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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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the_o say_v millicent_n be_v allot_v the_o castle_n of_o totnes_n in_o devon_n etc._n etc._n eyton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o bedford_n and_o farringworth_n etc._n etc._n with_o divers_a other_o land_n the_o say_v john_n come_v to_o full_a age_n aberg_n the_o first_o john_n hastings_n baton_n of_o aberg_n 11._o e._n 1._o and_o do_v his_o homage_n and_o have_v his_o livery_n as_o appear_v by_o record_n but_o by_o the_o same_o record_n appear_v that_o the_o barony_n of_o hastings_n be_v never_o redeem_v according_a to_o the_o edict_n kellenworth_n but_o grant_v to_o peter_n de_fw-fr sabandia_n 6._o claus_n 11._o e._n 1._o mem._n 6._o as_o aforesaid_a this_o john_n do_v lawful_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o lord_n abergavenny_n by_o this_o partition_n the_o say_v john_n be_v one_o of_o the_o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n with_o the_o rest_n submit_v himself_o 19_o e._n 1._o to_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o say_a king_n as_o supreme_a lord_n of_o scotland_n which_o 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de_fw-fr escoce_fw-mi &_o la_fw-fr conusance_fw-fr d'oyer_fw-fr trier_n &_o determine_v nostre_fw-fr droit_fw-fr nous_fw-fr ne_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr volunt_fw-la sans_fw-fr nul_fw-fr manner_n de_fw-fr force_fw-fr ou_fw-fr distress_n de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr devant_fw-fr luy_fw-fr come_v sovereign_a sunr_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr etc._n etc._n l'an_n de_fw-fr grace_n 1291._o there_o be_v another_o like_a writing_n whereby_o these_o competitor_n do_v yield_v some_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n unto_o the_o say_v e._n 1._o until_o he_o shall_v determine_v the_o controversy_n after_o the_o sentence_n give_v by_o e._n 1._o for_o john_n balliol_n who_o afterward_o adhere_v to_o the_o french_a against_o england_n whereupon_o ed._n 1._o prosecute_a war_n against_o scotland_n the_o pope_n intermeddle_v a_o parliament_n be_v proclaim_v to_o be_v hold_v at_o lincoln_n 29._o e._n 1._o where_o it_o wass_v agree_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v write_v to_o the_o pope_n touch_v his_o right_n 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&_o recordat_fw-la term._n h._n prox_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o he_o acknowledge_v the_o right_n of_o the_o say_a castle_n to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o say_v william_n beauchampe_n as_o by_o a_o old_a msss_n remain_v with_o the_o earl_n of_o kent_n may_v appear_v book_n vid._n the_o earl_n of_o kent_n book_n as_o also_o by_o a_o partition_n of_o the_o say_a land_n finis_fw-la
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