Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	baron_n	earl_n	viscount_n	2,923	5	11.7819	5	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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evaserit_fw-la quàm_fw-la nomen_fw-la decusque_fw-la ab_fw-la insigni_fw-la erudition_n sibi_fw-la comparaverit_fw-la cùm_fw-la profecti_fw-la essent_fw-la francorum_fw-la hero_n ptolemaidem_fw-la inito_fw-la cùm_fw-la johanne_n brenno_n hierosolymorum_fw-la rege_fw-la concilio_fw-la damiatam_fw-la egypti_n urbem_fw-la obsidendam_fw-la constituebant_fw-la anno_fw-la salutis_fw-la humanae_fw-la 1218._o misit_fw-la illùc_fw-la henricus_fw-la rex_fw-la ab_fw-la honorio_n tertio_fw-la romanorum_fw-la pontifice_fw-la rogatus_n cùm_fw-la magnâ_fw-la armatorum_fw-la manu_fw-la ranulfum_fw-la ad_fw-la rem_fw-la christianam_fw-la juvandam_fw-la cujus_fw-la virtus_fw-la polydoro_n testae_fw-la in_fw-la eo_fw-la bello_fw-la miris_fw-la omnium_fw-la laudibus_fw-la celebrata_fw-la fuit_fw-la quo_fw-la confecto_fw-la negotio_fw-la ranulfus_n in_o patriam_fw-la reversus_fw-la scripsit_fw-la unum_fw-la librum_fw-la de_fw-la legibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la fertur_fw-la praetereà_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la 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of_o chester_n be_v of_o late_a time_n a_o little_a and_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1232._o this_o earl_n be_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o damiata_n but_o write_v no_o book_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la glaunvill_n write_v the_o book_n but_o be_v neither_o earl_n of_o chester_n nor_o of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n so_o much_o of_o bale_n see_v spelman_n glossary_a pag._n 338._o b._n anno_fw-la 1224._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o other_o of_o the_o nobility_n be_v much_o displease_v with_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n allege_v that_o he_o do_v exasperate_v the_o king_n against_o they_o and_o do_v not_o well_o execute_v the_o law_n insomuch_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o his_o complice_n at_o leycester_n in_o stead_n of_o surrender_v up_o the_o castle_n which_o the_o king_n demand_v from_o he_o as_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n have_v think_v to_o have_v send_v threaten_v message_n both_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o chief_a justice_n but_o upon_o more_o deliberate_a advice_n surrender_v they_o paris_n pag._n 318_o 319_o &_o 320._o anno_fw-la 1229._o the_o king_n have_v gather_v a_o great_a army_n together_o at_o portsmouth_n think_v to_o transport_v they_o beyond_o sea_n to_o recover_v those_o land_n which_o his_o father_n have_v lose_v but_o not_o find_v sufficient_a ship_n for_o half_a his_o army_n he_o impute_v the_o fault_n to_o the_o treachery_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v bribe_v thereunto_o by_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n and_o draw_v his_o sword_n to_o have_v kill_v hubert_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n interpose_v and_o save_v he_o that_o he_o get_v out_o of_o the_o king_n sight_n till_o his_o fury_n be_v pass_v paris_n pag._n 363._o and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n refuse_v to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o pope_n paris_n ibidem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1230._o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n march_v through_o anjou_n and_o take_v certain_a castle_n and_o so_o return_v into_o little_a britain_n where_o the_o king_n have_v make_v he_o commander_n in_o chief_a of_o his_o force_n together_o with_o william_n martial_n and_o william_n albemarle_n paris_n pag._n 367._o anno_fw-la 1232._o in_o the_o parliament_n assemble_v at_o london_n the_o king_n demand_v money_n for_o the_o discharge_v of_o his_o debt_n occasion_v by_o the_o war_n the_o earl_n of_o chester_n answer_v for_o the_o nobility_n of_o the_o kingdom_n tell_v he_o that_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o knight_n which_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o capite_fw-la be_v personal_o with_o he_o in_o the_o service_n and_o have_v exhaust_v their_o own_o money_n in_o that_o service_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o pay_v any_o thing_n and_o so_o nothing_o be_v grant_v paris_n pag._n 372._o in_o this_o year_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n do_v a_o second_o time_n save_o the_o life_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n when_o the_o king_n be_v exasperate_v with_o hubert_n send_v to_o the_o mayor_n of_o london_n to_o send_v away_o all_o the_o arm_a he_o can_v raise_v immediate_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n who_o in_o one_o night_n space_n be_v increase_v to_o 20000._o willing_a of_o the_o occasion_n but_o the_o king_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n tell_v how_o dangerous_a it_o may_v be_v to_o raise_v

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emerint_fw-la vel_fw-la vendiderint_fw-la ad_fw-la usus_fw-la suos_fw-la proprios_fw-la tàm_fw-la per_fw-la aquam_fw-la quàm_fw-la per_fw-la terram_fw-la etc._n etc._n testibus_fw-la hiis_fw-la rogero_n constabulario_fw-la cestriae_fw-la philippo_n de_fw-fr orreby_n tùnc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la warino_fw-it de_fw-fr vernon_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr venables_n petro_n clerico_n adam_n &_o hugone_n de_fw-fr dutton_n liulpho_n vicecomite_n alexandro_n filio_fw-la radulfi_n bertramo_n camerario_n josceramo_n de_fw-fr hellesby_n &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la apud_fw-la cestriam_fw-la both_o these_o deed_n aforesaid_a be_v seal_v with_o the_o impression_n of_o a_o lion_n in_o a_o escocheon_n or_o rather_o a_o triangular_a form_n like_o a_o heart_n couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o honour_n sive_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 116._o num_fw-la 17._o omnibus_fw-la tàm_fw-la futuris_fw-la quàm_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la petrus_n cantor_n de_fw-fr quarendona_n salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o remisisse_fw-la &_o quietum_fw-la clamâsse_fw-la de_fw-la i_o &_o de_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la meis_fw-la domino_fw-la meo_fw-la ranulfo_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la meam_fw-la quam_fw-la habebam_fw-la in_o weinflet_n &_o aliam_fw-la terram_fw-la meam_fw-la totam_fw-la in_o lindseia_n quae_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la terram_fw-la praedictam_fw-la de_fw-la weinflet_n tenendas_fw-la praedicto_fw-la comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la haereditariè_fw-la in_o dominico_n svo_fw-la etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la thoma_n dispensario_n willielmo_n picot_n waltero_fw-la de_fw-fr coventreya_n juhello_n de_fw-fr loningneio_n johanne_n the_o pratell_n helya_n pincerna_n gaufrido_n de_fw-fr sancto_n bricio_n engeramo_n pisce_fw-la henrico_n dispensario_n willielmo_n filio_fw-la hamonis_n henrico_n the_o civil_a &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la apud_fw-la baronam_fw-la but_o when_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr 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ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la sicùt_fw-la eidem_fw-la illum_fw-la tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la concessimus_fw-la vincent_n upon_o brooke_n pag._n 316._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 296._o and_o from_o this_o time_n to_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n he_o be_v usual_o style_v in_o all_o his_o charter_n ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la some_o deed_n i_o shall_v insert_v here_o prove_v the_o same_o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom_n 2._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 111._o num_fw-la 5._o of_o land_n in_o lincolnshire_n omnibus_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la gilbertus_n de_fw-la beningeworth_n salutem_fw-la noverit_fw-la universitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la i_o dedisse_fw-la ranulpho_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n in_o dominicis_fw-la in_fw-la hominibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o homahomagium_fw-la radulfi_n de_fw-fr gousle_fw-fr de_fw-fr feodo_fw-la unius_fw-la militis_fw-la in_o yreby_o etc._n etc._n &_o totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la meum_fw-la de_fw-la kynthorp_n etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la verò_fw-la donatione_fw-la dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la praedictus_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la comes_fw-la ducentas_fw-la libras_fw-la sterlingorum_fw-la et_fw-la adquietavit_fw-la i_o versùs_fw-la elyam_n filium_fw-la martrinae_n judaeum_n lincolniae_fw-la de_fw-fr octiès_fw-fr viginti_fw-la &_o decem_fw-la marcis_fw-la argenti_n etc._n etc._n hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la radulfo_n filio_fw-la simonis_n gilberto_n cusyn_n tunc_fw-la seneschallo_n etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la pag._n 111._o num_fw-la 6._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quod_fw-la ego_fw-la gilbertus_n de_fw-fr beningworth_n quietè_fw-la clamavi_fw-la ranulpho_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la totum_fw-la manerium_fw-la de_fw-la stepinge_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la ipsius_fw-la comitis_fw-la cum_fw-la tota_fw-la terra_fw-la de_fw-la halton_n &_o cum_fw-la advocatione_n ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la stepinge_v etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la verò_fw-la donatione_fw-la &_o quietâ_fw-la clamatione_fw-la dedit_fw-la mihi_fw-la praedictus_fw-la ranulfus_n comes_fw-la ducentas_fw-la marcas_fw-la esterlingorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n many_o other_o of_o his_o charter_n may_v be_v produce_v but_o let_v these_o suffice_v iv_o now_o for_o his_o wife_n his_o first_o wife_n as_o you_o have_v already_o hear_v be_v constance_n the_o widow_n of_o geffrey_n four_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o and_o 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 she_o be_v marry_v to_o randle_n anno_fw-la 1187._o 33_o hen._n 2._o as_o be_v before_o prove_v but_o upon_o the_o divorce_n of_o constance_n anno_fw-la scilicet_fw-la christi_fw-la 1200._o 2_o johannis_n regis_fw-la he_o marry_v clemence_n sister_n of_o geffrey_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n in_o normandy_n and_o widow_n to_o alan_n the_o dinnam_n ferne_n in_o his_o lacy_n nobility_n pag._n 58._o and_o powel_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 296._o most_o absurd_o call_v she_o the_o daughter_n of_o ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o the_o translator_n of_o polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 32._o call_v her_o daughter_n of_o ralph_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n who_o in_o truth_n be_v her_o grandfather_n but_o she_o be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr filgiers_n and_o sister_n to_o geffrey_n see_v monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 997._o and_o for_o far_a proof_n hereof_o take_v these_o two_o subsequent_a deed_n couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o gray_n inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la northampton_n num_fw-la 3._o omnibus_fw-la tam_fw-la futuris_fw-la quam_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la literae_fw-la praesentes_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la gaufridus_n de_fw-fr filgeriis_fw-la salutem_fw-la notum_fw-la sit_fw-la vobis_fw-la i_o concess●sse_n &_o dedisse_fw-la ranulfo_n comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cum_fw-la clementia_n sorore_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o

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monument_n pag._n 366._o anno_fw-la 1273._o 1_o edw._n 1._o edmund_z earl_n of_o lancaster_n henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o reginald_n grey_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o this_o nation_n besiege_a robert_n de_fw-fr ferrer_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o chartley_n in_o staffordshire_n which_o castle_n robert_n have_v enter_v and_o keep_v by_o force_n it_o be_v late_o give_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o unto_o hamon_n le_fw-fr strange_n which_o castle_n indeed_o be_v the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o descend_v unto_o he_o by_o agnes_n his_o grandmother_n three_o sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o randle_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n till_o robert_n forfeit_v the_o same_o by_o his_o rebellion_n in_o this_o siege_n many_o person_n be_v slay_v on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o say_v robert_n and_o his_o complice_n be_v at_o last_o take_v now_o the_o king_n pardon_v these_o besieger_n for_o the_o slay_v of_o these_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o confirm_v the_o protection_n of_o such_o person_n as_o the_o say_v edmund_n have_v receive_v into_o favour_n date_v at_o rothelent_fw-mi 20_o die_v decembris_fw-la 11_o edw._n 1._o 1282._o lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o i._n tom._n 2._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n at_o grays-inn_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n there_o derby-ferrers_n num_fw-la 4._o this_o henry_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n confirm_v to_o the_o prior_n and_o canon_n of_o burstow_n a_o place_n call_v ruddegate_n which_o henry_n torbock_n and_o ellen_n his_o wife_n have_v before_o grant_v unto_o they_o so_o as_o one_o leprous_a person_n of_o his_o fee_n of_o widney_n in_o lancashire_n if_o any_o such_o be_v find_v shall_v be_v admit_v in_o the_o say_a house_n and_o be_v reasonable_o maintain_v and_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o one_o another_o to_o come_v in_o his_o room_n and_o that_o the_o say_v henry_n lacie_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n be_v put_v in_o their_o martyrologie_n and_o their_o name_n write_v in_o the_o canon_n date_v at_o halton_n die_fw-la sancti_fw-la geronimi_fw-la confessoris_fw-la which_o be_v the_o thirty_o day_n of_o september_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1285._o the_o original_a hereof_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o sir_n simon_n dewes_n baronet_n 1646._o with_o a_o very_a fair_a seal_n scilicèt_fw-la the_o earl_n on_o horseback_n with_o his_o sword_n draw_v and_o on_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o earl_n a_o escocheon_n of_o arm_n in_o which_o be_v a_o lion_n rampant_a and_o on_o the_o reverse_n or_o backpart_n of_o the_o seal_n also_o a_o lion_n rampant_a in_o a_o escocheon_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o coat_n of_o these_o lacy_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n lib._n c._n fol._n 68_o k._n queen_n elinour_n grant_n to_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n that_o all_o his_o tenant_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o dynelnegh_n be_v quit_v of_o all_o toll_n stallage_n payage_n pavage_a pontage_n murage_n and_o passage_n for_o ever_o per_fw-la omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la nostras_fw-la walliae_fw-la &_o in_o comitatibus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la salopiae_fw-la glocestriae_fw-la wigorniae_fw-la &_o herefordiae_fw-la apud_fw-la gretindon_n primo_fw-la die_fw-la septembris_fw-la 18_o edw._n 1._o tom._n 1._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n fol._n 28._o num_fw-la 49._o infinite_a other_o grant_n be_v make_v to_o and_o by_o this_o henry_n lacie_n which_o here_o will_v be_v tedious_a to_o mention_v he_o have_v two_o wife_n margaret_z daughter_n of_o sir_n william_n longspée_v and_o his_o only_a heir_n be_v the_o first_o wife_n of_o henry_n lacie_n marry_v about_o christmas_n 1256._o 40_o hen._n 3._o for_o on_o friday_n before_o christmas_n in_o that_o year_n it_o be_v agree_v between_o sir_n edmund_n lacie_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o sir_n william_n longspée_v on_o the_o other_o part_n that_o whereas_o the_o marriage_n of_o henry_n lacie_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v edmund_n with_o margaret_z daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v william_n have_v be_v former_o mention_v in_o gascoigne_n it_o be_v now_o finish_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o party_n and_o william_n longspée_v give_v with_o margaret_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n in_o free-marriage_n to_o henry_n lacie_n the_o manor_n of_o burencester_n and_o middleton_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la homagiis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la &_o servitiis_fw-la and_o edmund_n lacie_n give_v for_o jointure_n to_o the_o say_v margaret_n his_o manor_n of_o kypeis_fw-la and_o scale_n in_o yorkshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o b._n tom._n 2._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n comitatus_fw-la oxoniae_fw-la num_fw-la 2._o henry_n lacie_n be_v but_o six_o year_n old_a when_o he_o be_v marry_v this_o william_n de_fw-fr longspée_fw-fr although_o he_o be_v right_o heir_n to_o the_o earldom_n of_o salisbury_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o enjoy_v the_o same_o nor_o have_v henry_n lacie_n ever_o that_o title_n but_o all_o the_o land_n of_o this_o longspée_v descend_v to_o he_o henry_n lacie_n have_v issue_n by_o this_o margaret_n two_o son_n edmund_n and_o john_n and_o both_o die_v young_a and_o also_o two_o daughter_n alice_n and_o margaret_n ferne_n in_o lacy_n nobility_n call_v margaret_n by_o the_o name_n of_o joan_n pag._n 125._o but_o false_o only_o alice_n survive_v who_o become_v sole_a heir_n to_o her_o father_n and_o marry_v thomas_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n leycester_n and_o derby_n lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o so_o be_v the_o barony_n of_o halton_n annex_v and_o unite_v to_o the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n brook_n and_o fern_n say_v that_o edmund_n elder_a son_n of_o henry_n lacie_n be_v drown_v in_o the_o drawwell_a of_o denbigh_n castle_n but_o i_o be_o tell_v by_o a_o more_o ancient_a authority_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 188_o b._n that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1282._o edward_n the_o first_o give_v to_o henry_n lacie_n two_o cantred_n in_o wales_n to_o wit_n roos_n and_o roweynock_n and_o that_o the_o king_n eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la give_v to_o edmund_n lacie_n his_o son_n a_o young_a girl_n in_o marriage_n but_o five_o year_n old_a namely_o maud_n the_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o patrick_n de_fw-fr chaworth_n by_o isabel_n beauchamp_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr beauchamp_n earl_n of_o warwick_n lib._n c._n fol._n 73._o e._n but_o this_o edmund_n lacie_n die_v young_a without_o issue_n and_o john_n his_o brother_n run_v hasty_o in_o his_o youth_n upon_o a_o turret_n in_o pomfret_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n fall_v down_o from_o the_o wall_n and_o be_v kill_v the_o second_o wife_n of_o henry_n lacie_n be_v joan_n daughter_n of_o william_n martin_n lord_n keimis_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o lib._n c._n fol._n 86._o a._n this_o great_a henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n baron_n of_o halton_n pomfret_n blackburnshire_n roos_n &_o roweynock_v and_o protector_n of_o england_n die_v on_o the_o five_o day_n of_o february_n 1310._o 4_o edw._n 2._o at_o his_o own_o house_n in_o chancery_n lane_n at_o london_n now_o call_v lincolns-inn_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o st._n paul_n church_n in_o london_n in_o the_o new_a work_n which_o be_v of_o his_o own_o foundation_n under_o a_o goodly_a monument_n with_o his_o arm_a pourtraicture_n cross-legged_a as_o one_o that_o have_v take_v a_o voyage_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n he_o be_v age_v sixty_o year_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n wever_n funeral_n monument_n pag._n 366._o and_o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1310._o lib._n c._n fol._n 69._o t._n joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v nicolas_n lord_n audley_n lib._n c._n fol._n 69._o v._n which_o nicolas_n die_v 1316._o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o henry_n lacie_n who_o give_v the_o church_n of_o whalley_n in_o lancashire_n with_o the_o chapel_n thereof_o unto_o the_o monk_n of_o stanlaw_n the_o abbey_n of_o stanlaw_n be_v translate_v unto_o whalley_n scilicèt_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o in_fw-la festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la ambrosii_fw-la episcopi_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la 4_o aprilis_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 61._o a._n domino_fw-la gregorio_n de_fw-fr norbury_n tùnc_fw-la abbate_n anno_fw-la 1309._o 3_o edw._n 2._o die_v vincentii_n martyris_fw-la obiit_fw-la gregorius_n de_fw-fr norbury_n primus_fw-la abbas_n de_fw-fr whalley_n a_o old_a parchment_n book_n of_o whalley_n in_o possession_n of_o mr._n townley_n of_o car_n in_o lancashire_n 1657._o fol._n 23._o he_o be_v behead_v at_o pomfret_n his_o own_o manor_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1321._o 15_o edw._n 2._o 22_o die_v martii_fw-la for_o rebel_a against_o his_o sovereign_a king_n edward_n the_o second_o stow_n and_o walsingham_n leave_v no_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n to_o succeed_v he_o who_o land_n be_v now_o forfeit_v to_o the_o king_n anno_fw-la 1314._o 8_o edw._n 2._o he_o purchase_v from_o audomare_a de_fw-fr valentia_n the_o temple-house_n at_o london_n which_o former_o

1108._o king_n henry_n the_o first_a with_o sundry_a expedition_n bring_v under_o the_o welshman_n and_o send_v all_o the_o fleming_n who_o come_v over_o into_o england_n when_o a_o great_a part_n of_o flanders_n be_v drown_v to_o inhabit_v in_o ross_n in_o wales_n where_o pembroke_n tenby_n and_o haverford_n be_v now_o build_v where_o they_o remain_v to_o this_o day_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o their_o speech_n and_o condition_n far_o different_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o country_n welsh_a hist_n pag._n 163._o anno_fw-la 1132._o die_v meredyth_n ap_fw-mi blethyn_n chief_a ruler_n of_o powy_n anno_fw-la 1137._o die_v griffith_n ap_fw-mi rees_n ap_fw-mi theodor_n prince_n of_o south-wales_n who_o have_v by_o his_o wife_n gwenlhiam_n daughter_n of_o griffith_n ap_fw-mi conan_n rees_n common_o call_v lord_n rees_n and_o other_o anno_fw-la 1137._o towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n die_v griffith_n ap_fw-mi conan_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n 20._o owen_n surname_v gwine_v son_n 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john_n the_o scot_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o afterward_o earl_n of_o chester_n she_o be_v marry_v about_o 1222._o and_o this_o be_v for_o a_o final_a agreement_n and_o peace_n between_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n and_o this_o lhewelyn_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n who_o beforetime_n have_v many_o conflict_n and_o war_n one_o against_o the_o other_o knighton_n pag._n 2430._o matt._n paris_n pag._n 380._o see_v also_o my_o antiquity_n touch_v cheshire_n in_o this_o book_n but_o helen_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o john_n scot_n who_o say_v matt._n paris_n be_v consent_v to_o the_o poison_v of_o her_o husband_n after_o she_o marry_v robert_n the_o quency_n three_o son_n of_o saher_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n vincent_n upon_o brooke_n catalogue_n of_o nobility_n pag._n 260._o about_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o crogen_n crogen_n when_o he_o make_v a_o voyage_n against_o the_o welsh_a to_o the_o mountain_n of_o berwin_n as_o he_o 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bridge_n call_v pont_n orewyn_n sudden_o there_o

cambden_n britannia_fw-la printed_n 1607_o pag._n 693._o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1764._o pag._n 430._o where_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1236._o alan_n have_v a_o brother_n name_v thomas_n and_o also_o a_o bastard_n son_n call_v thomas_n who_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o great_a ally_n seek_v by_o force_n to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o galloway_n in_o scotland_n which_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n have_v distribute_v to_o the_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n but_o these_o rebel_n be_v beat_v and_o disperse_v by_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n anno_fw-la 1236._o but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o earl_n of_o chester_n the_o line_n of_o the_o ancient_a earl_n of_o chester_n now_o fail_v this_o earldom_n be_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o take_v into_o his_o own_o hand_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1237._o 21_o hen._n 3._o it_o remain_v that_o i_o now_o show_v the_o earl_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o royal_a blood_n since_o this_o 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and_o cundover_n in_o shropshire_n wigginton_n and_o wolverhampton_n in_o staffordshire_n pat._n 22_o hen._n 3._o memb_v 4._o claus_n 22_o hen._n 3._o man_n 12._o after_o this_o to_o wit_v 31_o hen._n 3._o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n with_o the_o castle_n of_o gannok_n and_o disart_n denhighshire_n disart_n disart_n disart_a castle_n be_v in_o denhighshire_n in_o the_o border_n of_o wales_n be_v annex_v to_o the_o crown_n for_o ever_o pat._n 31_o hen._n 3._o man_n 7._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n since_o they_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o who_o have_v be_v so_o create_v with_o the_o time_n of_o their_o creation_n i._o king_n henry_n the_o three_o bring_v lhewellin_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n into_o subjection_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o lhewellin_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1228._o 12_o hen._n 3._o upon_o condition_n that_o lhewellin_n and_o his_o successor_n shall_v be_v call_v prince_n and_o 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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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 hen._n 8._o 1541._o which_o bishopric_n be_v erect_v upon_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o abbey_n i._o john_n bird_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n have_v be_v former_o

james_n whitlok_n winifrid_n wife_n of_o peter_n derby_n near_o leverpool_n in_o lancashire_n ellen_n wife_n of_o george_n manwaring_n of_o ightfield_n in_o shropshire_n gentleman_n a_o young_a brother_n ursula_z wife_n of_o geffrey_n holcroft_n of_o hurst_n in_o lancashire_n also_o richard_n a_o bastard-son_n who_o live_v at_o rocksavage_a and_o die_v at_o halton_n 1616._o this_o john_n exchange_v certain_a land_n in_o whitley_n with_o richard_n starky_v of_o stretton_n esq_n for_o land_n in_o aston_n 1_o elizabethae_fw-la he_o die_v 5_o augusti_n 15_o eliz._n 1573._o margaret_z his_o widow_n marry_v hugh_n beeston_n of_o torperley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 27_o eliz._n xv._o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n be_v knight_v 1603._o and_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o sir_n arthur_n manwaring_n of_o ightfield_n in_o shropshire_n 11_o eliz._n 1569._o and_o have_v issue_n john_n son_n and_o heir_n sir_n arthur_n aston_n of_o fulham_n in_o middlesex_n second_o son_n who_o have_v issue_n richard_n aston_n and_o sir_n arthur_n aston_n a_o colonel_n in_o germany_n and_o governor_n of_o oxford_n for_o the_o king_n 1644._o but_o be_v barbarous_o kill_v after_o at_o tredagh_n in_o ireland_n have_v surrender_v the_o town_n to_o the_o parliament-rebel_n upon_o condition_n 1655._o and_o have_v issue_n sir_n thomas_n aston_n three_o son_n of_o this_o sir_n thomas_n matryed_z elizabeth_z daughter_n of_o john_n shugborough_n of_o burdenbury_n in_o warwickshire_n esquire_n and_o have_v issue_n frances_n elder_a daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n marry_v john_n hocknell_n of_o hocknell_n in_o cheshire_n after_o to_o richard_n davys_n of_o croughton_n and_o three_o to_o owen_n longford_n of_o burton_n in_o denbighshire_n grace_n second_o daughter_n die_v without_o issue_n margaret_n three_o daughter_n marry_a sir_n thomas_n ireland_n who_o buy_v beusy_a nigh_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o be_v vice-chamberlain_n of_o chester_n elizabeth_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n dod_n of_o cloverley_n in_o shropshire_n marry_o wife_n of_o richard_n brown_n of_o upton_n nigh_o chester_n gentleman_n after_o to_o jaques_n arnodio_n a_o frenchman_n anne_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n allen_n of_o green-hill_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o cheshire_n gentleman_n katherine_n another_o daughter_n marry_v peter_n legh_n of_o ridge_n nigh_o maxfield_n gentleman_n sir_n thomas_n have_v a_o second_o wife_n called_z marry_o daughter_n of_o william_n unton_n of_o draiton_n in_o shropshire_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1601._o 43_o eliz._n and_o die_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1613._o marry_o his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v edward_n pale_a of_o york_n esquire_n sir_n thomas_n buy_v land_n in_o aston_n from_o john_n witter_n of_o torperley_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n 20_o eliz._n 1578._o xvi_o john_n aston_n of_o aston_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n 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 1627._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n robert_n who_o die_v young_a 1634._o and_o thomas_n who_o die_v 1637._o at_o the_o age_n of_o six_o year_n and_o two_o daughter_n jane_n and_o elizabeth_n who_o die_v infant_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o monument_n in_o aston_n chappel_n magdalene_n his_o first_o wife_n die_v junii_fw-la die_v 2_o die_v junii_fw-la 1635._o he_o afterward_o marry_a anne_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n willoughby_n of_o risley_n in_o derbyshire_n baronet_n 1639._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n sir_n willoughby_n aston_n now_o live_v 1666._o who_o marry_a mary_n daughter_n of_o john_n offley_n late_o of_o madeley_n in_o staffordshire_n esquire_n and_o also_o two_o daughter_n magdalene_n and_o mary_n both_o live_v 1666._o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v make_v baronet_n in_o july_n 4_o car._n 1._o 1628._o and_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1635._o he_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o rebellious_a parliament_n he_o be_v loyal_a to_o his_o prince_n and_o be_v unfortunate_o beat_v by_o sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o honford_n party_n of_o rebel_n near_o to_o nantwich_n january_n 28._o 1642._o but_o sir_n thomas_n escape_v and_o get_v away_o after_o he_o be_v take_v at_o another_o skirmish_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o bring_v prisoner_n to_o stafford_n where_o endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o escape_n a_o soldier_n espy_v he_o give_v he_o a_o blow_n on_o the_o head_n with_o which_o and_o his_o other_o wound_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o fever_n whereon_o he_o die_v at_o stafford_n not_o long_o after_o to_o wit_n 24_o martii_fw-la 1645._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o his_o own_o chapel_n of_o aston_n in_o cheshire_n which_o chapel_n he_o procure_v to_o be_v consecrate_a by_o john_n bridgeman_n bishop_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1637._o with_o liberty_n of_o baptism_n and_o burial_n and_o repair_v the_o chancel_n thereof_o very_o handsome_o though_o much_o deface_v afterward_o in_o the_o late_a war._n aston-grange_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o roger_n fitz-alured_n be_v possess_v of_o aston-grange_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o see_v monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 186._o which_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o halton_n and_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n but_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o monastery_n in_o england_n by_o hen._n 8._o richard_n brooke_n esq_n purchase_v this_o village_n from_o the_o king_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o norton_n and_o other_o land_n 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o and_o have_v since_o be_v enjoy_v by_o his_o posterity_n unto_o this_o present_a 1666._o there_o be_v no_o charterer_n at_o all_o within_o the_o same_o aston_n juxta_fw-la great_a budworth_n this_o town_n of_o aston_n juxta_fw-la budworth_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o one_o pagan_a then_o hold_v it_o under_o the_o say_v william_n scilicèt_fw-la sub_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1086._o this_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday_n book_n and_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v within_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n tabley_n the_o original_n penes_fw-la leycester_o de_fw-fr tabley_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o hield_n in_o this_o aston_n unto_o methroso_n punterlinge_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o render_v yearly_o a_o welsh_a lance_n on_o the_o feast-day_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n m._n num_fw-la 1._o afterward_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n buy_v the_o same_o from_o one_o hugh_n the_o welsh_a deacon_n son_n of_o hugh_n deal_v hield_n for_o twenty_o four_o mark_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o give_v it_o to_o agnes_n de_fw-fr dutton_n his_o daughter_n m._n 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 13._o and_o afterward_o it_o become_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o the_o two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o william_n deal_v hold_v

one_o half_a of_o gropenhale_n shall_v revert_v to_o the_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o the_o heir_n of_o joan._n lib._n c._n fol._n 242._o v._o &_o fol._n 290._o a._n sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v issue_n by_o joan_n a_o daughter_n and_o heir_n call_v nicolaa_n mother_n of_o margaret_n wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n in_o lancashire_n which_o margaret_n die_v without_o issue_n 6_o rich._n 2._o margaret_z the_o wife_n of_o john_n savage_n of_o clifton_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n daniel_n of_o bradley_n the_o young_a elder_a brother_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n daniel_n have_v the_o purpart_n of_o the_o say_a land_n as_o one_o of_o the_o heir_n of_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n 9_o rich._n 2._o and_o thomas_n boydell_n son_n of_o william_n surnamed_n boydell_n son_n of_o howell_n son_n of_o margaret_n sister_n of_o joan_n mother_n of_o nicolaa_n be_v the_o other_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o c._n who_o land_n be_v after_o divide_v as_o anon_o shall_v appear_v margaret_z wife_n of_o john_n savage_n afterward_o marry_v piers_n legh_n of_o maxfield_n 1388._o 12_o rich._n 2._o young_a son_n of_o robert_n legh_n of_o adlington_n and_o she_o give_v unto_o peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n her_o son_n the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 4_o hen._n 4._o in_o her_o widowhood_n which_o she_o have_v as_o heir_n to_o margaret_n late_a wife_n of_o alan_n de_fw-fr rixton_n from_o who_o the_o legh_n of_o lime_n now_o lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n 1666._o lib._n c._n fol._n 290._o d._n the_o original_n penes_fw-la legh_n of_o lime_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o gropenhale_n descend_v to_o thomas_n boydell_n aforesaid_a budworth_n exit_fw-la chartulis_fw-la merbury_n de_fw-fr merbury_n juxta_fw-la great_a budworth_n come_v to_o the_o part_n of_o hugh_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n young_a son_n of_o reddish_n of_o reddish_n in_o lancashire_n in_o right_o of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o 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october_n yearly_a and_o have_v only_o two_o township_n in_o its_o parish_n to_o wit_n  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n gropenhale_n 00_o 14_o 00_o lachford_n 00_o 10_o 00_o  _fw-fr 01_o 04_o 00_o i_o find_v gropenhale_n church_n be_v a_o rectory_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 283._o x._o and_o have_v then_o the_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n for_o its_o patron_n who_o be_v lord_n of_o gropenhale_n and_o lachford_n both_o but_o now_o byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n have_v the_o advowson_n hereof_o 1666._o sir_n william_n boydell_n of_o dodleston_n build_v a_o chapel_n in_o this_o church_n wherein_o william_n boydell_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n swear_v to_o find_v a_o honest_a chaplain_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n and_o nicolaa_n his_o wife_n for_o evermore_o 8_o edw._n 3._o 1334._o she_o be_v daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr doncaster_n lib._n c._n fol._n 285._o d._n e._n charterer_n now_o in_o 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be_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o september_n and_o have_v be_v very_o ancient_o for_o i_o find_v it_o mention_v in_o a_o old_a deed_n make_v towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o b._n it_o be_v now_o a_o poor_a town_n or_o village_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n that_o have_v any_o land_n of_o inheritance_n there_o be_v all_o copy-holders_n to_o the_o king_n as_o baron_n of_o halton_n save_o two_o small_a cottage_n now_o 1666._o in_o possession_n of_o john_n jackson_n and_o richard_n jennings_n which_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o castle_n be_v build_v by_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n present_o after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n and_o by_o degree_n repair_v and_o enlarge_v who_o be_v seat_v here_o flourish_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o be_v constable_n of_o cheshire_n in_o fee_n that_o be_v to_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n by_o descent_n as_o it_o be_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o lord_n high_a constable_n of_o england_n so_o be_v the_o baron_n of_o halton_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o in_o their_o ancient_a charter_n do_v always_o style_v themselves_o by_o the_o title_n of_o constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o be_v the_o high_a in_o place_n and_o dignity_n next_o to_o the_o earl_n himself_o and_o above_o all_o the_o other_o baron_n of_o cheshire_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o their_o posterity_n become_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n 1310._o all_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n come_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n with_o alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n in_o marriage_n and_o at_o last_o henry_n of_o bolingbroke_n son_n of_o john_n of_o gaunt_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n be_v so_o great_a a_o subject_a and_o so_o popular_a that_o he_o draw_v unto_o his_o part_n most_o of_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n and_o thereby_o most_o traitorous_o and_o rebellious_o depose_v richard_n the_o second_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o so_o be_v the_o barony_n of_o halton_n annex_v to_o the_o crown_n all_o which_o will_v better_o appear_v by_o the_o follow_a history_n of_o these_o eminent_a baron_n of_o halton_n till_o this_o barony_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o this_o town_n of_o halton_n be_v former_o a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o runcorne_n situate_v near_o to_o the_o castle_n as_o i_o well_o remember_v the_o same_o 1625._o but_o it_o be_v now_o total_o in_o decay_n 1666._o baron_n of_o halton_n this_o nigell_n if_o we_o may_v believe_v pecham_n in_o his_o complete_a gentleman_n pag._n 189._o be_v the_o son_n of_o ivo_n vicecomes_a or_o governor_n of_o constantia_n in_o normandy_n by_o emme_n sister_n to_o adam_n earl_n of_o bretagne_n

style_v agnes_n de_fw-fr gant_n lib._n c._n in_o the_o paper_n before_o fol._n 84._o by_o which_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o william_n son_n of_o nigell_n marry_v a_o sister_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr gant_n and_o daughter_n of_o gilbert_n this_o william_n constable_n junior_a die_v in_o normandy_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n without_o issue_n and_o so_o his_o inheritance_n be_v divide_v and_o share_v between_o his_o two_o sister_n and_o heir_n lib._n c._n fol._n 85._o b._n his_o seal_n have_v the_o impression_n of_o a_o griffin_n with_o a_o serpent_n or_o snake_n suck_v at_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o griffin_n iv_o eustace_n fitz-john_n in_o right_a of_o agnes_n his_o wife_n be_v the_o four_o baron_n of_o halton_n to_o who_o randle_n the_o second_o surnamed_n gernoun_n earl_n of_o chester_n restore_v totum_fw-la honorem_fw-la qui_fw-la fuit_fw-la willielmi_n filii_fw-la nigelli_n constabularii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la in_fw-la rebus_fw-la &_o dignitatibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la &_o ipsum_fw-la eustachium_n constituisse_fw-la haereditariè_fw-la constabularium_fw-la &_o supremum_fw-la consiliarium_fw-la post_fw-la i_o supèr_fw-la omnes_fw-la optimates_fw-la &_o barones_n totius_fw-la terrae_fw-la meae_fw-la eaproptèr_a volo_fw-la &_o firmitèr_fw-la praecipio_fw-la desicùt_fw-la ei_fw-la rectum_fw-la suum_fw-la reddidi_fw-la &_o donavi_fw-la &_o concessi_fw-la constabulariam_n &_o honorem_fw-la integrum_fw-la constabulariae_n cestriae_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la terrae_fw-la meae_fw-la quòd_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la ei_fw-la rationabilitèr_fw-la intendatis_fw-la sicut_fw-la corpori_fw-la meo_fw-la as_o the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o charter_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n do_v run_v the_o original_a hereof_o selden_n in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 688._o tell_v we_o he_o have_v see_v remain_v as_o i_o conceive_v in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n in_o london_n it_o be_v also_o upon_o record_n in_o one_o of_o the_o couchir_n book_n in_o the_o duchy_n office_n at_o grays-inn_n london_n tom._n 1._o fol._n 41._o a._n comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 2._o which_o i_o have_v transcribe_v at_o large_a in_o this_o book_n suprà_fw-la pars_fw-la 3._o pag._n 160._o this_o eustace_n be_v son_n of_o john_n monoculus_n so_o call_v because_o he_o have_v but_o one_o eye_n which_o make_v hoveden_n to_o call_v eustace_n luscus_n &_o proditor_n nequam_fw-la a_o wicked_a traitor_n with_o one_o eye_n because_o his_o father_n have_v but_o one_o eye_n p._n 483._o where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o eustace_n defend_v the_o castle_n of_o malton_n in_o yorkshire_n against_o king_n stephen_n anno_fw-la 1137._o 2_o steph._n johannes_n monoculus_n be_v brother_n to_o serlo_o de_fw-fr burgo_n siuè_fw-fr de_fw-fr pembroke_n this_o serlo_n build_v knaresburough_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n his_o inheritance_n descend_v to_o this_o eustace_n fitz-john_n monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o johannes_n monoculus_n and_o serlo_n be_v both_o son_n of_o eustace_n a_o norman_a eustace_n fitz-john_n and_o nephew_n and_o heir_n to_o serlo_n have_v two_o wife_n beatrix_n sole_a daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o ivo_n de_fw-fr vescy_n be_v the_o first_o wife_n of_o eustace_n by_o who_o he_o have_v the_o barony_n of_o malton_n and_o alnwick_n and_o by_o she_o have_v issue_n william_n de_fw-fr vescy_n who_o assume_v the_o surname_n and_o arm_n of_o vescy_n which_o his_o posterity_n retain_v monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o agnes_n sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a be_v second_o wife_n of_o eustace_n fitz-john_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n richard_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 799._o which_o agnes_n with_o eustace_n her_o husband_n found_v a_o nunnery_n at_o watton_n in_o yorkshire_n ibid._n pag._n 798_o 799._o eustace_n fitz-john_n say_v pecham_n in_o his_o complete_a gentleman_n pag._n 189._o by_o the_o consent_n of_o agnes_n his_o first_o wife_n found_v the_o monastery_n of_o watton_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o beatrix_n his_o second_o wife_n found_v the_o abbey_n of_o malton_n and_o alnwick_n and_o the_o hospital_n of_o broughton_n where_o he_o call_v agnes_n first_o wife_n of_o eustace_n contrary_a to_o cambden_n in_o his_o britanniâ_fw-la pag._n 588._o in_o yorkshire_n and_o to_o monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 801._o where_o agnes_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o second_o wife_n and_o so_o probable_o she_o be_v obiit_fw-la 1157_o this_o eustace_n fitz-john_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n against_o the_o welsh_a together_o with_o robert_n curcy_n and_o many_o other_o 3_o hen._n 2._o 1157._o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n and_o willielmus_fw-la neubrigensis_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o pag._n 100_o speak_v of_o this_o battle_n with_o the_o welsh_a say_v ibique_fw-la eustachius_n johannis_n filius_fw-la vir_fw-la magnus_fw-la &_o grandaevus_fw-la atquè_fw-fr inter_fw-la primos_n angliae_fw-la proceres_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la &_o sapientiae_fw-la titulis_fw-la refulgens_fw-la cùm_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr curcy_n aequè_fw-la nobili_fw-la viro_fw-la aliisque_fw-la pluribus_fw-la interiit_fw-la v._o richard_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n son_n of_o eustace_n and_o agnes_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o he_o hold_v one_o knight_n fee_n in_o smathe_n in_o the_o county_n of_o york_n exit_fw-la libro_fw-la rubro_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la westmonasteriensis_fw-la he_o marry_v albreda_n or_o awbrey_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr lizour_n and_o sister_n by_o the_o mother_n id_fw-la est_fw-la half_a sister_n to_o robert_n lacie_n baron_n of_o pomfret_n castle_n in_o yorkshire_n common_o call_v pontefract_n who_o make_v she_o his_o heir_n also_o because_o he_o have_v no_o other_o so_o near_o ally_v unto_o he_o in_o who_o right_a her_o 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