_o right_a of_o she_o the_o say_v christian_a of_o certain_a land_n in_o womundle_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o wardon_n in_o com._n north._n leave_v thomas_n 32._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n twelve_o year_n of_o age_n which_o thomas_n thomas_n have_v his_o residence_n 29._o at_o braybroke_n in_o com._n north._n part_n 29._o of_o his_o mother_n inheritance_n she_o be_v the_o great-grandchild_n and_o coheir_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr braybroke_n as_o in_o my_o discourse_n of_o that_o family_n be_v show_v in_o 32_o edw._n 1._o obtain_v licence_n 29._o to_o make_v a_o castle_n of_o his_o manor-house_n there_o as_o also_o 96._o for_o free-warren_n in_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n within_o that_o lordship_n and_o at_o desbrough_n and_o little_a boudon_n in_o the_o same_o county_n moreover_o in_o 3_o e._n 2._o he_o have_v the_o like_a charter_n 8._o for_o free-warren_n throughout_o all_o his_o demesn-land_n at_o wardon_n in_o com._n north._n and_o likewise_o at_o claworth_n heyton_n and_o wystoâ—_n in_o com._n nott._n in_o 8_o edw._n 2._o he_o be_v employ_v 8._o into_o scotland_n upon_o certain_a business_n for_o william_n le_fw-fr latimer_n his_o kinsman_n also_o in_o 18_o edw._n 2._o be_v then_o call_v 1._o thomas_n le_fw-fr latimer_n bochard_n be_v 1._o in_o that_o expedition_n make_v into_o gascon_a and_o have_v be_v summon_v dorâ—â—_n to_o parliament_n from_o 28_o edw._n 1._o until_o 4_o edw._n 2._o inclusive_a depart_v â—8_o this_o life_n in_o 8_o edw._n 3._o be_v then_o seize_v â—8_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o smetheton_n and_o langton_n in_o com._n leic._n with_o the_o advouson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o langton_n as_o also_o of_o the_o manor_n of_o wardon_n and_o braibroc_n in_o com._n north._n leave_v warine_n le_fw-fr latimer_n his_o son_n â—8_o and_o heir_n thirty_o year_n of_o age_n which_o warine_n warine_n be_v afterward_o a_o banneret_n 4._o be_v in_o 4._o that_o expedition_n make_v into_o france_n in_o 19_o edw._n 3._o and_o die_v 43._o upon_o the_o 13_o the_o of_o august_n 23_o edw._n 3._o have_v never_o be_v summon_v to_o parliament_n be_v then_o seize_v 43._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o gothmundie_n and_o langton_n in_o com._n leic._n west-wardon_a and_o braibroke_n in_o com._n north_n and_o joint_o with_o catherine_n his_o wife_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o coshall_n in_o com._n nott._n leave_v john_n john_n 43._o his_o son_n and_o heir_n forty_o year_n of_o age_n to_o which_o john_n who_o in_o 9_o edw._n 3._o have_v be_v in_o 25._o the_o war_n of_o scotland_n succeed_v thomas_n thomas_n who_o in_o â—â—_o e._n 3._o be_v 1._o of_o the_o retinue_n with_o prince_n edward_n in_o gascon_a and_o in_o 40_o e._n 3._o be_v 13._o a_o knight_n continue_v 13._o in_o those_o war_n so_o likewise_o in_o 2._o 41_o e._n 3._o this_o be_v the_o same_o sir_n thomas_n latimer_n of_o who_o our_o historian_n 40._o make_v mention_n in_o 11_o rich._n 2._o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a person_n of_o that_o sect_n call_v lollard_n then_o spring_v up_o in_o this_o realm_n which_o so_o increase_v 40._o as_o that_o in_o 18_o rich._n 2._o have_v countenance_n from_o he_o and_o divers_a person_n of_o note_n the_o king_n 40._o fear_v a_o insurrection_n by_o they_o be_v then_o in_o ireland_n make_v what_o haste_n 40._o he_o can_v back_o for_o the_o prevention_n thereof_o but_o before_o his_o death_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o he_o become_v a_o great_a penitent_a as_o sir_n lewes_n clifford_n likewise_o do_v of_o who_o in_o my_o 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realm_n whereunto_o not_o ibid._n yield_n and_o go_v ibid._n forthwith_o from_o thence_o to_o newcastle_n upon_o â—ine_o they_o follow_v ibid._n he_o whereof_o the_o king_n have_v advertisement_n he_o haste_v 20._o to_o tinemouth_n and_o so_o by_o ship_n to_o 20._o to_o scardeburgh_n the_o strong_a castle_n on_o the_o yorkshire_n coast_n be_v found_v on_o a_o rock_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n environ_v with_o the_o sea-water_n command_v 20._o the_o soldier_n there_o to_o victual_v it_o present_o and_o protect_v he_o whilst_o he_o himself_o go_v into_o the_o part_n of_o uuarwickshire_n the_o lord_n therefore_o be_v inform_v of_o all_o this_o seize_v 30._o upon_o those_o his_o horse_n and_o other_o good_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v at_o newcastle_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v apprize_v 30._o and_o put_v into_o safe_a custody_n and_o make_v all_o speed_n 30._o after_o he_o to_o scardeburgh_n that_o they_o can_v and_o be_v come_v thither_o begin_v 30._o to_o lay_v siege_n thereto_o but_o find_v no_o opposition_n ibid._n by_o the_o country_n the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n draw_v ibid._n off_o the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o force_n to_o the_o end_n ibid._n they_o may_v not_o be_v too_o burdensome_a to_o the_o part_n near_o adjacent_a and_o leave_v ibid._n the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o uuarren_a to_o take_v it_o by_o assault_n who_o in_o a_o short_a time_n so_o weary_v 40._o out_o those_o guard_n which_o be_v within_o it_o by_o their_o frequent_a alarm_n that_o piers_n see_v no_o remedy_n yield_v b_o himself_n promise_v c_o to_o stand_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o baron_n but_o with_o desire_n 40._o of_o liberty_n to_o speak_v with_o the_o king_n whereunto_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n incline_v prevail_v ibid._n with_o the_o other_o lord_n that_o he_o shall_v the_o lord_n perci_n also_o by_o a_o special_a instrument_n 21._o in_o write_v sign_v in_o the_o king_n presence_n undertake_v to_o preserve_v he_o secure_o against_o any_o harm_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n upon_o forfeiture_n of_o life_n and_o limb_n land_n and_o tenement_n and_o all_o he_o have_v and_o so_o carry_v g_o he_o towards_o wallingford_n but_o when_o he_o be_v on_o his_o way_n at_z h_z dadington_n in_o orfordshire_n about_o four_o mile_n beyond_o banbury_n have_v leave_v the_o charge_n 20._o of_o he_o with_o his_o own_o servant_n himself_z and_o his_o lady_n lodging_n 20._o in_o a_o adjacent_a town_n the_o earl_n of_o uuarwick_n in_o the_o night_n time_n come_v with_o divers_a arm_a man_n and_o take_v b._n he_o thence_o to_o uuarwick_n castle_n where_o he_o keep_v he_o till_o b._n the_o come_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n hereford_n and_o arundel_n and_o then_o upon_o consultation_n supra_fw-la whether_o they_o shall_v carry_v he_o to_o the_o king_n or_o put_v he_o to_o death_n a_o sober_a person_n stand_v by_o tell_v supra_fw-la they_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o great_a folly_n have_v be_v at_o such_o a_o charge_n and_o trouble_v to_o each_o he_o to_o bazard_v the_o lose_v he_o again_o say_v supra_fw-la that_o it_o be_v much_o better_o that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v death_n than_o that_o the_o realm_n shall_v be_v any_o whit_n disturb_v by_o a_o war._n assent_v therefore_o to_o this_o advice_n they_o take_v he_o out_o of_o prison_n and_o bring_v ibid._n he_o to_o a_o ascent_n call_v blacklow_a about_o a_o mile_n north-east_n from_o uuarwick_n and_o there_o by_o the_o hand_n 〈…〉_z of_o a_o welshman_n behead_v 〈…〉_z he_o as_o a_o public_a traitor_n to_o the_o kingdom_n that_o prophecy_n 〈…〉_z be_v thereby_o fulfil_v viz._n that_o he_o shall_v feel_v the_o sharpness_n of_o the_o tooth_n of_o the_o black_a dog_n of_o arden_n for_o so_o he_o usual_o in_o scorn_n do_v call_v the_o earl_n of_o uuarwick_n be_v thus_o put_v to_o death_n the_o fryers-preacher_n carry_v 〈…〉_z his_o body_n to_o oxford_n where_o be_v keep_v 〈…〉_z for_o more_o than_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n and_o thence_o convey_v 〈…〉_z to_o langele_v alias_o king_n langele_v near_o st._n alban_n in_o com._n hertf._n it_o be_v with_o great_a solemnity_n inter_v upon_o the_o second_o of_o january_n an._n 1314._o in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o friers-preacher_n there_o new_o found_v 〈…〉_z by_o that_o king_n to_o pray_v for_o his_o soul_n the_o king_n himself_o be_v present_a 〈…〉_z at_o his_o funeral_n as_o also_o 〈…〉_z the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o bishop_n of_o london_n uuinchester_n uuorcester_n bath_n and_o uuelle_n fourteen_o abbot_n with_o a_o multitude_n of_o the_o religious_a and_o friers-mendicants_a likewise_o 〈…〉_z the_o earl_n of_o norfolk_n and_o pembroke_z and_o of_o baron_n h._n le_fw-fr despenser_n henry_n de_fw-fr beanmont_n bartholomew_n de_fw-fr badlesmere_n hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n the_o son_n john_n de_fw-fr handlo_n with_o about_o fifty_o knight_n also_o of_o officer_n 〈…〉_z the_o lord_n chancellor_n the_o lord_n treasurer_n the_o treasurer_n of_o the_o wardrobe_n sir_n william_n inge_n one_o of_o the_o justice_n 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lord_n aâ—dley_n of_o walden_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n widow_n of_o the_o lord_n henry_n dudley_n a_o young_a son_n to_o john_n duke_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v at_o st._n quintin_n in_o picardy_n an._n 1557._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n supra_fw-la two_o son_n thomas_n afterward_o make_v earl_n of_o suffolk_n and_o william_n and_o two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n who_o die_v in_o her_o infancy_n and_o margaret_n marry_v to_o robert_n sackvile_n earl_n of_o dorset_n he_o last_o marry_v supra_fw-la elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o sir_n francis_n leiburne_n knight_n widow_z of_o thomas_z lord_n dacres_n of_o gillesland_n but_o by_o she_o have_v no_o issue_n the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n be_v by_o the_o attainder_n of_o this_o thomas_n thus_o take_v away_o philip_n arundel_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v call_v earl_n of_o arundel_n as_o owner_n of_o arundel-castle_n by_o descent_n from_o his_o mother_n it_o have_v ancient_o be_v adjudge_v 6._o in_o parliament_n to_o be_v a_o local_a dignity_n so_o that_o the_o possessor_n thereof_o shall_v enjoy_v that_o title_n of_o honour_n whereupon_o he_o have_v by_o that_o appellation_n summons_n parl._n to_o the_o next_o ensue_a parliament_n begin_v at_o westminster_n 16_o jan._n 23_o eliz._n and_o after_o that_o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n be_v by_o a_o special_a act_n restore_v ib._n in_o blood_n but_o not_o long_o after_o this_o by_o the_o artifices_fw-la eliz._n of_o robert_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o secretary_n walsingham_n for_o the_o entrap_a eliz._n of_o those_o eminent_a person_n who_o be_v of_o the_o romish_a religion_n counterfeit_a letter_n eliz._n be_v disperse_v this_o earl_n philip_n be_v confine_v eliz._n to_o his_o own_o house_n as_o be_v also_o henry_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n by_o reason_n ib._n whereof_o and_o because_o he_o be_v short_o after_o much_o terrify_v ib._n with_o the_o severity_n of_o certain_a law_n then_o make_v against_o jesuit_n and_o priest_n and_o in_o regard_n ib._n he_o stand_v much_o devote_v to_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o resolve_v ib._n to_o betake_v himself_o unto_o a_o austere_a and_o retire_a life_n beyond_o the_o sea_n but_o in_o the_o first_o place_n to_o represent_v ib._n his_o grief_n to_o the_o queen_n by_o a_o letter_n which_o he_o determine_v ib._n shall_v be_v deliver_v unto_o she_o after_o his_o departure_n wherein_o ib._n he_o complain_v of_o the_o malice_n of_o his_o powerful_a adversary_n which_o he_o can_v not_o withstand_v and_o their_o triumph_v over_o his_o innocence_n put_v she_o also_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o unhappy_a fate_n of_o his_o ancestor_n his_o great-grandfather_n suffer_v in_o like_a manner_n his_o grandfather_n also_o lose_v his_o head_n upon_o a_o slender_a occasion_n and_o his_o father_n who_o never_o bear_v any_o evil_a thought_n to_o his_o prince_n yet_o be_v circumvent_v by_o his_o adversary_n come_v to_o the_o same_o end_n and_o therefore_o that_o he_o may_v not_o so_o 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of_o queen_n elizabeth_n conduct_v the_o lady_n anne_n of_o austria_n daughter_n to_o maximilian_n the_o emperor_n from_o zealand_n into_o spain_n and_o in_o 16_o eliz._n 24_o apr._n be_v install_v kniveton_n knight_n of_o the_o most_o noble_a order_n of_o the_o garter_n in_o 28_o eliz._n upon_o supra_fw-la the_o death_n of_o edward_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n lord_n high_a admiral_n of_o england_n be_v supra_fw-la then_o also_o lord_n chamberlain_n to_o the_o queen_n as_o his_o father_n have_v former_o be_v he_o be_v constitute_v supra_fw-la his_o successor_n in_o that_o great_a office_n whereupon_o in_o a_o 1588._o 30_o eliz._n when_o 12._o that_o formidable_a armado_n from_o spain_n so_o much_o threaten_v a_o invasion_n here_o he_o be_v constitute_v 12._o lieutenant-general_n of_o the_o queen_n be_v whole_a fleet_n at_o sea_n of_o who_o prosperous_a success_n she_o have_v no_o small_a opinion_n supra_fw-la well_o know_v supra_fw-la he_o by_o his_o moderation_n and_o noble_a extraction_n to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o great_a knowledge_n in_o maritime_a affair_n discreet_o wary_a thorough_o valiant_a industrious_a in_o action_n and_o a_o person_n who_o the_o mariner_n entire_o love_v and_o in_o 39_o eliz._n further_o danger_n be_v threaten_v ibid._n from_o the_o spaniard_n through_o the_o help_n of_o those_o irish_a which_o be_v rebellious_o dispose_v he_o be_v make_v ibid._n joint_a general_n of_o the_o english_a army_n with_o robert_z earl_n of_o essex_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o this_o realm_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n viz._n essex_n for_o the_o land_n and_o this_o lord_n admiral_n for_o the_o sea_n the_o first_o squadron_n be_v lead_v ibid._n by_o he_o the_o second_o by_o essex_n the_o three_o by_o thomas_n howard_n and_o the_o four_o by_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n in_o this_o year_n also_o 15_o junii_fw-la he_o be_v constitute_v 1._o justice-itinerant_a of_o all_o the_o forest_n south_n of_o trent_n for_o life_n and_o upon_o the_o 22th_o of_o october_n follow_v 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supra_fw-la of_o the_o garter_n 52._o year_n margaret_n his_o wife_n survive_v he_o who_o afterward_o marry_v supra_fw-la to_o sir_n william_n munson_n knight_n afterward_o viscount_n castelmayn_n in_o ireland_n to_o who_o succeed_v charles_n charles_n his_o second_o son_n the_o elder_n die_v before_o he_o without_o issue-male_n which_o charles_n first_o take_v to_o wife_n ibid._n charity_n daughter_n of_o ..._o white_a widow_n of_o ..._o leche_v a_o londoner_n afterward_o ibid._n mary_n daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n cokaine_n knight_n alderman_n of_o london_n and_o three_o margaret_n daughter_n to_o james_n earl_n of_o murray_n in_o scotland_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n james_n who_o die_v unmarried_a and_o charles_n which_o charles_n charles_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o honour_n marry_a arabella_n daughter_n of_o ..._o smith_n of_o ..._o but_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o any_o issue_n so_o that_o francis_n howard_n of_o great_a buckham_n in_o com._n surr._n esq_n son_n and_o heir_n 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knight_n of_o the_o bath_n and_o 7_o sir_n edward_n
knight_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n shall_v have_v his_o choler_n of_o the_o order_n or_o gold_n with_o the_o george_n of_o diamond_n thereto_o belong_v likewise_o all_o other_o his_o small_a chain_n of_o gold_n with_o the_o george_n of_o gold_n to_o they_o appertain_v as_o also_o all_o his_o garter_n of_o the_o order_n of_o gold_n and_o robe_n belong_v thereto_o and_o all_o his_o parliament-robe_n to_o anne_n his_o wife_n he_o give_v all_o his_o householdstuff_n at_o cowling-castle_n and_o depart_v 287._o this_o life_n at_o cobham-hall_n on_o thursday_n 29_o sept._n an._n 1558._o 5_o &_o 6_o ph._n &_o m._n leave_v issue_n 58._o eight_o son_n viz._n sir_n william_n break_v knight_n george_n thomas_n john_n henry_n thomas_n the_o young_a edmund_n and_o edward_n and_o two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n second_o wife_n of_o william_n parr_n marquef_n of_o northampton_n and_o katherine_n which_o sir_n william_n william_n succeed_v he_o in_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n marry_v b._n dorothy_n 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