Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	army_n	king_n	land_n	2,510	5	5.6995	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70453	Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record.	Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678.	1673 (1673)	Wing L1943; ESTC R2116	480,429	448

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768._o roger_n hoveden_n pag._n 467._o also_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 155._o which_o put_v this_o in_o anno_fw-la 1096._o for_o 1098._o anno_fw-la

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do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n whereupon_o king_n henry_n receive_v from_o he_o three_o thousand_o mark_n knighton_n pag._n 2436._o and_o then_o king_n henry_n make_v a_o charter_n to_o lhewellin_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o pope_n anno_fw-la 25_o hen._n 3._o 1241._o david_n the_o son_n of_o lhewellin_n oblige_v himself_o to_o king_n henry_n to_o hold_v all_o his_o land_n in_o capite_fw-la of_o the_o king_n and_o to_o free_v his_o elder_a brother_n griffith_n 185._o griffith_n stowe_n say_v griffith_n be_v a_o bastard_n son_n of_o lhewellin_n pag._n 185._o and_o owen_n the_o elder_a son_n of_o griffith_n out_o of_o prison_n who_o he_o have_v unjust_o detain_v and_o that_o the_o land_n of_o englesmere_n shall_v remain_v to_o king_n henry_n and_o his_o heir_n mat._n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wats_n pag._n 625_o and_o yet_o do_v this_o david_n acknowledge_v to_o hold_v his_o land_n in_o wales_n of_o the_o pope_n endeavour_v to_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o his_o fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o griffith_n promise_v by_o surety_n if_o he_o obtain_v his_o portion_n of_o the_o land_n due_a unto_o he_o to_o pay_v 300_o mark_n yearly_a to_o king_n henry_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o now_o david_n rebel_v and_o after_o much_o perplexity_n and_o destruction_n of_o his_o land_n in_o wales_n by_o king_n henry_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la 1246._o king_n henry_n the_o three_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1254._o 38_o hen._n 3._o give_v wales_n to_o his_o elder_a son_n prince_n edward_n by_o the_o name_n of_o unà_fw-la cùm_fw-la conquestu_fw-la nostro_fw-la walliae_fw-la as_o also_o gascony_n ireland_n and_o some_o other_o territory_n recite_v in_o the_o charter_n this_o be_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o prince_n edward_n with_o elinour_n sister_n to_o alphonso_n king_n of_o spain_n yet_o say_v selden_n notwithstanding_o the_o grant_v of_o wales_n i_o find_v no_o warrant_n that_o therefore_o the_o special_a title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n 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sed_fw-la simone_n statim_fw-la interfecto_fw-la ad_fw-la regiam_fw-la familiam_fw-la citò_fw-la rediit_fw-la cambden_n britannia_n tit._n cheshire_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o indeed_o by_o the_o charter_n of_o maxfield_n dated_n 45_o hen._n 3._o 1261._o this_o prince_n edward_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n howbeit_o in_o this_o charter_n and_o all_o other_o that_o i_o have_v see_v he_o use_v only_o the_o title_n of_o edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la and_o not_o at_o all_o the_o title_n of_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la the_o charter_n make_v to_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n bear_v date_n 24_o die_v decembris_fw-la 49_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o at_o woodstock_n vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag_n 108._o whereunto_o the_o king_n be_v force_v to_o make_v his_o peace_n for_o both_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n edward_n his_o son_n be_v then_o prisoner_n to_o simon_n take_v at_o the_o 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court_n by_o have_v a_o steward_n present_a i_o do_v also_o grant_v that_o the_o wife_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n shall_v remain_v peaceable_o in_o her_o house_n forty_o day_n and_o the_o heir_n if_o he_o be_v at_o age_n shall_v have_v his_o heritage_n for_o reasonable_a relief_n to_o wit_n five_o pound_n for_o a_o knight_n fee_n nor_o shall_v the_o widow_n nor_o the_o heir_n be_v marry_v where_o they_o may_v be_v disparage_v but_o shall_v be_v marry_v by_o the_o free_a assent_n of_o their_o kindred_n none_o of_o they_o shall_v lose_v his_o villain_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o come_n into_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n unless_o the_o same_o have_v remain_v there_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n without_o claim_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a service_n which_o my_o baron_n do_v i_o in_o cheshire_n none_o of_o they_o shall_v do_v i_o service_n beyond_o the_o lime_n limb_n lime_n lime_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o limit_n of_o the_o county_n as_o i_o conceive_v lima_n 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mention_n of_o a_o bishop_n at_o chester_n before_o the_o norman_a conquest_n only_o we_o read_v that_o dwina_n a_o scotchman_n be_v make_v bishop_n of_o mercia_n by_o king_n oswy_n whereof_o cheshire_n be_v a_o small_a parcel_n and_o that_o he_o have_v his_o seat_n at_o lichfield_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 656._o from_o which_o time_n there_o remain_v a_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o that_o see_v until_o by_o doom_n of_o canon_n law_n all_o bishop_n be_v to_o remove_v to_o the_o great_a city_n in_o their_o diocese_n polychronicon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 52._o and_o thereupon_o peter_n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1075._o remove_v his_o seat_n from_o lichfield_n to_o chester_n and_o be_v then_o common_o style_v bishop_n of_o chester_n but_o robert_n de_fw-fr limsey_n next_o successor_n to_o peter_n leave_v chester_n fix_v his_o seat_n at_o coventrey_n anno_fw-la 1095._o which_o be_v bring_v back_o to_o lichfield_n by_o roger_n clinton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o but_o so_o as_o his_o title_n be_v bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventrey_n from_o which_o time_n downward_o the_o bishop_n here_o be_v sometime_o style_v of_o chester_n sometime_o of_o lichfield_n and_o sometime_o of_o coventrey_n from_o the_o place_n where_o they_o fix_v their_o residence_n have_v then_o three_o see_v one_o at_o lichfield_n another_o at_o coventrey_n and_o a_o three_o at_o chester_n yet_o all_o one_o and_o the_o same_o bishopric_n at_o last_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o make_v chester_n a_o entire_a episcopal_a dignity_n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la 33._o turn_v the_o monastery_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n into_o the_o bishop_n palace_n unto_o which_o jurisdiction_n be_v allot_v cheshire_n lancashire_n richmondshire_n and_o part_n of_o cumberland_n and_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v within_o the_o province_n of_o york_n see_v stat._n 33_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 31._o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o chester_n since_o 33_o 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of_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sewer_n to_o queen_n anne_n wife_n of_o king_n james_n and_o marry_a maude_n daughter_n of_o robert_n nedham_n of_o shenton_n in_o shropshire_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1611._o and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n son_n and_o heir_n john_n aston_n second_o son_n die_v unmarried_a 1648._o robert_n three_o son_n die_v young_a maude_n marry_v thomas_n parson_n of_o cubbington_n in_o warwickshire_n esquire_n after_o to_o john_n shugborough_n now_o of_o upton_n in_o wirrall_n 1666._o a_o young_a son_n of_o the_o shugborough_n in_o warwickstire_n anne_n another_o daughter_n die_v young_a elizabeth_n another_o daughter_n die_v unmarried_a 1628._o this_o john_n aston_n of_o aston_n die_v 13_o maii_n 16●5_n 13_o jacobi_n xvii_o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n baronet_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n marry_v magdalene_n daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n poultney_n and_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o john_n poultney_n of_o misterton_n in_o leycestershire_n esquire_n 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num_fw-la 2._o &_o num_fw-la 5_o 6._o but_o after_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o robert_z de_fw-fr denbigh_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n purchase_v it_o again_o from_o geffrey_n son_n of_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n for_o three_o mark_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o wich-house_n in_o northwich_n i._o num_fw-la 91._o which_o margaret_n be_v daughter_n of_o the_o say_v geffrey_n son_n of_o geffrey_n but_o robert_n denbigh_n die_v without_o issue_n the_o say_a margaret_n his_o widow_n marry_v nicholas_n de_fw-fr leycester_n about_o 1276._o afterward_o sir_n nicholas_n leycester_n knight_n unto_o who_o issue_n it_o remain_v till_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n sell_v it_o again_o unto_o william_n deal_v hold_v and_o goditha_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v william_n reserve_v the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o forty_o shilling_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1355._o 29_o e._n 3._o m._n num_fw-la 14._o &_o num_fw-la 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1320._o 34._o thomas_n fitz-john_n earl_n of_o kildare_n make_v lord_n justice_n this_o year_n dublin_n be_v make_v a_o university_n alexander_n bicknor_n then_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n 1321._o 35._o john_n bermingham_n earl_n of_o louth_n lord_n justice_n 1323._o 36._o john_n darcy_n lord_n justice_n sub_fw-la edwardo_n tertio_fw-la 1327._o 37._o thomas_n fitz-john_n earl_n of_o kildare_n again_o lord_n justice_n obiit_fw-la 1328._o 1328._o 38._o roger_n outlaw_n prior_n of_o kilmaynan_n lord_n justice_n he_o be_v prior_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o ireland_n and_o chancellor_n of_o ireland_n nicolas_n fastoll_n and_o elias_n ashburne_n justiciarrii_n de_fw-fr banco_n 1329._o 39_o john_n darcy_n second_o time_n lord_n justice_n darcy_n go_v into_o england_n 1330._o roger_n outlaw_n be_v depute_v justice_n 1331._o 40._o sir_n anthony_n lucy_n come_v chief_a justice_n 3_o die_v junii_fw-la 1333._o 41._o sir_n john_n darcy_n three_o time_n justice_n 1337._o 42._o sir_n john_n charleton_n miles_n &_o baro_n come_v lord_n chief_a justice_n in_o festo_fw-la calixti_fw-la papae_fw-la thomas_n charleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n brother_n to_o sir_n john_n chancellor_z of_o ireland_n and_o john_n rees_n treasurer_n 1338._o 43._o thomas_n charleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n lord_z justice_z and_o governor_n anno_fw-la 1340._o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n call_v into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n roger_n outlaw_n again_o be_v make_v lord_n justice_n who_o die_v lord_n justice_n and_o chancellor_n of_o ireland_n 13_o die_v februarii_fw-la 1341._o 44._o sir_n john_n darcy_n the_o four_o time_n now_o make_v lord_n justice_n for_o his_o life_n sir_n john_n morrice_n come_v into_o ireland_n mense_fw-la maii_n 1341._o deputy_n to_o john_n darcy_n 1343._o 45._o 13_o die_v julii_n sir_n ralph_n ufford_n with_o his_o consort_n the_o countess_n of_o ulster_n come_v into_o ireland_n lord_n chief_a justice_n he_o die_v on_o palm-sunday_n the_o 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amice_fw-la a_o great_a portion_n in_o money_n though_o she_o have_v no_o land_n and_o i_o say_v possible_o too_o he_o may_v give_v she_o no_o money_n or_o at_o lest_o nothing_o considerable_a which_o great_a portion_n in_o money_n when_o it_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v true_a may_v take_v off_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o argument_n or_o second_o reason_n till_o than_o it_o must_v be_v very_o press_v iii_o the_o ancient_a historian_n of_o our_o nation_n as_o polychronicon_n write_v by_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n henry_n knighton_n the_o monk_n of_o leycester_n and_o other_o also_o stowe_n and_o cambden_n have_v record_v the_o lawful_a daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o earl_n hugh_n and_o so_o the_o record_n of_o 18_o hen._n 3._o and_o have_v amice_fw-la be_v a_o legitimate_a daughter_n it_o be_v likely_a that_o these_o historian_n will_v not_o all_o have_v omit_v she_o but_o of_o she_o there_o be_v altum_fw-la silentium_fw-la among_o all_o the_o historian_n and_o record_n which_o i_o have_v yet_o see_v though_o indeed_o i_o look_v upon_o this_o only_a as_o a_o probable_a not_o as_o a_o sure_a evince_a argument_n these_o be_v the_o reason_n which_o incline_v my_o opinion_n to_o place_n amice_fw-la in_o that_o order_n as_o i_o have_v do_v but_o since_o there_o be_v some_o learned_a man_n of_o another_o opinion_n i_o must_v leave_v every_o person_n to_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o own_o reason_n chap._n vi_o of_o randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n azure_a 3_o garb_n or_o 2_o &_o 1._o king_n henry_n the_o second_o knight_v he_o and_o give_v he_o to_o wife_n constance_n the_o widow_n of_o geffrey_n his_o four_o son_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o conan_n duke_n of_o little_a britain_n and_o earl_n of_o richmond_n anno_fw-la 1188._o 34_o hen._n 2._o polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 24._o but_o hoveden_n place_v it_o anno_fw-la 1187._o 33_o hen._n 2._o for_o geffrey_n die_v 1186._o and_o leave_v constance_n great_a with_o child_n who_o bear_v arthur_n a_o son_n eodem_fw-la anno._n hoveden_n this_o randle_n confirm_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n all_o the_o grant_n of_o his_o predecessor_n in_o these_o word_n ranulfus_n come_v cestriae_fw-la constabulario_fw-la dapifero_fw-la justitiario_n baronibus_fw-la ministris_fw-la &_o ballivis_n &_o omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis_fw-la francis_n &_o anglis_fw-la clericis_fw-la &_o laicis_fw-la tàm_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la quàm_fw-la futuris_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o concessisse_fw-la omnes_fw-la donationes_fw-la &_o libertates_fw-la quas_fw-la comites_fw-la antecessores_fw-la mei_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la hugo_n comes_fw-la &_o ricardus_n filius_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o ranulfus_n come_v &_o alius_fw-la ranulfus_n auus_n meus_fw-la &_o hugo_n pater_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o barones_n tempore_fw-la illorum_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o meo_fw-la eidem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la werburgae_fw-la dederunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la bertreyâ_fw-la comitissâ_fw-la matre_fw-la meâ_fw-la radulfo_n de_fw-fr mesnilwaringe_n hugone_n de_fw-fr bosco-ale_n radulfo_n filio_fw-la simonis_n rogero_n fratre_fw-la comitis_fw-la rogero_n constabulario_fw-la gaufrido_n de_fw-fr buxeriâ_fw-la stephano_n de_fw-fr longo_fw-la campo_n alano_n the_o bosco-ale_n bertramo_n camerario_n alexandro_n filio_fw-la radulfi_n johanne_n clerico_n bech_n dispensatore_fw-la petro_n clerico_n &_o aliis_fw-la multis_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la in_o capitulo_fw-la monachorum_fw-la in_o anniversario_n die_fw-la hugonis_fw-la comitis_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la ii_o i_o will_v begin_v first_o with_o the_o act_n of_o this_o randle_n then_o with_o his_o title_n then_o with_o his_o wife_n for_o his_o acts._n anno_fw-la 1194._o 5_o rich._n 1._o earl_n david_n brother_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o the_o earl_n ferrars_n with_o a_o great_a army_n besiege_v nottingham_n castle_n which_o john_n the_o king_n brother_n have_v cause_v to_o be_v garrison_v against_o the_o king_n in_o his_o absence_n while_o he_o be_v detain_v prisoner_n by_o the_o roman_a emperor_n hoveden_n pag._n 735._o but_o the_o castle_n be_v not_o take_v till_o the_o king_n

justitiariorum_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la have_v conventiones_fw-la ______o tam_fw-la praedictus_fw-la comès_fw-fr cestria_n quam_fw-la willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la filgeriis_fw-la et_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la comitis_fw-la juraverunt_fw-la isti_fw-la hugo_n ______o praer_n petrus_n de_fw-fr sancto_n hilario_n petrus_n roaud_n exit_fw-la parte_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-la filgeriis_fw-la juraverunt_fw-la ______o henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr viterio_n gaufridus_n de_fw-fr sancto_n bricio_n willielmus_fw-la de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it bricio_n et_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la juraverunt_fw-la ______o fontenai_n ut_fw-la autem_fw-la hae_fw-la conventiones_fw-la firmae_fw-la &_o inconcussae_fw-la permaneant_fw-la ______o sigillorum_fw-la comitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o constabularii_fw-la normanniae_fw-la &_o willielmi_n de_fw-fr filgeriis_fw-la &_o alani_n silij_fw-la comitis_fw-la &_o guidonis_n de_fw-fr avall_n confirmatae_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la hoc_fw-la nonis_fw-la octobris_fw-la 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clementiae_fw-la loco_fw-la dotis_fw-la ad_fw-la sustinendum_fw-la eo_fw-la tamen_fw-la salvo_n dictae_fw-la comitissae_fw-la quod_fw-la plus_fw-la possit_fw-la petere_fw-la in_o dotem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la dotata_fw-la how_o can_v randle_n now_o have_v any_o wife_n after_o clemence_n unless_o he_o can_v marry_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a away_o with_o these_o lie_n but_o randle_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o either_o of_o his_o wife_n leave_v his_o whole_a inheritance_n to_o be_v share_v by_o his_o four_o sister_n and_o coheir_n as_o be_v before_o mention_v in_o hugh_n cyveliok_v v._o the_o death_n of_o randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n obiit_fw-la 1232_o 3._o 16_o hen._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1232._o ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la apud_fw-la wallingford_n diem_fw-la clausit_fw-la extremum_fw-la quinto_fw-la calendas_fw-la novembris_fw-la that_o be_v the_o 28._o day_n of_o our_o october_n cujus_fw-la corpus_fw-la delatum_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la tumulandum_fw-la viscera_fw-la apud_fw-la wallingford_n tumulabantur_fw-la mat._n paris_n pag._n 380._o the_o book_n of_o teuksbury_n thus_o anno_fw-la 1232._o obiit_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la 7_o calendas_fw-la novembris_fw-la apud_fw-la wallingford_n ubi_fw-la posita_fw-la sunt_fw-la viscera_fw-la sva_fw-la cor_fw-la apud_fw-la delacre_n corpus_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la agree_v herewith_o take_v this_o deed_n which_o i_o find_v transcribe_v in_o a_o paper_n book_n belong_v to_o sir_n thomas_n delves_n of_o dodington_n in_o cheshire_n baronet_n anno_fw-la 1668._o vouch_v the_o original_a to_o have_v be_v in_o possession_n of_o mr._n thomas_n rudyard_n of_o rudyard_n and_o to_o be_v seal_v with_o three_o garb_n or_o wheatsheafs_n as_o follow_v make_v a_o little_a before_o randle_n death_n about_o the_o 16_o hen._n 3._o 1232._o universis_fw-la ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la de_fw-la delacre_n &_o monachis_fw-la ibidem_fw-la deo_fw-la servientibus_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la post_fw-la obitum_fw-la meum_fw-la ibi_fw-la sepeliendum_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la sepeliri_fw-la contigerit_fw-la quare_fw-la volo_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la praecipio_fw-la quod_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la vitam_fw-la meam_fw-la finiri_fw-la contigerit_fw-la aut_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la tumulatam_fw-la fuerit_fw-la quod_fw-la haeredes_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o homines_fw-la mei_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la ad_fw-la abbatiam_fw-la meam_fw-la de_fw-fr delacre_n quam_fw-la ego_fw-la ipse_fw-la fundavi_fw-la absque_fw-la omni_fw-la impedimento_fw-la &_o contradictione_n asportent_n condendum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la w._n abbate_n cestriae_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr vernon_n tunc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n thus_o anno_fw-la 1232._o ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la &_o huntindoniae_n obiit_fw-la apud_fw-la wallingford_n &_o sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la in_o capitulo_fw-la monachorum_fw-la cùm_fw-la progenitoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la certain_o the_o monk_n be_v mistake_v here_o in_o the_o title_n of_o huntindoniae_n for_o randle_n be_v never_o earl_n of_o huntindon_n john_n the_o scot_n who_o next_o succeed_v earl_n of_o chester_n be_v also_o earl_n of_o huntindon_n i_o find_v that_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n give_v he_o by_o henry_n the_o three_o as_o cambden_n in_o leycestershire_n inform_v we_o for_o simon_n montfort_n earl_n of_o leycester_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n take_v part_n with_o the_o french_a king_n and_o for_o his_o rebellion_n be_v expel_v england_n he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o tholouse_n in_o france_n anno_fw-la 1219._o mat._n paris_n after_o who_o death_n henry_n the_o three_o give_v simon_n montfort_n land_n in_o england_n to_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n howbeit_o i_o find_v not_o that_o randle_n ever_o assume_v or_o use_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o leycester_n at_o any_o time_n but_o almaric_n de_fw-fr montfort_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v simon_n petition_n henry_n the_o three_o thus_o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n at_o grays-inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 4._o excellentissimo_fw-la domino_fw-la svo_fw-la henrico_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la illustri_fw-la anglorum_fw-la regi_fw-la almaricus_fw-la comes_fw-la montisfortis_n &_o leycestriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la in_fw-la eo_fw-la qui_fw-la that_fw-mi salutem_fw-la regibus_fw-la &_o cùm_fw-la omni_fw-la subjectione_n tàm_fw-la debitum_fw-la quàm_fw-la devotum_fw-la ad_fw-la obsequia_fw-la famulatum_fw-la vestrae_fw-la regiae_n majestati_fw-la multotiès_fw-fr supplicavi_fw-la humilitèr_fw-la &_o 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montisfortis_n francia_fw-la constabularius_fw-la ìn_fw-la praesentiâ_fw-la henrici_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la filii_fw-la regis_fw-la