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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 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issue_n christian_n elder_a daughter_n die_v without_o issue_n 2_o isabel_n marry_v robert_n de_fw-fr bruse_n ro._n de_fw-fr bruse_n lord_n of_o anandale_n another_o competitor_n 1291._o 3_o maud_n die_v without_o issue_n 4_o ada_z matryed_z henry_n hastings_z 2431._o knighton_n pag._n 2431._o john_n hastings_z lord_n of_o berguenny_n another_o competitor_n 1291._o 1_o henry_n die_v young_a 2_o david_n die_v young_a 3_o john_n scot_n earl_n of_o chester_n marry_v helen_n daughter_n of_o lhewellyn_n prince_n of_o north-wales_n winchester_n john_n die_v without_o issue_n anno_fw-la 1237._o helen_n his_o widow_n after_o marry_a robert_n quency_n three_o son_n of_o saher_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n ada_z wife_n of_o florence_n earl_n of_o holland_n she_o die_v 1208._o hist_o of_o the_o netherlands_o p._n 16._o florence_n william_n florence_n a_o competitor_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n a_o do._n 1291._o pryn_n hist_o p._n 513._o 1_o claricia_n 2_o hodierna_fw-la 702._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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martii_fw-la 11_o edw._n 3._o 1336._o habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredum_fw-la suorum_fw-la regum_fw-la angliae_fw-la filiis_fw-la primogenitis_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la consilium_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 752._o and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o duke_n in_o england_n as_o that_o title_n be_v now_o make_v a_o distinct_a dignity_n and_o by_o this_o creation_n not_o only_o the_o first-born_a son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n but_o the_o elder_a living_n be_v always_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n neither_o need_v any_o new_a creation_n of_o this_o title_n although_o sometime_o we_o find_v it_o join_v with_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n selden_n tit._n hon._n qag_n 754._o he_o be_v also_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n by_o patent_n date_v 12_o die_v maii_n 17_o edw._n 3._o 1343._o habendum_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la regibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o perpetuùm_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 595._o and_o since_o this_o time_n the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v be_v usual_o join_v with_o that_o of_o prince_n of_o wales_n in_o the_o patent_n selden_n ibidem_fw-la pag._n 598._o so_o that_o now_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o the_o 40._o of_o edward_n the_o three_o his_o style_n be_v princeps_fw-la aquitaniae_n &_o walliae_fw-la dux_n cornubiae_fw-la &_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o w._n he_o die_v june_n 8._o 1376._o 50_o ed._n 3._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n 4._o richard_z of_o bordeaux_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o the_o black_a prince_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o his_o grandfather_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o in_o festo_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la 1376._o 50_o edw._n 3._o stowe_n but_o walsingham_n name_v only_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o parliament_n 1376._o pag._n 190._o other_o say_v he_o be_v after_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n at_o haveringe_v 20_o novembris_fw-la 50_o edw._n 3._o powel_n on_o the_o welsh_a history_n pag._n 385._o he_o have_v a_o special_a charter_n for_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n anno_fw-la 50_o edw._n 3._o cook_n report_n lib._n 8._o fol._n 30._o for_o he_o be_v not_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o king_n his_o father_n die_v before_o he_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n this_o richard_n be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1397._o he_o erect_v the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n into_o a_o principality_n and_o ordain_v that_o no_o grant_n shall_v be_v make_v thereof_o to_o any_o person_n but_o to_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n only_o if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n to_o make_v he_o see_v stat._n 21_o rich._n 2._o cap._n 9_o but_o this_o parliament_n be_v whole_o repeal_v 1_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 3._o which_o henry_n depose_v richard_n the_o second_o and_o make_v himself_o king_n 1399._o 5._o henry_n elder_a son_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o bear_v at_o monmouth_n anno_fw-la 1388._o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n about_o october_n 1_o hen._n 4._o 1399._o in_o parliament_n and_o not_o long_o after_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o aquitain_n in_o the_o same_o parliament_n stowe_n and_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o f._n num_fw-la 99_o 6._o edward_n only_a child_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o bear_v at_o westminster_n 13_o octobris_fw-la 1452._o 31_o hen._n 6._o fabian_z pag._n 456._o he_o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o parliament_n march_v 15._o 31_o hen._n 6._o 1452._o and_o be_v murder_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o teuksbery_n may_v 4._o 1471._o 11_o edw._n 4._o see_v vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 143_o he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o descent_n king_n henry_n the_o six_o be_v never_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n nor_o earl_n of_o chester_n he_o be_v king_n while_o he_o be_v but_o a_o infant_n of_o eight_o month_n old_a 7._o edward_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o bear_v at_o westminster_n november_n 4._o 1470._o 10_o edw._n 4._o be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n july_n 26._o 1471._o 11_o edw._n 4._o vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 115._o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 19_o edw._n 4._o he_o be_v make_v earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o march_n he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o so_o entitle_v and_o be_v afterward_o king_n edward_n the_o five_o but_o be_v most_o barbarous_o murder_v in_o the_o tower_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o his_o uncle_n richard_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n anno_fw-la 1483._o who_o usurp_v the_o crown_n to_o himself_o 8._o edward_n the_o only_a child_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o create_v earl_n of_o salisbury_n 1477._o 17_o edw._n 4._o be_v also_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o his_o father_n august_n 24._o 1483._o 1_o rich._n 3._o be_v then_o about_o ten_o year_n old_a and_o die_v about_o march_n 1484._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n 9_o arthur_n elder_a son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n november_n 30._o in_o 1489._o 5_o hen._n 7._o and_o die_v without_o issue_n at_o ludlow_n in_o april_n 1502._o 17_o hen._n 7._o about_o the_o age_n of_o sixteen_o year_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o birth_n 10._o henry_n duke_n of_o york_n second_o son_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o seven_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n arthur_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n february_n 18._o 1502._o 18_o hen._n 7._o at_o the_o age_n of_o eleven_o year_n and_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o 11._o henry_n stewart_n elder_a son_n of_o james_n king_n of_o great_a britain_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n in_o parliament_n june_n 4._o 1610._o 8_o jacobi_n and_o die_v november_n 6._o 1612._o 10_o jacobi_n without_o issue_n in_o the_o life-time_n of_o king_n james_n his_o father_n he_o be_v also_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n by_o birth_n 12._o charles_n stewart_n second_o son_n of_o king_n james_n bear_v at_o dunferling_n in_o scotland_n nou._n 19_o 1600._o be_v duke_n of_o albany_n in_o scotland_n and_o be_v also_o create_v duke_n of_o york_n in_o england_n by_o his_o father_n at_o whitehall_n in_o london_n january_n 6._o 1604._o and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o brother_n prince_n henry_n he_o be_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n for_o the_o case_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o
james_n whitlok_n winifrid_n wife_n of_o peter_n derby_n near_o leverpool_n in_o lancashire_n ellen_n wife_n of_o george_n manwaring_n of_o ightfield_n in_o shropshire_n gentleman_n a_o young_a brother_n ursula_z wife_n of_o geffrey_n holcroft_n of_o hurst_n in_o lancashire_n also_o richard_n a_o bastard-son_n who_o live_v at_o rocksavage_a and_o die_v at_o halton_n 1616._o this_o john_n exchange_v certain_a land_n in_o whitley_n with_o richard_n starky_v of_o stretton_n esq_n for_o land_n in_o aston_n 1_o elizabethae_fw-la he_o die_v 5_o augusti_n 15_o eliz._n 1573._o margaret_z his_o widow_n marry_v hugh_n beeston_n of_o torperley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 27_o eliz._n xv._o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n be_v knight_v 1603._o and_o marry_v elizabeth_n daughter_n of_o sir_n arthur_n manwaring_n of_o ightfield_n in_o shropshire_n 11_o eliz._n 1569._o and_o have_v issue_n john_n son_n and_o heir_n sir_n arthur_n aston_n of_o fulham_n in_o middlesex_n second_o son_n who_o have_v issue_n richard_n aston_n and_o sir_n arthur_n aston_n a_o colonel_n in_o germany_n and_o governor_n of_o oxford_n for_o the_o king_n 1644._o but_o be_v barbarous_o kill_v after_o at_o tredagh_n in_o ireland_n have_v surrender_v the_o town_n to_o the_o parliament-rebel_n upon_o condition_n 1655._o and_o have_v issue_n sir_n thomas_n aston_n three_o son_n of_o this_o sir_n thomas_n matryed_z elizabeth_z daughter_n of_o john_n shugborough_n of_o burdenbury_n in_o warwickshire_n esquire_n and_o have_v issue_n frances_n elder_a daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n marry_v john_n hocknell_n of_o hocknell_n in_o cheshire_n after_o to_o richard_n davys_n of_o croughton_n and_o three_o to_o owen_n longford_n of_o burton_n in_o denbighshire_n grace_n second_o daughter_n die_v without_o issue_n margaret_n three_o daughter_n marry_a sir_n thomas_n ireland_n who_o buy_v beusy_a nigh_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o be_v vice-chamberlain_n of_o chester_n elizabeth_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n dod_n of_o cloverley_n in_o shropshire_n marry_o wife_n of_o richard_n brown_n of_o upton_n nigh_o chester_n gentleman_n after_o to_o jaques_n arnodio_n a_o frenchman_n anne_n another_o daughter_n marry_v richard_n allen_n of_o green-hill_n in_o nether-whitley_n in_o cheshire_n gentleman_n katherine_n another_o daughter_n marry_v peter_n legh_n of_o ridge_n nigh_o maxfield_n gentleman_n sir_n thomas_n have_v a_o second_o wife_n called_z marry_o daughter_n of_o william_n unton_n of_o draiton_n in_o shropshire_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1601._o 43_o eliz._n and_o die_v anno_fw-la dom._n 1613._o marry_o his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v edward_n pale_a of_o york_n esquire_n sir_n thomas_n buy_v land_n in_o aston_n from_o john_n witter_n of_o torperley_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n 20_o eliz._n 1578._o xvi_o john_n aston_n of_o aston_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sewer_n to_o queen_n anne_n wife_n of_o king_n james_n and_o marry_a maude_n daughter_n of_o robert_n nedham_n of_o shenton_n in_o shropshire_n esquire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1611._o and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n son_n and_o heir_n john_n aston_n second_o son_n die_v unmarried_a 1648._o robert_n three_o son_n die_v young_a maude_n marry_v thomas_n parson_n of_o cubbington_n in_o warwickshire_n esquire_n after_o to_o john_n shugborough_n now_o of_o upton_n in_o wirrall_n 1666._o a_o young_a son_n of_o the_o shugborough_n in_o warwickstire_n anne_n another_o daughter_n die_v young_a elizabeth_n another_o daughter_n die_v unmarried_a 1628._o this_o john_n aston_n of_o aston_n die_v 13_o maii_n 16â—5_n 13_o jacobi_n xvii_o sir_n thomas_n aston_n of_o aston_n baronet_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o john_n marry_v magdalene_n daughter_n of_o sir_n john_n poultney_n and_o sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o john_n poultney_n of_o misterton_n in_o leycestershire_n esquire_n 1627._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n robert_n who_o die_v young_a 1634._o and_o thomas_n who_o die_v 1637._o at_o the_o age_n of_o six_o year_n and_o two_o daughter_n jane_n and_o elizabeth_n who_o die_v infant_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o monument_n in_o aston_n chappel_n magdalene_n his_o first_o wife_n die_v junii_fw-la die_v 2_o die_v junii_fw-la 1635._o he_o afterward_o marry_a anne_n daughter_n and_o sole_a heir_n of_o sir_n henry_n willoughby_n of_o risley_n in_o derbyshire_n baronet_n 1639._o by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n sir_n willoughby_n aston_n now_o live_v 1666._o who_o marry_a mary_n daughter_n of_o john_n offley_n late_o of_o madeley_n in_o staffordshire_n esquire_n and_o also_o two_o daughter_n magdalene_n and_o mary_n both_o live_v 1666._o this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v make_v baronet_n in_o july_n 4_o car._n 1._o 1628._o and_o be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1635._o he_o die_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n between_o the_o king_n and_o his_o rebellious_a parliament_n he_o be_v loyal_a to_o his_o prince_n and_o be_v unfortunate_o beat_v by_o sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o honford_n party_n of_o rebel_n near_o to_o nantwich_n january_n 28._o 1642._o but_o sir_n thomas_n escape_v and_o get_v away_o after_o he_o be_v take_v at_o another_o skirmish_n in_o staffordshire_n and_o bring_v prisoner_n to_o stafford_n where_o endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o escape_n a_o soldier_n espy_v he_o give_v he_o a_o blow_n on_o the_o head_n with_o which_o and_o his_o other_o wound_n he_o fall_v into_o a_o fever_n whereon_o he_o die_v at_o stafford_n not_o long_o after_o to_o wit_n 24_o martii_fw-la 1645._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o his_o own_o chapel_n of_o aston_n in_o cheshire_n which_o chapel_n he_o procure_v to_o be_v consecrate_a by_o john_n bridgeman_n bishop_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1637._o with_o liberty_n of_o baptism_n and_o burial_n and_o repair_v the_o chancel_n thereof_o very_o handsome_o though_o much_o deface_v afterward_o in_o the_o late_a war._n aston-grange_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o roger_n fitz-alured_n be_v possess_v of_o aston-grange_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o see_v monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 186._o which_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n of_o halton_n and_o be_v afterward_o give_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n but_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o monastery_n in_o england_n by_o hen._n 8._o richard_n brooke_n esq_n purchase_v this_o village_n from_o the_o king_n together_o with_o the_o manor_n of_o norton_n and_o other_o land_n 37_o hen._n 8._o 1545._o and_o have_v since_o be_v enjoy_v by_o his_o posterity_n unto_o this_o present_a 1666._o there_o be_v no_o charterer_n at_o all_o within_o the_o same_o aston_n juxta_fw-la great_a budworth_n this_o town_n of_o aston_n juxta_fw-la budworth_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n by_o william_n fitz-nigell_a baron_n of_o halton_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o one_o pagan_a then_o hold_v it_o under_o the_o say_v william_n scilicèt_fw-la sub_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1086._o this_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n of_o doomsday_n book_n and_o at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v within_o the_o fee_n of_o halton_n john_n constable_n of_o cheshire_n and_o baron_n of_o halton_n tabley_n the_o original_n penes_fw-la leycester_o de_fw-fr tabley_n give_v the_o manor_n of_o hield_n in_o this_o aston_n unto_o methroso_n punterlinge_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o render_v yearly_o a_o welsh_a lance_n on_o the_o feast-day_n of_o st._n bartholomew_n m._n num_fw-la 1._o afterward_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n ancestor_n to_o warburton_n of_o arley_n buy_v the_o same_o from_o one_o hugh_n the_o welsh_a deacon_n son_n of_o hugh_n deal_v hield_n for_o twenty_o four_o mark_n of_o silver_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o give_v it_o to_o agnes_n de_fw-fr dutton_n his_o daughter_n m._n num_fw-la 2._o &_o num_fw-la 5_o 6._o but_o after_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o robert_z de_fw-fr denbigh_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n purchase_v it_o again_o from_o geffrey_n son_n of_o geffrey_n son_n of_o adam_n de_fw-fr dutton_n for_o three_o mark_n of_o silver_n and_o a_o wich-house_n in_o northwich_n i._o num_fw-la 91._o which_o margaret_n be_v daughter_n of_o the_o say_v geffrey_n son_n of_o geffrey_n but_o robert_n denbigh_n die_v without_o issue_n the_o say_a margaret_n his_o widow_n marry_v nicholas_n de_fw-fr leycester_n about_o 1276._o afterward_o sir_n nicholas_n leycester_n knight_n unto_o who_o issue_n it_o remain_v till_o john_n leycester_n of_o tabley_n sell_v it_o again_o unto_o william_n deal_v hold_v and_o goditha_n his_o wife_n and_o to_o the_o heir_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_v william_n reserve_v the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o forty_o shilling_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1355._o 29_o e._n 3._o m._n num_fw-la 14._o &_o num_fw-la 13._o and_o afterward_o it_o become_v to_o be_v divide_v by_o the_o two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n of_o william_n deal_v hold_v
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 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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 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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
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to_o hold_v in_o fee-farm_n in_o free_a and_o common_a soccage_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o enfield_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n the_o king_n grant_v bear_v date_n the_o nine_o day_n of_o september_n 4_o car._n 1._o 1628._o save_o only_a these_o person_n follow_v who_o now_o be_v and_o their_o ancestor_n ancient_o before_o they_o be_v freeholders_n in_o the_o manor_n of_o more_o and_o not_o fee-farmer_n as_o follow_v freeholders_n or_o charterer_n in_o more_o 1666._o 1._o henry_n porter_n of_o more_o this_o have_v continue_v in_o the_o name_n of_o porter_n since_o edward_n the_o four_o this_o freehold_n before_o belong_v to_o one_o peter_n arderne_a in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o as_o by_o the_o deed_n now_o in_o possession_n of_o this_o henry_n porter_z appeareth_z 2._o sir_n richard_n brook_v of_o norton_n baronet_n have_v now_o about_o twenty_o cheshire_n acre_n of_o free-land_n in_o more_o as_o late_o belong_v to_o the_o priory_n of_o norton_n and_o also_o 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constance_n in_o normandy_n monasticon_fw-la vol._n 2._o pag._n 950._o he_o give_v also_o to_o the_o abbey_n of_o bek_n in_o normandy_n the_o manor_n of_o atherstone_n in_o england_n in_o warwickshire_n ibid._n vol._n 2._o pag._n 954._o robert_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n earl_n of_o mellent_a in_o france_n and_o this_o hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n be_v the_o principal_a supporter_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o in_o advance_v he_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n ordericus_n pag._n 783._o chap._n ii_o of_o richard_n earl_n of_o chester_n g._n crusilly_n or_o a_o wolf_n head_n erase_v ar._n he_o be_v but_o seven_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n die_v say_v the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 13._o with_o who_o agree_v knighton_n the_o monk_n of_o leycester_n pag._n 2376._o and_o i_o find_v in_o a_o old_a leaguer_n book_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o abbington_n a_o manuscript_n in_o cotton_n library_n at_o westminster_n in_o london_n note_v claudius_n c._n 9_o fol._n 147._o of_o the_o whole_a book_n but_o lib._n 2._o fol._n 45._o of_o that_o particular_a part_n de_fw-fr historiâ_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la abbendonensis_n speak_v of_o this_o richard_n grant_v of_o wudmundsley_n to_o the_o say_a abbey_n and_o church_n of_o abbington_n ipse_fw-la comes_fw-la benefactum_fw-la extulit_fw-la &_o svo_fw-la descripto_fw-la roboravit_fw-la quod_fw-la descriptum_fw-la sigillo_fw-la quidem_fw-la matris_fw-la signari_fw-la constitit_fw-la nondùm_fw-la enim_fw-la militari_fw-la baltheo_n cinctus_fw-la materno_fw-la sigillo_fw-la literae_fw-la quaelibet_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la directae_fw-la includebantur_fw-la hâc_fw-la de_fw-fr re_fw-mi quod_fw-la eo_fw-la annotatur_fw-la comitissae_fw-la potiùs_fw-la quà m_fw-la comitis_fw-la sigillo_fw-la signatur_fw-la cujus_fw-la forma_fw-la haec_fw-la fuit_fw-la ricardus_n cestrensis_fw-la comes_fw-la &_o ermentrudis_n comitissa_n mater_fw-la ejus_fw-la nigello_n de_fw-fr oilli_n &_o rogero_n filio_fw-la radulfi_n &_o omnibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la de_fw-la oxenford_n scirâ_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o amicitiam_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quià _fw-la pro_fw-la amore_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o animâ_fw-la patris_fw-la mei_fw-la &_o remissione_n nostrorum_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la concedimus_fw-la hidam_fw-la illam_fw-la quam_fw-la droco_n de_fw-la andeleiâ_fw-la dedit_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la abbendonensi_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la qui_fw-la dicitur_fw-la wudemundeslai_n nos_fw-la eidem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la concedimus_fw-la &_o auctorizamus_fw-la perpetuò_fw-la habendam_fw-la solidam_fw-la &_o quietam_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la nostro_fw-la servitio_fw-la et_fw-la rogerus_fw-la filius_fw-la radulfi_n &_o successores_fw-la ejus_fw-la sint_fw-la quieti_fw-la in_o nostro_fw-la servitio_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la hidam_fw-la pertinet_fw-la et_fw-la defendimus_fw-la ùt_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la rogerus_fw-la vel_fw-la alius_fw-la per_fw-la eum_fw-la inquietet_fw-la habitantes_fw-la in_o terrâ_fw-la illâ_fw-la hoc_fw-la autèm_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o testimonio_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la baronum_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la willielmi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o hugonis_fw-la silij_fw-la normanni_n &_o ricardi_n balaste_n &_o willielmi_n silij_fw-la auskitilli_n &_o ricardi_n silij_fw-la nigelli_n &_o domini_fw-la goisfridi_fw-la capellani_n &_o aliorum_fw-la hoc_fw-la actum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o sexto_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la henrici_fw-la regis_fw-la in_fw-la mense_fw-la maii_n 1106._o 6_o hen._n 1._o 1106._o in_o die_v pentecostes_fw-la this_o be_v in_o may_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1106._o earl_n richard_z be_v then_o about_o twelve_o year_n old_a by_o the_o word_n nondùm_fw-la militari_fw-la baltheo_n cinctus_fw-la i_o suppose_v the_o monk_n mean_v that_o the_o earl_n be_v a_o child_n and_o under_o the_o tuition_n of_o his_o mother_n and_o for_o that_o reason_n use_v her_o seal_n to_o this_o charter_n and_o also_o to_o other_o his_o letter_n of_o which_o opinion_n likewise_o be_v selden_n in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 786._o the_o law_n say_v he_o be_v such_o that_o whosoever_o be_v knight_v though_o before_o the_o age_n of_o one_o and_o twenty_o he_o be_v esteem_v as_o of_o full_a age_n in_o regard_n of_o any_o wardship_n or_o other_o tuition_n and_o the_o use_v be_v that_o such_o great_a lord_n be_v often_o knight_v before_o they_o be_v of_o full_a age._n now_o this_o earl_n as_o yet_o not_o have_v receive_v that_o honour_n of_o knighthood_n but_o be_v under_o age_n use_v the_o seal_n of_o his_o guardian_n to_o make_v the_o act_n more_o authentic_a and_o valid_a and_o that_o he_o be_v but_o a_o child_n when_o his_o
cornwall_n in_o cook_n be_v report_n lib._n 8._o be_v print_v by_o his_o majesty_n special_a command_n 1613._o 11_o jacobi_n where_o it_o be_v set_v forth_o that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n it_o be_v clear_o and_o absolute_o resolve_v that_o prince_n charles_n now_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n be_v in_o right_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 11_o edw._n 3._o ought_v to_o be_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o therefore_o his_o majesty_n command_v that_o prince_n charles_n his_o son_n shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v the_o honour_n and_o style_n of_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n which_o he_o present_o have_v and_o enjoy_v according_o vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag._n 146_o 147._o and_o on_o the_o three_o of_o november_n 1616._o 14_o jacobi_n he_o be_v also_o create_v prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o be_v afterward_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o a_o summary_n collection_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n contain_v in_o this_o second_o part._n 1._o gherbod_v a_o nobleman_n of_o flanders_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n give_v he_o by_o the_o conqueror_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1068._o but_o go_v into_o flanders_n be_v there_o take_v prisoner_n and_o then_o do_v william_n the_o conqueror_n give_v the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n to_o hugh_n surname_v lupus_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1070._o 2._o hugh_n surname_v lupus_n earl_n of_o auranche_n in_o normandy_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la 1070._o he_o die_v july_n 27._o 1101._o after_o he_o have_v hold_v the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n 31_o year_n 3._o richard_n the_o only_a child_n of_o hugh_n lupus_n by_o his_o wife_n be_v but_o seven_o year_n old_a when_o his_o father_n die_v he_o be_v drown_v with_o many_o other_o as_o he_o be_v sail_v from_o normandy_n towards_o england_n anno_fw-la 1120._o after_o he_o have_v be_v earl_n 18_o year_n but_o have_v no_o issue_n 4._o randle_n de_fw-fr mecinis_n or_o meschines_n son_n of_o maud_n sister_n to_o hugh_n lupus_n succeed_v earl_n of_o chester_n as_o cousin_n and_o next_o heir_n to_o richard_n and_o he_o die_v anno_fw-la 1128._o have_v be_v earl_n eight_o year_n 5._o randle_n the_o second_o surname_v gernoun_n son_n of_o randle_n de_fw-fr meschines_n succeed_v his_o father_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1153_o have_v be_v earl_n 25_o year_n 6._o hugh_z the_o second_o surname_v cyveliok_n son_n of_o randle_n the_o second_o succeed_v his_o father_n and_o he_o die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1181._o have_v be_v earl_n 28_o year_n 7._o randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n son_n of_o hugh_n the_o second_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n he_o be_v also_o make_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n 1217._o and_o die_v at_o wallingford_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o october_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1232._o without_o issue_n and_o be_v earl_n of_o chester_n 51_o year_n 8._o john_n surname_v the_o scot_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n son_n of_o maud_n elder_a sister_n and_o coheir_n to_o randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n succeed_v earl_n of_o chester_n and_o die_v at_o dernhale_n abbey_n without_o issue_n june_n 7._o 1237._o have_v be_v earl_n of_o chester_n almost_o five_o year_n from_o which_o time_n this_o earldom_n be_v seize_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n finis_fw-la partis_fw-la secundae_fw-la the_o three_o part_n treat_v of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n with_o several_a catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n dean_n chamberlain_n judge_n sheriff_n and_o escheator_n of_o cheshire_n and_o also_o of_o the_o recorder_n of_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o ancient_a baron_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n i._o concern_v the_o ancient_a baron_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n of_o who_o i_o promise_v before_o to_o speak_v in_o this_o three_o part_n of_o my_o book_n these_o thing_n i_o have_v principal_o to_o discuss_v and_o illustrate_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o their_o title_n the_o time_n of_o their_o institution_n their_o office_n place_n and_o number_n ii_o for_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o their_o title_n selden_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o title_n of_o honour_n pag._n 688._o that_o the_o noble_a and_o great_a tenant_n to_o the_o great_a sort_n of_o subject_n have_v ancient_o the_o appellation_n of_o baron_n ascribe_v to_o they_o especial_o those_o to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n spelman_n in_o his_o glossary_n derive_v the_o word_n baro_n from_o the_o old_a english-saxon_a per_n or_o be_v and_o of_o late_a time_n write_v par_n francis_n antiquis_fw-la berinthia_n signify_v the_o same_o with_o the_o latin_a word_n vir_fw-la glossarium_fw-la latino-gallicum_n berinthia_n bara_n virro_n so_o that_o the_o latin_a word_n virro_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o original_a fountain_n whence_o it_o spring_v and_o both_o these_o word_n baro_n by_o some_o write_a varo_n and_o virro_n do_v agree_v in_o their_o several_a signification_n sometime_o for_o a_o man_n bare_o and_o absolute_o sometime_o for_o a_o man_n of_o worth_n power_n or_o prowess_n sometime_o for_o a_o husband_n for_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o word_n here_o it_o denote_v as_o much_o as_o magnate_v or_o optimates_fw-la where_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o nobleman_n or_o baron_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o necessary_a supplement_n as_o essential_a to_o the_o royalty_n of_o a_o count_n palatine_n for_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v royal_a authority_n within_o himself_o we_o may_v not_o unfit_o style_v he_o a_o petty_a king_n and_o that_o the_o majesty_n of_o his_o palace_n may_v be_v answerable_a to_o a_o king_n he_o must_v have_v nobleman_n about_o he_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n hence_o also_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n subtuted_a office_n make_v the_o baron_n of_o halton_n constable_n in_o cheshire_n in_o fee_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o lord_n high-constable_n of_o england_n and_o make_v the_o baron_n of_o montalt_n steward_n of_o cheshire_n in_o fee_n after_o the_o example_n of_o the_o lord_n high-steward_n of_o england_n these_o baron_n under_o the_o earl_n rule_v and_o govern_v the_o county_n and_o from_o their_o great_a power_n and_o sway_n have_v the_o appellation_n of_o baron_n iii_o as_o to_o the_o time_n of_o their_o first_o institution_n i_o find_v the_o great_a man_n of_o cheshire_n about_o the_o earl_n style_v baron_n in_o the_o time_n of_o hugh_n lupus_n in_o the_o charter_n of_o his_o foundation_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n anno_fw-la 1093._o 6_o willielmi_n rufi_n in_o the_o conclusion_n thereof_o it_o be_v say_v ego_fw-la comes_fw-la hugo_n &_o mei_fw-la barones_n confirmavimus_fw-la ista_fw-la omne_fw-la corà m_fw-la anselmo_n archiepiscopo_fw-la etc._n etc._n neither_o must_v we_o fond_o imagine_v or_o expect_v any_o formal_a creation_n of_o they_o either_o by_o patent_n for_o such_o be_v of_o late_a time_n by_o much_o or_o any_o solemn_a investure_n but_o as_o i_o conceive_v upon_o the_o confer_v of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n on_o hugh_n lupus_n by_o the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1070._o the_o principal_a gentleman_n and_o commander_n under_o earl_n hugh_n be_v call_v to_o advise_v and_o assist_v the_o say_a earl_n either_o in_o any_o time_n of_o imminent_a danger_n or_o in_o regulate_v and_o order_v the_o more_o weighty_a affair_n of_o the_o county_n be_v of_o course_n so_o style_v and_o thus_o i_o conceive_v they_o retain_v the_o name_n of_o baron_n by_o little_a and_o little_a after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o great_a noble_n of_o the_o realm_n iu._n and_o hence_o may_v we_o guess_v their_o office_n adesse_fw-la comiti_fw-la in_o concilio_n as_o cambden_n have_v it_o to_o assist_v the_o earl_n in_o council_n upon_o all_o grand_a design_n and_o affair_n v._o concern_v their_o place_n of_o precedence_n and_o dignity_n we_o must_v consider_v they_o either_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o or_o among_o themselves_o in_o relation_n to_o other_o out_o of_o the_o county_n i_o conceive_v they_o inferior_a to_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o our_o realm_n for_o these_o be_v but_o titular_o or_o analogical_o baron_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v to_o those_o of_o the_o kingdom_n nay_o in_o place_n beneath_o all_o knight_n but_o they_o be_v the_o great_a man_n in_o the_o county_n under_o the_o earl_n for_o power_n and_o estate_n their_o priority_n or_o dignity_n among_o themselves_o we_o shall_v trace_v as_o exact_o as_o we_o can_v in_o so_o remote_a and_o obscure_a a_o path._n some_o will_v have_v the_o baron_n of_o malpas_n to_o be_v the_o prime_a baron_n forasmuch_o as_o robert_n fitz-hugh_n who_o be_v baron_n of_o malpas_n under_o hugh_n lupus_fw-la in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n have_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o preeminence_n in_o the_o subscription_n of_o old_a chart_n of_o those_o ancient_a time_n as_o also_o in_o the_o record_n of_o
3._o lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o b._n and_o these_o be_v confirm_v to_o robert_n de_fw-fr swynerton_n consanguineo_fw-la &_o haeredi_fw-la praedicti_fw-la rogeri_n 13_o decembris_fw-la 2_o rich._n 2._o 1378._o which_o sir_n robert_n swynerton_n banneret_n die_v 12_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n robert_n swynerton_n clerk_n possess_v the_o same_o as_o son_n and_o heir_n which_o robert_n die_v mensae_n junii_fw-la 23_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n sir_n thomas_n swynerton_n knight_n as_o brother_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n possess_v the_o same_o land_n which_o sir_n thomas_n die_v mensae_fw-la decembris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o after_o who_o death_n sir_n robert_n swynerton_n his_o son_n and_o heir_n enjoy_v they_o and_o leave_v they_o to_o this_o maude_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n lib._n d._n pag._n 178._o d._n âšœ_o this_o sir_n john_n savage_a i_o find_v style_v knight_n obiit_fw-la 1450_o 4_o hen._n 5._o and_o he_o die_v primo_fw-la die_fw-la augusti_fw-la 28_o hen._n 6._o 1450._o lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o c._n probably_n he_o be_v knight_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o agincourt_n in_o france_n 3_o hen._n 5._o iii_o john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n esquire_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n also_o margery_n a_o daughter_n marry_v edmund_n legh_n of_o baggiley_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 1442._o 21_o hen._n 6._o which_o edmund_n die_v about_o 15_o edw._n 4._o she_o afterward_o marry_v thomas_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n 17_o edw._n 4._o 1477._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o d._n e._n to_o wit_n the_o second_o wife_n of_o thomas_n margaret_n another_o daughter_n marry_v john_n maxfeld_n afterward_o she_o marry_v randle_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n three_o son_n of_o randle_n manwaring_n of_o overpeve_a esquire_n obiit_fw-la iste_fw-la johannes_n savage_n 29_o die_v junii_fw-la obiit_fw-la 1463_o 3_o edw._n 4._o 1463._o aetate_fw-la 53_o annorum_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 169._o c._n iv_o sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n senior_a knight_n â—_o vnus_fw-la militum_fw-la pro_fw-la corpore_fw-la henrici_fw-la septimi_fw-la 1494._o 9_o hen._n 7._o lib._n c._n fol._n 186._o â—_o 17_o edw._n 4._o 1477._o lib._n c._n fol._n 271._o d._n he_o marry_v catharine_n daughter_n of_o sir_n thomas_n stanley_n after_o lord_n stanley_n and_o sister_n to_o thomas_n stanley_n earl_n of_o derby_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n thomas_n savage_a bishop_n of_o rochester_n 1492._o thence_o translate_v to_o london_n 1497._o thence_o to_o the_o archbishopric_n of_o york_n 1501._o and_o die_v 1508._o his_o body_n be_v bury_v at_o york_n and_o his_o heart_n at_o maxfield_n in_o cheshire_n 7._o see_v stow_n annal_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 23_o h._n 7._o where_o he_o build_v a_o chapel_n at_o the_o side_n of_o maxfield_n church_n and_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v a_o college_n there_o sir_n homfrey_n savage_n another_o son_n lawrence_z savage_a another_o son_n james_n savage_a another_o son_n sir_n edmund_z savage_a another_o son_n knight_v at_o leith_n in_o scotland_n 36_o hen._n 8._o 1544._o 11_o die_v maii_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o hertford_n then_o general_n so_o stow_n which_o edmund_n marry_v mary_n the_o widow_n of_o roger_n legh_n del_fw-it ridge_n nigh_o maxfield_n and_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n spark_n of_o surrey_n 30_o hen._n 8._o 1538._o christopher_n savage_a another_o son_n william_n savage_a another_o son_n george_n another_o son_n and_o richard_n another_o son_n also_o ellen_n savage_a a_o daughter_n marry_v peter_n legh_n of_o lyme_n in_o cheshire_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1467._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o philip_n sancti_fw-la laurentii_fw-la in_o lucina_n presbyter_n cardinalis_fw-la for_o their_o marriage_n datum_fw-la romae_fw-la 2_o idus_fw-la januarii_n anno_fw-la quarto_fw-la papae_fw-la pauli_n secundi_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 172._o c._n the_o original_a now_o among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a 1669._o katherine_n another_o daughter_n marry_v thomas_n legh_n of_o adlington_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1479._o as_o appear_v by_o the_o licence_n of_o john_n giglis_fw-la utriúsque_fw-la juris_fw-la doctor_n collector_n of_o the_o pope_n rent_n in_o england_n date_v at_o london_n 4_o die_v novembris_fw-la 1479._o in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o four_o lib._n d._n pag._n 177._o x._o the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a also_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o margaret_n marry_v edmund_n trafford_n of_o trafford_n in_o lancashire_n alice_n marry_v roger_n de_fw-fr pilkington_n of_o lancashire_n and_o elizabeth_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o william_n leake_n of_o langford_n in_o darbyshire_n obiit_fw-la 1495_o 73._o aetat_fw-la 73._o this_o sir_n john_n savage_n die_v 22_o novembris_fw-la 11_o hen._n 7._o 1495._o &_o quòd_fw-la johannes_n savage_a armiger_n filius_fw-la &_o haeres_fw-la johannis_n savage_n junioris_fw-la militis_fw-la est_fw-la consanguineus_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la haeres_fw-la propinquior_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 179._o k._n sir_n john_n savage_a of_o clifton_n junior_a knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n john_n savage_a senior_n have_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o left_a wing_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o bosworth-field_n in_o lecestershire_n 3_o rich._n 3._o 22_o die_v augusti_n 1485._o in_o which_o battle_n richard_n the_o three_o be_v slay_v so_o stow_n and_o other_o historian_n inform_v we_o he_o be_v very_o instrumental_a together_o with_o thomas_n lord_n stanley_n his_o uncle_n afterward_o make_v earl_n of_o derby_n in_o the_o promote_a of_o henry_n the_o seven_o to_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o obtain_v the_o victory_n of_o bosworth-field_n for_o which_o service_n henry_n the_o seven_o per_fw-la literas_fw-la svas_fw-la patentes_fw-la datas_fw-la 7_o die_v martii_fw-la 1_o hen._n 7._o 1485._o memoriâ_fw-la reducens_fw-la diutina_fw-la &_o laudabilia_fw-la servitia_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la probitatem_fw-la actúsque_fw-la strenuos_fw-la intimi_fw-la dilecti_fw-la militis_fw-la nostri_fw-la johannis_n savage_n junioris_fw-la quem_fw-la tà m_fw-la in_o armis_fw-la quà m_fw-la in_o moribus_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la florere_fw-la dinoscebatur_fw-la qualitérque_fw-la idem_fw-la johannes_n cùm_fw-la multitudine_fw-la copiosâ_fw-la suorum_fw-la fratrum_fw-la consanguineorum_fw-la servientium_fw-la amicorum_fw-la benevolorum_fw-la ad_fw-la sva_fw-la grandia_fw-la costus_n &_o onera_fw-la personaeque_fw-la suae_fw-la pericula_fw-la multimoda_fw-la in_fw-la servitio_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o conflictu_fw-la &_o praelio_fw-la contrà _fw-la magnum_fw-la adversarium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ricardum_fw-la tertium_fw-la tùnc_fw-la nupèr_fw-la regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la praetensum_fw-la caeterósque_fw-la suos_fw-la complice_n &_o fautores_fw-la qà m_fw-la contrà _fw-la alios_fw-la rebel_n &_o proditores_fw-la nostros_fw-la contrà _fw-la nos_fw-la hostilitèr_fw-la guerram_fw-la levantes_fw-la etc._n etc._n concessimus_fw-la eidem_fw-la johanni_n castrum_n &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la gresley_n &_o kimbley_n in_o comitatu_fw-la nottinghamiae_n &_o ekleston_n in_o comitatu_fw-la derbiae_fw-la ac_fw-la mineram_fw-la carbonum_fw-la etc._n etc._n quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la johannis_n domini_fw-la zouche_n ac_fw-la etià m_fw-la maneria_fw-la elineton-holmesfield_n in_fw-la comitatu_fw-la derbiae_fw-la &_o maneria_fw-la de_fw-la granby_n &_o sutton_n in_o comitatu_fw-la nottinghamiae_n &_o manerium_fw-la de_fw-la shepesh_v in_o comitatu_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la ac_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr sutton-hubybunderell_a alius_fw-la dictum_fw-la hobbadler_n &_o watton_n alias_o wotton_n croston_n eudeburne_n in_o comitatu_fw-la salopiae_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la francisci_fw-la lovel_n militis_fw-la nuper_fw-la vicecomitis_a lovel_n habenda_fw-la praedicto_fw-la johanni_n savage_n &_o haeredibus_fw-la masculis_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la lib._n d._n pag._n 171._o v._n the_o original_a among_o the_o evidence_n at_o rocksavage_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1669._o 2_o ricardi_n 3._o 1484._o this_o sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a and_o eight_o of_o his_o brethren_n be_v make_v freeman_n of_o chester_n sir_n john_n savage_a the_o elder_n be_v then_o mayor_n vale-royal_a of_o england_n pag._n 188._o the_o brethren_n be_v there_o rank_v in_o this_o order_n 1._o sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a 2._o james_n savage_a 3._o lawrence_z savage_a 4._o edward_n for_o edmund_n 5._o christopher_n 6._o george_n 7._o william_n 8._o richard_n 9_o homfrey_n sir_n john_n savage_a junior_a marry_v ______o and_z have_v issue_n john_n savage_a son_n and_o heir_n alice_n marry_v sir_n william_n brereton_n of_o brereton_n in_o cheshire_n felicia_n marry_v robert_n milward_n of_o eton_n in_o derbyshire_n esquire_n ellen_n marry_v john_n hawarden_n maude_n marry_v sir_n robert_n nedham_n of_o shenton_n in_o shropshire_n this_o sir_n john_n savage_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o siege_n of_o boulogne_n in_o france_n obiit_fw-la 1492_o 8_o hen._n 7._o 1492._o in_o the_o life-time_n of_o his_o father_n see_v stow_n in_o eadem_fw-la anno._n he_o be_v a_o valiant_a man_n and_o a_o expert_a soldier_n and_o make_v knight_n of_o the_o garter_n by_o henry_n the_o seven_o he_o have_v a_o bastard-son_n call_v george_n savage_a parson_n of_o davenham_n in_o cheshire_n this_o george_n have_v several_a bastard_n to_o wit_n george_n savage_a priest_n chancellor_z of_o chester_n john_n wimslow_n
seize_v of_o this_o moiety_n who_o son_n hugh_n have_v three_o daughter_n isabel_n alice_n and_z margaret_z 1343._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 6._o and_o in_o anno_fw-la 1356._o he_o settle_v his_o manor_n of_o picmere_n for_o want_v of_o heirs-males_a of_o his_o body_n on_o hugh_n bruyn_n of_o stapleford_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n daughter_n of_o the_o say_v hugh_n picmere_n lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 12._o margaret_n the_o widow_n of_o hugh_n bruyn_n of_o picmere_n grant_v to_o hugh_n hulse_n of_o picmere_n all_o her_o land_n of_o picmere_n 42_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 10._o this_o hugh_n hulse_n be_v lieutenant-justice_n of_o chester_n 20_o rich._n 2._o to_o thomas_n earl_n of_o nottingham_n and_o marry_v ellen_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o hugh_n bruyn_n and_o margaret_n 36_o edw._n 3._o the_o marriage_n and_o wardship_n of_o ellen_n be_v grant_v by_o margaret_n her_o mother_n to_o david_n hulse_n vicar_n of_o great-budworth_a to_o marry_v hugh_n son_n of_o sibyl_n daughter_n of_o william_n son_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr norbery_n 36_o edw._n 3._o lib._n b._n pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 11._o &_o pag._n 54._o num_fw-la 21._o this_o sir_n hugh_n hulse_n die_v 3_o hen._n 5._o or_o thereabouts_o it_o be_v find_v by_o inquisition_n that_o he_o die_v seize_v of_o seven_o message_n in_o picmere_n 200_o acre_n of_o land_n and_o 20_o acre_n of_o wood_n ibidem_fw-la quae_fw-la tenentur_fw-la de_fw-la willielmo_n leycester_n ut_fw-la de_fw-la manerio_fw-la svo_fw-la de_fw-la wethale_n sed_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la servitium_n ignoratur_fw-la inter_fw-la recognitiones_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la cestriae_fw-la bundle_z 3_o hen._n 5._o afterward_o john_n troutback_n esquire_n marry_v margery_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o thomas_n hulse_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o lib._n b._n pag._n 53._o num_fw-la 17._o and_o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o adam_n troutback_n marry_v john_n talbot_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 descend_v who_o posterity_n at_o last_o come_v to_o be_v earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n and_o george_n talbot_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n sell_v all_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n to_o wit_n the_o moiety_n of_o picmere_n unto_o his_o tenant_n there_o anno_fw-la 1620._o every_o tenant_n buy_v his_o own_o and_o so_o be_v become_v particular_a freeholders_n at_o this_o day_n thomas_n starkey_n land_n now_o in_o picmere_n be_v purchase_v from_o ralph_n bostock_n of_o moulton_n by_o john_n starkey_n his_o father_n 14_o aprilis_n 7_o jacobi_n 1609._o and_o be_v original_o give_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr picmere_n unto_o richard_n his_o young_a son_n 1192._o a_o parcel_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o the_o say_v richard_n by_o hugh_n picmere_n his_o elder_a brother_n 1308._o lib._n b._n pag._n 58._o a._n b._n c._n plumley_n roger_n manwaring_n give_v plumley_n to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n when_o he_o make_v his_o son_n uvido_z a_o monk_n there_o william_n and_o randle_n his_o son_n be_v witness_n which_o grant_v with_o many_o other_o richard_z earl_n of_o chester_n confirm_v 1119._o 19_o hen._n 1._o in_o the_o feodary_n of_o halton_n about_o edw._n 2._o we_o read_v thomas_z de_fw-fr vernon_n tenet_fw-la villam_fw-la de_fw-fr lostock_n cùm_fw-la paruâ-lostock_a &_o medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la plumley_n pro_fw-la medietate_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militis_fw-la this_o thomas_n de_fw-fr vernon_n be_v second_o husband_n of_o joan_n de_fw-fr lostock_n in_o who_o right_a he_o hold_v these_o land_n her_o former_a husband_n be_v william_n the_o toft_n young_a son_n of_o roger_n toft_n of_o toft_n the_o posterity_n of_o which_o william_n assume_v the_o surname_n of_o holford_n from_o the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n at_o holford_n according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o those_o age_n this_o place_n or_o hamlet_n call_v holford_n lie_v part_n in_o plumley_n and_o part_n in_o lostock-gralam_n and_o have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o ford_n which_o run_v under_o the_o mannor-hall_n which_o because_o it_o be_v situate_a in_o a_o derne_n hole_n be_v therefore_o call_v holford_n as_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v a_o ford_z in_o a_o hole_n or_o else_o from_o the_o old_a word_n hale_v which_o we_o now_o call_v hall_n and_o so_o denote_v as_o much_o as_o a_o ford_n under_o the_o hall_n or_o possible_o from_o the_o old_a word_n holt_n a_o wood_n quasi_fw-la holt-ford_n for_o that_o the_o ford_n ancient_o be_v environ_v with_o a_o wood_n round_o about_o all_o the_o tenant_n of_o plumley_n at_o this_o day_n do_v suit_n of_o court_n to_o the_o manor_n of_o barnshaw_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n werburge_n in_o chester_n but_o be_v buy_v by_o manwaring_n of_o carincham_n since_o the_o dissolution_n of_o abbey_n in_o england_n agnes_n the_o daughter_n of_o walthef_fw-fr de_fw-fr plumley_n by_o henry_n her_o son_n attornatum_fw-la positum_fw-la ad_fw-la lucrandum_fw-la &_o perdendum_fw-la by_o fine_a at_o chester_n 2_o edw._n 1._o 1274._o pass_v the_o eight_o part_n of_o plumley_n unto_o thomas_n the_o smith_n of_o plumley_n and_o to_o william_n his_o son_n this_o william_n in_o his_o seal_n call_v himself_o willielmus_fw-la filius_fw-la ceciliae_fw-la de_fw-la plumley_n and_o by_o another_o fine_a 2_o edw._n 1._o the_o same_o agnes_n pass_v over_o one_o other_o eight_o part_n of_o plumley_n unto_o richard_n sladehurst_n of_o plumley_n and_o lettice_a his-wife_n which_o lettuce_n in_o her_o seal_n call_v herself_o the_o daughter_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr plumley_n lib._n a._n fol._n 157._o h._n k._n the_o original_n penès_fw-la manwaring_n of_o carincham_n 1666._o i_o find_v also_o that_o william_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n have_v certain_a land_n in_o plumley_n about_o edward_n the_o second_o lib._n a._n fol._n 124._o y._n which_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o baron_n of_o halton_n by_o the_o yearly_a rent_n of_o a_o pair_n of_o white_a spur_n or_o six_o penny_n see_v suprà _fw-la in_o halton_n and_o sir_n ralph_n mobberley_n of_o mobberley_n give_v his_o manor_n in_o plumley_n unto_o thomas_n toft_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o their_o heir_n 1357._o 32_o edw._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 129._o ii_o one_o half_a of_o these_o land_n now_o belong_v to_o leycester_n of_o tabley_n and_o the_o other_o half_a to_o bradshaw_n of_o marple_n as_o you_o may_v see_v more_o at_o large_a in_o mobberley_n so_o that_o now_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1666._o the_o whole_a township_n of_o plumley_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v âšœ_o thomas_n cholmondley_n of_o holford_n esquire_n and_o james_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n have_v one_o moiety_n of_o plumley_n between_o they_o the_o other_o moiety_n be_v enjoy_v by_o these_o person_n follow_v 1._o sir_n peter_n leycester_n of_o nether-tabley_a baronet_n have_v five_o tenement_n here_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o robert_n massy_n geffrey_n wright_n william_n ridgeway_n thomas_n wright_n and_o thomas_n hough_n 2._o mr._n bradshaw_n of_o marple_n a_o good_a farm_n in_o possession_n of_o thomas_n buckley_n 3._o the_o land_n late_a litler_n of_o wallers-cote_n nigh_o northwich_n three_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o hugh_n yanes_n homfrey_n mere_n and_o widow_n bebington_n 4._o george_n leycester_n of_o toft_n esquire_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o william_n highfield_n 5._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n have_v three_o close_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n henshaw_n 6._o reynolds_n of_o middlewich_n late_o belong_v to_o bostock_n of_o moulton_n one_o tenement_n in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n newhall_n at_o the_o end_n of_o plumley-moore_n 7._o john_n hall_n of_o norley_n one_o tenement_n in_o plumley_n in_o possession_n of_o john_n kirkman_n 8._o manwaring_n of_o pever_n land_n sell_v to_o holford_n of_o holford_n one_o tenement_n at_o the_o side_n of_o plumley-moore_n in_o possession_n of_o richard_n eton_n 9_o earl_n of_o bridgewater_n a_o small_a parcel_n about_o four_o cheshire_n acre_n now_o follow_v the_o descent_n of_o holford_n of_o holford_n argent_fw-fr a_o greyhound_n passant_a sable_a hugh_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n lord_n of_o lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 126._o will_v ricardus_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n gralanus_fw-la filius_fw-la ricardi_n de_fw-fr runchamp_n in_o memory_n of_o who_o the_o town_n be_v call_v lostock-gralam_n for_o distinction_n he_o give_v the_o town_n of_o lees_n unto_o lidulf_n of_o twamlow_n about_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n lib._n c._n fol._n 227._o z._n this_o gralam_n also_o sell_v houlme_n juxtà _fw-la nether-peve_a to_o richard_n son_n of_o randle_n radulfi_n randle_n ranulfi_n con_v radulfi_n grosvenour_n 1234._o lib._n c._n fol._n 120._o a._n gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n &_o letitia_n uxor_fw-la ejus_fw-la tempore_fw-la hen._n 3._o galfridus_n de_fw-fr lostock_n â—ui_fw-la frater_fw-la dedit_fw-la medietatem_fw-la de_fw-la rode_n gralam_n de_fw-fr morton_n robert_n de_fw-fr lostock_n lib._n c._n fol._n 182._o b._n richard_n son_n of_o gralam_n de_fw-fr lostock_n marry_v
charterer_n follow_v 1._o moldesworth_n of_o winsham_n these_o land_n be_v purchase_v by_o edmund_n moldesworth_n of_o winsham_n gent._n from_o ralph_n egerton_n of_o ridley_n in_o cheshire_n esq_n 3_o jac._n 1605._o lib_fw-la b._n pag._n 56._o a._n 2._o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n have_v two_o message_n in_o winsham_n one_o now_o in_o possession_n of_o ralph_n pownall_n the_o other_o of_o richard_n eyton_n 3._o thomas_n marbury_n of_o marbury_n esq_n have_v one_o message_n in_o winsham_n the_o great_a part_n whereof_o he_o have_v now_o lay_v to_o his_o demain_fw-fr of_o merbury_n the_o other_o part_n and_o the_o house_n be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o widow_n maddock_n 1666._o 4._o john_n swinton_n of_o nether-knotsford_a have_v a_o parcel_n of_o land_n in_o winsham_n adjoin_v to_o his_o land_n in_o picmere_n this_o be_v purchase_v from_o mr._n william_n merbury_n elder_a brother_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n 5._o william_n peacock_n of_o winsham_n this_o message_n be_v sell_v by_o mr._n william_n merbury_n aforesaid_a unto_o ralph_n billinge_n and_o ralph_n billinge_n sell_v it_o to_o william_n peacock_n father_n of_o the_o say_v william_n 6._o hugh_n lowton_n of_o winsham_n this_o cottage_n he_o purchase_v from_o mr._n william_n merbury_n aforesaid_a the_o 13._o of_o april_n 14_o car._n 1._o 1638._o richard_n leftwich_n of_o leftwich_n esquire_n obiit_fw-la 2_o hen._n 8._o margery_n daughter_n of_o laurence_n marbury_n of_o marbury_n esquire_n richard_n leftwich_n of_o leftwich_n senior_a die_v 30_o hen._n 8._o katherine_n daughter_n of_o henry_n manwaring_n of_o carincham_n esquire_n 1._o richard_n leftwich_n junior_a son_n &_o heir_n die_v without_o issue-male_a 34_o hen._n 8._o margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n buckley_n of_o eyton_n nigh_o davenham_n lord_n of_o the_o moiety_n of_o winsham_n margaret_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n leftwich_n she_o die_v 1588._o 30_o eliz._n thomas_n woodrofe_n first_o husband_n he_o die_v 1_o eliz._n husband_n william_n harcourt_n three_o son_n of_o john_n harcourt_n of_o ranton_n in_o staffordshire_n esquire_n second_o husband_n thomas_n sine_fw-la prole_fw-la elizabeth_z wife_n of_o robert_n edowe_n brigit_fw-la 2._o ralph_n heir-male_n to_o his_o brother_n richard_n ob._n 37._o h._n 8._o elizabeth_z daughter_n of_o foulk_n dutton_n of_o chester_n john_n legh_n del_fw-it ridge_n second_o husband_n ralph_n a_o child_n died_z 6_o edw._n 6._o 3._o george_n leftwich_n three_o son_n of_o who_o the_o leftwiche_n of_o leftwich_n ⚜_o thomas_n buckley_n of_o eyton_n die_v 6_o hen._n 7._o and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n buckley_n of_o eyton_n live_v 15_o hen._n 8._o who_o die_v without_o issue_n and_o robert_n buckley_n of_o eyton_n brother_n and_o heir_n to_o thomas_n this_o robert_n buckley_n have_v issue_n margaret_n wife_n of_o richard_n leftwich_n and_o anne_n wife_n of_o john_n brereton_n 7_o hen._n 8._o young_a son_n of_o sir_n william_n brereton_n and_o katherine_n three_o daughter_n but_o anne_n and_o katherine_n have_v no_o issue_n the_o family_n of_o the_o harcourt_n of_o ranton_n in_o staffordshire_n be_v a_o noble_a and_o ancient_a family_n who_o ancestor_n richard_n harcourt_n son_n of_o william_n harcourt_n of_o stanton-harcourt_a in_o oxfordshire_n marry_v orabella_n daughter_n of_o saher_n the_o quency_n earl_n of_o winchester_n and_o of_o margaret_n his_o wife_n sister_n and_o co-heir_n to_o robert_n fitz-parnell_n earl_n of_o leycester_n unto_o who_o her_o father_n saher_n give_v bosworth_n in_o leycestershire_n in_o marriage_n to_o wit_n market-bosworth_n about_o the_o end_n of_o king_n john_n reign_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o service_n of_o a_o whole_a knight_n fee_n so_o say_v burton_n in_o his_o description_n of_o leycestershire_n p._n 47._o where_o he_o add_v that_o this_o family_n come_v original_o out_o of_o france_n and_o that_o jean_n le_fw-fr feron_n a_o frenchman_n who_o write_v under_o our_o edward_n the_o six_o blaze_v the_o coat-armor_n of_o john_n de_fw-fr harcourt_n marshal_z of_o france_n under_o philip_n le_fw-fr beau_n 1286._o thus_o gules_a two_o fess_v or_n which_o be_v the_o same_o coat_n bear_v by_o the_o harcourt_n in_o england_n and_o further_o say_v that_o the_o family_n of_o harcourt_n have_v continue_v more_o than_o 800_o year_n to_o his_o time_n but_o of_o this_o enough_o and_o by_o parnell_n a_o second_o wife_n william_n harcourt_z have_v issue_n mary_n wife_n of_o robert_n pownall_n of_o witton_n she_o be_v bear_v 1599_o and_o jane_n marry_v richard_n broom_n of_o lostock-gralam_n margaret_n the_o first_o wife_n of_o william_n who_o have_v her_o mother_n land_n to_o wit_n the_o moiety_n of_o winsham_n die_v 30_o eliz._n 1588._o william_n harcourt_z her_o husband_n die_v 43_o eliz._n 1600._o ii_o richard_n harcourt_n of_o winsham_n gentleman_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o william_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o one_o moiety_n of_o winsham_n by_o descent_n in_o right_a of_o his_o mother_n the_o other_o moiety_n he_o purchase_v 1606._o he_o marry_v one_o elizabeth_n widnester_n of_o london_n and_o have_v issue_n william_n harcourt_n elder_a son_n bear_v 1605._o ralph_n bear_v 1614_o he_o die_v without_o issue_n 1647._o thomas_n another_o son_n die_v without_o issue_n elizabeth_n marry_v randle_n birchenhead_n of_o northwich_n who_o father_n be_v usher_n of_o the_o free-school_n of_o northwich_n marry_o marry_a john_n capper_n of_o brindley_n she_o be_v bear_v 1619._o margaret_n and_o jane_n both_o die_v infant_n this_o richard_n harcourt_n die_v 1628._o iii_o william_n harcourt_n of_o winsham_n gentleman_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o richard_n marry_v mary_n daughter_n of_o george_n holford_n of_o newborough_n in_o dutton_n gentleman_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1629._o this_o george_n holford_n be_v young_a son_n of_o thomas_n holford_n of_o holford_n nigh_o nether-tabley_a esquire_n this_o william_n harcourt_n and_o mary_n be_v both_o yet_o live_v 1669._o and_o have_v issue_n frances_n a_o daughter_n who_o die_v young_a 1651._o and_o george_n harcourt_n a_o son_n bear_v 1632._o yet_o live_v 1669._o who_o have_v sell_v the_o reversion_n of_o all_o winsham-land_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o also_o what_o he_o have_v in_o possession_n unto_o robert_n venables_n of_o anterbus_n in_o over-whitley_n gentleman_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1668._o to_o who_o he_o have_v mortgage_v the_o same_o before_o thus_o have_v i_o by_o god_n assistance_n run_v through_o bucklow-hundred_n according_a to_o such_o evidence_n and_o record_n as_o i_o have_v careful_o collect_v concern_v the_o same_o if_o i_o have_v not_o meet_v with_o some_o obstruction_n by_o some_o gentleman_n who_o either_o out_o of_o waywardness_n or_o jealousy_n do_v refuse_v to_o let_v i_o have_v the_o perusal_n of_o their_o evidence_n some_o thing_n may_v possible_o have_v be_v further_o discover_v and_o illustrate_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o wish_v this_o may_v incite_v some_o more_o able_a hand_n to_o undertake_v the_o like_a for_o the_o revive_n of_o those_o decay_a monument_n of_o antiquity_n in_o the_o other_o hundred_o of_o this_o our_o county_n which_o yet_o lie_v bury_v and_o cover_v in_o the_o rubbish_n of_o devour_a time_n finis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d addenda_fw-la in_o part_n ii_o page_n 134._o it_o seem_v that_o hugh_n cyveliok_v earl_n of_o chester_n have_v either_o another_o base_a son_n or_o daughter_n not_o there_o mention_v as_o appear_v by_o this_o follow_a deed_n the_o original_a whereof_o be_v now_o in_o possession_n of_o somerford_n oldfield_n of_o somerford_n in_o cheshire_n esquire_n 1672._o sciant_fw-la omnes_fw-la tà m_fw-la praesentes_fw-la quà m_fw-la futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la ego_fw-la nicolaus_n de_fw-fr verdon_n concessi_fw-la &_o hac_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartâ_fw-la meâ_fw-la confirmavi_fw-la siwardo_n filio_fw-la siwardi_fw-la totam_fw-la illam_fw-la terram_fw-la in_o bidulf_n quam_fw-la de_fw-fr johanne_n de_fw-fr lindele_n tenet_fw-la cùm_fw-la bosco_n &_o cùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la aisiamentis_fw-la &_o libertatibus_fw-la eidem_fw-la terrae_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la sicut_fw-la charta_fw-la praedicti_fw-la johannis_n testatur_fw-la sed_fw-la praedictus_fw-la siwardus_fw-la non_fw-la dabit_fw-la praedictam_fw-la terram_fw-la nec_fw-la hospitalariis_fw-la nec_fw-la templariis_fw-la nisi_fw-la licentiâ_fw-la praedicti_fw-la nicolai_n vel_fw-la haeredum_fw-la suorum_fw-la pro_fw-la hâc_fw-la autèm_fw-la concessione_n praefatus_fw-la siwardus_fw-la dedit_fw-la praedicto_fw-la nicolao_n unam_fw-la marcam_fw-la argenti_n &_o homagium_fw-la suum_fw-la &_o annuatìm_fw-la octo_fw-la sagittas_fw-la barbatas_fw-la ad_fw-la natale_n domini_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la davide_n de_fw-fr malo_fw-la passu_fw-la willielmo_n filio_fw-la ejus_fw-la randulpho_n de_fw-fr estbury_n nepote_fw-la comitis_fw-la cestriae_fw-la &_o multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la where_o we_o find_v plain_o that_o randle_n of_o estbury_n be_v nephew_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o this_o be_v randle_n the_o three_o surname_v blundevill_n who_o be_v then_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o this_o randle_n de_fw-fr estbury_n be_v nephew_n to_o the_o earl_n by_o any_o of_o his_o four_o sister_n and_o
model_v england_n into_o shire_n the_o word_n share_v we_o use_v at_o this_o day_n for_o a_o part_n or_o division_n huntingdon_n lib._n 1._o hist_o pag._n 298._o postquà m_fw-la reges_fw-la west-sexe_n caeteris_fw-la praevaluerunt_fw-la &_o monarchiam_fw-la obtinuerunt_fw-la terras_fw-la in_o 35_o provincias_fw-la dividebant_fw-la this_o may_v be_v ethelwolfe_n son_n of_o egbert_n yet_o egbert_n be_v the_o first_o monarch_n ingulphus_n say_v alfred_n the_o four_o son_n of_o ethelwolfe_n divide_v england_n into_o county_n hundred_o and_o tything_n pag._n 870._o but_o selden_n suppose_v ingulphus_n be_v herein_o mistake_v otherwise_o malmesbury_n will_v have_v attribute_v the_o division_n of_o shire_n unto_o alfred_n as_o well_o as_o hundred_o and_o tything_n which_o he_o omit_v altogether_o pag._n 44._o therefore_o shire_n be_v distinguish_v somewhat_o soon_o to_o wit_n by_o egbert_n hundred_o and_o tything_n by_o alfred_n this_o alfred_n also_o ordain_v judge_n and_o sheriff_n make_v two_o officer_n for_o the_o govern_n of_o a_o shire_n whereof_o before_o be_v but_o one_o officer_n call_v vicedominus_a this_o be_v but_o a_o new_a model_n by_o egbert_n and_o alfred_n for_o without_o doubt_v the_o ancient_a brettan_n have_v their_o division_n of_o county_n city_n and_o town_n as_o cook_n upon_o littleton_n well_o observe_v sect._n 248._o v._o as_o to_o this_o new_a division_n of_o shire_n huntingdon_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v reckon_v up_o 35._o where_o he_o reckon_v cornwall_n northumberland_z and_o cumberland_n to_o make_v up_o the_o account_n but_o malmesbury_n de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la regum_fw-la lib._n 2._o cap._n 10._o pag._n 63._o say_v that_o under_o king_n ethelred_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1016._o there_o be_v but_o 32_o shire_n in_o england_n and_o the_o record_n of_o the_o two_o doomsday_n book_n have_v only_o 33_o shire_n under_o william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1086._o unless_o we_o take_v the_o east-ryding_a north-ryding_a and_o west-ryding_a there_o mention_v for_o shire_n see_v splelman_n glossary_a on_o the_o word_n doomsday_n which_o three_o do_v now_o make_v up_o but_o one_o shire_n call_v yorkshire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v divide_v nor_o do_v we_o find_v in_o doomsday_n book_n any_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n or_o lancashire_n howbeit_o part_n of_o lancashire_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v distinguish_v be_v put_v under_o the_o title_n of_o cestershire_n in_o that_o book_n to_o wit_n all_o that_o part_n between_o the_o two_o river_n of_o ribbell_n and_o mersey_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o it_o i_o conceive_v be_v put_v under_o euruic-scire_a so_o that_o lancashire_n seem_v to_o have_v get_v and_o gain_v a_o distinct_a name_n of_o a_o county_n or_o shire_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n but_o of_o late_a time_n it_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n by_o the_o king_n charter_n to_o his_o son_n john_n of_o gaunt_n dated_n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la 51_o edw._n 3._o 1376._o with_o all_o privilege_n sicùt_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infrâ_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la habere_fw-la confirm_v by_o parliament_n 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o durham_n also_o have_v not_o his_o title_n in_o doomsday_n book_n but_o may_v seem_v there_o to_o be_v comprehend_v under_o euric-scire_a or_o yorkshire_n so_o likewise_o northumberland_n cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n be_v either_o there_o omit_v or_o comprehend_v under_o yorkshire_n but_o soon_o after_o these_o be_v all_o account_v for_o distinct_a county_n or_o shire_n which_o six_o as_o they_o now_o stand_v divide_v northumberland_n cumberland_n westmoreland_n durham_n yorkshire_n and_o lancashire_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n during_o their_o rule_n in_o brettaine_n style_v brigantes_n that_o be_v robber_n in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o saxon_n rule_n in_o brettaine_n these_o all_o make_v up_o the_o kingdom_n of_o deira_n as_o it_o be_v then_o call_v which_o afterward_o the_o saxon_n call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o northumbrian_n so_o call_v because_o they_o possess_v all_o the_o north_n of_o england_n from_o the_o river_n humber_n in_o yorkshire_n to_o scotland_n so_o cambden_n britannia_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o yorkshire_n polychronicon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 49._o say_v thus_o that_o if_o northumberland_n be_v count_v for_o one_o shire_n which_o reach_v sometime_o from_o the_o river_n humber_n to_o the_o river_n twede_o then_o be_v in_o england_n but_o 32_o shire_n over_o and_o above_o cornwall_n but_o if_o it_o be_v part_v into_o six_o shire_n that_o be_v to_o say_v evoric-shire_n or_o yorkshire_n durhamshire_n northumberland_n carlisle-shire_n or_o cumberland_n appleby-shire_n or_o westmoreland_n and_o lancashire_n then_o be_v there_o 36_o shire_n beside_o cornwall_n in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n who_o describe_v all_o the_o province_n of_o england_n be_v find_v 36_o shire_n and_o half_a a_o shire_n 52080_o town_n 45002_o parish_n church_n 75000_o knight_n fee_n whereof_o house_n of_o religion_n have_v 28015._o but_o now_o be_v more_o town_n and_o village_n enclose_v and_o inhabit_v then_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o whereas_o before_o it_o be_v write_v that_o cornwall_n be_v not_o set_v in_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n it_o may_v stand_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o wales_n nor_o in_o scotland_n but_o it_o be_v in_o england_n and_o so_o reckon_v cornwall_n be_v 37_o shire_n in_o england_n thus_o the_o monk_n of_o chester_n in_o his_o polychronicon_n who_o write_v under_o edward_n the_o three_o but_o the_o monk_n err_v in_o his_o account_n for_o there_o be_v 33_o shire_n name_v in_o doomsday_n book_n with_o cornwall_n and_o if_o yorkshire_n in_o doomsday_n book_n have_v five_o other_o shire_n take_v out_o of_o it_o and_o be_v add_v to_o the_o rest_n than_o there_o must_v be_v in_o all_o 38_o shire_n and_o not_o 37._o as_o the_o monk_n count_v and_o if_o we_o add_v rutlandshire_n which_o be_v former_o part_v of_o northamptonshire_n but_o since_o edward_n plantagenet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o edmund_n of_o langley_n duke_n of_o york_n be_v make_v earl_n of_o rutland_n under_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o it_o have_v be_v reckon_v for_o a_o county_n and_o also_o richmondshire_n which_o be_v part_n of_o yorkshire_n be_v now_o also_o put_v into_o the_o number_n of_o our_o county_n then_o have_v we_o just_a 40_o county_n in_o england_n at_o this_o present_a vi_o wales_n be_v new_o divide_v into_o shire_n and_o hundred_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 3._o say_v stow_n in_o his_o annal_n in_o which_o year_n wales_n be_v total_o subdue_v by_o edward_n the_o first_o who_o then_o build_v two_o strong_a castle_n there_o one_o at_o conway_n the_o other_o at_o caernarvan_n cambden_n say_v there_o be_v only_o six_o shire_n in_o wales_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o constitute_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v ordain_v by_o parliamentary_a authority_n under_o henry_n the_o eight_o in_o his_o britannia_n printed_n 1607._o pag._n 115._o but_o the_o statute_n of_o 34_o &_o 35_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o tell_v we_o that_o eight_o shire_n be_v of_o ancient_a and_o long_a time_n to_o wit_n the_o shire_n of_o glamorgan_n caermarthen_n pembroke_n cardigan_n flint_n caernarvan_n anglesey_n and_o merion_v but_o other_o four_o be_v make_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o beside_o monmouthshire_n to_o wit_n radnor_n brecknock_n montgomery_n and_o denbigh_n and_o divers_a dominion_n and_o lordship_n in_o the_o march_n of_o wales_n be_v then_o also_o unite_v and_o annex_v to_o shropshire_n herefordshire_n and_o gloucestershire_n so_o that_o there_o be_v five_o shire_n new_o make_v under_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o eight_o shire_n under_o edward_n the_o first_o but_o some_o now_o account_n monmouth_n among_o the_o shire_n of_o england_n as_o cambden_n and_o speed_n and_o so_o make_v 41_o county_n in_o england_n because_o in_o that_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 26._o it_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o the_o chancery_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o king_n judge_n of_o westminster_n as_o all_o other_o the_o king_n subject_n be_v within_o every_o shire_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n we_o may_v now_o account_v all_o the_o 13_o shire_n of_o wales_n for_o county_n of_o england_n because_o by_o the_o same_o statute_n of_o 27_o hen._n 8._o the_o dominion_n of_o wales_n be_v from_o thenceforth_o incorporate_v unite_a and_o annex_v to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o proper_a that_o monmouth_n be_v place_v among_o the_o shire_n of_o wales_n in_o regard_n it_o be_v former_o part_v of_o wales_n to_o preserve_v the_o memory_n thereof_o and_o so_o we_o have_v at_o this_o day_n 13_o shire_n in_o wales_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o mercia_n i._o for_o my_o better_a method_n and_o clear_a passage_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o brief_o to_o
cambden_n britannia_fw-la printed_n 1607_o pag._n 693._o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1764._o pag._n 430._o where_o also_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o anno_fw-la 1236._o alan_n have_v a_o brother_n name_v thomas_n and_o also_o a_o bastard_n son_n call_v thomas_n who_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o their_o great_a ally_n seek_v by_o force_n to_o possess_v themselves_o of_o galloway_n in_o scotland_n which_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n have_v distribute_v to_o the_o three_o daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o alan_n but_o these_o rebel_n be_v beat_v and_o disperse_v by_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n anno_fw-la 1236._o but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o earl_n of_o chester_n the_o line_n of_o the_o ancient_a earl_n of_o chester_n now_o fail_v this_o earldom_n be_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o take_v into_o his_o own_o hand_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1237._o 21_o hen._n 3._o it_o remain_v that_o i_o now_o show_v the_o earl_n of_o chester_n of_o the_o royal_a blood_n since_o this_o time_n which_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n i_o shall_v brief_o reckon_v up_o and_o observe_v that_o the_o county_n of_o flint_n appertain_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n and_o that_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n be_v still_o preserve_v in_o the_o crown_n as_o a_o county_n palatine_n if_o there_o be_v no_o creation_n of_o the_o prince_n into_o the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n if_o the_o king_n be_v elder_a son_n be_v create_v prince_n of_o wales_n then_o usual_o be_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o chester_n also_o confer_v with_o it_o but_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o every_o prince_n so_o create_v these_o title_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o crown_n till_o a_o new_a creation_n these_o note_n follow_v i_o have_v from_o mr._n dugdale_n helen_n the_o widow_n of_o john_n the_o scot_n hold_v these_o land_n follow_v till_o a_o dower_n be_v assign_v out_o viz._n fotheringhay_n and_o jarwell_n in_o northamptonshire_n keweston_n in_o bedfordshire_n tottenham_n in_o middlesex_n bramton_n conington_n and_o limpay_v in_o huntingtonshire_n bado_n in_o essex_n and_o exton_n in_o rutlandshire_n claus_n 22_o hen._n 3._o memb_v 20._o the_o sister_n of_o john_n scot_n have_v these_o land_n follow_v devergoil_n daughter_n of_o margaret_n elder_a sister_n of_o john_n have_v the_o manor_n of_o luddington_n and_o torksey_n in_o lincolnshire_n with_o the_o farm_n of_o yarmouth_n in_o norfolk_n tower_n of_o london_n pat._n 22_o hen._n 3._o memb_v 11._o isabel_n have_v writtell_a and_o hathfield_n in_o essex_n maude_n the_o three_o sister_n die_v without_o issue_n pat._n 22_o hen._n 3._o man_n 4._o ada_z the_o four_o sister_n have_v bromsgrove_n in_o worcestershire_n bolsover_n in_o derbyshire_n the_o manor_n and_o castle_n 29._o oswaldesbeck_n in_o nottinghamshire_n see_v stat._n 32_o h_n 8._o cap._n 29._o the_o manor_n and_o sok_n of_o maunsfield_n in_o nottinghamshire_n and_o oswardbeck_n wapentake_n and_o wurfield_n stratton_n 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 fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o griffith_n promise_v by_o surety_n if_o he_o obtain_v his_o portion_n of_o the_o land_n due_a unto_o he_o to_o pay_v 300_o mark_n yearly_a to_o king_n henry_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o now_o david_n rebel_v and_o after_o much_o perplexity_n and_o destruction_n of_o his_o land_n in_o wales_n by_o king_n henry_n he_o die_v anno_fw-la 1246._o king_n henry_n the_o three_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1254._o 38_o hen._n 3._o give_v wales_n to_o his_o elder_a son_n prince_n edward_n by_o the_o name_n of_o unà _fw-la cùm_fw-la conquestu_fw-la nostro_fw-la walliae_fw-la as_o also_o gascony_n ireland_n and_o some_o other_o territory_n recite_v in_o the_o charter_n this_o be_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o prince_n edward_n with_o elinour_n sister_n to_o alphonso_n king_n of_o spain_n yet_o say_v selden_n notwithstanding_o the_o grant_v of_o wales_n i_o find_v no_o warrant_n that_o therefore_o the_o special_a title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o son_n and_o heir_n apparent_a begin_v in_o this_o prince_n edward_n selden_n tit._n hon._n pag._n 594._o matthew_n westminster_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1254._o also_o matthew_n paris_n put_v out_o by_o wat_n 1640._o pag_n 890._o nor_o be_v the_o ancient_a prince_n of_o wales_n of_o the_o british_a blood_n at_o this_o time_n quite_o extinct_a for_o wales_n be_v not_o absolute_o subdue_v till_o this_o prince_n edward_n be_v king_n of_o england_n scilicèt_fw-la 1283._o 11_o edw._n 1._o so_o stowe_n neither_o do_v this_o edward_n while_o he_o be_v prince_n ever_o assume_v the_o title_n of_o prince_n of_o wales_n as_o far_o forth_o as_o i_o can_v find_v and_o for_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n cambden_n say_v it_o be_v give_v by_o henry_n the_o three_o to_o this_o prince_n edward_n who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o baron_n surrender_v it_o up_o to_o simon_n de_fw-fr monifort_n earl_n of_o leycester_n that_o he_o the_o prince_n may_v be_v redeem_v sed_fw-la simone_n statim_fw-la interfecto_fw-la ad_fw-la regiam_fw-la familiam_fw-la citò_fw-la rediit_fw-la cambden_n britannia_n tit._n cheshire_n ad_fw-la finem_fw-la and_o indeed_o by_o the_o charter_n of_o maxfield_n dated_n 45_o hen._n 3._o 1261._o this_o prince_n edward_n seem_v to_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o county_n of_o chester_n howbeit_o in_o this_o charter_n and_o all_o other_o that_o i_o have_v see_v he_o use_v only_o the_o title_n of_o edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la and_o not_o at_o all_o the_o title_n of_o comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la the_o charter_n make_v to_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n of_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n bear_v date_n 24_o die_v decembris_fw-la 49_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o at_o woodstock_n vincent_n upon_o brook_n pag_n 108._o whereunto_o the_o king_n be_v force_v to_o make_v his_o peace_n for_o both_o the_o king_n and_o prince_n edward_n his_o son_n be_v then_o prisoner_n to_o simon_n take_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o lewis_n in_o sussex_n 12_o die_v maii_n 48_o hen._n 3._o 1264._o see_v stowe_n yet_o simon_n enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o little_a space_n for_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n the_o four_o day_n of_o august_n 49_o hen._n 3._o 1265._o and_o then_o all_o montfort_n estate_n be_v forfeit_v by_o his_o rebellion_n and_o so_o the_o earldom_n of_o chester_n revert_v back_o to_o henry_n the_o three_o and_o i_o have_v see_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o deed_n whereby_o prince_n edward_n confirm_v to_o the_o baron_n of_o cheshire_n all_o the_o liberty_n which_o randle_n sometime_o earl_n of_o chester_n have_v former_o grant_v unto_o they_o by_o his_o charter_n and_o in_o this_o he_o be_v only_o style_v edwardus_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la primogenitus_fw-la dated_n 27_o die_v augusti_n 49_o hen._n 3._o which_o be_v but_o 23_o day_n after_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n so_o that_o the_o prince_n soon_o have_v the_o earldom_n again_o but_o i_o find_v