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daughter_n of_o waltheof_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o widow_n of_o simon_n seintliz_n earl_n of_o northampton_n and_o huntingdon_n vincent_n upon_o brooke_n pag._n 367._o by_o which_o marriage_n he_o have_v the_o county_n of_o northumberland_n and_o huntingdon_n in_o england_n and_o by_o she_o have_v issue_n henry_n a_o son_n who_o marry_v ada_n sister_n of_o william_n warren_n earl_n of_o surrey_n in_o england_n and_o half_a sister_n by_o the_o mother_n to_o walleran_n earl_n of_o mellent_a in_o france_n and_o to_o robert_n surname_v bossue_n earl_n of_o leycester_n in_o england_n simon_n dunelmensis_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1139._o pag._n 265._o henry_n have_v issue_n by_o ada_n malcolme_n william_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n david_n earl_n of_o carricht_n in_o scotland_n and_o of_o huntingdon_n in_o england_n also_o maude_n a_o daughter_n but_o this_o prince_n henry_n die_v before_o his_o father_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1152._o and_o maude_n his_o daughter_n also_o 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gant_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n be_v take_v prisoner_n who_o have_v then_o forfeit_v both_o his_o land_n and_o honour_n in_o take_v part_n with_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n which_o title_n lewis_n king_n of_o france_n confer_v upon_o he_o a_o little_a before_o to_o wit_n anno_fw-la 1216._o than_o be_v randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n make_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n by_o king_n henry_n three_o 1217._o 1_o hen._n 3._o for_o so_o be_v the_o writ_n direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o lincoln_n date_v at_o lincoln_n 23_o maii_n 1_o hen._n 3._o claus_n 1_o hen._n 3._o memb._n 17._o command_v he_o quòd_fw-la habere_fw-la faciat_fw-la comiti_fw-la cestriae_fw-la tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la de_fw-la comitatu_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la qui_fw-la eum_fw-la contingit_fw-la jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la ranulphi_n patris_fw-la svi_fw-la where_o if_o vincent_n have_v not_o mis-writ_a the_o record_n it_o shall_v have_v be_v avi_fw-la svi_fw-la not_o 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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 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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 concessâ—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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clementiae_fw-la loco_fw-la dotis_fw-la ad_fw-la sustinendum_fw-la eo_fw-la tamen_fw-la salvo_n dictae_fw-la comitissae_fw-la quod_fw-la plus_fw-la possit_fw-la petere_fw-la in_o dotem_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la dotata_fw-la how_o can_v randle_n now_o have_v any_o wife_n after_o clemence_n unless_o he_o can_v marry_v when_o he_o be_v dead_a away_o with_o these_o lie_n but_o randle_n have_v no_o issue_n by_o either_o of_o his_o wife_n leave_v his_o whole_a inheritance_n to_o be_v share_v by_o his_o four_o sister_n and_o coheir_n as_o be_v before_o mention_v in_o hugh_n cyveliok_v v._o the_o death_n of_o randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n obiit_fw-la 1232_o 3._o 16_o hen._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1232._o ranulfus_n comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la apud_fw-la wallingford_n diem_fw-la clausit_fw-la extremum_fw-la quinto_fw-la calendas_fw-la novembris_fw-la that_o be_v the_o 28._o day_n of_o our_o october_n cujus_fw-la corpus_fw-la 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cvi_fw-la si_fw-la eam_fw-la reddideritis_fw-la i_o pro_fw-la bene_fw-la pacato_fw-la tenerem_fw-la datum_n parisiis_fw-la mensae_fw-la februario_fw-la whereupon_o king_n henry_n 6_o februarii_fw-la 14_o hen._n 3._o anno_fw-la 1229._o engage_v himself_o to_o restore_v all_o the_o land_n in_o england_n which_o be_v parcel_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o leycester_n cùm_fw-la tertio_fw-la denario_fw-la comitatus_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la to_o this_o simon_n young_a brother_n of_o almarick_n aforesaid_a so_o soon_o as_o he_o can_v get_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n for_o to_o he_o he_o have_v former_o grant_v they_o and_o afterward_o almarick_n surrender_v up_o his_o right_n to_o his_o brother_n simon_n 23_o hen._n 3._o in_o these_o word_n follow_v couchir_n book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o com._n leycestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 5._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la almaricus_fw-la comes_fw-la 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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 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at_o all_o in_o the_o summer-solstice_n but_o a_o dark_a twilight_n thus_o dr._n heylyn_n in_o his_o cosmography_n put_v out_o by_o he_o in_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1660._o pag._n 293._o diodorus_n siculus_n who_o be_v contemporary_a with_o julius_n caesar_n say_v brettaine_n be_v the_o great_a island_n in_o europe_n lib._n 5._o pag._n 300._o which_o i_o think_v will_v not_o be_v deny_v and_o henry_n huntingdon_n call_v it_o insularum_fw-la nobilissima_fw-la lib._n 1._o histor_n sub_fw-la initio_fw-la there_o be_v also_o certain_a lesser_a island_n disperse_v in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o british_a sea_n adjacent_a and_o belong_v to_o great_a brettaine_n which_o be_v call_v british_a isle_n as_o 1._o the_o orcades_n or_o isle_n of_o orkney_n 2._o schetland_n 3._o the_o hebrides_n 4._o the_o isle_n of_o man._n 5._o the_o isle_n of_o anglesey_n 6._o the_o island_n of_o the_o severn-sea_n 7._o the_o sorling_n or_o isle_n of_o silley_n 8_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 9_o the_o isle_n 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nomen_fw-la albion_n fuit_fw-la posteà _fw-la verò_fw-la britannia_fw-la lib._n 1._o hist_o sub_fw-la initio_fw-la he_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1148_o so_o pitseus_n p._n 211._o and_o bede_n who_o die_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 734_o according_a to_o malmesbury_n begin_v his_o history_n of_o england_n thus_o britannia_fw-la oceani_fw-la insula_fw-la cvi_fw-la quondà m_fw-la albion_n nomen_fw-la fuit_fw-la also_o dr._n heylyn_n in_o his_o cosmography_n p._n 295._o say_v the_o whole_a island_n of_o brettaine_n be_v first_o call_v albion_n and_o afterward_o brettaine_v which_o name_n of_o brettaine_n be_v first_o find_v in_o athenaeus_n among_o the_o greek_a author_n and_o in_o lucretius_n and_o julius_n caesar_n among_o the_o latin_n and_o be_v retain_v by_o strabo_n pliny_n and_o all_o other_o ancient_a writer_n except_o ptolemy_n only_o by_o who_o it_o be_v call_v albion_n as_o at_o first_o and_o the_o name_n of_o brettaine_n continue_v till_o the_o time_n of_o egbert_n the_o first_o saxon_n monarch_n who_o call_v the_o southern_a part_n of_o this_o island_n by_o the_o name_n of_o england_n from_o the_o angli_fw-la who_o with_o the_o juit_n and_o saxon_n have_v conquer_v the_o same_o but_o contrary_o sir_n john_n prise_n of_o the_o race_n of_o the_o bretans_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr defension_n historiae_fw-la britannicae_n print_v at_o london_n 1573._o p._n 55._o say_v ego_fw-la sanè_fw-la britanniam_fw-la priùs_fw-la dictam_fw-la esse_fw-la quam_fw-la albion_n facilè_fw-la crediderim_fw-la and_o the_o reason_n whereupon_o he_o ground_n his_o opinion_n be_v the_o authority_n of_o caesar_n who_o in_o his_o commentary_n always_o call_v it_o britain_n but_o never_o albion_n and_o that_o from_o this_o more_o noble_a island_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o lesser_a isle_n adjacent_a as_o appertinent_a unto_o this_o be_v also_o call_v insulae_n britannicae_n which_o out_o of_o pliny_n ptolemy_n and_o other_o author_n be_v manifest_a and_o then_o begin_v this_o brettaine_n to_o be_v call_v albion_n in_o distinction_n from_o the_o rest_n and_o he_o add_v the_o authority_n of_o pliny_n who_o live_v about_o
defective_a especial_o not_o exact_v in_o show_v the_o time_n punctual_o and_o oft_o time_n a_o great_a space_n omit_v in_o their_o history_n be_v skip_v over_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o brettan_n after_o the_o roman_a yoke_n cease_v i_o shall_v speak_v when_o i_o come_v to_o wales_n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o time_n when_o the_o saxon_n come_v into_o brettaine_n and_o how_o long_o their_o power_n continue_v there_o 1._o upon_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n brettaine_n be_v leave_v naked_a of_o man_n and_o arm_n as_o i_o have_v show_v before_o whereby_o the_o poor_a brettan_n become_v a_o prey_n to_o the_o pict_n and_o scot_n two_o cruel_a nation_n from_o beyond_o the_o sea_n the_o scot_n from_o the_o south_n and_o the_o pict_n from_o the_o north._n gildas_n cap._n 11._o pag._n 13._o transmarinas_fw-la dicimus_fw-la have_v gentes_fw-la non_fw-la quòd_fw-la extrà _fw-la bretanniam_fw-la sunt_fw-la positae_fw-la sed_fw-la quià _fw-la à _fw-la parte_fw-la britonum_fw-la erant_fw-la remotae_fw-la duobus_fw-la finibus_fw-la mari_n interjacentibus_fw-la quorum_fw-la unus_fw-la ab_fw-la orientali_fw-la mari_n alter_fw-la ab_fw-la occidentali_fw-la britanniae_fw-la terras_fw-la longè_fw-la latéque_fw-la irrumpit_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la invicèm_fw-la pertingere_fw-la possint_fw-la orientalis_n habet_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la svi_fw-la urbem_fw-la guidi_n occidentalis_fw-la supra_fw-la se_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la svi_fw-la habet_fw-la urbem_fw-la alcluith_n quòd_fw-la linguâ_fw-la eorum_fw-la significat_fw-la petram_fw-la cluith_o est_fw-la enim_fw-la juxtà _fw-la fluvium_fw-la nominis_fw-la illius_fw-la so_o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n angl._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o who_o these_o scot_n be_v i_o shall_v speak_v of_o in_o scotland_n and_o whence_o they_o come_v i_o shall_v note_v here_o only_o that_o they_o inhabit_v the_o north_n part_n of_o scotland_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la circiter_fw-la 400._o the_o piht_n or_o pict_n cambden_n suppose_v to_o be_v very_a brettan_n who_o before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o roman_n inhabit_v the_o northern_a part_n of_o this_o island_n and_o also_o those_o other_o brettan_n who_o flee_v to_o they_o from_o this_o other_o part_n of_o brettaine_n which_o the_o roman_n conquer_v as_o refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o servitude_n of_o the_o roman_n cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 82._o but_o bede_n say_v it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o pict_n come_v out_o of_o scythia_n into_o ireland_n and_o thence_o into_o the_o north_n of_o brettaîne_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr hist_n angl._n cap._n 1._o but_o more_o of_o these_o hereafter_o in_o scotland_n 2._o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_n come_v into_o england_n upon_o the_o invitation_n of_o vortiger_n then_o king_n of_o brettaine_n be_v by_o bede_n say_v to_o be_v in_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 449._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n cap._n 15._o and_o have_v a_o place_n appoint_v out_o by_o the_o brettan_n for_o their_o habitation_n conditional_o that_o they_o will_v fight_v and_o defend_v they_o from_o the_o pict_n and_o scot_n and_o the_o brettan_n also_o do_v promise_v they_o pay_v but_o cambden_n say_v the_o first_o come_v of_o the_o saxon_n hither_o be_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 428._o and_o think_v the_o number_n 449_o in_o bede_n to_o be_v corrupt_v and_o misprint_v in_o his_o britannia_n pag._n 95._o see_v his_o reason_n but_o these_o saxon_n have_v expel_v the_o pict_n and_o scot_n do_v afterward_o by_o degree_n root_v out_o the_o brettan_n also_o and_o possess_v themselves_o of_o all_o the_o south_n part_n of_o brettaine_n now_o call_v england_n but_o fall_v out_o among_o themselves_o each_o contend_v for_o superiority_n one_o against_o another_o as_o it_o common_o happen_v in_o such_o case_n england_n become_v a_o heptarchy_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o seven_o kingdom_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v by_o and_o by_o they_o have_v the_o eastern_a part_n of_o this_o island_n to_o land_n in_o appoint_v by_o vortiger_n those_o that_o come_v be_v of_o the_o most_o valiant_a people_n of_o germany_n that_o be_v to_o say_v saxon_n angli_fw-la or_o english_a and_o juite_n call_v by_o bede_n vitæ_fw-la lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n cap._n 15._o from_o these_o juite_n the_o ancient_a inhabitant_n of_o juitland_n now_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n be_v plant_v the_o kentish-man_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o hantshire_n the_o english_a come_v out_o of_o old_a england_n which_o lie_v between_o juitland_n and_o holsatia_n and_o be_v ancient_o possess_v by_o the_o saxon_n who_o be_v expulse_v thence_o by_o the_o dane_n it_o have_v ever_o since_o remain_v in_o the_o dane_n possession_n of_o these_o english_a be_v plant_v the_o east-angle_n middle-angle_n mercian_n and_o all_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n that_o be_v all_o the_o north_n part_n from_o the_o river_n humber_n in_o yorkshire_n the_o saxon_n come_v out_o of_o saxony_n a_o province_n and_o dukedom_n in_o germany_n former_o possess_v by_o the_o longobard_n who_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o saxon_n it_o become_v their_o country_n and_o take_v their_o name_n and_o from_o these_o saxon_n be_v plant_v the_o east-saxons_a south-saxons_a and_o westsaxons_a in_o england_n bede_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n cap._n 15._o verstegan_n pag._n 123._o and_o dr._n heylyn_n in_o his_o cosmography_n pag._n 489._o but_o these_o be_v all_o general_o call_v saxon_n contend_v for_o superiority_n among_o themselves_o fall_v to_o discord_n and_o war_n one_o with_o another_o and_o set_v up_o seven_o kingdom_n in_o that_o part_n of_o brettaine_n which_o they_o obtain_v at_o this_o day_n call_v england_n a_o short_a view_n whereof_o follow_v in_o the_o ensue_a table_n a_o scheme_n of_o the_o seven_o kingdom_n in_o england_n 1._o the_o kingdom_n of_o kent_n it_o begin_v under_o hengist_n an._n dom._n 455._o comprehend_v the_o county_n of_o kent_n  _fw-fr 2._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o south_n saxon_n it_o begin_v under_o ella_n anno_fw-la dom._n 488._o sussex_n surrey_n 3._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a it_o begin_v under_o cerdic_n anno_fw-la 522._o but_o huntingdon_n say_v anno_fw-la 519._o lib._n 2._o hist_o pag._n 313._o cornwall_n devonshire_n dorsetshire_n somersetshire_n wiltshire_n hantshire_n alias_o southamptonshire_n berkshire_n 4._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a it_o begin_v under_o erchenwin_n about_o anno_fw-la 527._o essex_n middlesex_n hartfordshire_n part._n 5._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n it_o begin_v under_o ida_n anno_fw-la dom._n 547._o lancashire_n call_v sometime_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o deiri_n yorkshire_n durham_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n northumberland_z and_o part_n of_o scotland_n from_o the_o river_n tine_n to_o edenborough-frith_n call_v sometime_o bernicia_n  _fw-fr 6._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o east-angle_n it_o begin_v under_o uffa_o anno_fw-la dom._n 575._o but_o stowe_n say_v 492._o norfolk_n  _fw-fr suffolk_n cambridgeshire_n isle_n of_o ely_n 7._o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n it_o begin_v under_o creodda_n an._n dom._n 582._o glocestershire_n herefordshire_n worcestershire_n warwickshire_n leycestershire_n rutlandshire_n northamptonshire_n lincolnshire_n huntingdonshire_n bedfordshire_n buckinghamshire_n oxfordshire_n staffordshire_n derbyshire_n shropshire_n nottinghamshire_n cheshire_n hartfordshire_n the_o other_o part._n but_o that_o of_o the_o westsaxons_a at_o last_o prevail_v over_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o egbert_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a be_v the_o first_o sole_a monarch_n of_o all_o england_n among_o the_o saxon_n he_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o all_o england_n at_o winchester_n about_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 823._o polychronicon_n and_o soon_o after_o command_v that_o all_o that_o part_n of_o brettaine_n whereof_o he_o have_v now_o the_o sovereignty_n shall_v be_v call_v england_n and_o ever_o since_o it_o have_v retain_v the_o name_n of_o england_n polychronicon_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 28._o see_v also_o verstegan_n pag._n 148_o 149._o he_o be_v the_o first_o also_o or_o his_o son_n ethelwolfe_n who_o divide_v england_n into_o shire_n as_o at_o this_o day_n they_o stand_v divide_v the_o name_n whereof_o you_o have_v in_o the_o table_n precede_v and_o king_n alfred_n afterward_o divide_v they_o into_o hundred_o and_o tithing_n so_o malmesbury_n yet_o ingulphus_n say_v that_o alfred_n divide_v both_o the_o shire_n and_o the_o hundred_o but_o be_v mistake_v else_o malmesbury_n will_v not_o have_v leave_v that_o out_o chap._n iu._n how_o the_o saxon_n derive_v their_o pedigree_n from_o sem_fw-mi as_o i_o find_v it_o register_v by_o asser_n menevensis_n pag._n 1._o in_o the_o pedigree_n of_o alfred_n also_o by_o ailredus_n abbas_n rievallis_n in_o his_o pedigree_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o also_o florentius_n pag._n 294._o and_o also_o by_o matthew_n paris_n in_o the_o edition_n put_v out_o by_o dr._n wats_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1640._o pag._n 94._o as_o follow_v 1._o beadwig_n son_n of_o sem._n 2._o wala_n 3._o hathra_n 4._o itermod_n 5._o heremod_n 6._o celdwa_n 7._o beu_n 8._o garwa_o or_o cetwa_n 9_o geta_n pro_fw-la deo_fw-la habitus_fw-la
10._o fingondulf_n 11._o frederwolf_n 12._o freolf_n 13._o fredwald_n 14._o woden_n 15._o bealdag_n 16._o brand._n 17._o freodgar_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 18._o frewin_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 19_o wigg_n these_o three_o be_v omit_v by_o asser_n as_o it_o be_v print_v from_o cambden_n copy_n 1603._o also_o by_o simon_n dunelmensis_n pag._n 119._o 20._o gewis_n iste_fw-la fuit_fw-la caput_fw-la gentis_fw-la suae_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la gens_n illa_fw-la nomen_fw-la accepit_fw-la à _fw-la britonibus_fw-la gewissorum_fw-la gens_n fuit_fw-la hantshire_n sive_fw-la regio_fw-la wintoniae_fw-la ordericus_n lib._n 4._o pag._n 512._o see_v also_o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 15._o gewis_n be_v omit_v in_o mat._n paris_n copy_n 21._o edda_n omit_v by_o asser_n and_o call_v egla_n by_o mat._n paris_n 22._o elesa_n 23._o ceordwic_n he_o live_v anno_fw-la 520._o 24._o creoda_fw-it 25._o chenric_n or_o kenrick_n 26._o cheulin_n 27._o cuthwin_n 28._o cutha_n son_n of_o cuthwin_n 29._o ceoldwald_n 30._o ceonr_v 31._o ingels_n cujus_fw-la frater_fw-la fuit_fw-la ina_n rex_fw-la famosissimus_fw-la occidentalium_fw-la saxonum_n 32._o eoppa_n 33._o offa_n ceù_fw-fr eafa_n 34._o alcmund_n 35._o egbert_n or_o egbricht_n the_o first_o saxon_n monarch_n of_o all_o england_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 836._o 36._o ethelwolf_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la 856._o 37._o alfred_n he_o reign_v not_o till_o 872._o because_o his_o brother_n reign_v before_o he_o obiit_fw-la 899._o 38._o edward_n the_o elder_a obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 924._o 39_o edmund_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 946._o 40._o edgar_z the_o peaceable_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 975._o 41._o ethelred_n he_o plot_v to_o 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the_o pict_n and_o scot_n the_o king_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a a.c._n 522._o 1._o cerdic_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a yea._n 17_o he_o kill_v 5000_o brettan_n anno_fw-la 509._o hen._n huntingdon_n pag._n 312._o and_o rout_v nazaleod_n the_o great_a king_n of_o the_o brettan_n at_o certicsford_n a.c._n 539._o 2._o kenric_n son_n of_o cerdic_n yea._n 26_o a.c._n 565._o 3._o ceaulin_n son_n of_o cenric_n with_o cuthwin_n his_o son_n yea._n 30_o a.c._n 595._o 4._o celric_n son_n of_o ceaulin_n yea._n 5_o a.c._n 600._o 5._o ceolwolfe_n son_n of_o cutha_n son_n of_o kenric_n son_n of_o cerdic_n yea._n 14_o a.c._n 614._o 6._o kingil_n son_n of_o ceolric_n brother_n of_o ceolwolfe_n yea._n 31_o a.c._n 645._o 7._o cenwald_n or_o kenwalchin_n son_n of_o kingils_n yea._n 31_o a.c._n 676._o 8._o sexburga_n wife_n of_o cenwald_n yea._n 1_o a.c._n 677._o 9_o escwine_n son_n of_o cenwald_n yea._n 2_o a.c._n 679._o 10._o centwin_n or_o kentwin_n cousin_n of_o escwin_n yea._n 9_o 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to_o bishop_n so_o the_o bishop_n of_o scotland_n execute_v their_o office_n without_o distinction_n till_o about_o anno_fw-la 1070._o in_o the_o time_n of_o malcolme_n the_o three_o diocese_n be_v circumscribe_v with_o theit_n limit_n cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 683._o afterward_o in_o tract_n of_o time_n scotland_n have_v two_o archbishop_n one_o of_o st._n andrews_n who_o be_v primate_n of_o scotland_n the_o other_o of_o glasco_n to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n be_v substitute_v these_o eight_o bishopric_n dunkeld_n aberdene_n murray_n brichen_n dumblane_fw-mi ross_n cathness_n orkeney_n under_o the_o archbishop_n of_o glasco_n be_v only_o three_o 1._o candida_fw-la casa_n or_o galloway_n 2._o lismore_n or_o argile_n 3._o of_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o isle_n the_o isle_n of_o man_n be_v the_o first_o cathedral_n seat_n but_o by_o the_o invasion_n of_o the_o norwegian_n and_o the_o english_a the_o same_o be_v translate_v to_o ilcomkill_n in_o man_n amphibalus_fw-la be_v the_o first_o bishop_n after_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o seat_n to_o ilcomkill_n i_o find_v only_o one_o onacus_fw-la mention_v about_o the_o year_n 1289._o with_o another_o call_v mauritius_n who_o edward_n i._n king_n of_o england_n send_v prisoner_n to_o london_n so_o far_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o
first_o 39_o king_n of_o scotland_n which_o some_o scotch_a historian_n do_v reckon_v up_o be_v but_o vain_a and_o fabulous_a as_o dr._n heylyn_n true_o account_v they_o in_o his_o cosmography_n pag._n 335._o king_n of_o scotland_n before_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o pict_n when_o the_o scot_n have_v but_o one_o part_n of_o scotland_n and_o the_o pict_n the_o other_o part._n ann._n dom._n 404_o 1._o fergus_n king_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o durstus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n slay_v in_o battle_n against_o the_o roman_n and_o brettan_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 420._o buchanan_n 2._o eugenius_n or_o euenus_n elder_a son_n of_o fergus_n 3._o dongard_n brother_n of_o eugenius_n 4._o constantine_n brother_n of_o dongard_n and_o young_a son_n of_o fergus_n 5._o congall_n son_n of_o dongard_n 6._o goran_z brother_n of_o congall_n 7._o eugenius_n ii_o son_n of_o congall_n 8._o congall_n ii_o brother_n to_o eugenius_n 9_o kinnatel_n in_o his_o time_n aidan_n son_n of_o gorran_n come_v into_o scotland_n who_o two_o year_n before_o come_v out_o of_o ireland_n and_o be_v now_o by_o st._n columba_n bring_v to_o kinnatel_n who_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n to_o aidan_n have_v only_o reign_v 14_o month_n 10._o aidan_n son_n of_o gorran_n have_v his_o kingly_a robe_n put_v on_o by_o columba_n deadly_a feud_n begin_v between_o he_o and_o brudeus_n 702._o brudeus_n brudeus_n be_v son_n of_o meilocon_n ordericus_n l_o 8._o p._n 702._o king_n of_o the_o pict_n aidan_n be_v rout_v by_o ethelfrid_n king_n of_o northumberland_n anno_fw-la 603._o bede_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o so_o that_o he_o never_o come_v again_o into_o scotland_n 11._o kenneth_n i._o be_v elect_a king_n he_o reign_v but_o 4_o month_n or_o ut_fw-la alii_fw-la 12_o month_n 12._o eugenius_n iii_o son_n of_o aidan_n 13._o ferchard_n i._o son_n of_o eugenius_n 14._o donaldus_n brother_n of_o ferchard_n 15._o ferchard_n ii_o son_n of_o ferchard_n he_o be_v wound_v by_o a_o wolf_n 16._o maldwine_n son_n of_o donwald_n he_o be_v strangle_v by_o his_o wife_n upon_o suspicion_n he_o have_v lie_v with_o a_o whore_n and_o she_o be_v burn_v for_o it_o 17._o eugenius_n iu._n son_n of_o dongard_n 18._o eugenius_n v._o son_n of_o ferchard_n 19_o amberkele_v son_n of_o findanus_n son_n of_o eugenius_n iu._n 20._o eugenius_n vi._n he_o marry_v spondana_n daughter_n of_o garnard_n and_o command_v the_o act_n of_o king_n to_o be_v register_v in_o abbey_n 21._o mordac_n son_n of_o amberkeleth_n 22._o etfin_n son_n of_o eugenius_n vi_o he_o force_v galloway_n to_o pay_v tribute_n 23._o eugenius_n vii_o son_n of_o mordac_n be_v murder_v by_o his_o noble_n 24._o fergus_n ii_o son_n of_o etfin_n be_v strangle_v by_o his_o wife_n when_o he_o be_v asleep_a 25._o solvathius_n son_n of_o eugenius_n vii_o a_o good_a prince_n 26._o achaius_n son_n of_o etfin_n first_o enter_v into_o a_o league_n with_o france_n hungus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n obtain_v 10000_o scot_n of_o he_o 27._o congall_n iii_o cousin_n to_o achaius_n 28._o dongall_n ii_o son_n of_o solvathius_n 29._o alpin_n son_n of_o achaius_n slay_v in_o battle_n by_o the_o pict_n who_o challenge_v that_o kingdom_n in_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n sister_n to_o hungus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n and_o his_o heir_n also_o 30._o kenneth_n ii_o son_n of_o alpin_n utter_o subdue_v and_o destroy_v the_o pict_n and_o slay_v drusken_n their_o last_o king_n extend_v thereby_o the_o scottish_a kingdom_n from_o one_o sea_n to_o the_o other_o over_o all_o the_o bound_n of_o modern_a scotland_n king_n of_o scotland_n after_o the_o conquest_n of_o the_o pict_n 1._o kenneth_n ii_o the_o first_o sole_a king_n of_o all_o scotland_n conquer_v the_o pict_n anno_fw-la 838._o he_o promote_v his_o kingdom_n from_o the_o isle_n of_o the_o orcades_n to_o adrian_n wall_n buchanan_n 2._o donald_n ii_o brother_n of_o kenneth_n die_v at_o scone_n anno_fw-la 858._o 3._o constantine_n ii_o son_n of_o kenneth_n slay_v by_o the_o dane_n 4._o ethus_n brother_n of_o constantine_n surname_v alipe_n à _fw-la pedum_n celeritate_fw-la 5._o gregorius_n son_n of_o dongall_n a_o stout_a prince_n he_o overcome_v the_o dane_n brettans_fw-fr and_o english_a subdue_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n enter_v ireland_n with_o a_o army_n in_o the_o time_n of_o duncan_n or_o donat_n or_o more_o true_o dunach_n king_n of_o ireland_n a_o child_n and_o overcome_v brien_n and_o cornelius_n general_n of_o the_o irish_a force_n 6._o donald_n iii_o son_n of_o constantine_n ii_o 7._o constantine_n iii_o son_n of_o ethus_n 8._o malcolme_n i._o style_v milcolumbus_n in_o latin_a son_n of_o donald_n iii_o have_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o edmund_n king_n of_o england_n upon_o condition_n that_o every_o succeed_a king_n of_o scotland_n shall_v swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n as_o the_o supreme_a sovereign_n 9_o indulf_n a_o intruder_n 10._o duffe_o son_n of_o malcolme_n be_v murder_v 11._o culen_n son_n of_o indulfe_n murder_v by_o one_o rohard_n a_o thane_n or_o nobleman_n 12._o kenneth_n iii_o brother_n of_o duffe_n 13._o constantine_n iu._n son_n of_o culen_n surname_v calvus_n or_o the_o bald_a a_o usurper_n of_o the_o crown_n 14._o grime_n son_n of_o duffe_n be_v slay_v in_o battle_n by_o malcolme_n prince_n of_o cumberland_n 15._o malcolme_n ii_o son_n of_o kinneth_n iii_o murder_v by_o his_o noble_n in_o the_o castle_n of_o glammis_fw-la in_o angus_n 16._o duncan_n son_n of_o grime_n succeed_v malcolme_n ii_o malcolme_n have_v no_o issue_n male_a but_o two_o daughter_n beatrix_n marry_v to_o one_o crine_fw-la a_o nobleman_n thane_n of_o the_o west-island_n and_o ruler_n or_o precedent_n over_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o thanes_z who_o that_o age_n call_v a-thane_n doaca_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v the_o thane_n of_o angus_n of_o who_o he_o beget_v macbeth_n so_o buchanan_n and_o duncan_n have_v by_o the_o daughter_n of_o siward_n the_o great_a earl_n of_o northumberland_z two_o son_n malcolme_n cammoir_n and_o donald_n surname_v ban_n that_o be_v white_a 17._o macbeth_z grandson_n to_o malcolme_n ii_o by_o doaca_n his_o daughter_n 18._o malcolme_n iii_o surname_v cammoir_n that_o be_v great-head_n son_n of_o duncan_n he_o enjoy_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n with_o the_o dominion_n of_o scotland_n and_o marry_v margaret_n the_o sister_n of_o edgar_n atheling_n right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n but_o keep_v out_o by_o william_n the_o conqueror_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n six_o son_n edward_n edgar_n alexander_n david_n edmund_n and_o ethelred_n these_o two_o last_o be_v drive_v into_o england_n by_o donwald_n their_o uncle_n and_o die_v in_o banishment_n say_v buchanan_n malcolme_n have_v also_o two_o daughter_n maud_n wife_n to_o henry_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n and_o mary_n another_o daughter_n of_o malcolme_n marry_v to_o eustace_n earl_n of_o boloine_n ordericus_n pag._n 702._o buchanan_n pag._n 215._o this_o malcolme_n with_o edward_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v slay_v by_o morell_n or_o morkell_n a_o officer_n under_o robert_n de_fw-fr moulbray_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n the_o 13_o day_n of_o november_n 1093._o near_o the_o river_n alne_n in_o northumberland_n roger_n hoveden_n pag._n 463_o 464._o as_o he_o be_v come_v home_o peaceable_o towards_o scotland_n ordericus_n vitalis_fw-la lib._n 8._o pag._n 701_o 702._o 19_o donald_n iv_o surname_v ban_n brother_n to_o malcolme_n be_v beat_v out_o of_o scotland_n by_o duncan_n ii_o after_o that_o he_o have_v reign_v six_o month_n 20._o duncan_z ii_o base_a son_n of_o malcolme_n iii_o set_v up_o by_o the_o scot_n and_o murder_v by_o macpendirus_fw-la earl_n of_o merne_n buchanan_n 21._o edgar_z son_n of_o malcolme_n iii_o by_o the_o help_n of_o william_n rufus_n king_n of_o england_n recover_v scotland_n which_o force_n be_v procure_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o edgar_n atheling_n his_o uncle_n hoveden_n pag._n 466._o he_o build_v a_o abbey_n at_o coldingham_n 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william_n earl_n warren_n and_o surrey_n 1139._o margaret_n marry_v to_o conan_n earl_n of_o little-brettain_a after_o to_o bohuis_n she_o die_v 1201._o hoveden_n p._n 822._o 1_o malcolme_n iu._n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 1165._o 2_o william_n king_n of_o scotland_n die_v 1214._o ermengard_n daughter_n of_o richard_n viscount_n beaumond_n 1186._o 2_o henry_n patrick_n de_fw-fr galightly_n one_o of_o the_o competitor_n 1_o alexander_n ii_o king_n of_o scotland_n obiit_fw-la 1249._o joan_n sister_n to_o h_n 3_o king_n of_o england_n 1221._o alexander_n iii_o king_n of_o scotland_n kill_v by_o a_o fall_n from_o his_o horse_n a._n 1285._o margaret_n daughter_n of_o hen._n 3._o king_n of_o england_n 1251._o david_n son_n of_o alexander_n iii_o die_v before_o his_o father_n without_o issue_n alexander_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n but_o he_o die_v before_o his_o father_n leave_v no_o issue_n margaret_z wife_n of_o the_o king_n of_o norwey_n margaret_n a_o daughter_n die_v young_a without_o issue_n about_o 1291._o 58._o ericus_n king_n of_o norwey_n become_v a_o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n on_o behalf_n of_o margaret_n his_o daughter_n now_o decease_v as_o administrator_n to_o she_o anno_fw-la 1292._o walsingham_n hist_n pag._n 58._o isabel_n wife_n of_o roger_n le_fw-fr bigot_n earl_n marshal_n no_o issue_n but_o she_o marry_v robert_n lord_n roos_n first_o hus._n william_n l._n roos_n another_o competitor_n margaret_z wife_n of_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgo_n earl_n of_o kent_n 1221._o m._n paris_n margaret_z wife_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr clare_n no_o issue_n margerita_fw-la wife_n unto_o eustace_n de_fw-fr vescy_n william_n de_fw-fr vescy_n 1_o john_n sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 2_o william_n vescy_n another_o competitor_n 1291._o ada_z wife_n of_o patrick_n de_fw-mi dunbarre_v patrick_n patric_n e._n of_o dunbar_n another_o competitor_n 1291._o austrio_fw-la or_o aufrica_n wife_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr say_v of_o ulster_n a_o quo_fw-la roger_n de_fw-fr mandevil_n another_o competitor_n 3_o david_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n 1184._o maud_n elder_a sister_n to_o randle_n blundevil_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o a_o coheir_n 1_o margaret_n elder_a daughter_n of_o david_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n be_v second_o wife_n to_o alan_n de_fw-fr galloway_n constable_n of_o scotland_n dervergoile_n marry_v to_o john_n balliol_n of_o bernard_n castle_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o durham_n the_o founder_n of_o baliol-college_n in_o oxford_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la 1269._o aut_fw-la paulo_fw-la ante_fw-la 1_o hugh_n balliol_n son_n and_o heir_n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la balio-fergus_a pag._n 2._o 2_o alan_n second_o son_n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 3_o alexander_n three_o son_n obiit_fw-la sine_fw-la prole_fw-la 4_o john_n balliol_n another_o competitor_n who_o be_v adjudge_v king_n of_o scotland_n by_o the_o award_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la 1292._o thomas_n die_v without_o 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son_n of_o the_o first_o hugh_n and_o get_v the_o day_n but_o afterward_o by_o treachery_n be_v deliver_v to_o hugh_n lacie_n who_o bring_v he_o to_o king_n john_n and_o the_o king_n give_v the_o earldom_n of_o ulster_n and_o the_o dominion_n of_o connaught_n to_o the_o say_v hugh_n lacie_n annales_n hiberniae_fw-la and_o curcy_n never_o get_v his_o right_n again_o it_o be_v say_v of_o this_o john_n curcy_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v fight_v a_o duel_n for_o the_o king_n against_o the_o king_n of_o france_n champion_n but_o that_o champion_n dare_v not_o meddle_v with_o he_o he_o strike_v his_o sword_n through_o a_o head-piece_n so_o deep_a into_o a_o block_n that_o none_o can_v pull_v it_o out_o but_o himself_o annales_n hiberniae_fw-la sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1204._o put_v in_o the_o end_n of_o cambden_n britannia_n after_o ireland_n there_o be_v also_o some_o other_o as_o robert_z le_fw-fr poer_n the_o king_n marshal_n in_o ireland_n to_o who_o henry_n the_o second_o give_v waterford_n town_n in_o custody_n with_o all_o the_o apurtenance_n and_o he_o appoint_v all_o the_o land_n between_o waterford_n and_o the_o water_n beyond_o lismore_n and_o all_o the_o land_n of_o oiseric_n with_o its_o apurtenance_n to_o belong_v to_o the_o service_n of_o waterford_n hoveden_n pag._n 567._o and_o also_o afterward_o at_o marleberge_n the_o king_n give_v to_o philip_n de_fw-fr breos_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o limrick_n for_o the_o service_n of_o 60_o knight_n fee_n for_o herbert_n and_o william_n brother_n of_o reginald_n earl_n of_o cornwall_n and_o joslan_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pumerai_fw-fr their_o nephew_n will_v not_o have_v that_o kingdom_n though_o give_v they_o before_o by_o the_o king_n because_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o get_v for_o monoderus_n king_n of_o limrick_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o english_a after_o he_o have_v swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n there_o arise_v up_o another_o of_o his_o progeny_n who_o will_v not_o submit_v because_o of_o the_o 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1320._o 34._o thomas_n fitz-john_n earl_n of_o kildare_n make_v lord_n justice_n this_o year_n dublin_n be_v make_v a_o university_n alexander_n bicknor_n then_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n 1321._o 35._o john_n bermingham_n earl_n of_o louth_n lord_n justice_n 1323._o 36._o john_n darcy_n lord_n justice_n sub_fw-la edwardo_n tertio_fw-la 1327._o 37._o thomas_n fitz-john_n earl_n of_o kildare_n again_o lord_n justice_n obiit_fw-la 1328._o 1328._o 38._o roger_n outlaw_n prior_n of_o kilmaynan_n lord_n justice_n he_o be_v prior_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o ireland_n and_o chancellor_n of_o ireland_n nicolas_n fastoll_n and_o elias_n ashburne_n justiciarrii_n de_fw-fr banco_n 1329._o 39_o john_n darcy_n second_o time_n lord_n justice_n darcy_n go_v into_o england_n 1330._o roger_n outlaw_n be_v depute_v justice_n 1331._o 40._o sir_n anthony_n lucy_n come_v chief_a justice_n 3_o die_v junii_fw-la 1333._o 41._o sir_n john_n darcy_n three_o time_n justice_n 1337._o 42._o sir_n john_n charleton_n miles_n &_o baro_n come_v lord_n chief_a justice_n in_o festo_fw-la calixti_fw-la papae_fw-la thomas_n charleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n brother_n to_o sir_n john_n chancellor_z of_o ireland_n and_o john_n rees_n treasurer_n 1338._o 43._o thomas_n charleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n lord_z justice_z and_o governor_n anno_fw-la 1340._o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n call_v into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n roger_n outlaw_n again_o be_v make_v lord_n justice_n who_o die_v lord_n justice_n and_o chancellor_n of_o ireland_n 13_o die_v februarii_fw-la 1341._o 44._o sir_n john_n darcy_n the_o four_o time_n now_o make_v lord_n justice_n for_o his_o life_n sir_n john_n morrice_n come_v into_o ireland_n mense_fw-la maii_n 1341._o deputy_n to_o john_n darcy_n 1343._o 45._o 13_o die_v julii_n sir_n ralph_n ufford_n with_o his_o consort_n the_o countess_n of_o ulster_n come_v into_o ireland_n lord_n chief_a justice_n he_o die_v on_o palm-sunday_n the_o 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1350._o 49._o sir_n thomas_n rokesby_n lord_n justice_n 1355._o 50._o sir_n thomas_n go_v out_o of_o his_o justiceship_n july_n 26._o and_o maurice_n fitz-thomas_n earl_n of_o desmond_n be_v make_v lord_n justice_n he_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o he_o live_v which_o be_v not_o long_a for_o he_o die_v in_o dublin-castle_n die_fw-la conversionis_fw-la sancti_fw-la pauli_n follow_v 1356._o 51._o 31_o edw._n 3._o sir_n thomas_n rokesby_n again_o lord_n justice_n obiit_fw-la eodem_fw-la anno._n 1357._o 52._o sir_n almaric_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la amando_fw-la lord_n justice_n 1359._o 53._o james_n butler_n earl_n of_o ormond_n lord_n chief_a justice_n 1360._o 54._o 35_o edw._n 3._o the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n come_v into_o england_n maurice_n fitz-thomas_n earl_n of_o kildare_n be_v make_v chief_a justice_n ut_fw-la sequitur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la hae_fw-la literae_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quòd_fw-la commisimus_fw-la dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la 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the_o roman_n caesar_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gallico_n lib._n 5._o in_o ipso_fw-la initio_fw-la and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o brettaine_n cease_v upon_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n after_o that_o alaric_n king_n of_o the_o goth_n have_v take_v rome_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 410._o according_o to_o our_o vulgar_a computation_n so_o helvicus_n in_o his_o chronology_n also_o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 11._o so_o that_o the_o rule_n or_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o roman_n over_o brettaine_n continue_v almost_o 470_o year_n as_o bede_n compute_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n but_o cambden_n in_o his_o britannia_n pag._n 60._o compute_v to_o valentinian_n the_o three_o say_v 476_o year_n iii_o but_o now_o the_o poor_a brettans_fw-fr upon_o the_o roman_n withdraw_v of_o their_o force_n out_o of_o brettaine_n to_o defend_v themselves_o be_v miserable_o devour_v by_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n and_o therefore_o they_o 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christi_fw-la 823._o by_o florentius_n wigorniensis_n and_o stowe_n this_o egbert_n also_o be_v say_v to_o have_v new_o
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the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o
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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 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chester_n sir_n james_n bridgeman_n and_o richard_n xi_o brian_n walton_n bear_v at_o cleaveland_n in_o yorkshire_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n bring_v up_o in_o peterhouse_n in_o cambridge_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o chester_n 2_o die_v decembris_fw-la 1660._o upon_o the_o restoration_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o he_o die_v november_n 29._o in_o vigiliis_fw-la sancti_fw-la andreae_n 1661._o anno_o aetatis_fw-la 62._o bury_v in_o the_o cathedral_n of_o st._n paul_n at_o london_n he_o have_v a_o principal_a hand_n in_o set_v out_o the_o great_a bible_n of_o many_o language_n and_o marry_a jane_n daughter_n of_o doctor_n william_n fuller_n dean_n of_o durham_n xii_o henry_n ferne_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n master_n of_o trinity_n college_n in_o cambridge_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o chester_n 9_o die_v februarii_fw-la 1661._o he_o die_v very_o soon_o after_o and_o never_o live_v to_o come_v to_o chester_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o westminster_n he_o write_v clear_a resolution_n of_o certain_a case_n of_o conscience_n relate_v to_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o late_a king_n and_o his_o rebellious_a parliament_n xiii_o george_n hall_n one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o doctor_n joseph_n hall_n bishop_n of_o excester_n be_v sometime_o of_o excester_n college_n in_o oxford_n and_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o consecrate_a bishop_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1662._o he_o be_v also_o parson_n of_o wiggan_n in_o lancashire_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o sir_n orlando_n bridgeman_n then_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common-plea_n this_o bishop_n marry_v garter_v sister_n to_o sir_n amos_n meredith_n now_o of_o ashley_n in_o cheshire_n he_o die_v at_o wiggan_n august_n 23._o 1668._o without_o any_o issue_n of_o his_o body_n and_o gartrede_v his_o lady_n also_o die_v at_o wiggan_n in_o march_n follow_v fourteen_o john_n wilkins_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n son_n of_o walter_n wilkins_n a_o goldsmith_n in_o the_o city_n of_o oxford_n be_v first_o student_n of_o christchurch_n in_o oxford_n and_o after_o make_v warden_n of_o wadham_n college_n in_o the_o same_o university_n about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1651._o he_o marry_v robina_n sister_n to_o oliver_n cromwell_n the_o late_a lord_n protector_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n as_o yet_o he_o be_v make_v master_n of_o trinity_n college_n in_o cambridge_n about_o the_o year_n 1659._o and_o after_o the_o restoration_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o he_o be_v make_v dean_n of_o rippon_n in_o yorkshire_n and_o be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1668._o he_o be_v also_o parson_n of_o wiggan_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o sir_n orlando_n bridgeman_n baronet_n now_o lord-keeper_n of_o england_n chap._n iii_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o dean_n of_o chester_n i._o thomas_n clerke_n who_o before_o have_v be_v the_o last_o abbot_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n be_v make_v the_o first_o dean_n of_o chester_n after_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o new_a bishopric_n here_o 1541._o 33_o hen._n 8._o ii_o henry_n mann_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n afterward_o bishop_n of_o the_o
brooks_n similitèr_fw-la 22_o henry_n brook_n of_o norton_n esquire_n by_o the_o two_o house_n sinè_fw-la regè._fw-la 23_o idem_fw-la henry_n continue_v by_o the_o parliament_n sinè_fw-la rege_fw-la 24_o roger_n wilbraham_n of_o darford_n esquire_n by_o the_o parliament_n sinè_fw-la rege_fw-la 1649._o caroli_n primi_fw-la robert_n duckenfield_n of_o duckenfield_n esquire_n by_o the_o committee_n of_o state_n calling_z themselves_z custodes_fw-la libertatis_fw-la angliae_fw-la after_o they_o have_v behead_v the_o king_n sub_fw-la carolo_n secundo_fw-la caroli_n secundi_fw-la 1650._o sir_n henry_n delves_n of_o dodington_n baronet_n by_o the_o committee_n of_o state_n 1651._o edmund_n jodrill_n of_o yerdesley_n esquire_n by_o the_o committee_n of_o state_n 1652._o john_n crew_n of_o crew_n esquire_n by_o the_o committee_n of_o state_n 1653._o peter_n dutton_n of_o hatton_n esquire_n by_o the_o committee_n of_o state_n 1654._o george_n warburton_n of_o arley_n esquire_n by_o oliver_n protector_n 1655._o philip_n egerton_n of_o olton_n esquire_n by_o the_o same_o oliver_n 1656._o idem_fw-la philip_n continue_v by_o oliver_n 1657._o thomas_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a esquire_n by_o oliver_n 1658._o john_n legh_n of_o booth_n esquire_n by_o oliver_n 1659._o idem_fw-la john_n continue_v by_o oliver_n 1660._o 12_o thomas_n cholmondeley_n of_o vale-royal_a esquire_n by_o the_o king_n now_o restore_v 1661._o 13_o idem_fw-la thomas_n continue_v by_o the_o king_n 1662._o 14_o thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n esquire_n 1663._o 15_o sir_n john_n bellot_n of_o morton_n make_v baronet_n this_o year_n 1664._o 16_o sir_n thomas_n wilbraham_n of_o woodhey_n baronet_n 1665._o 17_o sir_n thomas_n delves_n of_o dodington_n baronet_n 1666._o 18_o sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o harden_n knight_n 1667._o 19_o sir_n richard_z brook_z of_o norton_n baronet_n 1668._o 20_o roger_n wilbraham_n of_o darford_n esquire_n 1669._o 21_o sir_n peter_z brook_z of_o mere_a knight_n his_o writ_n be_v date_v in_o november_n 1668._o 1670._o 22_o roger_n wilbraham_n of_o nantwich_n esquire_n 1671._o 23_o edmund_n jodrill_n of_o yerdsley_n esquire_n 1672._o 24_o william_n lawton_n of_o lawton_n esquire_n chap._n vii_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o escheator_n of_o cheshire_n to_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n in_o ancient_a time_n there_o be_v but_o two_o escheator_n in_o england_n the_o one_o on_o this_o side_n of_o trent_n and_o the_o other_o beyond_o trent_n at_o which_o time_n they_o have_v subescheators_a but_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o the_o office_n be_v divide_v and_o several_a escheator_n make_v in_o every_o county_n for_o life_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o continue_v till_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o afterward_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 14_o edw._n 3._o it_o be_v enact_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v as_o many_o escheator_n assign_v as_o when_o edward_n the_o three_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o be_v one_o in_o every_o county_n and_o that_o no_o escheator_n shall_v tarry_v in_o his_o office_n above_o a_o year_n and_o by_o another_o statute_n to_o be_v in_o office_n but_o once_o in_o three_o year_n the_o lord-treasurer_n name_v he_o cook_n upon_o littleton_n fol._n 13._o b._n but_o chester_n and_o other_o county-palatines_a make_v their_o own_o escheator_n long_a time_n before_o the_o statute_n of_o 14_o edw._n 3._o and_o their_o privilege_n for_o make_v escheator_n be_v allow_v by_o the_o say_a statute_n 45_o e._n 3._o 1261._o thomas_n de_fw-fr orreby_n 1261._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o original_a deed_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o maxfield_n hugo_n le_fw-fr mercer_n sub_fw-la edw._n 1._o 10_o e._n 1._o 1282._o adam_n de_fw-fr chetwine_n mr._n holms_n book_n lib._n b._n pag._n 124._o exit_fw-la placitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la die_v martis_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la nicolai_n 10_o edw._n 1._o de_fw-la custodiâ_fw-la &_o maritagio_fw-la johannis_n filii_fw-la &_o haeredis_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr hatton_n 22_o e._n 1._o 1294._o frater_fw-la robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr valle_o regali_fw-la per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr dutton_n lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o bb_n 24_o e._n 1._o 1296._o peter_n of_o newcastle_n under_o lime_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o writ_n for_o the_o office_n of_o vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro_n vulgò_fw-la sampire_n in_o the_o plea_n at_o chester_n proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la augustini_fw-la episcopi_fw-la 28_o edw._n 1._o 27_o e._n 1._o 1299._o hugh_z bushy_z per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la concern_v sampire_n in_o placitis_fw-la ibidèm_fw-la in_o festo_fw-la translationis_fw-la sancti_fw-la thomae_fw-la apostoli_fw-la 27_o edw._n 1._o 6_o ed._n 2._o 1312._o matthew_n de_fw-fr hulgrave_n edward_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n also_o 6_o edw._n 2._o mr._n holms_n book_n b._n pag._n 114._o 1_o ed._n 3._o 1327._o william_n de_fw-fr swetenham_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la hugonis_fw-la de_fw-fr dutton_n 1_o ed._n 3._o lieger_n book_n of_o vale-royal_a fol._n 46._o 2_o ed._n 3._o 1328._o 5_o ed._n 3._o 1331._o 6_o ed._n 3._o 1332._o john_n de_fw-fr wetenhale_n mr._n holms_n book_n e._n fol._n 256._o thomas_n danier_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la penès_fw-la i_o v._o num_fw-la 11._o hamo_fw-la massy_n de_fw-fr tatton_n o._n num_fw-la 1._o he_o be_v young_a son_n to_o robert_n massy_n of_o tatton_n in_o cheshire_n and_o marry_a katherine_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n rixton_n of_o rixton_n in_o lancashire_n 6_o edw._n 3._o 1332._o from_o who_o the_o massye_n of_o rixton_n he_o be_v afterward_o sir_n hamon_n massy_a knight_n 1347._o lib._n c._n fol._n 105._o num_fw-la 42._o &_o fol._n 292._o num_fw-la 1._o 7_o ed._n 3._o 1333._o peter_n arderne_a make_v escheator_n 7_o edw._n 3._o mr._n holms_n book_n e_o fol._n 77._o quamdiù_fw-fr benè_fw-la se_fw-la gesserit_fw-la this_o peter_n have_v land_n in_o over-alderley_n 19_o e._n 3._o 1345._o hugh_n de_fw-fr hopwas_n as_o appear_v by_o a_o inquisition_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la for_o the_o bondary_a of_o stub_n supèr_n rudheath_n quae_fw-la tenetur_fw-la de_fw-la fratribus_fw-la sancti_fw-la johannis_n hierosolymitani_fw-la in_o possession_n of_o sir_n thomas_n delves_n of_o dodington_n baronet_n anno_fw-la 1664._o he_o be_v also_o escheator_n 23_o &_o 26_o edw._n 3._o quae_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la ex_fw-la recordis_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la intèr_fw-la recognitiones_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la apùd_fw-la cestriam_fw-la propriâ_fw-la manu_fw-la collecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la 35_o e._n 3._o 1361._o adam_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n &_o 36_o edw._n 3._o 39_o e._n 3._o 1365._o john_n scolehall_n make_v escheator_n quamdiù_fw-fr nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la 26_o martii_fw-la 39_o edw._n 3._o he_o be_v also_o sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 42_o edw._n 3._o i_o find_v he_o also_o escheator_n 2_o ri._n 2._o &_o 6_o &_o 7_o rich._n 2._o 8_o ric._n 2._o 1384._o adam_n kingsley_n 10_o r._n 2._o 1386._o john_n ewlowe_n 11_o 12_o 13_o r._n 2._o adam_n kingsley_n 14_o r._n 2._o 1390._o john_n leech_n part_n of_o 13_o &_o 14_o rich._n 2._o 15_o r._n 2._o 1391._o thomas_n masterson_n of_o nantwich_n part_n of_o 14_o 15_o &_o 16_o rich._n 2._o 16_o r._n 2._o 1392._o adam_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n part_n of_o 16_o &_o 19_o &_o 20_o rich_a 2._o 21_o r._n 2._o 1398._o hugh_n leigh_n id_fw-la est_fw-la of_o high-legh_n of_o the_o east-hall_n make_v escheator_n quamdiù_fw-fr nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la 23_o octobris_fw-la 21_o rich._n 2._o the_o original_a be_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o mr._n legh_n of_o high-legh_n of_o the_o west-hall_n anno_fw-la 1664._o 22_o r._n 2._o 1399._o adam_n de_fw-fr kingsley_n 1_o h._n 4._o 1400._o richard_n manley_n &_o 3_o hen._n 4._o &_o 18_o augusti_n 4_o hen._n 4._o 4_o h._n 4._o 1403._o matthew_z mere_a make_v escheator_n 4_o hen._n 4._o 7_o h._n 4._o 1405._o richard_n manley_n make_v escheator_n 7_o hen._n 4._o i_o find_v he_o also_o escheator_n 10_o hen._n 4._o 2_o h._n 5._o 1414._o henry_n de_fw-fr ravenscroft_n 2_o &_o 3_o hen._n 5._o &_o 6_o hen._n 5._o 9_o h._n 5._o 1421._o richard_n do_v of_o crowton_n make_v escheator_n 9_o hen._n 5._o 10_o h._n 5._o 1422._o john_n wetenhale_n of_o nantwich_n make_v escheator_n quamdiù_fw-fr nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la 26_o aprilis_n 10_o hen._n 5._o he_o continue_v to_o 7_o hen._n 6._o and_o part_n of_o 7_o hen._n 6._o 7_o h._n 6._o 1428._o john_n bruen_n make_v escheator_n december_n 8._o 7_o hen._n 6._o he_o continue_v to_o 12_o hen._n 6._o and_o part_n of_o 12_o hen._n 6._o this_o be_v bruen_n of_o stapleford_n 12_o h._n 6._o 1434._o john_n legh_n del_fw-it ridge_n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o &_o 18_o hen._n 6._o &_o 31_o hen._n 6._o 38_o h._n 6._o 1459._o ralph_n legh_n ut_fw-la per_fw-la inquisitionem_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la domini_fw-la thomae_fw-la dutton_n de_fw-fr dutton_n militis_fw-la 38_o h._n 6._o robert_n fowelshurst_n make_v escheator_n 4_o julii_n 38_o hen._n 6._o 1460._o 1_o ed._n 4._o 1461._o william_n venables_n de_fw-fr copenhale_n make_v escheator_n 20_o julii_n 1_o edw._n 4._o 17_o e._n 4._o 1477._o
thomas_n de_fw-fr walton_n 17_o edw._n 4._o &_o 21_o edw._n 4._o 10_o h._n 7._o 1495._o roger_n manwaring_n gentleman_n make_v escheator_n quamdiù_fw-fr nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la 16_o julii_n 10_o h._n 7._o idem_fw-la roger_n 2_o julii_n 17_o h._n 7._o idem_fw-la roger_n make_v escheator_n durante_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la and_o to_o have_v the_o whole_a profit_n thereof_o date_v 4_o aprilis_n 19_o hen._n 7._o he_o be_v also_o escheator_n 24_o hen._n 7._o and_o be_v a_o young_a son_n to_o manwaring_n of_o carincham_n 1_o h._n 8._o 1509._o sir_n ralph_n egerton_n and_o roger_n manwaring_n make_v escheator_n of_o cheshire_n for_o their_o life_n and_o to_o the_o survivor_n of_o they_o 7_o julii_n 1_o hen._n 8._o it_o appear_v manwaring_n be_v dead_a 6_o hen._n 8._o and_o the_o say_a sir_n ralph_n egerton_n one_o of_o the_o gentlemen-usher_n of_o the_o king_n chamber_n be_v make_v ranger_n of_o the_o king_n forest_n of_o delamere_n in_o cheshire_n during_o his_o life_n 6_o hen._n 8._o this_o sir_n ralph_n as_o i_o take_v it_o be_v young_a son_n to_o egerton_n of_o egerton_n and_o the_o first_o egerton_n of_o ridley_n he_o die_v 1528._o the_o egerton_n of_o ridley_n in_o short_a time_n attain_v to_o a_o great_a estate_n but_o be_v all_o now_o sell_v and_o go_v except_o some_o small_a part_n in_o yorkshire_n call_v allerton_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la vrian_a brereton_n one_o of_o the_o groom_n of_o the_o privy-chamber_n make_v escheator_n and_o ranger_n of_o delamere_n forrest_n pro_fw-la termino_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la after_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n ralph_n egerton_n with_o 10_o l._n fee_fw-mi per_fw-la annum_fw-la date_v 1_o aprilis_n 18_o hen._n 8._o he_o be_v after_o brereton_n of_o honford_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n and_o young_a son_n of_o brereton_n of_o malpas_n 32_o h._n 8._o 1540_o vrian_a brereton_n armiger_n unus_fw-la gromettorum_fw-la privatae_fw-la camerae_fw-la regis_fw-la escheator_n 32_o &_o 35_o hen._n 8._o et_fw-la vrianus_n brereton_n 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eton_n hall_n the_o seat_n of_o grosvenour_n 2._o at_o lea_n hall_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o now_o lady_n calveley_n 1669._o edesbery_n hundred_o parish_n churches_n 1._o tarvin_n 2._o barrow_n 3._o thorneton_n 4._o juce_n 5._o frodsham_n 6._o weverham_n 7._o torperley_n 8._o over_o 9_o white-gate_n see_v stat._n of_o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 32._o 10._o bunbury_n see_v web_n collection_n put_v out_o by_o dan._n king_n in_o his_o vale-royal_a of_o england_n pag._n 104_o 105._o the_o present_a patron_n v._o a_o prebendary_a of_o lichfield_n r._n savage_a earl_n rivers_n r._n booth_n of_o dunham-massy_a v._o cholmeley_n of_o vale-royal_a v._o christchurch_n college_n in_o oxford_n v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n crew_n of_o utkinton_n v._o bishop_n of_o chester_n r._n cholmeley_n of_o vale-royal_a v._o the_o company_n of_o huber_n dusher_n in_o london_n parochial_a chapel_n 1._o little_a budworth_n within_o over_o parish_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o watenhall_n chappel_n in_o over_o parish_n 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of_o hooton_n chapel_n of_o ease_n 1._o moreton_n chappel_n in_o bidston_n parish_n 2._o birkenhead_n chappel_n now_o in_o decay_n in_o bidston_n parish_n domestic_a chapel_n 1._o at_o hooton_n hall_n sum_n total_a according_a to_o this_o catalogue_n in_o the_o whole_a county_n of_o chester_n beside_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n of_o parish_n curche_n 75_o of_o parochial_a chapel_n 18_o of_o chapel_n of_o ease_n 34_o of_o domestic_a chapel_n 17_o  _fw-fr in_o toto_fw-la of_o all_o sort_n 144_o 1669._o church_n in_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n 1._o saint_n werburge_n or_o the_o cathedral_n church_n with_o a_o square_a steeple_n in_o the_o middle_n have_v the_o parish_n church_n of_o st._n oswald_n in_o the_o south_n isle_n thereof_o because_o st._n oswald_n church_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v the_o parish_n church_n be_v now_o the_o common_a hall_n of_o the_o city_n 2._o st._n peter_n with_o a_o spire_n steeple_n by_o the_o high_a cross_n 3._o trinity_n curch_n with_o a_o spire_n steeple_n also_o in_o the_o water-gate_n street_n 4._o st._n martin_n of_o the_o ash_n 5._o st._n maries_n by_o the_o castle_n 6._o st._n toola_n that_o be_v st._n olave_n near_o to_o the_o bridge_n 7._o st._n michael_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o bridge_n street_n former_o a_o monastery_n see_v monasticon_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 185._o 8._o st._n brigit_n over_o against_o st._n michael_n on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o the_o street_n 9_o st._n john_n church_n by_o the_o river_n side_n without_o the_o wall_n 10._o little_a st._n john_n without_o the_o north_n gate_n it_o be_v demolish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n about_o 1645._o concern_v the_o church_n and_o chapel_n of_o bucklow_n hundred_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o particular_o in_o their_o due_a place_n and_o order_n as_o within_z the_o compass_n of_o my_o intend_a task_n only_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n here_o that_o parish_n be_v first_o distinguish_v in_o england_n under_o honorius_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 636._o cambden_n britannia_fw-la printed_n 1607._o pag._n 116._o parker_n historia_fw-la cantuariensis_n pag._n 52._o ridley_n in_o his_o view_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n tell_v we_o pa._n 176_o 177._o that_o font_n in_o the_o primitive_a time_n be_v not_o in_o the_o church_n but_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o elder_a age_n be_v to_o baptise_v in_o river_n and_o fountain_n and_o that_o custom_n be_v discontinue_v through_o persecution_n font_n be_v erect_v in_o private_a house_n and_o in_o more_o peaceable_a age_n they_o make_v bold_a to_o build_v their_o font_n a_o little_a distance_n from_o the_o church_n afterward_o they_o obtain_v to_o set_v they_o in_o the_o church_n porch_n at_o last_o they_o get_v they_o into_o the_o church_n but_o they_o be_v not_o at_o first_o place_v in_o every_o church_n immediate_o for_o at_o the_o first_o they_o be_v find_v only_o in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n where_o the_o bishop_n reside_v and_o though_o service_n may_v be_v say_v in_o the_o lesser_a minister_n and_o rural_a church_n yet_o the_o right_n of_o sepulture_n and_o baptism_n belong_v to_o the_o cathedral_n church_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o it_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o mother-church_n because_o as_o people_n in_o their_o mother_n womb_n be_v bear_v man_n so_o in_o the_o font_n of_o baptism_n as_o in_o the_o church_n womb_n they_o be_v bear_v christian_n in_o succeed_a age_n when_o it_o be_v find_v that_o the_o mother-church_n be_v too_o far_o distant_a from_o some_o village_n and_o so_o situate_v that_o in_o the_o winter_n the_o people_n can_v not_o repair_v thither_o consideration_n be_v have_v of_o this_o inconvenience_n and_o the_o bishop_n take_v occasion_n hence_o to_o transfer_v the_o rite_n of_o baptism_n and_o sepulture_n to_o the_o rural_a church_n and_o this_o together_o with_o the_o rite_n of_o tithe_n make_v it_o a_o parish_n church_n of_o that_o kind_n which_o we_o now_o have_v but_o because_o also_o in_o many_o parish_n some_o family_n live_v so_o remote_a from_o the_o church_n
engrave_v for_o warbutton_n of_o arley_n coat_n a_o cheveron_n between_o three_o cormorant_n which_o be_v not_o warburton_n proper_a coat_n on_o the_o one_o side_n whereof_o be_v write_v john_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n warburton_n knight_n the_o same_o three_o coat_n be_v also_o above_o the_o great_a window_n on_o the_o same_o westside_n of_o the_o steeple_n certain_o the_o fret_v in_o dutton_n coat_n be_v not_o add_v before_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o the_o first_o sir_n john_n warburton_n of_o arley_n be_v he_o who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o body_n to_o henry_n the_o seven_o and_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n for_o his_o life_n and_o die_v 15_o hen._n 8._o 1524._o and_o therefore_o it_o shall_v seem_v the_o steeple_n be_v repair_v again_o not_o many_o age_n since_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o hen._n 8._o or_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o hen._n 7._o at_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o church_n of_o great_a budworth_n be_v give_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n by_o william_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n the_o young_a and_o baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o about_o the_o end_n of_o his_o reign_n lib._n b._n pag._n 199._o num_fw-la 1._o which_o roger_n the_o lacie_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n afterward_o confirm_v see_v monast_n anglican_n pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 185._o and_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n by_o henry_n the_o eight_o he_o give_v the_o rectory_n of_o budworth_n and_o runcorne_n unto_o christ-church-college_n in_o oxford_n by_o special_a grant_n date_v 11_o die_v decembris_fw-la 38_o hen._n 8._o 1546._o so_o this_o church_n of_o great_a budworth_n have_v now_o the_o college_n of_o christ-church_n in_o oxford_n for_o its_o patron_n and_o be_v now_o but_o a_o vicarage_n worth_n about_o 80_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o this_o church_n be_v yet_o the_o case_n of_o a_o fair_a organ_n have_v the_o coat_n of_o arm_n of_o warburton_n of_o arley_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n and_o merbury_n of_o merbury_n carve_v thereon_o these_o organ_n as_o tradition_n have_v it_o come_v frem_a norton_n buy_v after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o priory_n and_o be_v in_o good_a order_n till_o the_o pipe_n thereof_o be_v take_v out_o and_o spoil_v by_o the_o parliament_n soldier_n in_o the_o late_a war_n 1647._o which_o some_o scotchman_n among_o they_o call_v whistle_v in_o a_o box._fw-la this_o parish_n of_o budworth_n be_v the_o large_a parish_n of_o cheshire_n next_o to_o that_o of_o prestbury_n and_o it_o comprehend_v these_o village_n follow_v beside_o the_o parochial_a chappelry_n of_o witton_n and_o nether-peve_a within_o the_o same_o  _fw-fr the_n mize_n  _fw-fr li._n s._n d._n nether-tabley_a 00_o 12_o 00_o picmere_fw-la 00_o 12_o 00_o wincham_n 00_o 12_o 00_o marston_n 00_o 10_o 00_o aston_n juxtà _fw-la budworth_n 00_o 16_o 00_o budworth_n 00_o 10_o 08_o comberbach_n 00_o 10_o 00_o merbury_n 00_o 04_o 00_o cogshull_n 00_o 08_o 00_o over-whitley_n cum_fw-la hamlettis_n 01_o 18_o 00_o nether-whitley_n 00_o 16_o 00_o appleton_n &_o hull_n 01_o 00_o 06_o stretton_n 00_o 10_o 00_o dutton_n 00_o 16_o 08_o barterton_n 00_o 05_o 00_o little_a legh_n 00_o 15_o 00_o barnton_n 00_o 09_o 04_o anderton_n 00_o 10_o 08_o sum_n total_a in_o the_o mize_n 11_o 16_o 02_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o if_o i_o touch_v here_o the_o parochial_a chappelry_n belong_v to_o the_o mother-church_n of_o budworth_n although_o they_o be_v both_o situate_v in_o northwich_n hundred_o the_o one_o be_v call_v witton-chappel_n dedicate_v to_o st._n helen_n the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n the_o great_a the_o christian_a emperor_n daughter_n of_o coel_n the_o british_a king_n of_o colchester_n say_v huntingdon_n pag._n 306._o but_o malmesbury_n pag._n 7._o call_v her_o stabularia_fw-la a_o hostess_n that_o keep_v a_o inn_n or_o victualling-house_n who_o dedication-feast_n be_v celebrate_v 18_o die_v augusti_n the_o parochial-chappel_n of_o witton_n comprehend_v these_o village_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n in_o edesbery_n hundred_o hartford_n 00_o 09_o 04_o winnington_n 00_o 04_o 08_o castle-northwich_n 00_o 03_o 00_o in_o northwich_n hundred_o northwich_n 01_o 13_o 07_o witton_n &_o twambrooke_n 00_o 13_o 02_o lostock-gralam_n 00_o 16_o 00_o hulse_n 00_o 07_o 02_o lache-dennys_n 00_o 05_o 02_o birche_n 00_o 01_o 02_o some_o small_a part_n in_o rudheath_n lordship_n 00_o 06_o 08_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 04_o 19_o 11_o the_o other_o be_v the_o parochial-chappel_n of_o nether-peve_a situate_v in_o northwich_n hundred_o and_o build_v by_o the_o parishioner_n the_o principal_a whereof_o be_v richard_n grosvenour_n of_o hulme_n of_o allostocke_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o it_o comprehend_v these_o village_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr the_o mize_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr l._n s._n d._n in_o northwich_n hundred_o allostocke_n 00_o 17_o 07_o nether-peve_a 00_o 09_o 07_o in_o bucklow_n hundred_o little-peve_a 00_o 09_o 04_o plumley_n 00_o 13_o 04_o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 02_o 09_o 10_o the_o chapel_n of_o nether-peve_a be_v dedicate_v to_o st._n oswald_n who_o wake_n or_o feast_n of_o dedication_n be_v celebrate_v the_o five_o day_n of_o august_n this_o oswald_n be_v king_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v in_o battle_n 5_o augusti_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 642._o at_o oswaldstrey_n name_n oswaldstrey_n oswald_z be_v slay_v at_o maserfelt_n say_v bede_n &_o stow_n which_o powel_n in_o his_o description_n of_o wales_n before_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 14_o say_v be_v in_o northumberland_n and_o not_o at_o oswaldstrey_n for_o oswaldstrey_n be_v call_v by_o the_o bretton_n maesuswalht_n not_o maserfelt_a yet_o cambden_n britannia_n in_o shropshire_n pag._n 452._o will_v have_v he_o slay_v at_o oswaldstrey_n from_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o name_n in_o shropshire_n by_o penda_n the_o pagan_a king_n of_o mercia_n unto_o this_o oswald_n 9_o oswald_n bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o bede_n in_o his_o history_n of_o england_n ascribe_v many_o miraculous_a story_n who_o for_o his_o sanctity_n be_v canonize_v for_o a_o saint_n and_o many_o church_n and_o chapel_n be_v found_v in_o honour_n of_o he_o i_o find_v by_o a_o deed_n date_v anno_fw-la gratiae_n 1269._o that_o it_o be_v then_o agree_v between_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o norton_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_z richard_z grosvenour_n and_o other_o parishioner_n of_o nether-peve_a on_o the_o other_o part_n that_o the_o prior_n of_o norton_n shall_v find_v they_o capellanum_fw-la secularem_fw-la missam_fw-la celebrantem_fw-la in_o dictâ_fw-la capellâ_fw-la that_o be_v a_o secular_a chaplain_n to_o say_v divine_a service_n and_o officiate_v in_o that_o chapel_n every_o sunday_n and_o wednesday_n through_o the_o year_n and_o in_o the_o feast-day_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n st._n stephen_n the_o martyr_n circumcision_n epiphany_n purification_n cùm_fw-la suis_fw-la processionibus_fw-la annunciation_n palm-sunday_n easter-day_n cum_fw-la suis_fw-la processionibus_fw-la whitsunday_n ascension-day_n nativity_n of_o st._n john_n baptist_n peter_n and_o paul_n apostle_n die_fw-la sancti_fw-la oswaldi_n in_o cujus_fw-la honorem_fw-la fundata_fw-la est_fw-la praedicta_fw-la capella_n assumption_n of_o mary_n and_o all-saints-day_n and_o to_o have_v liberty_n of_o baptism_n if_o they_o can_v obtain_v leave_n from_o the_o mother-church_n of_o budworth_n to_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n of_o norton_n save_v to_o the_o mother-church_n all_o tithe_n both_o great_a and_o small_a and_o the_o parishioner_n to_o find_v book_n vestment_n vessel_n and_o other_o ornament_n of_o the_o church_n at_o their_o own_o cost_v lib._n c._n fol._n 120._o b._n the_o original_a penès_fw-la shakerley_n of_o houlme_n the_o abbey_n be_v dissolve_v by_o henry_n the_o eight_o at_o this_o day_n nothing_o be_v allow_v to_o the_o minister_n of_o this_o chapel_n but_o what_o the_o benevolence_n of_o the_o parishioner_n will_v please_v to_o give_v in_o the_o register_n book_n of_o this_o chapel_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o steeple_n of_o nether-peve_a chapel_n be_v build_v of_o stone_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1582._o 1583._o 1582._o the_o steeple_n begin_v to_o the_o build_v 1582._o &_o be_v finish_v 1583._o john_n bowdon_n be_v then_o master_n of_o the_o work_n the_o two_o out-isle_n on_o either_o side_n of_o the_o chapel_n have_v be_v enlarge_v by_o the_o parishioner_n in_o late_a age_n carington_n this_o town_n be_v not_o mention_v in_o doomsday-book_n it_o be_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a and_o give_v name_n to_o the_o family_n of_o the_o caringtons_n who_o be_v lord_n thereof_o and_o seat_v here_o very_o ancient_o in_o the_o rental_a of_o dunham-massy_a 3_o hen._n 4._o 1402._o we_o read_v thus_o georgius_n carington_n chivaler_n tenet_fw-la manerium_fw-la suum_fw-la de_fw-la carington_n &_o medietatem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la ashton_n &_o tertiam_fw-la partem_fw-la villae_fw-la de_fw-la partington_n pro_fw-la duabus_fw-la partibus_fw
william_n de_fw-fr mere_n in_o staffordshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o w._n margaret_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n venables_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n 38_o hen._n 3._o 1253._o lib._n h._n num_fw-la 40._o and_o katherine_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro._n so_o i_o find_v it_o in_o a_o old_a pedigree_n this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1268._o 53_o hen._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 143._o o._n he_o die_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o philippe_n be_v live_v a_o widow_n 1290_o &_o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o x._o &_o bb_v viii_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n bind_v himself_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a to_o make_v a_o footbridge_n at_o acton_n and_o to_o find_v a_o boat_n and_o ferryman_n at_o acton-ford_n about_o 1286_o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o aa_n the_o same_o be_v now_o make_v a_o county-bridge_n he_o also_o be_v bind_v to_o william_n gerard_n his_o squire_n in_o unâ_fw-la robâ_fw-la armigerorum_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la natalis_n domini_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o 1285._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o z._n he_o purchase_v barterton_n and_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro_n vulgò_fw-la sampire_n i_o have_v no_o authority_n for_o this_o but_o a_o old_a pedigree_n and_o have_v issue_n hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o william_n dutton_n who_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o sir_n richard_n stockport_n of_o stockport_n 1305._o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o k._n which_o william_n with_o other_o be_v indict_v 35_o edw._n 1._o for_o take_v away_o the_o say_v maud_n by_o force_n from_o dunham-massy_a be_v then_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o haemon_n massy_n who_o they_o take_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n into_o the_o court_n strip_v she_o of_o all_o her_o clothes_n save_o her_o smock_n say_v the_o record_n lib._n c._n fol._n 215._o a._n robert_n dutton_n parson_n of_o eccleston_n 1320._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ii_o also_o margaret_n a_o daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 255._o d._n obiit_fw-la 1294_o this_o sir_n hugh_n die_v 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o bb_n joan_n his_o lady_n survive_v she_o be_v live_v 1298._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o cc._n ix_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n bear_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o december_n 5_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o at_o dutton_n and_o baptise_a at_o great_a budworth_n the_o day_n follow_v lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o y._n he_o sue_v the_o prior_n of_o norton_n before_o adam_n burum_n and_o nicolas_n gruchundelée_fw-fr commissary_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventry_n at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o arch-deanery_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1315._o for_o not_o find_v a_o chaplain_n and_o lamp_n at_o poosey_n chappel_n according_a to_o the_o original_a grant_n which_o he_o there_o produce_v and_o john_n olton_n than_o prior_n confess_v the_o same_o and_o be_v order_v to_o find_v they_o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o m._n this_o priory_n be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n he_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n holland_n of_o holland_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n william_n parson_n of_o thornton_n 22_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o &_o fol._n 180._o l._n geffrey_n dutton_n another_o son_n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o kk_v 11_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la 1326_o this_o sir_n hugh_n be_v make_v steward_n of_o halton_n 24_o decembris_fw-la 20_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 180_o m._n and_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1326._o at_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v edmund_n talbot_n of_o bashall_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_o urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n live_v 11_o edw._n 3._o &_o 20_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o hh_n kk_v &_o fol._n 157._o f._n g._n x._o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n and_o joan_n be_v fifteen_o year_n old_a on_o whitsunday_n 1329._o 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o oh_o he_o purchase_v those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o halton-fee_n and_o also_o those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n and_o so_o make_v the_o township_n of_o dutton_n entire_o his_o own_o lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o b._n c._n as_o i_o have_v more_o particular_o show_v before_o this_o thomas_n be_v make_v seneschal_n governor_n and_o receiver_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o halton_n in_o cheshire_n by_o william_n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o also_o of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o manor_n in_o cheshire_n and_o lancashire_n quamdiù_fw-fr benè_fw-la se_fw-la gesserit_fw-la which_o the_o earl_n farm_a unto_o he_o for_o 440_o mark_n yearly_a date_v at_o maxstock_n 19_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o d._n it_o seem_v he_o be_v indict_v for_o that_o he_o and_o other_o come_v with_o arm_a power_n when_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v out_o of_o england_n within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o lodging_n of_o lionel_n the_o king_n son_n protector_n of_o england_n and_o assault_v the_o manor_n of_o geaume_n nigh_o read_v in_o wiltshire_n and_o there_o slay_v michael_n poynings_n the_o uncle_n and_o thomas_n le_fw-fr clerke_n of_o shipton_n and_o other_o and_o commit_v a_o rape_n on_o margery_n the_o wife_n of_o one_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr beche_n for_o which_o the_o king_n pardon_v he_o and_o he_o find_v sir_n bernard_n brocas_n sir_n hugh_n berewyk_n philip_n durdanyt_v and_o john_n haydoke_v his_o surety_n in_o the_o chancery_n for_o his_o good_a bear_n 26_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o d._n he_o be_v by_o several_a commission_n employ_v for_o the_o apprehend_n of_o certain_a malefactor_n robber_n and_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n one_o be_v direct_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n equitator_n in_o forestâ_fw-la de_fw-la marâ_fw-la and_o to_o richard_n do_v forester_n of_o the_o same_o forest_n 14_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1379._o 3_o rich._n 2._o william_n eltonhed_n prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n at_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o grant_v to_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n knight_n a_o perpetual_a chantry_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o sufficient_a friar_n of_o the_o convent_n of_o warrington_n shall_v be_v especial_o elect_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o sir_n thomas_n his_o child_n and_o of_o philippe_n his_o wife_n and_o her_o parent_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o dame_n ellen_n late_a wife_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n their_o child_n and_o parent_n when_o they_o shall_v die_v at_o the_o great_a altar_n of_o their_o church_n yearly_a for_o ever_o and_o that_o their_o name_n be_v write_v down_o in_o their_o martyrology_n whereunto_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n be_v bind_v under_o a_o penalty_n of_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o be_v levy_v by_o the_o provincial_a prior_n upon_o omission_n of_o such_o form_n of_o service_n and_o if_o for_o a_o week_n or_o a_o fortnight_n it_o be_v omit_v then_o must_v they_o double_v the_o time_n omit_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a if_o neglect_v for_o six_o month_n then_o upon_o pain_n of_o suspension_n if_o for_o a_o year_n then_o upon_o excommunication_n until_o the_o time_n omit_v be_v make_v up_o whereunto_o be_v witness_n thomas_n abbot_n of_o st._n werburge_n of_o chester_n stephen_n abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a richard_n prior_n of_o norton_n and_o roger_n prior_n of_o berkenhed_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr towesdale_n provincial_a prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n in_o england_n with_o a_o special_a injunction_n that_o the_o say_a person_n be_v yearly_a twice_o commemorate_a before_o the_o whole_a convent_n once_o at_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o warrington_n into_o the_o convocation-house_n yearly_o the_o other_o time_n on_o the_o election-day_n of_o a_o fellow-prior_n for_o a_o provincial_a convocation_n date_v at_o warrington_n on_o sunday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n anno_fw-la supradicto_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 167._o a._n this_o sir_n thomas_n seal_v usual_o with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o crest_n to_o wit_n quarterly_o a_o fret_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o over_o which_o upon_o the_o dexter-angle_n of_o the_o escocheon_n a_o helmet_n and_o thereon_o a_o plume_n of_o feather_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1344._o robert_n mon_v of_o tatenhale_n grant_v to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr
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 co-heir_n of_o thomas_n boydell_n by_o partition_n make_v of_o all_o thomas_n boydell_n land_n 5_o hen._n 5._o lib._n c._n fol._n 282._o i._o isabella_n the_o other_o daughter_n and_o co-heir_n of_o thomas_n boydell_n marry_v john_n alburgham_n who_o son_n gilbert_n have_v also_o two_o daughter_n and_o heir_n constance_n wife_n of_o henry_n byrom_n of_o byrom_n in_o lancashire_n and_o isabel_n wife_n of_o james_n holte_n 3_o hen._n 7._o the_o part_n belong_v to_o reddish_n of_o caterich_n come_v to_o william_n merbury_n of_o merbury_n esq_n in_o right_n of_o maud_n his_o wife_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n reddish_n of_o caterich_n in_o gropenhale_n anno_fw-la 1556._o lib._n c._n fol._n 284._o p._n who_o heir_n have_v ever_o since_o enjoy_v the_o same_o to_o this_o present_a 1666._o in_o this_o township_n have_v be_v ancient_o and_o yet_o be_v a_o parish-church_n dedicate_v to_o st._n wilfrid_n who_o feast_n of_o dedication_n be_v usual_o celebrate_v the_o twelve_o day_n of_o 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 gropenhale_n 1666._o 1._o john_n middlehurst_n 2._o william_n morris_n of_o gropenhale_n 3._o richard_n davys_n 4._o thomas_n blackborne_n of_o lachford_n now_o have_v get_v half_a of_o davy_n land_n hale_n this_o township_n of_o hale_n be_v hold_v by_o hamon_n massy_a in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n as_o appear_v by_o doomsday-book_n so_o that_o it_o be_v ancient_o of_o the_o fee_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o dunham-massy_a in_o this_o town_n be_v seat_v the_o massy_n of_o hale_n ancient_o who_o be_v propagate_v original_o out_o of_o the_o massy_n of_o dunham-massy_a which_o family_n continue_v for_o many_o age_n but_o be_v now_o extinct_a 3_o hen._n 4._o there_o be_v fourteen_o freeholders_n or_o charterer_n in_o hale_n at_o this_o day_n 1666._o there_o be_v twenty_o three_o freeholders_n the_o lord_n delamere_n be_v now_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o one_o moiety_n of_o hale_n and_o john_n crew_n of_o crew_n esquire_n be_v chief_a lord_n of_o the_o other_o moiety_n here_o be_v a_o hamlet_n in_o hale_n call_v ringey_n wherein_o be_v situate_v a_o chapel_n of_o ease_n call_v ringey-chappel_n within_o the_o parish_n of_o bowdon_n of_o which_o i_o have_v little_a to_o say_v save_v that_o it_o be_v much_o frequent_v in_o the_o late_a war_n by_o schismatical_a minister_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o receptacle_n for_o nonconformist_n in_o which_o dissolute_a time_n every_o pragmatical_a illiterate_a person_n as_o the_o humour_n serve_v he_o step_v into_o the_o pulpit_n without_o any_o lawful_a call_v thereunto_o or_o licence_n of_o authority_n halton_n this_o town_n in_o common_a pronunciation_n be_v call_v hauton_n and_o be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o town_n upon_o a_o hill_n for_o haw_o and_o how_o be_v a_o old_a english_a word_n for_o a_o hill_n howbeit_o in_o our_o norman_a way_n of_o write_v it_o be_v usual_o write_v halton_n in_o doomsday-book_n it_o be_v write_v heletune_n here_o be_v yearly_a a_o fair_a keep_v on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o st._n mary_n which_o 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
abbati_n atque_fw-la monachis_fw-la de_fw-la stanlawe_n ad_fw-la construendam_fw-la abbathiam_fw-la ordinis_fw-la cisterciensis_fw-la ipsum_fw-la locum_fw-la stanlawe_n quem_fw-la mutato_fw-la nomine_fw-la benedictum_fw-la locum_fw-la vocari_fw-la volumus_fw-la &_o villam_fw-la unam_fw-la quae_fw-la voco_fw-la stanney_n &_o alteram_fw-la villam_fw-la quae_fw-la voco_fw-la maurice-aston_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la liberas_fw-la &_o quietas_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la terreno_fw-la servitio_fw-la &_o seculari_fw-la exactione_n pro_fw-la salute_n animae_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o patris_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o matris_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o uxoris_fw-la meae_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la antecessorum_fw-la &_o haeredum_fw-la meorum_fw-la in_fw-la puram_fw-la &_o perpetuam_fw-la elemosynam_n concessi_fw-la quoquè_fw-fr eye_n in_o perpetuam_fw-la elemosynam_n quietantiam_fw-la tolnei_fw-la in_o emptione_n &_o venditione_n omnium_fw-la rerum_fw-la suarum_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la meam_fw-la necnòn_n &_o quietantiam_fw-la tolnei_fw-la de_fw-la proprio_fw-la blado_fw-la svo_fw-la in_o molendinis_fw-la meis_fw-la dedi_fw-la etià m_fw-la eye_n messuagium_fw-la unum_fw-la in_o villâ_fw-la cestriae_fw-la cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aedificiis_fw-la suis_fw-la quod_fw-la habui_fw-la juxtà _fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la quandò_fw-la ego_fw-la &_o haeredes_fw-la mei_fw-la voluerimus_fw-la in_fw-la domo_fw-la praenominatâ_fw-la placita_fw-la nostra_fw-la tenebimus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la expensas_fw-la nostras_fw-la hospitabimus_fw-la anno_fw-la ab_fw-la incarnatione_fw-la domini_fw-la 1178._o huius_fw-la autèm_fw-la donationis_fw-la testes_fw-la sunt_fw-la isti_fw-la robertus_fw-la decanus_n de_fw-fr donington_n nicolaus_n parsona_fw-la de_fw-fr marnaham_n radulfus_n sacerdos_n the_o sallow_a simon_n sacerdos_n de_fw-fr eston_n gregorius_n sacerdos_n de_fw-fr castello_n galfridus_n monachus_n de_fw-fr parco_n simon_n monachus_n de_fw-fr combermere_n henricus_fw-la bysset_fw-la johannes_n de_fw-fr danvillâ_fw-la martinus_n angevinus_n hugo_n de_fw-fr dutton_n johannes_n filius_fw-la thurstani_fw-la etc._n etc._n lib._n c._n fol._n 62._o a._n also_o witness_n ricardus_n fitton_n willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la ricardi_n robertus_fw-la venator_n adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n hugo_n ejus_fw-la frater_fw-la etc._n etc._n apud_fw-la dodyngton_n this_o abbey_n be_v after_o translate_v to_o whalley_n in_o lancashire_n 1296._o this_o john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n give_v all_o hield_n in_o aston_n nigh_o great_a budworth_n to_o methroso_n punterling_a render_v a_o welsh_a lance_n yearly_a on_o st._n bartholomew_n day_n m._n num_fw-la 1._o which_o at_o this_o day_n belong_v to_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n he_o marry_v alice_n sister_n of_o william_n mandevyle_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n roger_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n who_o assume_v the_o surname_n of_o lacie_n eustace_n surnamed_n de_fw-fr cester_n richard_n 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excommunicate_v for_o conspire_v against_o king_n john_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1216._o mat._n paris_n pag._n 277._o see_v also_o pag._n 262._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1218._o there_o come_v to_o the_o siege_n of_o damiata_n a_o city_n in_o egypt_n many_o stranger_n out_o of_o divers_a part_n of_o the_o world_n out_o of_o england_n come_v the_o illustrious_a randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n with_o saher_n earl_n of_o winchester_n and_o william_n earl_n of_o arundel_n and_o the_o baron_n robert_n fitz-walter_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n william_n de_fw-fr harecourt_n with_o much_o company_n idem_fw-la paris_n pag._n 303._o this_o john_n have_v two_o wife_n the_o first_o be_v alice_n daughter_n to_o gilbert_n de_fw-fr aquila_n she_o be_v bury_v at_o norton_n abby_n afterward_o he_o marry_v margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n or_o co-heir_n at_o least_o to_z robert_z the_o quency_n elder_a son_n of_o saher_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n this_o saher_n de_fw-fr quency_n earl_n 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co-heir_n to_o the_o four_o robert_n earl_n of_o leycester_n call_v robert_n fitz-parnell_n and_o have_v issue_n robert_n quency_n elder_a son_n who_o marry_v hawys_n four_o sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o randle_n surnamed_n blundevill_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o lincoln_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n margaret_n marry_v to_o john_n lacie_n aforesaid_a roger_n the_o quency_n second_o son_n of_o saher_n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o winchester_n a_o lib._n c._n fol._n 67_o a_o and_o another_o robert_n de_fw-fr quency_n three_o son_n who_o marry_v helen_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n the_o scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n which_o robert_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1257._o 41_o hen._n 3._o in_o a_o torneament_n at_o blie_n so_o mat._n paris_n also_o hawys_n daughter_n of_o saher_n the_o quency_n marry_v hugh_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n and_o orabella_n another_o daughter_n of_o saher_n marry_v richard_n son_n of_o william_n harecourt_n with_o who_o her_o father_n give_v bosworth_n in_o leycestershire_n in_o marriage_n burton_n antiquity_n of_o leycestershire_n p._n 47._o this_o be_v harecourt_n of_o stanton-harecourt_a in_o oxfordshire_n hawys_n the_o widow_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr quency_n elder_a son_n of_o saher_n which_o robert_n die_v in_o the_o life-time_n of_o saher_n his_o father_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o lincoln_n give_v unto_o she_o by_o her_o brother_n randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n scilicèt_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o pertinuit_fw-la ut_fw-la indè_fw-la comitissa_n existat_fw-la as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o deed_n do_v run_v this_o be_v not_o long_o before_o randle_n death_n who_o die_v at_o wallingford_n 26_o die_v octobris_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1232._o 17_o hen._n 3._o vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 317._o and_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o by_o patent_n date_v at_o northampton_n 23_o die_v novembris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la 17._o 1232._o grant_v the_o earldom_n of_o lincoln_n to_o john_n lacie_n in_o these_o word_n henricus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la dominus_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la dux_n normanniae_fw-la &_o aquitaniae_fw-la comes_fw-la andegaviae_n omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la praesentes_fw-la literae_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quòd_fw-la ad_fw-la instantiam_fw-la hawisiae_fw-la de_fw-la quency_n dedimus_fw-la &_o concessimus_fw-la dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la nostro_fw-la johanni_n de_fw-fr lascy_n constabulario_fw-la cestriae_fw-la illas_fw-la viginti_fw-la libras_fw-la quas_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la quondà m_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o lincolniae_fw-la recepit_fw-la pro_fw-la tertio_fw-la denario_fw-la comitatus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la nomine_fw-la comitis_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la &_o quas_fw-la praedictus_fw-la comes_fw-la in_o vitâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la dedit_fw-la praedictae_fw-la hawisiae_fw-la sorori_fw-la suae_fw-la habendas_fw-la &_o tenendas_fw-la nomine_fw-la comitis_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la ipsi_fw-la johanni_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la qui_fw-la exibunt_fw-la de_fw-fr margaretâ_fw-la uxore_fw-la suâ_fw-la filiâ_fw-la praedictae_fw-la hawisiae_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la et_fw-la in_o huius_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la patentes_fw-la ei_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecimus_fw-la testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la apud_fw-la northampton_n 23_o die_v novembris_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la decimo_fw-la septimo_fw-la couchir-cook_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n at_o grays-inn_n scilicet_fw-la tom._n 2._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n num_fw-la 10._o pag._n 500_o lib._n c._n fol._n 66._o w._n thus_o be_v john_n lacie_n in_o right_a of_o his_o wife_n make_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n some_o competition_n there_o be_v by_o this_o john_n concern_v the_o inheritance_n of_o saher_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n and_o also_o of_o the_o inheritance_n belong_v to_o margaret_n his_o countess_n for_o saher_n have_v by_o deed_n former_o covenant_v with_o robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n quòd_fw-la infant_n svi_fw-la qui_fw-la procreabuntur_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la &_o hawisiâ_fw-la de_fw-la cestriâ_fw-la uxore_fw-la suâ_fw-la haeredes_fw-la sint_fw-la totius_fw-la haereditatis_fw-la dicti_fw-la saheri_fw-la &_o haereditatis_fw-la uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la comitissae_fw-la margaretae_n &_o hoc_fw-la legaliter_fw-la tenendum_fw-la affidavit_fw-la the_o original_a in_o possession_n of_o sir_n simon_n dewes_n baronet_n 1647._o lib._n c._n paper_n antè_fw-la fol._n 66._o but_o how_o roger_n the_o quency_n and_o john_n lacie_n be_v agree_v appear_v by_o this_o fine_a follow_v 14_o hen._n 3._o 1230._o haec_fw-la est_fw-la finalis_fw-la concordia_fw-la facta_fw-la in_o curiâ_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la in_o octabis_n sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la henrici_fw-la filii_fw-la regis_fw-la johannis_n quarto_fw-la decimo_fw-la corà m_fw-la thomâ_fw-la de_fw-la mulet_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr ralegh_n roberto_n de_fw-fr lexington_n willielmo_n de_fw-fr insulâ_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr london_n magistro_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr sherdelawe_n justiciariis_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la tùnc_fw-la ibidèm_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la inter_fw-la rogerum_fw-la de_fw-la quency_n querentem_fw-la &_o johannem_fw-la de_fw-la lascy_n constabularium_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o margaretam_fw-la vxorem_fw-la ejus_fw-la deforciante_n de_fw-fr haereditate_fw-la saheri_fw-la de_fw-la quency_n comitis_fw-la quondà m_fw-la wintoniae_fw-la in_o kotelastan_n chennoure_n sudho_n aymbirye_n bukby_n gransete_n hardwyk_n &_o bradenham_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la &_o de_fw-la haereditate_fw-la margaretae_n de_fw-fr quency_n comitissae_fw-la wintoniae_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la de_fw-la medietate_fw-la honoris_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la undè_fw-la placitum_fw-la conventionis_fw-la summonitum_fw-la fuit_fw-la intèr_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o eâdem_fw-la curiâ_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la quòd_fw-la praedicti_fw-la johannes_n &_o margareta_n recognoverunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la praedictas_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o praedictam_fw-la medietatem_fw-la honoris_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la &_o totam_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la saheri_fw-la in_o angliâ_fw-la scotiâ_fw-la flandriâ_fw-la &_o normannia_n &_o totam_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la margaretae_n comitissae_fw-la wintoniae_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it &_o normannia_n esse_fw-la jus_o ipsius_fw-la rogeri_n et_fw-la pro_fw-la hac_fw-la recognitione_n fine_a &_o concordia_n idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la dedit_fw-la &_o concessit_fw-la praedictis_fw-la johanni_n &_o margaretae_n mannerium_n de_fw-fr kingston_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la dorsetiae_n &_o similitèr_fw-la totam_fw-la terram_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la quam_fw-la loretta_n quondà m_fw-la comitissa_n leycestriae_fw-la aliquandò_fw-la tenuit_fw-la nomine_fw-la dotis_n in_o wymburne_n blaneford_n cùm_fw-la tota_fw-la foresta_n &_o chaceis_n de_fw-fr wimburn-holt_n &_o cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la boscis_fw-la &_o warrennis_fw-la de_fw-fr kingston_n excepto_fw-la tenemento_fw-it quod_fw-la nicolaus_n de_fw-fr wilelegh_n tenuit_fw-la praetereà _fw-la idem_fw-la rogerus_fw-la recognovit_fw-la &_o concessit_fw-la praedictis_fw-la johanni_n &_o margaretae_n maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr bradeham_n de_fw-fr granset_n de_fw-fr bukby_n &_o de_fw-fr hardewyck_n cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la suis_fw-la sicut_fw-la hawisia_n quae_fw-la fuit_fw-la uxor_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-fr quency_n ea_fw-la tenuit_fw-la in_o dote_v &_o homagium_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la servitium_n matthaei_n tinfin_fw-fr &_o haeredum_fw-la suorum_fw-la de_fw-la feodo_fw-la unius_fw-la militis_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o winterflawe_n in_o comitatu_fw-la wiltshire_n habendum_fw-la &_o tenendum_fw-la eisdem_fw-la johanni_n &_o margaretae_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la margaretae_n procreatis_fw-la de_fw-la praedicto_fw-la rogero_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la faciendo_fw-la indè_fw-la servitium_n quinque_fw-la militum_fw-la pro_fw-la omni_fw-la servitio_fw-la &_o exactione_n et_fw-la sciendum_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la praedicta_fw-la margaretae_n sinè_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la procreato_fw-la decesserit_fw-la omnes_fw-la praedictae_fw-la terrae_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la redibunt_fw-la ipsi_fw-la rogero_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la sinè_fw-la ullo_fw-la retenemento_fw-it salvis_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n constabulario_fw-la omnibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la terris_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la tenendis_fw-la tota_fw-la vita_fw-la sva_fw-la couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la dorset_n num_fw-la 10._o lib._n c._n fol._n 66._o x._o henry_n the_o three_o give_v to_o this_o john_n lacie_n the_o manor_n of_o colingham_n and_o berdsey_n undè_fw-la abbas_n de_fw-fr kirkstall_n nobis_fw-la reddidit_fw-la per_fw-la annum_fw-la 90_o libras_fw-la de_fw-la firma_fw-la donèc_fw-la ei_fw-la dederimus_fw-la rationabile_fw-la escambium_fw-la ad_fw-la valentiam_fw-la eorundem_fw-la manneriorum_n in_o escaetis_n vel_fw-la wardis_n datum_n apud_fw-la aurebel_n 17_o die_v julii_n 14_o hen._n 3._o ibidèm_fw-la tom._n 2._o honour_n siuè_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n fol._n 22._o num_fw-la 46._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1233._o 18_o hen._n 3._o john_n scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o john_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n be_v by_o peter_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n for_o the_o bribe_n of_o a_o thousand_o mark_n draw_v to_o the_o king_n party_n who_o before_o be_v confederate_a with_o richard_n earl-marshal_n against_o the_o king_n mat._n paris_n about_o the_o same_o year_n 1233._o john_n surnamed_n the_o scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o huntingdon_n give_v to_o john_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_o constable_n of_o cheshire_n ten_o knight_n fee_n in_o england_n illa_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la i_o tenuit_fw-la &_o
antecessores_fw-la svi_fw-la de_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la meis_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la this_o be_v the_o service_n for_o the_o ancient_a barony_n of_o halton_n in_o cheshire_n for_o the_o service_n of_o half_a a_o knight_n fee_n to_o be_v do_v by_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n for_o all_o service_n to_o the_o say_v john_n scot_n and_o his_o heir_n testibus_fw-la domino_fw-la henrico_n de_fw-fr audidelegh_n domino_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-fr cantilupo_n domino_fw-la ricardo_n phiton_n tùnc_fw-la justiciario_n cestriae_fw-la etc._n etc._n couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 1._o fol._n 49._o a._n comitatus_fw-la cestriae_fw-la num_fw-la 24._o lib._n c._n fol._n 65._o s._n john_n lacie_n have_v issue_n by_o margaret_n his_o second_o wife_n edmund_n lacie_n and_o maud_n a_o daughter_n marry_v to_o richard_n de_fw-fr clare_n earl_n of_o clare_n gloucester_n and_o hartford_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1238._o 22_o hen._n 3._o stow_z in_o his_o annal_n julii_n ob._n 1240._o 22_o julii_n anno_fw-la 1240._o 24_o hen._n 3._o die_v sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la magdalenae_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la undecimo_fw-la calendas_fw-la augusti_fw-la die_v john_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n after_o a_o long_a and_o tedious_a sickness_n mat._n paris_n p._n 533._o margaret_z countess_z of_o lincoln_n afterward_o marry_v walter_n martial_a earl_n of_o pembroke_n which_o walter_n die_v without_o issue_n 29_o hen._n 3._o 1245._o mat._n paris_n also_o vincent_n upon_o broke_n but_o margaret_n survive_v both_o her_o husband_n and_o then_o be_v style_v domina_fw-la margareta_n comitissa_n lincolniae_n &_o pembrochiae_fw-la in_o all_o her_o charter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 66._o y._n live_v 33_o hen._n 3._o i_o find_v mention_n in_o the_o book_n of_o whalley_n fol._n 126._o b._n of_o one_o peter_n de_fw-fr lascy_n a_o bastard_n call_v also_o peter_n de_fw-fr cester_n rector_n of_o whalley_n church_n in_o lancashire_n 1249._o but_o whether_o bastard-son_n of_o this_o john_n lacie_n i_o can_v positive_o affirm_v ix_o edmund_n lacie_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n succeed_v his_o father_n and_o be_v the_o nine_o baron_n of_o halton_n his_o mother_n margaret_n enjoy_v the_o earldom_n of_o lincoln_n while_o she_o live_v by_o who_o it_o come_v and_o she_o survive_v edmund_n her_o son_n who_o be_v ward_n to_o the_o king_n and_o howbeit_o vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 318_o 319._o cite_v a_o record_n out_o of_o the_o close_a roll_n to_o prove_v that_o this_o edmund_n by_o way_n of_o recitation_n have_v tertium_fw-la denarium_fw-la comitatus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la yet_o certain_a it_o be_v he_o be_v never_o style_v in_o any_o of_o his_o own_o chartes_n by_o the_o title_n of_o comes_n lincolniae_n but_o only_o edmundus_n lacie_n constabularius_fw-la cestriae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o c._n &_o fol._n 1._o f._n sometime_o sir_n edmund_n lacie_n only_o lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o b._n yet_o matthew_n paris_n tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o may_n 1247._o two_o girl_n of_o provence_n in_o france_n be_v by_o the_o providence_n of_o peter_n of_o savoy_n marry_v unto_o two_o very_a noble_a young_a gentleman_n edmund_z earl_n of_o lincoln_n and_z richard_z de_fw-fr burgo_n who_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o have_v educate_v for_o some_o few_o year_n in_o his_o own_o court_n the_o king_n himself_o stay_v at_o woodstock_n from_o the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o april_n to_o the_o first_o of_o may_n for_o the_o accomplishment_n thereof_o concern_v which_o marriage_n there_o be_v much_o murmur_a through_o the_o kingdom_n because_o those_o strange_a lady_n be_v marry_v as_o it_o be_v say_v contrary_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o young_a nobleman_n and_o against_o their_o will_n where_o he_o style_v this_o edmund_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n rather_o out_o of_o civility_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v hereditary_o in_o he_o if_o he_o have_v survive_v his_o mother_n than_o that_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v so_o style_v in_o any_o deed_n or_o record_n during_o his_o life_n ⚜_o ⚜_o the_o young_a lady_n name_v to_o who_o the_o king_n marry_v he_o be_v alice_n daughter_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o saluce_n in_o italy_n and_o cousin_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n of_o who_o he_o beget_v henry_n lacie_n afterward_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n roger_n quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n and_o constable_n of_o scotland_n give_v unto_o his_o cousin_n edmund_n lacie_n the_o manor_n of_o kype_n and_o scale_n in_o yorkshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o a_o tom._n 1._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n fol._n 168._o b._n com._n eboraci_fw-la num_fw-la 12._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1254._o aliqui_fw-la magnatum_fw-la utpote_fw-la johannes_n de_fw-la warrennâ_fw-la &_o edmundus_n de_fw-fr lascy_n apud_fw-la doveram_fw-la transfretantes_fw-la versùs_fw-la burdegaliam_fw-la lora_fw-la direxerunt_fw-la mat._n paris_n obiit_fw-la 1258_o edmund_n lacie_n die_v the_o five_o day_n of_o june_n 1258._o 42_o hen._n 3._o 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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 former_o give_v to_o edmund_n son_n of_o henry_n lacie_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n by_o edward_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la 1282._o being_n then_o a_o girl_n but_o five_o year_n old_a which_o edmund_n die_v very_o young_a before_o he_o come_v to_o maturity_n without_o issue_n as_o you_o may_v see_v above_o in_o henry_n lacy._n henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n have_v issue_n by_o this_o maud_n only_o one_o son_n henry_n make_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o his_o father_n life-time_n to_o wit_n 1336._o 11_o edw._n 3._o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la and_o vincent_n pag._n 297._o and_o six_o daughter_n blanch_n marry_v thomas_n lord_n wake_v of_o lidell_n maud_n marry_v william_n lord_n burgh_n earl_n of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n ralph_n ufford_n joan_n marry_v john_n lord_n mowbray_n of_o axholme_n isabel_n be_v abbess_n of_o ambersbury_n elinour_n first_o marry_v to_o john_n son_n of_o henry_n lord_n beaumond_n and_o earl_n of_o bughan_n in_o scotland_n after_o to_o 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
creation_n of_o duke_n anno_fw-la 1353._o pag._n 520._o above_o two_o year_n too_o late_o this_o henry_n repair_v the_o savoy_n house_n in_o the_o strand_n in_o london_n which_o cost_v he_o 52000_o mark_n which_o money_n he_o get_v at_o the_o town_n of_o bryggerak_fw-mi knighton_n pag._n 2627._o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n of_o a_o subject_a who_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n for_o the_o black_a prince_n who_o be_v make_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n fourteen_o year_n before_o though_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v a_o subject_a yet_o be_v he_o king_n hereditary_o if_o he_o survive_v and_o therefore_o i_o look_v upon_o the_o prince_n as_o a_o high_a pitch_n than_o the_o other_o nobility_n so_o the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n become_v a_o duchy_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1354._o 28_o edw._n 3._o this_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n go_v beyond-sea_n in_o great_a state_n to_o have_v seek_v a_o duel_n at_o 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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 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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
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 henry_n the_o four_o so_o be_v the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n and_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v also_o issue_n by_o blanch_n two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n marry_v john_n holland_n duke_n of_o exeter_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n cornwall_n knight_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o baron_n of_o fanhope_n philippe_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v john_n king_n of_o portugal_n after_o the_o death_n of_o blanch_n he_o marry_v constantia_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o petro_n late_a king_n of_o spain_n and_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n his_o brother_n matryed_z isabella_z the_o other_z daughter_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1372._o 46_o edw._n 3._o stow_z and_o walsingham_n lib._n c._n fol._n 78._o f._n and_o from_o this_o time_n he_o write_v himself_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n by_o this_o constance_n he_o have_v issue_n katherine_n marry_v to_o henry_n son_n of_o john_n king_n of_o spain_n 1389._o upon_o 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 one_o choose_v short_o after_o richard_n the_o second_o before_o his_o magnificent_a coronation_n at_o westminster_n reconcile_v the_o citizen_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n anno_fw-la 1376._o the_o king_n send_v again_o for_o
which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o brother_n patrick_n during_o his_o life_n which_o moiety_n be_v confirm_v to_o john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o augustine_n by_o sir_n richard_n aldford_n and_o also_o by_o randle_n earl_n of_o chester_n surname_v blundevill_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o enrollment_n aforesaid_a who_o posterity_n enjoy_v the_o say_a moiety_n until_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n have_v no_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n estate_v all_o his_o land_n by_o chaplain_n entrust_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o time_n on_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n his_o nephew_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o mobberley_n also_o 1359._o 34_o edw._n 3._o for_o sir_n ralph_n have_v often_o protest_v that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v his_o land_n mangle_v among_o his_o sister_n but_o that_o his_o nephew_n john_n leycester_n shall_v have_v they_o whole_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o certificate_n of_o sir_n john_n winkfield_n date_v at_o london_n the_o eleven_o day_n of_o june_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o ff_n gg_n hh_o afterward_o upon_o some_o composition_n john_n leycester_n release_v all_o his_o right_n in_o mobberley_n land_n and_o in_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o say_a church_n unto_o john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n and_o to_o cicely_n his_o wife_n 1_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o yet_o so_o as_o john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n shall_v settle_v 15_o message_n 316_o acre_n of_o land_n 16_o acre_n of_o wood_n 8_o acre_n of_o moss_n the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o watermill_n and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o all_o the_o waste_v in_o mobberley_n unmeasured_a to_o be_v understand_v of_o mobberley_n moiety_n after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n to_o descend_v to_o ralph_n leycester_n young_a brother_n of_o the_o say_v john_n leycester_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o which_o by_o chaplain_n entrust_v be_v settle_v according_o 30_o die_v maii_n 2_o rich._n 2._o 1397._o lib._n a._n fol._n 130._o mm._n which_o be_v either_o condition_a in_o the_o agreement_n of_o john_n leycester_n or_o the_o reversion_n thereof_o buy_v by_o the_o say_v ralph_n leycester_n from_o which_o ralph_n be_v descend_v the_o leicester_n of_o toft_n who_o do_v now_o enjoy_v these_o land_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o about_o one_o three_o part_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n the_o other_o two_o part_n of_o this_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n which_o john_n dumbill_n have_v descend_v to_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n in_o marriage_n with_o margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o say_v john_n dumbill_n and_o cicely_n and_o afterward_o margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hulse_n marry_v john_n troutback_n esquire_n which_o margery_n die_v 35_o hen._n 6._o and_o have_v issue_n william_n troutback_n who_o son_n sir_n william_n die_v without_o issue_n adam_n troutback_n brother_n of_o sir_n william_n have_v issue_n margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n marry_v to_o john_n talbot_n lord_n of_o albrighton_n in_o shropshire_n from_o who_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n who_o posterity_n afterward_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n the_o other_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n grant_v to_o john_n legh_n of_o booth_n with_o wardship_n and_o freedom_n from_o appearance_n at_o his_o court_n of_o nether-alderley_n render_v eight_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o life_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o john_n legh_n then_o to_o remain_v to_o john_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o other_o john_n legh_n aforesaid_a and_o to_o maud_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n arderne_a and_o to_o their_o heir_n for_o ever_o render_v a_o rose_n at_o midsummer_n for_o all_o service_n and_o if_o john_n legh_n son_n of_o john_n die_v before_o he_o marry_v maud_n than_o william_n brother_n to_o john_n legh_n son_n of_o john_n be_v to_o marry_v she_o witness_n of_o this_o deed_n be_v sir_n john_n orreby_n and_o sir_n richard_n massy_n knight_n robert_z de_fw-fr pulford_n philip_n de_fw-fr egerton_n richard_n de_fw-fr fowleshurst_n thomas_n de_fw-fr legh_n william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n roger_n de_fw-fr leycester_n william_n de_fw-fr mere_n adam_n de_fw-fr tabley_n william_n danyers_n master_n roger_n of_o alderley_n hugh_n clerk_n and_o other_o lib._n a._n fol._n 122._o a._n the_o original_a remain_v among_o the_o evidence_n of_o mr._n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n 1664._o this_o deed_n be_v make_v about_o 1303._o 31_o edw._n 1._o richard_z ratcliffe_z of_o urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n legh_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n legh_n by_o maud_n arderne_a and_o have_v these_o land_n of_o her_o grandmother_n to_o wit_v the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o till_o they_o sell_v out_o certain_a of_o their_o tenement_n in_o mobberley_n to_o their_o tenant_n there_o and_o what_o remain_v together_o with_o the_o service_n of_o such_o tenant_n as_o be_v former_o sell_v out_o of_o this_o moiety_n sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_o urdeshall_n sell_v unto_o mr._n robert_n robinson_n of_o mobberley_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n over_o england_n lib._n a._n fol._n 122._o b._n c._n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n argent_fw-fr two_o cheveron_n gules_a in_o a_o canton_n of_o the_o second_o a_o cross_a croslet_n fitchée_n or._n john_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o augustine_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o a._n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o but_o i_o can_v prove_v he_o son_n of_o john_n william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n son_n of_o ralph_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o mobberley_n and_o patron_n of_o mobberley-church_n he_o buy_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o richard_n bonstable_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1281._o g._n num_fw-la 21._o the_o original_a in_o my_o possession_n this_o william_n have_v issue_n william_n mobberley_n john_n mobberley_n to_o who_o his_o father_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o nether-peve_a and_o tatton_n 31_o edw._n 1._o 1303._o g._n num_fw-la 65._o but_o john_n die_v without_o issue_n those_o land_n revert_v to_o william_n his_o brother_n richard_n mobberley_n another_o son_n make_v parson_n of_o mobberley_n by_o his_o father_n 1306._o slay_v by_o richard_n son_n of_o richard_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n 1320._o 14_o edw._n 2._o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o w._n &_o 131._o alice_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n de_fw-fr tabley_n lord_n of_o over-tabley_a and_o knotsford_n she_o be_v widow_n 27_o edw._n 1._o 1300._o this_o william_n die_v about_o the_o begin_n of_o edw._n 2._o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n downes_n of_o chorley_n juxtà _fw-la werford_n unto_o which_o robert_n edmund_n fitton_n give_v all_o his_o land_n in_o chorley_n in_o free_a marriage_n with_o margery_n his_o sister_n lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o t._n v._n this_o william_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 13_o edw._n 2._o 1319._o and_o have_v issue_n ralph_n mobberley_n cicely_n marry_v john_n dumbill_n of_o mobberley_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n dumbill_n of_o oxton_n in_o wirrall_n elizabeth_n marry_v sir_n hugh_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n margery_n marry_v richard_n bold_a of_o bold_a in_o lancashire_n emme_n marry_v robert_n grosvenour_n of_o houlme_n in_o allostock_n who_o purchase_v the_o moiety_n of_o nether-peve_a from_o this_o william_n de_fw-fr mobberley_n marry_o another_o daughter_n marry_v nicolas_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n joan_n marry_v william_n athurton_n of_o athurton_n in_o lancashire_n ellen_n marry_v richard_n bromhale_v of_o bromhale_n in_o cheshire_n and_o agnes_n never_o marry_v lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o w._n x._o y._n z._n a._n &_o fol._n 128._o cc._n &_o fol._n 129._o kk_n this_o william_n seal_v usual_o with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n to_o wit_n two_o cheveron_n and_o in_o a_o canton_n a_o cross-croslet_a fitchée_o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o y._n z._n as_o be_v before_o express_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o descent_n he_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1327._o lib._n c._n fol._n 103._o num_fw-la 9_o maud_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v john_n dumbill_n senior_a lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o ff_n sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n be_v ward_n to_o sir_n john_n arderne_a of_o aldford_n 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o cc._n who_o give_v the_o marriage_n of_o this_o ralph_n unto_o john_n pulford_n of_o pulford_n son_n of_o sir_n robert_n pulford_n sinè_fw-la disparagatione_fw-la 1329._o this_o sir_n ralph_n marry_v vincentia_fw-la daughter_n of_o john_n pulford_n lib._n a._n fol._n 128._o bb_n and_o
die_v in_o france_n 35_o edw._n 3._o 1361._o without_o any_o lawful_a issue_n of_o his_o body_n sir_n ralph_n have_v by_o alice_n ride_v his_o concubine_n a_o daughter_n call_v margaret_n marry_v to_o thomas_n toft_n young_a brother_n to_o hugh_n toft_n of_o toft_n to_o who_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n give_v his_o manor_n in_o plumley_n 1357._o afterward_o margaret_n marry_v hugh_n chaderton_n live_v 1360._o lib._n c._n fol._n 226._o v._n lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o hh_n these_o land_n in_o plumley_n descend_v to_o the_o two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o margaret_n by_o thomas_n toft_n to_o wit_n ellen_n who_o marry_v john_n bodon_n of_o plumley_n and_o sibyl_n who_o marry_v thomas_n haslington_n of_o the_o ermitage_n nigh_o holmes-chappel_n john_n bodon_n son_n of_o john_n bodon_n aforesaid_a sell_v his_o moiety_n of_o these_o land_n in_o plumley_n to_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n the_o elder_a esquire_n 25_o hen._n 6._o 1446._o who_o heir_n enjoy_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n s._n num_fw-la 2_o 3_o 5_o 6_o 9_o the_o other_o moiety_n of_o those_o land_n in_o plumley_n descend_v unto_o cicely_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o sibyl_n aforesaid_a which_o cicely_n marry_v hugh_n winnington_n of_o northwich_n 1444._o and_o ever_o since_o continue_v to_o the_o winningtons_n of_o ermitage_n until_o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n in_o cheshire_n buy_v those_o land_n from_o winnington_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o thomas_n buckley_n of_o plumley_n be_v now_o tenant_n thereof_o 1666._o the_o sister_n of_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n share_v their_o mother_n land_n in_o chorley_n but_o emme_n grosvenour_n purchase_v most_o of_o the_o other_o sister_n part_n lib._n a._n fol._n 127._o w._n x._o y._n aa_o so_o end_v the_o line_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n the_o manor-house_n of_o mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n and_o which_o at_o last_o come_v to_o the_o talbot_n of_o grafton_n in_o worcestershire_n stand_v close_o by_o mobberly-church_n 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richard_n mallory_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o dean_n mallory_n aforesaid_a the_o manor-house_n aforesaid_a with_o what_o remain_v of_o the_o demain_fw-fr unbought_a by_o mr._n robinson_n be_v sell_v by_o andrew_n carrington_n aforesaid_a and_o john_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n unto_o dean_n mallory_n the_o eight_o of_o may_n anno_fw-la primo_fw-la caroli_n primi_fw-la 1625._o dean_n mallory_n also_o purchase_v the_o royalty_n of_o talbot_n part_n of_o mobberley_n from_o john_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n dated_n the_o twenty_o day_n of_o march_n 7_o car._n 1._o 1631._o the_o mill_n carrington_n sell_v to_o legh_n of_o booth_n there_o be_v engrave_v in_o the_o stone_n under_o the_o ledge_n or_o border_n on_o the_o west-end_n of_o mobberley-steeple_n and_o on_o the_o south-west-corner_n as_o follow_v orate_fw-la pro_fw-la bono_n statu_fw-la domini_fw-la johannis_n talbot_z militis_n et_fw-la domine_fw-la margaretae_n uxoris_fw-la suae_fw-la and_o then_o begin_v again_o just_a over_o 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and_o have_v issue_n ralph_n leycester_n son_n and_o heir_n philip_n another_o son_n who_o marry_v elizabeth_n the_o widow_n of_o james_n grimsditch_n of_o grimsditch_n in_o nether-whitley_n 27_o hen._n 8._o lib._n c._n fol._n 196._o m._n geffrey_n leycester_n another_o son_n live_v 12_o hen._n 1520._o t._n num_fw-la 89._o jane_n a_o daughter_n marry_v robert_n langton_n of_o lowe_n in_o lancashire_n esquire_n 14_o hen._n 8._o t._n num_fw-la 88_o i_o find_v also_o mention_v in_o a_o pedigree_n two_o other_o son_n thomas_n and_o richard_n but_o i_o can_v yet_o prove_v they_o so_o direct_o as_o the_o other_o this_o john_n leycester_n die_v 2_o hen._n 8._o 1511._o elinour_n survive_v and_o be_v widow_n 12_o hen._n 8._o 1520._o t._n num_fw-la 89._o and_o 14_o hen._n 8._o t._n num_fw-la 88_o she_o be_v the_o nine_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n and_o have_v land_n in_o bricklesworth_n in_o northamptonshire_n for_o sir_n james_n have_v ten_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n in_o all_o lib._n a._n 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the_o deed_n of_o leycester_n of_o toft_n hitherto_o which_o have_v any_o coat_n of_o arm_n at_o all_o in_o a_o escutcheon_n affix_v to_o any_o of_o their_o deed_n or_o in_o any_o of_o their_o seal_n appropriate_v to_o leycester_n of_o toft_n howbeit_o the_o herald_n of_o chester_n have_v record_v for_o they_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n coat_n with_o a_o difference_n which_o indeed_o be_v most_o true_o suitable_a this_o sir_n ralph_n leycester_n sell_v away_o all_o his_o purpart_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o brassingham_n in_o norfolk_n and_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n there_o to_z francis_z baldero_n and_o edmund_n wiseman_n gentleman_n dated_n the_o first_o day_n of_o april_n 4_o eliz._n a._n num_fw-la 1._o upon_o some_o difference_n between_o sir_n ralph_n and_o dame_n jane_n legh_n late_a wife_n of_o sir_n john_n legh_n of_o booth_n decease_v it_o be_v agree_v between_o sir_n william_n sneyd_n knight_n and_o the_o say_a dame_n jane_n legh_n on_o the_o one_o part_n and_o sir_n 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