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A36794 The baronage of England, or, An historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our English nobility in the Saxons time to the Norman conquest, and from thence, of those who had their rise before the end of King Henry the Third's reign deduced from publick records, antient historians, and other authorities / by William Dugdale ... Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. 1675 (1675) Wing D2480; ESTC R16723 3,454,491 1,220

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sunt_fw-la itaque_fw-la dona_fw-la data_fw-la abbatiae_fw-la s._n werburge_n quae_fw-la omniae_fw-la ego_fw-la comes_fw-la hugo_n &_o richardus_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o ermentrudis_n comitissa_n &_o mei_fw-la barones_n &_o mei_fw-la homines_fw-la dedimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n which_o barones_n and_o homines_fw-la with_o their_o respective_a gift_n there_o mention_v be_v these_o viz._n 1._o willielmus_fw-la malbanc_n 2._o robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la hugonis_fw-la 3._o hugo_n filius_fw-la normanni_n 4._o ricardus_n de_fw-fr vernun_n 5._o ricardus_n de_fw-fr rullos_n 6._o radulphus_fw-la venator_n 7._o hugo_n de_fw-fr mara_n 8._o radulphus_fw-la ermiwini_fw-la filius_fw-la 9_o robertus_fw-la de_fw-la fremouz_n 10._o walkelinus_n nepos_fw-la walteri_fw-la de_fw-fr vernun_n 11._o seward_n 12._o gislebertus_n de_fw-fr venables_n 13._o gaufridus_n de_fw-fr sarte_n 14._o ricardus_n de_fw-fr mesnilwarin_n 15._o walterus_n de_fw-fr vernun_n but_o then_o he_o conclude_v thus_o 60._o et_fw-la ut_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la essent_fw-la rata_fw-la &_o stabilia_fw-la imperpetuum_fw-la ego_fw-la comes_fw-la hugo_n &_o mei_fw-la barones_n confirmavimus_fw-la &c._n &c._n ita_fw-la quod_fw-la singuli_fw-la nostrum_fw-la propri●_n manu_fw-la in_fw-la testimonium_fw-la posteris_fw-la signum_fw-la in_o modum_fw-la crucis_fw-la facerent_fw-la yet_o give_v instance_n of_o no_o other_o than_o these_o after_o his_o son_n richard_n and_o hervey_n bishop_n of_o bangor_n viz._n ranulph_n his_o nephew_n id_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr macaenis_fw-la or_o meschines_n who_o be_v earl_n after_o the_o death_n of_o earl_n richard_n roger_n bigod_n alan_n de_fw-fr perci_n willielmus_fw-la constabularius_fw-la ranulphus_fw-la dapifer_fw-la willielmus_fw-la malbanc_n robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la hugonis_fw-la hugo_n filius_fw-la normanni_n hamo_fw-la de_fw-fr masci_n and_o bigod_n de_fw-fr loges_n whether_o he_o intend_v that_o these_o only_a shall_v be_v repute_v his_o baron_n and_o the_o 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then_o hold_v of_o he_o in_o cheshire_n ¶_o robertus_fw-la filius_fw-la hugonis_fw-la who_o seat_n be_v at_o depenbeche_n cestrescire_fw-la now_o call_v malpas_n occasion_v the_o title_n of_o baron_n of_o malpas_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o he_o and_o his_o descendant_n hold_v bedesfeld_n burwardestone_n hurdingebery_n depenbeche_n tillestone_n cristetone_n calmundeley_n eghe_n hantone_n lawechedone_n dochintone_n cetelea_n brosse_n overtone_n cuntitone_n socheliche_n tusigeham_n bicheley_n bieretone_n burwardesley_n creuhalle_n tidnistane_n bristone_n bolebery_n tevertone_n spurestowe_n fentone_n sudetone_n butelege_v and_o coeneche_n ¶_o william_n malbedeng_n who_o seat_n be_v at_o wiche-malbanc_a now_o call_v nantwich_n hold_v tatenale_n colburne_n ulure_n wiurevene_n pol_n salhale_n landechene_n optone_n tuigvelle_n chenotebery_n eteshale_v manessel_n sprostune_n actune_n estune_n wila●estune_n warenebery_n cerletune_n merbery_n norbery_n wirc●welle_n westone_n waleretune_n 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william_n de_fw-fr longcamp_n bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o chancellor_z of_o england_n be_v left_a governor_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o whole_a realm_n during_o king_n richard_n absence_n who_o be_v then_o 〈…〉_z go_v to_o the_o holy-land_n find_v great_a opposition_n 〈…〉_z by_o john_n earl_n of_o moreton_n the_o king_n brother_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o nobility_n out_v 〈…〉_z girard_n de_fw-fr camvill_n from_o the_o custody_n of_o lincoln-castle_n and_o shiri●●alty_n of_o that_o county_n and_o place_v this_o william_n in_o his_o room_n and_o have_v cause_v many_o of_o his_o opposer_n to_o be_v excommunicate_v 〈…〉_z by_o the_o pope_n do_v among_o they_o except_z 〈…〉_z hugh_z bardulph_n in_o case_n he_o will_v upon_o notice_n resign_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o scardeburgh_n and_o all_o other_o castle_n in_o yorkshice_n and_o westmoreland_n unto_o this_o william_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n in_o 4_o ric._n 1._o this_o william_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n give_v 〈…〉_z a_o hundred_o mark_n for_o the_o wardship_n of_o the_o heir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr gant_n and_o in_o 5_o ric._n 1._o adhere_v 〈…〉_z to_o john_n earl_n of_o moreton_n king_n richard_n be_v then_o prisoner_n in_o almain_n when_o divers_a place_n be_v besiege_v 〈…〉_z by_o those_o who_o stand_v for_o the_o king_n authority_n under_o who_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n govern_v the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n also_o march_v 〈…〉_z to_o besiege_v ●ickhill_n castle_n be_v 〈…〉_z then_o with_o he_o in_o his_o army_n he_o refuse_v 〈…〉_z to_o join_v with_o he_o therein_o in_o regard_n it_o do_v belong_v 〈…〉_z to_o john_n earl_n of_o moreton_n who_o he_o high_o favour_v but_o upon_o the_o return_n of_o king_n richard_n viz._n in_o the_o six_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o attend_v 〈…〉_z he_o in_o that_o expedition_n which_o he_o then_o make_v into_o normandy_n and_o the_o same_o year_n be_v constitute_v one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n with_o earl_n roger_n bigot_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr warrenne_n for_o hear_v and_o determine_v 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his_o trust_n moreover_o in_o the_o same_o year_n viz._n 1_o joh._n he_o obtain_v his_o charter_n 〈…〉_z for_o a_o weekly_a market_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o buttercramb_v and_o likewise_o a_o fair_a once_o every_o year_n as_o also_o another_o at_o cotingham_n in_o com._n ebor._n with_o licence_n 〈…〉_z to_o build_v castle_n in_o each_o of_o those_o lordship_n be_v then_o sheriff_n of_o that_o county_n as_o also_o a_o grant_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o lordship_n of_o cnareshurgh_n and_o burgh_n id_fw-la est_fw-la borow-brigg_n with_o their_o appurtenance_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o three_o knight_n fe_n it_o be_v say_v 〈…〉_z by_o our_o historian_n that_o in_o this_o year_n likewise_o he_o give_v three_o thousand_o mark_n to_o the_o king_n for_o to_o have_v judgement_n concern_v the_o claim_n he_o then_o lay_v to_o the_o barony_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n which_o barony_n have_v be_v give_v to_o nigel_n de_fw-fr albini_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o upon_o the_o
forfeiture_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n call_v grundebeof_o great-grandfather_n to_o this_o william_n as_o be_v already_o observe_v but_o the_o record_n 〈…〉_z express_v it_o otherwise_o viz._n that_o it_o be_v for_o confirmation_n of_o his_o charter_n and_o to_o be_v quit_v of_o all_o amerciament_n and_o scutage_n which_o have_v be_v require_v of_o he_o until_o the_o thursday_n after_o midlent_a when_o king_n john_n first_o come_v to_o york_n after_o his_o coronation_n viz._n in_o 1_o joh._n as_o also_o to_o have_v the_o manor_n of_o walter_n meisnill_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n if_o it_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o moreover_o to_o have_v a_o trial_n for_o all_o those_o land_n whereunto_o he_o lay_v claim_v against_o the_o before-specified_n william_n de_fw-fr molbra●_n viz._n cukewald_n and_o ●ukewaldshire_v with_o its_o appurtenance_n and_o malesard_n with_o its_o appurtenance_n as_o also_o the_o isle_n of_o a●cholme_n hovingham_n ti●esk_n meau●on_n id_fw-la est_fw-la meston_n in_o com._n leic._n wellcbron_n burton_n in_o lonesdale_n bondeby_n saxeby_n and_o lindhergh_n one_o carucate_n of_o land_n in_o scalinghere_o landeford_n hampton_n in_o arden_n kirkeby-monacorum_a in_o com._n war._n and_o crei●_n in_o com._n northampt._n which_o say_v sum_n of_o three_o thousand_o mark_n be_v thus_o to_o be_v pay_v viz._n a_o thousand_o mark_n within_o fifteen_o day_n after_o easter_n than_o next_o ensue_v his_o coronation_n five_o hundred_o mark_n at_o michaelmas_n follow_v and_o so_o half_o yearly_a five_o hundred_o mark_n until_o all_o the_o whole_a sum_n shall_v be_v discharge_v true_a it_o be_v that_o robert_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n father_n of_o this_o william_n make_v the_o like_a claim_n supra_fw-la to_o those_o land_n in_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o time_n and_o thereupon_o mowbray_n come_v to_o a_o agreement_n supra_fw-la with_o he_o and_o give_v he_o the_o lordship_n of_o kirkeby-moreshe●ed_n to_o quit_v his_o title_n thereto_o as_o have_v be_v before_o observe_v but_o that_o agreement_n be_v ibid._n not_o confirm_v in_o the_o king_n court_n this_o william_n stand_v so_o high_o in_o favour_n ibid._n with_o king_n john_n revive_v ibid._n his_o claim_n anew_o whereupon_o after_o great_a dispute_n it_o be_v thus_o determine_v ibid._n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v thenceforth_o total_o renounce_v all_o his_o interest_n and_o title_n thereto_o and_o in_o consideration_n thereof_o that_o mowbray_n shall_v in_o augmentation_n of_o the_o former_a agreement_n give_v he_o nine_o knight_n fee_n over_o and_o above_o 8._o the_o nine_o former_o reserve_v as_o also_o a_o rent_n of_o twelve_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la whereupon_o they_o be_v both_o make_v friend_n supra_fw-la at_o lue_n id_fw-la est_fw-la louthe_n in_o comit._n linc._n then_o a_o house_n supra_fw-la of_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o king_n john_n in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n for_o which_o twelve_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la the_o lordship_n of_o brinklow_n in_o com._n warw._n be_v assign_v dorso_fw-la to_o this_o william_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n except_v dorso_fw-la only_o the_o service_n of_o one_o samson_n de_fw-fr cornwall_n for_o what_o he_o hold_v there_o of_o william_n de_fw-fr mowbray_n this_o william_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n be_v the_o same_o year_n one_o of_o the_o baron_n present_v 30._o at_o lincoln_n when_o william_n king_n of_o scot_n do_v homage_n to_o king_n john_n and_o about_o this_o time_n give_v 12._o fifteen_o hundred_o mark_n for_o the_o sheriffalty_n of_o yorkshire_n and_o the_o profit_n thereof_o so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v serve_v the_o king_n faithful_o in_o that_o trust_n the_o king_n choose_v 12._o two_o person_n to_o execute_v the_o office_n under_o he_o reserve_v likewise_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o forest_n to_o his_o own_o disposal_n moreover_o he_o obtain_v licence_n 9_o to_o fortify_v his_o house_n at_o cotingham_n and_o butercram_fw-la as_o also_o to_o hold_v 9_o the_o whole_a forest_n of_o mileburne_n in_o westmoreland_n by_o the_o service_n of_o ..._o and_o about_o this_o time_n entertain_v 〈…〉_z king_n john_n in_o his_o house_n at_o cotingham_n this_o william_n give_v to_o the_o 〈…〉_z knight_n templar_n a_o certain_a to●t_o in_o north-cave_n and_o have_v marry_v 〈…〉_z berta_n niece_n of_o ranulph_n de_fw-fr glanvill_n with_o who_o he_o have_v 〈…〉_z the_o lordship_n of_o leyburne_n and_o braham_n depart_v 〈…〉_z this_o life_n in_o 5_o joh._n whereupon_o the_o king_n for_o four_o hundred_o mark_n grant_v 〈…〉_z to_o hubert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o wardship_n of_o robert_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n with_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o marriage_n as_o also_o the_o custody_n of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o castle_n both_o in_o england_n and_o normandy_n and_o send_v his_o precept_n 11._o to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o yorkshire_n to_o seize_v the_o forest_n of_o cnarreburgh_n into_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o same_o state_n wherein_o it_o be_v when_o king_n hen._n 2._o grant_v it_o to_o the_o before-specified_n william_n and_o then_o to_o deliver_v it_o to_o that_o archbishop_n but_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v viz._n 7_o joh._n this_o robert_n die_v 14._o whereupon_o nicholas_n de_fw-fr stutevile_n nicholas_n his_o brother_n 14._o and_o heir_n agree_v 14._o with_o the_o king_n for_o a_o fine_a of_o ten_o thousand_o mark_n to_o have_v livery_n of_o his_o land_n so_o descend_v to_o he_o except_v 14._o the_o castle_n of_o cnaresburgh_n and_o burgh_n id_fw-la est_fw-la borow-brigg_n which_o the_o king_n retain_v 14._o till_o that_o sum_n shall_v be_v total_o pay_v which_o nicholas_n marry_v midd._n gunnora_fw-es the_o widow_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr gant_n niece_n 4._o to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr g●rnay_n and_o have_v issue_n nicholas_n ni●●olas_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n unto_o who_o king_n john_n grant_v 3._o a_o market_n every_o week_n upon_o the_o monday_n at_o his_o manor_n of_o brinklow_n before-specified_n and_o a_o fair_a yearly_a upon_o the_o feast_n day_n of_o st._n margaret_n which_o market_n and_o fair_a be_v afterward_o confirm_v 3._o to_o he_o by_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o this_o nicholas_n in_o 13_o joh._n give_v ebor._n three_o hundred_o mark_n and_o five_o palfrey_n to_o have_v judgement_n for_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o lordship_n of_o cotingham_n langeton_n screningham_n and_o butrecram_fw-la with_o the_o moiety_n of_o the_o knight_n fee_n belong_v thereto_o but_o in_o 17_o joh._n take_v 3._o part_n with_o those_o rebellious_a baron_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o arm_n under_o divers_a specious_a pretence_n do_v with_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o undergo_v the_o pope_n excommunication_n 56._o for_o so_o do_v moreover_o in_o 3_o hen._n 3._o he_o assign_v 7._o the_o lordship_n of_o lidel_n in_o com._n cumberl_n to_o robert_n de_fw-fr stutevill_n his_o brother_n then_o under_o age_n and_o in_o the_o tuition_n 7._o of_o william_n de_fw-fr valoine_v and_o have_v be_v 15._o in_o arm_n against_o the_o king_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o lincoln_n 1_o hen._n 3._o where_o he_o be_v take_v 15._o prisoner_n by_o the_o famous_a william_n martial_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n with_o who_o he_o agree_v 15._o to_o pay_v a_o thousand_o mark_n for_o his_o redemption_n to_o the_o king_n use_n in_o 8_o hen._n 3._o total_o discharge_v ibid._n that_o debt_n have_v then_o livery_n ibid._n of_o his_o land_n which_o have_v be_v seize_v ibid._n for_o that_o transgression_n except_v 5._o only_o the_o honour_n of_o knaresburgh_n and_o burgh_n which_o be_v give_v 5._o by_o the_o king_n to_o hubert_n de_fw-fr burgh_n earl_n of_o kent_n and_o then_o justice_n of_o england_n this_o be_v all_o that_o i_o have_v see_v of_o this_o nicholas_n other_z then_o that_o he_o die_v 2._o in_o 17_o hen._n 3._o leave_v issue_n 2._o two_o daughter_n his_o heir_n viz._n joane_n marry_v 24._o to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr wake_n and_o margaret_n to_o 24._o william_n mastoc_n but_o this_o margaret_n die_v supra_fw-la soon_o after_o viz._n in_o 20_o hen._n 3._o whereupon_o joane_n her_o other_o sister_n than_o wife_n to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr wake_n have_v livery_n supra_fw-la of_o the_o whole_a inheritance_n of_o this_o joane_n i_o find_v that_o in_o her_o widowhood_n she_o call_v cotton_n herself_o johanna_n de_fw-mi stutevile_n and_o not_o by_o the_o name_n of_o her_o husband_n as_o be_v usual_a in_o regard_n she_o be_v so_o great_a a_o inheritrix_n and_o that_o grant_v ibid._n to_o the_o canon_n of_o watton_n in_o com._n ebor._n all_o her_o land_n in_o hessell_n the_o impression_n ibid._n which_o she_o make_v with_o her_o seal_n on_o a_o large_a piece_n of_o wax_n be_v of_o a_o woman_n ride_v sideway_o as_o now_o be_v usual_a hold_v the_o bridle_n in_o her_o right_a hand_n and_o a_o escoucheon_n with_o the_o arm_n of_o stutevile_n thereon_o in_o her_o left_a hand_n which_o demonstration_n clear_o confute_v that_o which_o be_v say_v by_o some_o ibid._n of_o our_o historian_n viz._n that_o anne_n the_o wife_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o
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as_o be_v observe_v get_v private_o into_o england_n again_o as_o it_o seem_v for_o it_o appear_v 717._o that_o he_o with_o other_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n in_o the_o month_n of_o may_n ●_o edw._n 4._o make_v head_n in_o the_o north_n and_o with_o he_o sir_n ralph_n perci_n and_o other_o to_o the_o number_n of_o two_o or_o three_o hundred_o get_v cotton_n into_o b●mburgh-castle_n but_o be_v soon_o defeat_v by_o the_o power_n which_o john_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n then_o raise_v all_o that_o i_o have_v far_o see_v of_o he_o be_v that_o depart_v a._n this_o life_n at_o enefield_n upon_o the_o 13_o of_o october_n anno_fw-la 1508._o 24_o hen._n 7._o he_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o parish_n church_n there_o and_o that_o his_o three_o sister_n abovementioned_a become_v his_o heir_n of_o which_o elinor_n the_o elder_a become_v the_o wife_n 911._o of_o sir_n robert_n manner_n of_o etall-castle_n in_o com._n northumb_n knight_n and_o isabella_n the_o second_o of_o 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original_o r._n enfeoff_v thereof_o and_o whereunto_o do_v belong_v ibid._n these_o town_n and_o lordship_n viz._n levermue_n mindrum_n karham_n prestfen_n mainlawe_n dunum_n pulwiston_n schotton_n killum_n 〈◊〉_d new●on_n &_o alteram_fw-la newton_n langeton_n lilleburne_n hilderton_n weperden_n russeden_n schauden_n title_v bowelton_n alburwic_n butlisdon_n the_o grange_n of_o stratton_n and_o the_o moiety_n of_o glatendon_n this_o robert_n robert_n the_o son_n in_o 21_o hen._n 3._o be_v constitute_v 12._o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o forest_n in_o the_o county_n of_o nottingham_n derby_n york_z lancaster_n northumberland_z and_o cumberland_n do_v so_o continue_v 3._o till_o 28_o hen._n 3._o if_o not_o long_o and_o in_o 36_o hen._n 3._o have_v free-warren_n grant_v 24._o to_o he_o in_o all_o his_o demesn_a land_n at_o werke_n karram_n pres●en_n mundrum_fw-la dunum_n menilawe_n and_o levermue_n in_o northumberland_n in_o 39_o hen._n 3._o he_o deliver_v 3._o the_o castle_n of_o werke_n 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heir_n call_v maude_n marry_v supra_fw-la to_o reginald_n grey_n justice_n of_o chester_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o lordship_n of_o wilton_n come_v first_o to_o that_o family_n ¶_o of_o this_o family_n be_v also_o as_o it_o be_v like_a william_n william_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n de_fw-fr longcamp_n henry_n who_o in_o 9_o r._n 1._o give_v linc._n ccc_o mark_n for_o livery_n of_o his_o land_n whereof_o the_o king_n have_v dispossess_v linc._n he_o but_o i_o do_v not_o think_v that_o he_o be_v son_n to_o henry_n son_n of_o hugh_z before-specified_n this_o william_n marry_v 40._o petronill_n the_o daughter_n of_o guy_n de_fw-fr croun_n widow_n suff._n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr vaux_n and_o in_o 46_o h._n 3._o answer_v 14._o for_o his_o relief_n as_o a_o baron_n whereupon_o do_v his_o homage_n he_o have_v livery_n 14._o of_o the_o manor_n of_o suth-warneburne_a in_o com._n suthampt._n and_o have_v issue_n supra_fw-la henry_n de_fw-fr longcamp_n who_o take_v to_o wife_n 50._o sibyl_n the_o 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grief_n as_o '_o it_o be_v say_v and_o this_o duke_n take_v ibid._n his_o leave_n of_o the_o king_n at_o e●tham_n where_o he_o have_v ibid._n four_o year_n release_v of_o his_o banishment_n go_v first_o to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o then_o far_o into_o france_n where_o have_v a_o honourable_a reception_n ibid._n by_o king_n charles_n the_o six_o he_o have_v obtain_v ibid._n the_o only_a daughter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o berry_n uncle_n to_o the_o king_n in_o marriage_n but_o that_o king_n richard_n hinder_v ibid._n it_o be_v thus_o depart_v he_o receive_v letter_n b._n from_o his_o father_n advise_v he_o rather_o to_o go_v into_o cast●le_n than_o into_o hungary_n but_o his_o father_n grow_v sick_a ibid._n here_o in_o england_n he_o remove_v not_o ibid._n from_o paris_n where_o within_o a_o short_a time_n he_o have_v ibid._n advertisement_n of_o his_o death_n soon_o after_o which_o it_o so_o happen_v b._n that_o king_n richard_n be_v necessitate_v to_o go_v into_o ireland_n for_o suppress_v the_o irish_a then_o in_o arm_n this_o realm_n grow_v into_o great_a distraction_n b._n whereupon_o the_o londoner_n send_v b._n for_o this_o duke_n promise_v he_o their_o assistance_n in_o case_n he_o will_v accept_v of_o the_o government_n have_v therefore_o such_o encouragement_n as_o also_o 60._o considerable_a aid_n from_o the_o duke_n of_o britanny_n he_o take_v ship_v 60._o at_o le_fw-fr port_n blanc_n and_o land_v 60._o at_o ravenspur_v upon_o the_o mouth_n of_o humber_n in_o yorkshire_n whereupon_o divers_a of_o the_o northern_a lord_n repair_v k_o to_o he_o so_o that_o when_o he_o come_v to_o doncaster_n he_o have_v 60._o a_o considerable_a army_n the_o commons_o in_o all_o place_n incline_v to_o he_o whence_o march_v 60._o to_o evesham_n in_o worcestershire_n and_o so_o to_o berkeley_n in_o com._n gloc._n he_o come_v 60._o to_o bristol_n all_o the_o castle_n in_o those_o part_n yield_v 60._o to_o he_o of_o which_o king_n richard_n have_v advertisement_n he_o haste_v 10._o back_o 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