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without_o his_o licence_n again_o 46._o e._n 3._o it_o be_v find_v by_o office_n that_o w._n bishop_n of_o chester_n have_v lease_v for_o life_n to_o io._n peston_n a_o manor_n 18._o 46._o e._n 3._o forf_n 18._o parcel_n of_o the_o barony_n without_o licence_n and_o resolve_v that_o it_o be_v forfeit_v but_o by_o mediation_n of_o the_o say_a counsel_n the_o bishop_n submit_v and_o make_v a_o fine_a and_o several_a scire_fw-la faec_fw-la issue_v against_o the_o perceptor_n of_o the_o profit_n to_o answer_v the_o king_n 2._o distinct_a 2._o thus_o much_o of_o alienation_n without_o licence_n but_o of_o the_o other_o part_n if_o a_o baron_n by_o tenure_n do_v alien_n by_o licence_n we_o must_v distinguish_v for_o it_o be_v either_o make_v for_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o barony_n etc._n etc._n or_o else_o for_o some_o other_o consideration_n that_o if_o any_o such_o alienation_n be_v make_v for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o barony_n in_o the_o name_n then_o have_v the_o issue_n male_a with_o the_o castle_n etc._n etc._n retain_v the_o dignity_n of_o a_o baron_n and_o hereof_o have_v the_o heir_n general_a or_o next_o heir_n female_n be_v exclude_v and_o for_o proof_n of_o this_o assertion_n many_o ancient_a precedent_n may_v be_v produce_v see_v they_o have_v happen_v almost_o in_o every_o age_n for_o three_o hundred_o year_n space_n of_o which_o some_o certain_a do_v ensue_v barony_n of_o grooby_n in_o com._n leyc_a willielm_n d_o ferariis_fw-la co._n derbie_n obiit_fw-la anno_fw-la 38._o h._n 3_o margaret_n com._n derb_n &_o domina_fw-la degrooby_n robeitus_n de_fw-fr ferariis_fw-la comes_fw-la de_fw-fr derbie_n will_n de_fw-fr ferariis_fw-la dom_fw-la de_fw-fr grooby_n ex_fw-la do._n mistress_n johannes_n de_fw-fr ferariis_fw-la dominus_fw-la de_fw-la cartley_n will._n de_fw-la ferariis_fw-la do._n minus_n de_fw-fr grooby_n it_o appear_v by_o a_o office_n find_v after_o the_o death_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr ferarijs_fw-la lord_n of_o grooby_n 23_o h._n 6._o that_o margaret_n lady_n of_o grooby_n give_v to_o william_n ferarijs_fw-la she_o second_o son_n in_o tail_n the_o manor_n of_o grooby_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n we_o baron_n of_o grooby_n the_o barony_n of_o kelpâ—cke_n come_v hereof_o 1._o temp._n e._n 1._o willelm_n baro_n de_fw-fr kelpecke_n rob._n wallero_n baro_n de_fw-fr kel_n obit_fw-la si_fw-la neprodâ—â—_n f._n 1_o alicca_n nuptal_a laynec_n wilielmus_fw-la walleion_n aâ—anus_n â—_o laynet_n baro_n de_fw-fr kelp_n ra_o io_o don._n robertus_fw-la walleron_n prox_n haeres_a robertus_fw-la walleron_n baron_n of_o kelpecke_n die_v 1._o e._n 1._o without_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n and_o robert_n son_n of_o william_n brother_n of_o the_o say_v robert_n be_v his_o next_o heir_n yet_o he_o give_v to_o allen_n playnell_n the_o lordship_n of_o kelpecke_n etc._n etc._n in_o tail_n by_o force_n whereof_o he_o be_v baron_n and_o summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o he_o die_v anno_fw-la 27._o e._n 1._o the_o 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