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of_o the_o erly_n house_n and_o upon_o chrystymesse-day_n he_o himself_o or_o some_o other_o knight_n his_o deputye_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o oressour_n and_o shall_v sue_v to_o his_o lordys_n meese_n and_o then_o shall_v he_o kerve_v the_o same_o meet_v to_o his_o say_a lord_n and_o this_o service_n shall_v be_v do_v aswell_o at_o souper_n as_o at_o dinner_n and_o when_o his_o lord_n have_v etyn_a the_o say_a sir_n philippe_n shall_v sit_v down_o in_o the_o same_o place_n their_z his_o lord_n sit_v and_o shalle_v be_v serve_v at_o his_o table_n by_o the_o steward_n of_o th'erly_n house_n and_o upon_o seynt_a stevyn-day_n when_o he_o haith_fw-mi dine_v he_o shall_v take_v leave_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o shall_v kiss_v he_o and_o for_o his_o service_n he_o shall_v nothing_o take_v ne_o nothing_o shall_v gyve_v and_o all_o thigh_n service_n tofore-rehersed_n the_o say_a sir_n philippe_n have_v do_v by_o the_o space_n of_o xlviii_o year_n and_o his_o ancestor_n before_o he_o to_o his_o 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body_n beget_v they_o ought_v to_o descend_v to_o james_n de_fw-fr berkley_n then_o live_v as_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir-male_n to_o thomas_n the_o son_n of_o maurice_n and_o that_o the_o say_v james_n cousin_n and_o heir-male_n to_o thomas_n as_o above_o be_v express_v be_v then_o of_o full_a age_n have_v livery_n of_o the_o premise_n etc._n etc._n his_o homage_n be_v respite_v by_o what_o therefore_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v it_o be_v apparent_a that_o to_o elizabeth_n the_o only_a daughter_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n the_o four_o all_o the_o land_n which_o come_v by_o her_o mother_n as_o also_o all_o those_o whereof_o her_o father_n die_v seize_v in_o fee-simple_n or_o fee-tail_n general_n which_o be_v about_o thirty_o lordship_n in_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n somerset_n buck_n wilts_n northampton_n devon_n cornwall_n oxon_n berks_n the_o city_n of_o london_n bristol_n and_o other_o place_n beside_o advowsons_n of_o church_n etc._n etc._n descend_v as_o also_o that_o 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of_o thomas_n the_o four_o and_o have_v thereby_o advantage_n to_o take_v away_o what_o of_o the_o evidence_n they_o please_v possess_v 29._o themselves_o of_o berkley_n castle_n and_o all_o other_o the_o land_n and_o lordship_n so_o entail_v on_o the_o heir-male_n as_o have_v be_v observe_v and_o have_v so_o do_v procure_v a_o grant_n 29._o from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o custody_n of_o all_o those_o land_n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o crown_n under_o such_o a_o value_n as_o they_o shall_v be_v rate_v at_o in_o the_o office_n to_o be_v thereupon_o find_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_z the_o next_o ensue_a year_n obtain_v as_o absolute_a discharge_n 〈…〉_z of_o that_o rent_n whereupon_o he_o keep_v 〈…〉_z court_n in_o the_o name_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o wife_n without_o any_o respect_n at_o all_o have_v to_o the_o king_n grant_v she_o pretend_v a_o clear_a right_n to_o they_o all_o as_o also_o to_o the_o barony_n and_o notwithstanding_o that_o this_o james_n upon_o a_o writ_n of_o diem_fw-la clusit_fw-la extremum_fw-la by_o he_o sue_v out_o after_o much_o opposition_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v find_v supra_fw-la heir_n and_o rightful_a inheritor_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o berkley_n and_o all_o those_o twelve_o lordship_n mention_v in_o that_o fine_a of_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o and_o have_v livery_n according_o award_v yet_o do_v berkley_n that_o earl_n and_o his_o wife_n retain_v the_o say_a castle_n lordship_n and_o manor_n berkley_n until_o upon_o a_o remonstrance_n of_o his_o right_n king_n henry_n the_o five_o command_v possession_n to_o be_v give_v unto_o he_o but_o after_o the_o death_n of_o that_o king_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n enter_v ibid._n again_o upon_o the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n and_o other_o lordship_n and_o lay_v ibid._n siege_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o berkley_n in_o which_o siege_n many_o be_v hurt_v and_o slay_v whereupon_o by_o mediation_n of_o friend_n there_o be_v a_o reference_n ibid._n to_o philip_n morgan_n then_z bishop_n of_o worcester_z and_o sir_n john_n juyn_n afterward_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o king_n bench_n they_o award_v ibid._n that_o the_o say_a earl_n shall_v during_o his_o natural_a life_n retain_v the_o manor_n of_o wotton_n cowley_n and_o simondshale_v and_o that_o the_o rest_n comprise_v in_o the_o before_o specify_v fine_a shall_v be_v to_o the_o say_v james_n and_o the_o heirs-male_a of_o his_o body_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o through_o the_o potency_n of_o that_o earl_n this_o james_n can_v not_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o law_n obtain_v livery_n of_o those_o land_n out_o of_o the_o king_n hand_n nor_o can_v it_o be_v any_o wonder_n consider_v how_o powerful_a a_o man_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n be_v in_o those_o day_n and_o that_o many_o of_o the_o servant_n to_o the_o late_a lord_n thomas_n be_v so_o obsequious_a to_o he_o exercise_v all_o their_o skill_n to_o give_v he_o countenance_n in_o this_o business_n one_o of_o they_o viz._n lionel_n sea-brooke_a sometime_o steward_n of_o the_o house_n to_o the_o say_a lord_n thomas_n in_o 6_o hen._n 5._o depose_v ibid._n before_o the_o major_a of_o southampton_n that_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n decease_v the_o year_n before_o his_o death_n show_v he_o a_o old_a deed_n of_o entail_v of_o the_o castle_n and_o lordship_n of_o berkley_n make_v by_o robert_n fitz-harding_n which_o he_o then_o read_v and_o that_o his_o lord_n snatch_v it_o from_o he_o say_v he_o know_v the_o content_n thereof_o and_o another_o about_o the_o same_o viz._n john_n bone_n vicar_n of_o berkley_n and_o one_o of_o the_o executor_n of_o the_o same_o lord_n thomas_n make_v oath_n ibid._n before_o the_o major_a of_o bristol_n that_o the_o say_a lord_n thomas_n about_o the_o time_n of_o his_o passage_n into_o britanny_n to_o conduct_v the_o queen_n into_o england_n enfeoff_v he_o and_o other_o of_o the_o castle_n lordship_n and_o hundred_o of_o berkley_n and_o all_o his_o land_n in_o glocestershire_n as_o also_o of_o the_o hundred_o of_o portbury_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o portesheved_a the_o manor_n of_o walton_n and_o bedminster_n with_o the_o hundred_o of_o bedminster_n and_o harclive_a to_o hold_v in_o fee_n without_o any_o condition_n likewise_o that_o livery_n and_o seism_n be_v execute_v thereupon_o and_o court_n hâ—ld_v by_o those_o feoffee_n according_o by_o mean_n of_o which_o affidavit_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n take_v such_o encouragement_n and_o confidence_n that_o in_o 6_o hen._n 5._o he_o procure_v a_o confirmation_n ibid._n of_o those_o ancient_a charter_n make_v by_o king_n john_n touch_v the_o manor_n and_o barony_n of_o berkley_n and_o all_o berkley-hernesse_a and_o thereupon_o with_o the_o assistance_n of_o divers_a servant_n of_o the_o say_v decease_v lord_n thomas_n besiege_v ibid._n berkley_n castle_n but_o by_o
in_o normandy_n 30_o oct._n in_o which_o grant_v he_o be_v call_v his_o belove_a esquire_n and_o of_o the_o same_o date_n in_o consideration_n of_o the_o surrender_n of_o two_o annuity_n another_o grant_n ibid._n of_o the_o manor_n of_o cotingham_n in_o com._n ebor._n for_o life_n pay_v xv_o s._n yearly_a rent_n in_o which_o grant_v that_o duke_n term_v he_o his_o belove_a counsellor_n by_o his_o last_o will_n ibid._n bear_v date_n 8_o oct._n anno_fw-la mcccclv_n 34_o h._n 6._o this_o leonard_n be_v then_o a_o knight_n declare_v that_o whereas_o he_o have_v enfeoff_v the_o right_n high_a and_o mighty_a prince_n his_o gracious_a and_o special_a lord_n for_o so_o he_o call_v he_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n henry_n grey_z and_o other_o of_o and_o in_o the_o manor_n of_o wystewe_n flekney_n and_o newton_n harcourt_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o the_o shire_n of_o leicester_n and_o all_o other_o his_o land_n lie_v in_o the_o county_n of_o leic._n warw._n northampt_v and_o york_n he_o do_v in_o most_o humble_a wise_a beseech_v his_o say_a lord_n and_o pray_v and_o require_v the_o say_a henry_n grey_n and_o the_o rest_n to_o make_v a_o estate_n after_o his_o decease_n of_o all_o those_o land_n situate_v in_o burton_n hastings_n in_o com._n warw._n to_o alice_n hastings_n his_o wife_n for_o term_v of_o her_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o his_o right_a heir_n also_o to_o his_o son_n richard_n of_o his_o land_n in_o brantingthorp_n and_o appulby_n with_o the_o advowson_n of_o the_o church_n of_o brantyngthorp_n for_o term_v of_o his_o life_n the_o remainder_n to_o his_o right_a heir_n likewise_o to_o his_o son_n ralph_n of_o the_o land_n in_o wald-neuton_a in_o com._n ebor._n for_o life_n with_o remainder_n to_o his_o right_a heir_n and_o to_o his_o son_n thomas_n of_o his_o land_n in_o little_a ashby_n in_o com._n leic._n and_o drakenage_n in_o com._n warr._n for_o term_n of_o life_n etc._n etc._n but_o all_o that_o i_o have_v else_o see_v of_o he_o be_v that_o he_o leave_v issue_n by_o the_o say_v alice_n his_o wife_n daughter_n ibid._n of_o the_o lord_n camoy_v william_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n and_o anne_n a_o daughter_n marry_v ibid._n to_o thomas_n ferrer_n of_o tamworth_n castle_n in_o com._n warr._n esq_n which_o william_n william_n become_v a_o person_n of_o extraordinary_a note_n in_o his_o day_n as_o by_o his_o eminent_a employment_n and_o singular_a trust_n will_v appear_v of_o which_o i_o shall_v make_v some_o brief_a mention_n in_o order_n of_o time_n in_o 34_o h._n 6._o be_v sheriff_n ibid._n of_o the_o county_n of_o warw._n and_o leic._n he_o be_v make_v ranger_n ibid._n of_o the_o chase_n of_o be_v in_o com._n salop._n by_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n as_o his_o father_n have_v be_v and_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v obtain_v from_o that_o great_a duke_n in_o consideration_n ibid._n of_o his_o good_a and_o faithful_a service_n do_v and_o to_o be_v do_v the_o grant_v ibid._n of_o a_o annuity_n of_o ten_o pound_n per_fw-la 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