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and_o then_o leave_v sir_n thomas_n dale_n his_o servant_n governor_z and_z justice_z of_o ireland_n lionel_n die_v at_o languvil_n in_o italy_n 1368._o cambden_n apud_fw-la albam_fw-la in_o piedmont_n 1367._o 56._o gerald_n fitz-maurice_n earl_n of_o desmond_n lord_n justice_n 1369._o 57_o sir_n william_n de_fw-fr windsor_n come_v into_o ireland_n the_o 12_o of_o july_n lord_n lieutenant_n 1372._o 58._o sir_n robert_n alii_fw-la richard_n the_o ashton_n lord_n justice_n of_o ireland_n 59_o edmund_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_z and_o ulster_n lord_n lieutenant_n he_o die_v at_o cork_n 1381._o 5_o rich._n 2._o sub_fw-la richardo_n secundo_fw-la 1387._o 60._o robert_n vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n create_v marquis_n of_o dublin_n 9_o rich._n 2._o and_o after_o make_v duke_n of_o ireland_n 10_o rich._n 2._o and_o after_o that_o the_o king_n grant_v he_o the_o kingdom_n and_o sovereignty_n of_o ireland_n by_o letter_n patent_n say_v brook_n the_o york-herald_n and_o to_o bear_v for_o his_o arm_n azure_a three_o crown_n gold_n in_o a_o border_n argent_fw-fr to_o be_v quarter_v before_o his_o own_o coat_n obiit_fw-la in_o lovaniâ_fw-la 1392._o 1397._o 61._o roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_z lord_z lieutenant_z of_o ireland_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o irishman_n 1399._o 22_o rich._n 2._o stow._n rex_fw-la anglia_fw-it contrà _fw-la juramentum_fw-la quod_fw-la praestiterat_fw-la revocavit_fw-la de_fw-la hiberniâ_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la quos_fw-la olìm_fw-la de_fw-la consensu_fw-la svo_fw-la proceres_fw-la propter_fw-la defectus_fw-la eorum_fw-la notabiles_fw-la constituêrunt_fw-la exulare_fw-la so_o walsingham_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1397._o 20_o rich._n 2._o pag._n 353._o sub_fw-la henrico_n quarto_fw-la 1400._o 62._o sir_n john_n stanley_n lord_z lieutenant_z 1401._o 63._o in_o may_n sir_n john_n go_v into_o england_n leave_v sir_n william_n stanley_n in_o his_o place_n and_o on_o st._n bartholomew_n eve_n eodem_fw-la anno_fw-la stephen_n scroop_n enter_v ireland_n deputy_n to_o thomas_n of_o lancaster_n the_o king_n son_n lord_z lieutenant_z who_o come_v into_o ireland_n in_o die_v sancti_fw-la bricii_fw-la november_n 13._o eodem_fw-la anno._n anno_fw-la 1403._o about_o the_o eleven_o of_o november_n thomas_n the_o king_n son_n go_v into_o england_n leave_v stephen_n scroop_n his_o deputy_n and_o scroop_n go_v into_o england_n the_o first_o day_n of_o lent_n the_o nobleman_n of_o ireland_n choose_v the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n lord_n justice_n anno_fw-la 1405._o scroop_n the_o deputy_n of_o thomas_n of_o lancaster_n return_v into_o ireland_n but_o go_v again_o into_o england_n the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n be_v justice_n anno_fw-la 1406._o scroop_n return_v after_o michaelmas_n into_o ireland_n be_v deputy_n as_o before_o anno_fw-la 1407._o scroop_n go_v this_o year_n also_o into_o england_n james_n butler_n earl_n of_o ormond_n be_v elect_v lord_n justice_n anno_fw-la 1408._o thomas_n of_o lancaster_n lord_z lieutenant_z land_n at_o carlingford_n in_o ireland_n the_o second_o of_o august_n in_o this_o year_n die_v stephen_n scroop_n at_o tristel-dermot_n 16_o die_v januarii_n and_o the_o three_o of_o the_o ides_n of_o march_n follow_v sir_n thomas_n de_fw-fr lancaster_n lord_z lieutenant_z go_v for_o england_n leave_v the_o prior_n of_o kilmaynan_n his_o deputy_n in_o ireland_n thomas_n of_o lancaster_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o bangy_a by_o the_o duke_n of_o alencon_n 22_o martii_fw-la be_v easter_n eve_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1421._o 9_o hen
model_v england_n into_o shire_n the_o word_n share_v we_o use_v at_o this_o day_n for_o a_o part_n or_o division_n huntingdon_n lib._n 1._o hist_o pag._n 298._o postquà m_fw-la reges_fw-la west-sexe_n caeteris_fw-la praevaluerunt_fw-la &_o monarchiam_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o 35_o provincias_fw-la dividebant_fw-la this_o may_v be_v ethelwolfe_n son_n of_o egbert_n yet_o egbert_n be_v the_o first_o monarch_n ingulphus_n say_v alfred_n the_o four_o son_n of_o ethelwolfe_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n hundred_o and_o tything_n pag._n 870._o but_o selden_n suppose_v ingulphus_n be_v herein_o mistake_v otherwise_o malmesbury_n will_v have_v attribute_v the_o division_n of_o shire_n unto_o alfred_n as_o well_o as_o hundred_o and_o tything_n which_o he_o omit_v altogether_o pag._n 44._o therefore_o shire_n be_v distinguish_v somewhat_o soon_o to_o wit_n by_o egbert_n hundred_o and_o tything_n by_o alfred_n this_o alfred_n also_o ordain_v judge_n and_o sheriff_n make_v two_o officer_n for_o the_o govern_n of_o a_o shire_n whereof_o before_o be_v but_o one_o officer_n call_v vicedominus_a this_o be_v but_o a_o new_a model_n by_o egbert_n and_o alfred_n for_o without_o doubt_v the_o ancient_a brettan_n have_v their_o division_n of_o county_n city_n and_o town_n as_o cook_n upon_o littleton_n well_o observe_v sect._n 248._o v._o as_o to_o this_o new_a division_n of_o shire_n huntingdon_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v reckon_v up_o 35._o where_o he_o reckon_v cornwall_n northumberland_z and_o cumberland_n to_o make_v up_o the_o account_n but_o malmesbury_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 63._o say_v that_o under_o king_n ethelred_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1016._o there_o be_v but_o 32_o shire_n in_o england_n and_o the_o record_n of_o the_o two_o doomsday_n book_n have_v only_o 33_o shire_n under_o william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1086._o unless_o we_o take_v the_o east-ryding_a north-ryding_a and_o west-ryding_a there_o mention_v for_o shire_n see_v splelman_n glossary_a on_o the_o word_n doomsday_n which_o three_o do_v now_o make_v up_o but_o one_o shire_n call_v yorkshire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v divide_v nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o doomsday_n book_n any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n or_o lancashire_n howbeit_o part_n of_o lancashire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v distinguish_v be_v put_v under_o the_o title_n of_o cestershire_n in_o that_o book_n to_o wit_n all_o that_o part_n between_o the_o two_o river_n of_o ribbell_n and_o mersey_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o i_o conceive_v be_v put_v under_o euruic-scire_a so_o that_o lancashire_n seem_v to_o have_v get_v and_o gain_v a_o distinct_a name_n of_o a_o county_n or_o shire_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n but_o of_o late_a time_n it_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n by_o the_o king_n charter_n to_o his_o son_n john_n of_o gaunt_n dated_n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la 51_o edw._n 3._o 1376._o with_o all_o privilege_n sicùt_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infrâ_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la habere_fw-la confirm_v by_o parliament_n 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o durham_n also_o have_v not_o his_o title_n in_o doomsday_n book_n but_o may_v seem_v there_o to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o euric-scire_a or_o yorkshire_n so_o likewise_o northumberland_n cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n be_v either_o there_o omit_v or_o comprehend_v under_o yorkshire_n but_o soon_o after_o these_o be_v all_o account_v for_o distinct_a county_n or_o shire_n which_o six_o as_o they_o now_o stand_v divide_v northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n yorkshire_n and_o lancashire_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n during_o their_o rule_n in_o brettaine_n style_v brigantes_n that_o be_v robber_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o saxon_n rule_n in_o brettaine_n these_o all_o make_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n as_o it_o be_v then_o call_v which_o afterward_o the_o saxon_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n so_o call_v because_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o north_n of_o england_n from_o the_o river_n humber_n in_o yorkshire_n to_o scotland_n so_o cambden_n britannia_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o yorkshire_n polychronicon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 49._o say_v thus_o that_o if_o northumberland_n be_v count_v for_o one_o shire_n which_o reach_v sometime_o from_o the_o river_n humber_n to_o the_o river_n twede_o then_o be_v in_o england_n but_o 32_o shire_n over_o and_o above_o cornwall_n but_o if_o it_o be_v part_v into_o six_o shire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v evoric-shire_n or_o yorkshire_n durhamshire_n northumberland_n carlisle-shire_n or_o cumberland_n appleby-shire_n or_o westmoreland_n and_o lancashire_n then_o be_v there_o 36_o shire_n beside_o cornwall_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n who_o describe_v all_o the_o province_n of_o england_n be_v find_v 36_o shire_n and_o half_a a_o shire_n 52080_o town_n 45002_o parish_n church_n 75000_o knight_n fee_n whereof_o house_n of_o religion_n have_v 28015._o but_o now_o be_v more_o town_n and_o village_n enclose_v and_o inhabit_v then_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o whereas_o before_o it_o be_v write_v that_o cornwall_n be_v not_o set_v in_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n it_o may_v stand_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o wales_n nor_o in_o scotland_n but_o it_o be_v in_o england_n and_o so_o reckon_v cornwall_n be_v 37_o shire_n in_o england_n thus_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n who_o write_v under_o edward_n the_o three_o but_o the_o monk_n err_v in_o his_o account_n for_o there_o be_v 33_o shire_n name_v in_o doomsday_n book_n with_o cornwall_n and_o if_o yorkshire_n in_o doomsday_n book_n have_v five_o other_o shire_n take_v out_o of_o it_o and_o be_v add_v to_o the_o rest_n than_o there_o must_v be_v in_o all_o 38_o shire_n and_o not_o 37._o as_o the_o monk_n count_v and_o if_o we_o add_v rutlandshire_n which_o be_v former_o part_v of_o northamptonshire_n but_o since_o edward_n plantagenet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o edmund_n of_o langley_n duke_n of_o york_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o rutland_n under_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o it_o have_v be_v reckon_v for_o a_o county_n and_o also_o richmondshire_n which_o be_v part_n of_o yorkshire_n be_v now_o also_o put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o our_o county_n then_o have_v we_o just_a 40_o county_n in_o england_n at_o this_o present_a vi_o wales_n be_v new_o divide_v into_o shire_n and_o hundred_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 3._o say_v stow_n in_o his_o annal_n in_o which_o year_n wales_n be_v total_o subdue_v by_o edward_n the_o first_o who_o then_o build_v two_o strong_a castle_n there_o one_o at_o conway_n the_o other_o at_o caernarvan_n cambden_n say_v there_o be_v only_o six_o shire_n in_o wales_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o constitute_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v ordain_v by_o parliamentary_a authority_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o in_o his_o britannia_n printed_n 1607._o pag._n 115._o but_o the_o statute_n of_o 34_o &_o 35_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o tell_v we_o that_o eight_o shire_n be_v of_o ancient_a and_o long_a time_n to_o wit_n the_o shire_n of_o glamorgan_n caermarthen_n pembroke_n cardigan_n flint_n caernarvan_n anglesey_n and_o merion_v but_o other_o four_o be_v make_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o beside_o monmouthshire_n to_o wit_n radnor_n brecknock_n montgomery_n and_o denbigh_n and_o divers_a dominion_n and_o lordship_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v then_o also_o unite_v and_o annex_v to_o shropshire_n herefordshire_n and_o gloucestershire_n so_o that_o there_o be_v five_o shire_n new_o make_v under_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o eight_o shire_n under_o edward_n the_o first_o but_o some_o now_o account_n monmouth_n among_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n as_o cambden_n and_o speed_n and_o so_o make_v 41_o county_n in_o england_n because_o in_o that_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o it_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o chancery_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o king_n judge_n of_o westminster_n as_o all_o other_o the_o king_n subject_n be_v within_o every_o shire_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o may_v now_o account_v all_o the_o 13_o shire_n of_o wales_n for_o county_n of_o england_n because_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o the_o dominion_n of_o wales_n be_v from_o thenceforth_o incorporate_v unite_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o proper_a that_o monmouth_n be_v place_v among_o the_o shire_n of_o wales_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v former_o part_v of_o wales_n to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n thereof_o and_o so_o we_o have_v at_o this_o day_n 13_o shire_n in_o wales_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n i._o for_o my_o better_a method_n and_o clear_a passage_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o
perform_v earl_n leofric_n grant_v the_o townsman_n a_o freedom_n by_o charter_n polychronicon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 26._o westminster_n pag._n 424._o which_o charter_n mr._n dugdale_n in_o his_o warwickshire_n pag._n 86._o conceive_v rather_o a_o freedom_n from_o servile_a tenure_n than_o only_a toll_n this_o illustrious_a leofric_n die_v at_o his_o own_o town_n of_o bromley_n the_o last_o day_n of_o august_n obiit_fw-la 1057_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o so_o florentius_n and_o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o also_o matt._n westminster_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n in_o the_o monastery_n which_o he_o have_v build_v there_o the_o rich_a monastery_n then_o in_o england_n vi_o algar_n son_n of_o earl_n leofric_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o be_v style_v earl_n of_o chester_n by_o huntingdon_n pag._n 366._o and_o also_o earl_n of_o leycester_n by_o ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o anno_fw-la 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solemn_a investure_n but_o as_o i_o conceive_v upon_o the_o confer_v of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n on_o hugh_n lupus_n by_o the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1070._o the_o principal_a gentleman_n and_o commander_n under_o earl_n hugh_n be_v call_v to_o advise_v and_o assist_v the_o say_a earl_n either_o in_o any_o time_n of_o imminent_a danger_n or_o in_o regulate_v and_o order_v the_o more_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o county_n be_v of_o course_n so_o style_v and_o thus_o i_o conceive_v they_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o baron_n by_o little_a and_o little_a after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o great_a noble_n of_o the_o realm_n iu._n and_o hence_o may_v we_o guess_v their_o office_n adesse_fw-la comiti_fw-la in_o concilio_n as_o cambden_n have_v it_o to_o assist_v the_o earl_n in_o council_n upon_o all_o grand_a design_n and_o affair_n v._o concern_v their_o place_n of_o precedence_n and_o dignity_n we_o must_v consider_v they_o either_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o or_o among_o themselves_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o out_o of_o the_o county_n i_o conceive_v they_o inferior_a to_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o our_o realm_n for_o these_o be_v but_o titular_o or_o analogical_o baron_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v to_o those_o of_o the_o kingdom_n nay_o in_o place_n beneath_o all_o knight_n but_o they_o be_v the_o great_a man_n in_o the_o county_n under_o the_o earl_n for_o power_n and_o estate_n their_o priority_n or_o dignity_n among_o themselves_o we_o shall_v trace_v as_o exact_o as_o we_o can_v in_o so_o remote_a and_o obscure_a a_o path._n some_o will_v have_v the_o baron_n of_o malpas_n to_o be_v the_o prime_a baron_n forasmuch_o as_o robert_n fitz-hugh_n who_o be_v baron_n of_o malpas_n under_o hugh_n lupus_fw-la in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o preeminence_n in_o the_o subscription_n of_o old_a chart_n of_o those_o ancient_a time_n as_o also_o in_o the_o record_n of_o
1403._o he_o be_v make_v lieutenant_n or_o deputy_n in_o the_o office_n of_o the_o seneschalcy_n of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n by_o elizabeth_n countess_n of_o salisbury_n while_o they_o both_o shall_v live_v and_o to_o be_v of_o council_n with_o she_o for_o which_o service_n she_o give_v he_o two_o mark_n annual_a rent_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o pay_v she_o for_o his_o land_n of_o little_a legh_n hold_v of_o her_o castle_n of_o harden_n during_o the_o term_n aforesaid_a 1408._o 10_o hen._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o b._n great_a contention_n fall_v between_o this_o sir_n peter_n dutton_n and_o sir_n william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n insomuch_o that_o they_o make_v inroad_n and_o invasion_n one_o upon_o the_o other_o and_o the_o say_a sir_n piers_n dutton_n and_o his_o adherent_n to_o wit_n sir_n ralph_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n richard_n warburton_n of_o budworth_n thomas_n warburton_n of_o halton_n john_n do_v of_o utkinton_n junior_a john_n manley_n of_o manley_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n the_o elder_a william_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a sir_n peter_n legh_n of_o clifton_n ancestor_n to_o legh_n of_o lyme_n and_o john_n carington_n of_o carington_n be_v all_o sue_v by_o sir_n william_n athurton_n for_o take_v away_o forty_o of_o his_o ox_n and_o forty_o cow_n out_o of_o his_o close_n at_o athurton_n and_o for_o beat_v of_o his_o servant_n but_o this_o variance_n be_v compose_v between_o they_o by_o the_o award_n of_o john_n duke_n of_o bedford_n earl_n of_o richmond_z and_o kendal_n constable_n of_o england_n and_o regent_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o henry_n the_o five_o date_v 9_o aprilis_n 7_o hen._n 5._o 1419._o restitution_n be_v award_v on_o both_o side_n the_o horse_n and_o saddle_n take_v by_o sir_n william_n athurton_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n and_o the_o cattle_n take_v by_o sir_n piers_n to_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n william_n lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o n._n sir_n peter_n de_fw-fr dutton_n be_v make_v parcarius_n de_fw-fr northwood_n or_o governor_n of_o northwood_n park_n in_o over-whitley_n during_o his_o life_n with_o all_o the_o fee_n thereof_o 1_o hen._n 6._o 1423._o 5._o well_fw-mi 1_o hen._n 5._o out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v order_n from_o william_n harrington_n chief_a steward_n of_o halton_n under_o henry_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o other_o feoffee_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o to_o deliver_v one_o oak_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o witton_n bridge_n then_o in_o decay_n and_o another_o for_o the_o repair_n of_o farnworth_n chappel_n dated_n 9_o hen._n 6._o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o w._n sir_n peter_n die_v 12_o hen._n 6._o 1433._o age_v sixty_o six_o year_n obiit_fw-la 1433_o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o x._o y._n &_o fol._n 163._o x._o xiii_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n peter_n matryed_z margaret_z daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n 6_o hen._n 5._o 1418._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o w._n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n roger_n dutton_n another_o son_n afterward_o lord_n of_o dutton_n john_n dutton_n slay_v with_o his_o brother_n sir_n thomas_n dutton_n at_o blore-heath_n 1459._o stow._n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n lib._n c._n fol._n 180._o k._n margaret_n marry_v hugh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o ralph_n egerton_n 21_o hen._n 6._o 1443._o lib._n c._n fol._n 147._o b._n maud_n marry_v sir_n william_n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a 21_o hen._n 6._o 1443._o lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o g._n agnes_n marry_v richard_n wynnington_n of_o wynnington_n nigh_o northwich_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n wynnington_n son_n and_o hircius_n of_o sir_n richard_n wynnington_n 25_o hen._n 6._o 1446._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o y._n ellen_n marry_v edward_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n longford_n of_o lancashire_n esq_n 28_o hen._n 6._o 1450._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o a._n elizabeth_n marry_v john_n merbury_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o james_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n nigh_o comberbach_n esquire_n 1458._o the_o original_a penès_fw-la thomam_fw-la merbury_n armigerum_fw-la 1666._o obiit_fw-la 1445_o this_o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n die_v 24_o hen._n 6._o 1445._o age_v forty_o two_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o y._n z._n margaret_n his_o wife_n survive_v and_o be_v live_v 1450._o fourteen_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n and_o margaret_n marry_v anne_n daughter_n of_o james_n lord_n audley_n and_o have_v issue_n peter_n elder_a son_n slay_v with_o his_o father_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o blore-heath_n as_o tradition_n have_v it_o john_n dutton_n second_o son_n who_o succeed_v heir_n to_o his_o father_n anno_fw-la matryed_z sir_n thomas_n molineaux_n of_o sefton_n in_o lancashire_n isabel_n marry_v sir_n christopher_n sotheworth_n of_o sotheworth_n in_o lancashire_n f._n lib._n d._n pag._n 173._o f._n elizabeth_n marry_v ralph_n bostock_n of_o bostock_n in_o davenham_n parish_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n anne_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n in_o cheshire_n juxtà _fw-la halton_n which_o elizabeth_n after_o the_o death_n of_o ralph_n bostock_n marry_v thomas_n scriven_n of_o frodsley_n in_o shropshire_n and_o she_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1516._o 5_o die_v februarii_fw-la 8_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o x._o margaret_n another_o daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n marry_v thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la sutton_n esquire_n 7_o edw._n 4._o 1467._o afterward_o she_o marry_v ralph_n vernon_n of_o haslington_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n and_o elinour_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n cholmondley_n of_o cholmondley_n in_o broxton_n hundred_o esq_n lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o i._o n._n obiit_fw-la 1459_o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o blore-heath_n in_o staffordshire_n september_n 23._o 38_o hen._n 6._o 1459._o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n and_o in_o the_o thirty_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o age._n anne_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v hugh_n do_v of_o olton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o she_o die_v 19_o hen._n 7._o 1503._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o v._n xv._o john_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n and_o anne_n be_v make_v steward_n to_o the_o prior_n of_o norton_n for_o his_o life_n of_o all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n belong_v to_o that_o priory_n robert_z leftwich_n be_v then_o abbot_n of_o norton_n and_o for_o which_o the_o say_v john_n dutton_n have_v three_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o fee_n date_v at_o norton_n in_o september_n 38_o hen._n 6._o 1459._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o c._n he_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n of_o richard_n and_o sister_n to_o sir_n thomas_n molineaux_n of_o sefton_n in_o lancashire_n obiit_fw-la 1473_o but_o die_v without_o issue_n 13_o edw._n 4._o 1473._o leave_v roger_n dutton_n his_o uncle_n to_o succeed_v in_o his_o estate_n lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o d._n e._n margaret_z his_o widow_n marry_v william_n buckley_n of_o eton_n junior_a 15_o edw._n 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 160._o b._n xvi_o roger_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n young_a brother_n to_o sir_n thomas_n and_o heir_n to_o his_o nephew_n john_n dutton_n marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n richard_n aston_n of_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la sutton_n and_o have_v issue_n laurence_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n obiit_fw-la 1499_o this_o roger_n die_v 14_o hen._n 7._o 1499._o joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v sir_n richard_n strangewaies_o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n xvii_o laurence_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n esquire_n 14_o hen._n 7._o son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n and_o joan_n obiit_fw-la 1526_o 8._o 8_o hen._n 8._o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o robert_n duckenfield_n of_o duckenfield_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n but_o die_v without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1526._o age_v fifty_o year_n lib._n c._n fol._n 164._o e._n &_o fol._n 161._o k._n he_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v john_n dutton_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o message_n in_o preston_n nigh_o daresbery_n call_v the_o new_a manor_n for_o his_o life_n 1526._o lib._n c._n fol._n 162._o s._n he_o have_v also_o two_o bastard-daughter_n isabel_n and_o joan._n upon_o the_o sail_a of_o the_o issue_n male_a of_o this_o line_n of_o dutton_n there_o fall_v great_a controversy_n and_o suit_n of_o law_n concern_v this_o fair_a inheritance_n of_o dutton_n between_o sir_n piers_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n in_o broxton_n hundred_o as_o next_o heir_n male_a on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o the_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n and_o their_o heir_n on_o the_o other_o part_n at_o last_o it_o be_v compose_v and_o end_v by_o the_o award_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o dated_n the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o may_n 26_o hen._n 8._o 1534._o and_o confirm_v by_o
and_o apuly_n with_o a_o ring_n send_v from_o the_o pope_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o romania_n 1255._o 39_o hen._n 3._o mat._n paris_n but_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a delusion_n for_o he_o never_o have_v it_o he_o have_v the_o castle_n of_o kenilworth_n give_v he_o 16_o decembris_fw-la 51_o hen._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 71._o f._n and_o the_o savoy-house_n in_o london_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o queen_n elinor_n his_o mother_n 24_o die_v februarii_fw-la 12_o edw._n 1._o 1283._o lib._n c._n fol._n 72._o n._n and_o the_o castle_n of_o chartley_n he_o have_v by_o the_o grant_n of_o his_o brother_n king_n edward_n the_o first_o 26_o die_v julii_n 4_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o lib._n c._n fol._n 72._o k._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1271._o 55_o hen._n 3._o in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n prince_n edward_n son_n of_o king_n henry_n with_o edmund_z his_o brother_n and_o four_o earl_n and_o so_o many_o baron_n and_o many_o other_o gentleman_n take_v a_o voyage_n into_o the_o holy_a land_n so_o mat._n paris_n edmund_z earl_n of_o lancaster_n marry_v to_o his_o first_o wife_n aveline_n daughter_n and_o heir_n to_o william_n de_fw-fr fortibus_fw-la earl_n of_o albemarle_n and_o holderness_n and_o widow_n to_o ingram_n de_fw-fr percy_n parent_n aveline_n and_o all_o her_o issue_n die_v before_o her_o parent_n but_o leave_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o vincent_n upon_o broke_n pag._n 293._o he_o marry_v she_o the_o eight_o day_n of_o april_n 1270._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 1006._o of_o the_o edition_n by_o wats_n sed_fw-la cùm_fw-la totâ_fw-la prole_fw-la illa_fw-la mortem_fw-la parentum_fw-la praevenit_fw-la walsingham_n in_o his_o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la place_v her_o marriage_n with_o edmund_n anno_fw-la 1269._o his_o second_o wife_n be_v blanch_n queen_n of_o navarre_n the_o widow_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr champagne_n king_n of_o navarre_n and_o daughter_n of_o robert_n earl_n of_o artois_n brother_n of_o st._n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n in_o who_o right_a edmund_n be_v earl_n of_o champagne_n 7_o edw._n 1._o so_o as_o he_o be_v now_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n leycester_n derby_n and_o champagne_n and_o high_a steward_n of_o england_n vincent_n on_o broke_n tit._n lancaster_n pag._n 293._o by_o blanch_n the_o king_n of_o navarre_n have_v issue_n joan_n marry_v to_o philip_n the_o fair_a king_n of_o france_n vincent_n pag._n 293._o blanch_n marry_v edmund_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1276._o and_o by_o he_o have_v issue_n three_o son_n thomas_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n the_o eleven_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n of_o who_o i_o have_v speak_v before_o who_o rebel_v against_o his_o prince_n and_o die_v without_o issue_n henry_n de_fw-fr lancaster_n lord_n of_o monmouth_n second_o son_n afterward_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n and_o heir_n to_o his_o brother_n thomas_n and_o john_n three_o son_n who_o live_v with_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n his_o half-sister_n and_o die_v there_o without_o issue_n hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 473._o &_o lib._n c._n pag._n 73._o a._n b._n vincent_n pag._n 293._o will_v have_v the_o queen_n of_o navarr_n name_n here_o to_o be_v elinour_n and_o not_o blanch_n from_o a_o record_n which_o he_o there_o vouch_v quaere_fw-la if_o that_o record_n be_v not_o mistake_v for_o i_o find_v she_o call_v blanch_n in_o sundry_a deed_n in_o the_o register-book_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n evidence_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n call_v the_o two_o couchir-book_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1296._o 24_o edw._n 1._o this_o edmund_n the_o king_n brother_n and_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n go_v into_o gascoyn_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n where_o many_o castle_n be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o but_o when_o they_o come_v within_o two_o mile_n of_o bordeaux_n the_o french_a army_n come_v out_o of_o bordeaux_n as_o it_o be_v unaware_o upon_o they_o after_o a_o sore_a conflict_n retreat_v to_o the_o city_n and_o the_o earl_n burn_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o suburb_n and_o short_o after_o edmund_z died_z hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 483._o ob._n 1296_o xii_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n lord_n of_o monmouth_n surnamed_n grismond_n second_o son_n of_o edmund_n crook-back_a and_o brother_n and_o heir_n to_o thomas_n plantagenet_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n be_v restore_v to_o all_o his_o brother_n land_n and_o honour_n 3._o 1_o edw._n 3._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1326._o and_o then_o his_o title_n be_v thus_o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o leycestriae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 74._o k._n 13_o edw._n 3._o and_o he_o be_v the_o twelve_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o sir_n patrick_n de_fw-fr chaworth_n or_o de_fw-fr gadurcis_n lord_n of_o kidwelly_n in_o caermarthenshire_n and_o of_o ogmore_n castle_n in_o glamorganshire_n cambden_n britannia_n print_v 1607._o pag._n 619._o sub_fw-la titulo_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o lib._n c._n fol._n 73._o d._n this_o maud_n be_v 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richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o marry_o six_o daughter_n marry_v henry_n lord_n percy_n of_o alnwick_n so_o break_v in_o his_o catalogue_n of_o nobility_n this_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n with_o other_o be_v send_v by_o the_o queen_n into_o wales_n where_o the_o king_n then_o skulk_v to_o take_v king_n edward_n the_o second_o her_o husband_n who_o they_o take_v with_o hugh_n spenser_n the_o son_n robert_n de_fw-fr baldock_n and_o simon_n de_fw-fr reading_n the_o king_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o custody_n of_o this_o henry_n of_o lancaster_n this_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la 1326._o soon_o after_o this_o be_v the_o king_n depose_v and_o edward_n his_o young_a son_n make_v king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o which_o young_a king_n be_v knight_v by_o this_o henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n walsingham_n hist_o ang._n edw._n 2._o pag._n 125_o 126_o 127._o but_o this_o henry_n be_v in_o nothing_o more_o infamous_a than_o in_o betray_v his_o lawful_a sovereign_n obiit_fw-la 1345_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1345._o obiit_fw-la henricus_fw-la grismond_n frater_fw-la thomae_fw-la comitis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la iaceo_fw-la apud_fw-la leycestriam_fw-la x_o calendas_fw-la octobris_fw-la which_o be_v the_o twenty_o second_o of_o our_o september_n 19_o edw._n 3._o a_o manuscript_n in_o the_o university_n library_n at_o oxford_n among_o the_o book_n give_v by_o archbishop_n laud_n of_o a_o ancient_a character_n note_v g._n 9_o fol._n 125._o and_o walsingham_n hist_n ang._n edw._n 3._o pag._n 165._o thus_o anno_fw-la 1345._o 19_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la pater_fw-la henrici_fw-la comitis_fw-la de_fw-la derby_n &_o sepultus_fw-la est_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la in_o monasterio_n canonicorum_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o reginâ_fw-la tà m_fw-la antiquâ_fw-la quà m_fw-la nouâ_fw-la archiepiscopis_fw-la &_o episcopis_fw-la comitibus_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la quasi_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la filius_fw-la ejus_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o wasconiâ_fw-la ut_fw-la praefertur_fw-la actus_fw-la bellicoso_n &_o strenuos_fw-la exercebat_fw-la quamobrèm_fw-la interest_n non_fw-la potuit_fw-la exequiis_fw-la patris_fw-la svi_fw-la xiii_o henry_n of_o monmouth_n surnamed_n tort-coll_n or_o wryneck_n only_a son_n of_o henry_n grismond_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o all_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n and_o be_v the_o thirteen_o baron_n of_o halton_n he_o be_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o his_o father_n life-time_n create_v 16_o martii_fw-la 11_o edw._n 3._o after_o his_o father_n death_n his_o title_n be_v thus_o 21_o edw._n 3._o 1346._o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la derbiae_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angeliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 75._o o._n he_o be_v create_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n 23_o edw._n 3._o and_o then_o his_o style_n be_v 1349._o henricus_fw-la comes_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la derbiae_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_n seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 75._o p._n last_o he_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o lancaster_n 6_o martii_fw-la 25_o edw._n 3._o 1350._o vincent_n pag._n 297._o selden_n title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 754._o but_o walsingham_n place_v his_o
dishonour_n of_o the_o king_n person_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n deny_v whereupon_o they_o have_v a_o combat_n grant_v by_o the_o king_n to_o have_v be_v fight_v at_o coventry_n on_o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o september_n both_o of_o they_o enter_v the_o list_n courageous_o but_o the_o king_n take_v up_o the_o matter_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n have_v honourable_o perform_v his_o part_n and_o present_o after_o banish_v the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n for_o ten_o year_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n for_o ever_o so_o stow_n and_o walsingham_n but_o this_o duke_n of_o hereford_n return_v into_o england_n depose_v richard_n the_o second_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o read_v his_o own_o resignation_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o this_o henry_n public_o in_o the_o tower_n before_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n walsingham_n hist_n pag._n 359._o curse_a traitor_n and_o so_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n make_v himself_o king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o 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the_o marriage_n of_o katherine_n a_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o john_n of_o gaunt_n and_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v to_o have_v ten_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o constance_n his_o wife_n walsingham_n who_o before_o in_o the_o year_n 1367._o have_v rout_v the_o spaniard_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n between_o he_o and_o henry_n the_o bastard_n who_o have_v eject_v peter_n king_n of_o spain_n constance_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1394._o walsingham_n john_n of_o gaunt_n relinquish_a his_o title_n of_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o aquitain_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n 2_o die_v martii_fw-la 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o and_o then_o his_o title_n anno_fw-la 1394._o 18_o rich._n 2._o do_v run_v thus_o johannes_n filius_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la dux_n aquitaniae_n &_o lancastriae_fw-la comes-leycestriae_a lincolniae_n &_o derbiae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la southampton_n num_fw-la 36._o for_o he_o have_v honorem_fw-la de_fw-la tickhil_fw-la 46_o ed._n 3._o while_o he_o be_v style_v king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n &_o castrum_n &_o leucatam_fw-la de_fw-la pevenese_n inter_fw-la alià _fw-la in_o exchange_n for_o the_o earldom_n of_o richmond_n 46_o edw._n 3._o and_o by_o his_o brother_n the_o black_a prince_n earl_n of_o chester_n he_o have_v 100_o mark_n yearly_o give_v he_o out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n at_o chester_n during_o his_o life_n by_o the_o name_n of_o john_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n 47_o edw._n 3._o 1373._o lib._n c._n fol._n 78._o e._n after_o the_o death_n of_o constance_n his_o second_o wife_n the_o duke_n go_v into_o aquitain_n scilicet_fw-la anno_fw-la 1396._o 19_o rich._n 2._o to_o have_v obtain_v the_o goodwill_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n confer_v upon_o he_o before_o by_o his_o father_n but_o be_v sudden_o call_v back_o into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o return_v into_o england_n he_o marry_v katherine_n swynford_n his_o old_a concubine_n to_o the_o wonder_n of_o all_o man_n which_o katherine_n former_o wait_v on_o blanch_n his_o first_o wife_n stow_n and_o walsingham_n this_o katherine_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o payn_n roet_fw-mi alias_o guienne_n king_n at_o arm_n and_o widow_n of_o sir_n oat_n swynford_n by_o who_o john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v issue_n before_o he_o marry_v she_o sir_n john_n beaufort_n the_o elder_a be_v earl_n of_o somerset_n and_o marquis_n dorset_n which_o marquis-ship_n be_v take_v away_o by_o parliament_n 1_o hen._n 4._o henry_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n be_v after_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n cardinal_z of_o st._n eusby_n sive_fw-la euscbii_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n thomas_n create_v earl_n of_o dorset_n 21_o rich._n 2._o joan_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n be_v second_o wife_n of_o ralph_n nevil_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n after_o she_o marry_v robert_n ferrer_n lord_n of_o owseley_n they_o be_v all_o surnamed_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n because_o they_o be_v bear_v at_o beaufort_n in_o france_n all_o which_o be_v legitimate_a by_o parliament_n 1397._o 20_o rich._n 2._o to_o all_o purpose_n honour_n state_n and_o dignity_n exceptâ_fw-la dignitate_fw-la regale_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o record_n transcribe_v by_o the_o lord_n cook_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n pag._n 37._o lib._n c._n fol._n 82._o p._n walsingham_n put_v out_o by_o mr._n cambden_n call_v thomas_n beaufort_n comitem_fw-la de_fw-fr somerset_n all_o along_o pag._n 354._o &_o 550._o for_o dorset_n unless_o the_o title_n of_o somerset_n and_o dorset_n be_v promiscuous_a see_v vincent_n on_o brooke_n pag._n 169._o katherine_n synford_n die_v in_o may_n 4_o hen._n 4._o 1403._o stow._n this_o john_n procure_v the_o county_n of_o lancaster_n to_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n to_o who_o his_o father_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o by_o his_o charter_n grant_v jura_n regalia_z and_o when_o he_o have_v reckon_v up_o the_o good_a service_n which_o the_o say_v john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o son_n have_v do_v for_o his_o country_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o he_o add_v concessimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la praefato_fw-la filio_fw-la nostro_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la habeat_fw-la infra_fw-la comitatum_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la cancellariam_n svam_fw-la ac_fw-la brevia_fw-la sva_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la svo_fw-la pro_fw-la officio_fw-la cancellarii_n deputando_fw-la consignanda_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la suos_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la coronae_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la alia_fw-la placita_fw-la communem_fw-la legem_fw-la tangentia_fw-la tenenda_fw-la &_o cognitiones_fw-la eorundem_fw-la &_o quascunque_fw-la executiones_fw-la per_fw-la brevia_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o ministros_fw-la suos_fw-la ibidem_fw-la faciendas_fw-la et_fw-la quascunque_fw-la alius_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o jura_n regalia_z ad_fw-la comitatum_fw-la palatinum_fw-la pertinentia_fw-la adeo_fw-la libere_fw-la &_o integre_n sicut_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infra_fw-la eundem_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la obtinere_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la edw._n 3._o angliae_fw-la 51_o &_o francia_fw-la 38._o couchir-book_n of_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom_n 1._o fol._n 430._o num_fw-la 16._o confirm_a to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n 16_o die_v febrùarii_n 13_o rich._n 2._o ibidem_fw-la tom._n 1._o fol._n 52._o many_o be_v the_o act_n of_o this_o john_n of_o gaunt_n record_v in_o our_o annal_n and_o history_n i_o will_v reckon_v up_o some_o of_o the_o most_o memorable_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1373._o 47_o edw._n 3._o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n go_v with_o a_o puissant_a army_n into_o france_n he_o pass_v by_o paris_n to_o burgundy_n and_o so_o through_o all_o france_n no_o man_n dare_v to_o oppose_v he_o but_o at_o last_o leave_v france_n he_o come_v into_o the_o desert_n mountain_n of_o avernia_n where_o there_o be_v neither_o meat_n for_o horse_n nor_o man_n and_o so_o lose_v most_o part_n of_o his_o army_n through_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n whence_o he_o come_v to_o bordeaux_n scarce_o with_o forty_o horse_n whereas_o he_o enter_v france_n with_o thirty_o thousand_o horse_n attend_v he_o walsingham_n anno_fw-la 1377._o he_o be_v threaten_v to_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o londoner_n for_o some_o high_a word_n speak_v against_o their_o bishop_n of_o london_n they_o have_v burn_v his_o house_n call_v the_o savoy_n but_o that_o the_o bishop_n intercede_v whereupon_o the_o duke_n flee_v to_o kensington_n and_o hate_v the_o londoner_n cause_v the_o mayor_n and_o other_o officer_n to_o be_v put_v out_o and_o new_a 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be_v such_o that_o when_o he_o take_v any_o town_n he_o give_v all_o the_o booty_n to_o his_o soldier_n keep_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o hiself_n walsingham_n he_o marry_v isabel_n daughter_n of_o henry_n lord_n beaumond_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n maud_n marry_v william_n duke_n of_o zealand_n and_o earl_n of_o henault_n elder_a son_n of_o lewis_n duke_n of_o bavarre_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1352._o 26_o edw._n 3._o blanch_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v john_n of_o gaunt_n earl_n of_o richmond_n fourth_z son_n to_z king_n edward_z the_o three_o 19_o die_v maii_n 1359._o 33_o edw._n 3._o at_o rading_n have_v a_o dispensation_n of_o the_o court_n because_o she_o be_v his_o cousin_n walsingham_n and_o stow._n how_o the_o land_n be_v divide_v between_o the_o two_o sister_n take_v here_o these_o two_o follow_v chartes_n enroll_v in_o one_o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n at_o grays-inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la norfolciae_fw-la num_fw-la 3._o &_o honour_n sive_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 4._o num_fw-la 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 77._o dd_v a._n sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n episcopus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n johannes_n de_fw-fr bukland_n johannes_n charnell_n walterus_n poer_n simon_n simeon_n &_o johannes_n neumarche_n concessimus_fw-la willielmo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr henaud_n &_o de_fw-la leycestriâ_fw-la &_o matildae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la filiae_fw-la domini_fw-la henrici_fw-la nupèr_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr gymingham_n thesford_n mathe_n will_v &_o tunstede_n &_o hundreda_fw-la de_fw-la galhowe_n &_o brothercor_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la &_o triginta_fw-la &_o novem_fw-la feoda_fw-it &_o quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militum_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o canefeld_n eysten_v attemount_n horton_n berewyk_n creke_fw-mi waterdene_n snyterle_n barsham_n sidesterne_a wyneton_n salthus_fw-la gresham_n aylemerton_n clopton_n fyncheam_n northwald_n feltewell_n roukelound_n middleton_n east-rudham_a west-rudham_a sal_fw-la haydon_n kerdeston_n wodedal_v repam_n bergh_n hegheton_n rongham_n fransham_n wit_v tofte_v croxton_n gresynghale_n lexam_n else_v wesenham_n tanerham_n drayton_n swynington_n alderford_n lyneford_n grimeston_n congham_n bykeston_n in_o goldestthorp_n stanfeld_n briselye_o bilneye_n titeleshale_v west-lexam_a skerning_a &_o ho_o &_o advocationes_fw-la abbathiae_fw-la marham_n prioratus_fw-la canonicorum_fw-la de_fw-la thesford_n hospitalium_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la de_fw-la thesford_n sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la magdalenae_fw-la de_fw-fr thesford_n &_o sancti_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr thesford_n ac_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la de_fw-la suthreppe_n northreppe_n trymingham_n manesele_n eykesthorpe_n bradefelde_n swathefeld_n &_o beston_n &_o medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la de_fw-la aylmerton_n à c_fw-la etià m_fw-la duo_fw-la feoda_fw-it militum_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o westfeld_n &_o brantham_n habenda_fw-la &_o tenenda_fw-la praedictis_fw-la willielmo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr henaud_n &_o de_fw-la leycestriâ_fw-la &_o matildae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la matildae_fw-la exeuntibus_fw-la de_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la capitalibus_fw-la dominis_n feodi_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la contingat_fw-la quòd_fw-la praedicta_fw-la matilda_n obîerit_fw-la sinè_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la exeunte_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la ex_fw-la tùnc_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicta_fw-la maneria_fw-la hundreda_fw-la feoda_fw-it militum_fw-la &_o advocationes_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la plenariè_fw-fr &_o integrè_fw-la remaneant_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la domini_fw-la henrici_fw-la nupèr_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la etc._n etc._n datum_n apud_fw-la londoniam_fw-la 22_o die_v octobris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la episcopus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la ricardus_n come_v arundelliae_n robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n johannes_n de_fw-fr bukland_n johannes_n charnell_n walterus_n poer_n simon_n simeon_n &_o johannes_n newmarche_n concessimus_fw-la nobili_fw-la viro_fw-la johanni_n comiti_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o richmondiae_fw-la &_o blanchiae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la legitimè_fw-la procreatis_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n &_o parcum_fw-la eidem_fw-la castro_n pertinentem_fw-la eùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la advocationibus_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la abbathiarum_fw-la prioratuum_fw-la hospitalium_fw-la &_o aliarum_fw-la domorum_fw-la religiosarum_fw-la &_o feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la praedicto_fw-la castro_n &_o sokae_n de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pertinentibus_fw-la quae_fw-la habuimus_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o redditione_n nobilis_fw-la viri_fw-la henrici_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la pèr_fw-la finem_fw-la in_o curiâ_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la indè_fw-la levatum_fw-la adeò_fw-la plenè_fw-la &_o integrè_fw-la sicùt_fw-la henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n quondà m_fw-la comes_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la ea_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o habuit_fw-la retentis_fw-la nobis_fw-la manerio_fw-la villâ_fw-la &_o socâ_fw-la de_fw-la bolingbroke_n ac_fw-la maneriis_fw-la de_fw-la sutton_n thoresby_n wathe_fw-mi &_o ingoldsmeles_a cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la concessimus_fw-la etià m_fw-la castrum_n villam_fw-la mannerium_n &_o honorem_fw-la de_fw-la tutbury_n ac_fw-la villa_n de_fw-la strepton_n merchington_n chalangewood_n uttexhater_n adgare_a &_o newburgh_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la &_o hundredum_fw-la de_fw-la higham-ferrers_n ac_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-la hegham-ferrers_n raunde_n rissheden_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la northamptoniae_fw-la ità _fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la idem_fw-la comes_fw-la &_o blanchia_n obierint_fw-la sinè_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la suis_fw-la exeunte_fw-la quòd_fw-la tùnc_fw-la post_fw-la decessum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la comitis_fw-la &_o blanchiae_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicta_fw-la castra_n maneria_fw-la etc._n etc._n remaneant_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la henrici_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la tenenda_fw-la de_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la servitia_fw-la indè_fw-la debita_fw-la &_o consueta_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la huic_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartae_fw-la sigilla_fw-la nostra_fw-la apposuimus_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la edwardo_n principe_fw-la walliae_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la filio_fw-la primogenito_fw-la willielmo_n episcopo_fw-la wintoniae_n cancellario_fw-la angliae_fw-la simone_n abbate_n westmonasterii_n angliae_fw-la thesaurario_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr bukyngham_n northamptoniae_fw-la archidiacono_n henrico_n greene_n &_o roberto_n de_fw-fr thorpe_n justiciariis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la datum_n londini_fw-la die_fw-la dominicâ_fw-la proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n 35_o edw._n 3._o so_o that_o william_n earl_n of_o henault_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n and_o john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o maud_n countess_n of_o leycester_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1381._o the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n and_o all_o maud_n part_n of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n her_o father_n revert_v unto_o john_n of_o gaunt_n in_o right_a of_o blanch_n his_o wife_n the_o other_o sister_n obiit_fw-la 1360_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n die_v on_o