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A70453 Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record. Leycester, Peter, Sir, 1614-1678. 1673 (1673) Wing L1943; ESTC R2116 480,429 448

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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 postquàm_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
perform_v earl_n leofric_n grant_v the_o townsman_n a_o freedom_n by_o charter_n polychronicon_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 26._o westminster_n pag._n 424._o which_o charter_n mr._n dugdale_n in_o his_o warwickshire_n pag._n 86._o conceive_v rather_o a_o freedom_n from_o servile_a tenure_n than_o only_a toll_n this_o illustrious_a leofric_n die_v at_o his_o own_o town_n of_o bromley_n the_o last_o day_n of_o august_n obiit_fw-la 1057_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o so_o florentius_n and_o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o also_o matt._n westminster_n and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n in_o the_o monastery_n which_o he_o have_v build_v there_o the_o rich_a monastery_n then_o in_o england_n vi_o algar_n son_n of_o earl_n leofric_n succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1057._o hoveden_n pag._n 444._o and_o be_v style_v earl_n of_o chester_n by_o huntingdon_n pag._n 366._o and_o also_o earl_n of_o leycester_n by_o ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1053._o the_o earldom_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a which_o before_o harold_n son_n of_o earl_n godwin_n hold_v be_v give_v to_o this_o algar_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1056._o he_o be_v banish_v by_o edward_n the_o confessor_n but_o by_o the_o aid_n of_o griffith_n king_n of_o wales_n after_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o he_o be_v reconcile_v to_o his_o prince_n and_o receive_v his_o earldom_n in_o the_o year_n 1058._o be_v the_o year_n after_o his_o father_n death_n he_o be_v again_o banish_v for_o treason_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o king_n griffith_n and_o the_o norwey_a navy_n he_o recover_v his_o earldom_n by_o force_n he_o have_v to_o wife_n the_o sister_n of_o william_n mallet_n as_o burton_n in_o his_o antiquity_n of_o leycestershire_n affirm_v pag._n 168._o and_o have_v two_o son_n edwine_n earl_n of_o mercia_n and_o morcar_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n and_o two_o daughter_n aldith_n first_o marry_v to_o griffith_n king_n of_o wales_n and_o after_o to_o harold_n king_n of_o england_n and_o lucio_n who_o have_v three_o husband_n ivo_n talbois_n earl_n of_o angeau_n the_o first_o husband_n of_o lucy_n roger_n the_o romara_n son_n of_o gerold_n the_o second_o husband_n of_o lucy_n by_o who_o she_o have_v issue_n william_n de_fw-fr romara_n earl_n of_o lincoln_n randle_n de_fw-fr meschines_n viscount_n baieux_n in_o normandy_n lord_n of_o cumberland_n in_o england_n and_o afterward_o earl_n of_o chester_n be_v the_o three_o husband_n of_o lucy_n by_o who_o she_o have_v also_o issue_n but_o she_o survive_v all_o her_o husband_n ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o hoveden_n pag._n 443_o 444._o ingul_n pag._n 902_o 903._o ordericus_n vitalis_fw-la pag._n 511._o &_o 871._o cambden_n britannia_n in_o leycestershire_n obiit_fw-la 1059_o anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1059._o algar_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v at_o coventry_n ingulphus_n pag._n 898._o vii_o edwine_n son_n of_o algar_n succeed_v earl_n of_o mercia_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1059._o he_o and_o his_o brother_n morcar_n stout_o oppose_v william_n the_o conqueror_n anno_fw-la 1066._o but_o the_o conqueror_n prevail_v he_o lose_v his_o earldom_n he_o live_v to_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o conqueror_n reign_n anno_fw-la 1070._o obiit_fw-la 1070_o when_o fear_v to_o be_v imprison_v he_o convey_v himself_o secret_o from_o the_o court_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o unable_a to_o withstand_v he_o intend_v to_o have_v go_v to_o malcolme_n then_o king_n of_o scotland_n but_o be_v betray_v by_o his_o own_o man_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o way_n ordericus_n pag._n 521._o florentius_n pag._n 437_o 438._o some_o say_v morcar_n be_v take_v by_o the_o conqueror_n and_o die_v in_o prison_n howbeit_o ingulphus_n pag._n 901._o say_v comites_fw-la edwinus_fw-la &_o morcarius_n ambo_fw-la à_fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la insidias_fw-la trucidati_fw-la i_o find_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o issue_n either_o of_o edwine_n or_o morcar_n finis_fw-la primae_fw-la partis_fw-la of_o the_o earl_n of_o chester_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n part_n ii_o chap._n i._n i._o after_o that_o william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n have_v vanquish_v king_n harold_n in_o battle_n and_o obtain_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n which_o happen_v anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 1066._o as_o all_o our_o history_n unanimous_o declare_v he_o by_o degree_n confer_v many_o great_a patrimony_n and_o large_a possession_n upon_o his_o more_o noble_a baron_n as_o just_a reward_n for_o their_o service_n by_o who_o assistance_n he_o have_v get_v a_o new_a kingdom_n so_o ordericus_n vitalis_n a_o writer_n who_o live_v near_o to_o those_o time_n lib._n 4._o eccles_n hist_o pag._n 521_o 522._o as_o it_o be_v set_v out_o with_o other_o history_n by_o andrew_n du_fw-fr chesne_n and_o print_v at_o paris_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1619._o tell_v we_o in_o these_o word_n rex_fw-la guillielmus_fw-la dejectis_fw-la merciorum_fw-la maximis_fw-la consulibus_fw-la edwino_fw-la scilicèt_fw-la interfecto_fw-la &_o morcaro_n in_o vinculis_fw-la constricto_fw-la adjutoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la inclytas_fw-la angliae_fw-la regiones_fw-la distribuit_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la infimit_fw-la normannorum_fw-la clientibus_fw-la tribunos_fw-la &_o centuriones_n ditissimos_fw-la erexit_fw-la among_o those_o of_o the_o mean_a sort_n new_o raise_v the_o principal_a be_v geffrey_n de_fw-fr clinton_n ralph_n basset_n with_o some_o other_o which_o ordericus_n express_v more_o at_o large_a pag._n 805._o ii_o but_o concern_v the_o distribution_n of_o his_o county_n in_o england_n to_o his_o great_a sort_n of_o noble_n and_o baron_n who_o accompany_v he_o in_o this_o service_n see_v ordericus_n pag._n 522._o among_o other_o anno_fw-la 1070._o the_o king_n give_v to_o william_n fitz-ozberne_a dapifero_fw-la normanniae_fw-la that_o be_v high_z steward_z of_o normandy_n the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o the_o county_n of_o hereford_n which_o william_n with_o walter_n lacie_n and_o other_o try_a champion_n the_o king_n set_v as_o 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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 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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 coràm_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
william_n de_fw-fr mere_n in_o staffordshire_n lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o w._n margaret_n a_o daughter_n marry_v william_n venables_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o roger_n venables_n of_o kinderton_n 38_o hen._n 3._o 1253._o lib._n h._n num_fw-la 40._o and_o katherine_n marry_v john_n son_n of_o vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro._n so_o i_o find_v it_o in_o a_o old_a pedigree_n this_o sir_n thomas_n be_v sheriff_n of_o cheshire_n 1268._o 53_o hen._n 3._o lib._n a._n fol._n 143._o o._n he_o die_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o philippe_n be_v live_v a_o widow_n 1290_o &_o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o x._o &_o bb_v viii_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n thomas_n bind_v himself_o to_o the_o abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a to_o make_v a_o footbridge_n at_o acton_n and_o to_o find_v a_o boat_n and_o ferryman_n at_o acton-ford_n about_o 1286_o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o aa_n the_o same_o be_v now_o make_v a_o county-bridge_n he_o also_o be_v bind_v to_o william_n gerard_n his_o squire_n in_o unâ_fw-la robâ_fw-la armigerorum_fw-la annuatìm_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la ad_fw-la festum_fw-la natalis_n domini_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o 1285._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o z._n he_o purchase_v barterton_n and_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n vrian_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-it petro_n vulgò_fw-la sampire_n i_o have_v no_o authority_n for_o this_o but_o a_o old_a pedigree_n and_o have_v issue_n hugh_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n and_o william_n dutton_n who_o marry_v maud_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o sir_n richard_n stockport_n of_o stockport_n 1305._o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o k._n which_o william_n with_o other_o be_v indict_v 35_o edw._n 1._o for_o take_v away_o the_o say_v maud_n by_o force_n from_o dunham-massy_a be_v then_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o haemon_n massy_n who_o they_o take_v out_o of_o her_o chamber_n into_o the_o court_n strip_v she_o of_o all_o her_o clothes_n save_o her_o smock_n say_v the_o record_n lib._n c._n fol._n 215._o a._n robert_n dutton_n parson_n of_o eccleston_n 1320._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ii_o also_o margaret_n a_o daughter_n lib._n c._n fol._n 255._o d._n obiit_fw-la 1294_o this_o sir_n hugh_n die_v 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 156._o bb_n joan_n his_o lady_n survive_v she_o be_v live_v 1298._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o cc._n ix_o sir_n hugh_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n bear_v the_o eight_o day_n of_o december_n 5_o edw._n 1._o 1276._o at_o dutton_n and_o baptise_a at_o great_a budworth_n the_o day_n follow_v lib._n c._n fol._n 139._o y._n he_o sue_v the_o prior_n of_o norton_n before_o adam_n burum_n and_o nicolas_n gruchundelée_fw-fr commissary_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventry_n at_o the_o visitation_n of_o the_o arch-deanery_n of_o chester_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1315._o for_o not_o find_v a_o chaplain_n and_o lamp_n at_o poosey_n chappel_n according_a to_o the_o original_a grant_n which_o he_o there_o produce_v and_o john_n olton_n than_o prior_n confess_v the_o same_o and_o be_v order_v to_o find_v they_o lib._n c._n fol._n 146._o m._n this_o priory_n be_v of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n he_o marry_v joan_n daughter_n of_o sir_n robert_n holland_n of_o holland_n in_o lancashire_n and_o have_v issue_n thomas_n dutton_n son_n and_o heir_n william_n parson_n of_o thornton_n 22_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o &_o fol._n 180._o l._n geffrey_n dutton_n another_o son_n robert_n dutton_n another_o son_n lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o ee_o kk_v 11_o edw._n 3._o obiit_fw-la 1326_o this_o sir_n hugh_n be_v make_v steward_n of_o halton_n 24_o decembris_fw-la 20_o edw._n 2._o lib._n c._n fol._n 180_o m._n and_o die_v 1_o edw._n 3._o 1326._o at_o the_o age_n of_o fifty_o year_n joan_n his_o widow_n afterward_o marry_v edmund_n talbot_n of_o bashall_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n ratcliff_n of_o urdeshall_n in_o lancashire_n live_v 11_o edw._n 3._o &_o 20_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 157._o hh_n kk_v &_o fol._n 157._o f._n g._n x._o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n of_o dutton_n knight_n son_n and_o heir_n of_o sir_n hugh_n and_o joan_n be_v fifteen_o year_n old_a on_o whitsunday_n 1329._o 3_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 161._o oh_o he_o purchase_v those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o halton-fee_n and_o also_o those_o land_n in_o dutton_n which_o former_o belong_v to_o boydell_n of_o dodleston_n and_o so_o make_v the_o township_n of_o dutton_n entire_o his_o own_o lib._n c._n fol._n 158._o b._n c._n as_o i_o have_v more_o particular_o show_v before_o this_o thomas_n be_v make_v seneschal_n governor_n and_o receiver_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o honour_n of_o halton_n in_o cheshire_n by_o william_n clinton_n earl_n of_o huntingdon_n and_o also_o of_o all_o his_o land_n and_o manor_n in_o cheshire_n and_o lancashire_n quamdiù_fw-fr benè_fw-la se_fw-la gesserit_fw-la which_o the_o earl_n farm_a unto_o he_o for_o 440_o mark_n yearly_a date_v at_o maxstock_n 19_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 145._o d._n it_o seem_v he_o be_v indict_v for_o that_o he_o and_o other_o come_v with_o arm_a power_n when_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o be_v out_o of_o england_n within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o lodging_n of_o lionel_n the_o king_n son_n protector_n of_o england_n and_o assault_v the_o manor_n of_o geaume_n nigh_o read_v in_o wiltshire_n and_o there_o slay_v michael_n poynings_n the_o uncle_n and_o thomas_n le_fw-fr clerke_n of_o shipton_n and_o other_o and_o commit_v a_o rape_n on_o margery_n the_o wife_n of_o one_o nicolas_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr beche_n for_o which_o the_o king_n pardon_v he_o and_o he_o find_v sir_n bernard_n brocas_n sir_n hugh_n berewyk_n philip_n durdanyt_v and_o john_n haydoke_v his_o surety_n in_o the_o chancery_n for_o his_o good_a bear_n 26_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 153._o d._n he_o be_v by_o several_a commission_n employ_v for_o the_o apprehend_n of_o certain_a malefactor_n robber_n and_o disturber_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o this_o county_n one_o be_v direct_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o thomas_n dutton_n equitator_n in_o forestâ_fw-la de_fw-la marâ_fw-la and_o to_o richard_n do_v forester_n of_o the_o same_o forest_n 14_o edw._n 3._o lib._n c._n fol._n 181._o v._o &_o fol._n 164._o e._n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1379._o 3_o rich._n 2._o william_n eltonhed_n prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n at_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n and_o the_o convent_n there_o grant_v to_o sir_n thomas_n dutton_n knight_n a_o perpetual_a chantry_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o sufficient_a friar_n of_o the_o convent_n of_o warrington_n shall_v be_v especial_o elect_v to_o pray_v for_o the_o salvation_n of_o sir_n thomas_n his_o child_n and_o of_o philippe_n his_o wife_n and_o her_o parent_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o dame_n ellen_n late_a wife_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n thomas_n their_o child_n and_o parent_n when_o they_o shall_v die_v at_o the_o great_a altar_n of_o their_o church_n yearly_a for_o ever_o and_o that_o their_o name_n be_v write_v down_o in_o their_o martyrology_n whereunto_o the_o prior_n and_o convent_n be_v bind_v under_o a_o penalty_n of_o 3_o s._n 4_o d._n to_o be_v levy_v by_o the_o provincial_a prior_n upon_o omission_n of_o such_o form_n of_o service_n and_o if_o for_o a_o week_n or_o a_o fortnight_n it_o be_v omit_v then_o must_v they_o double_v the_o time_n omit_v in_o manner_n aforesaid_a if_o neglect_v for_o six_o month_n then_o upon_o pain_n of_o suspension_n if_o for_o a_o year_n then_o upon_o excommunication_n until_o the_o time_n omit_v be_v make_v up_o whereunto_o be_v witness_n thomas_n abbot_n of_o st._n werburge_n of_o chester_n stephen_n abbot_n of_o vale-royal_a richard_n prior_n of_o norton_n and_o roger_n prior_n of_o berkenhed_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o henry_n de_fw-fr towesdale_n provincial_a prior_n of_o the_o hermit-fryar_n of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n augustine_n in_o england_n with_o a_o special_a injunction_n that_o the_o say_a person_n be_v yearly_a twice_o commemorate_a before_o the_o whole_a convent_n once_o at_o the_o first_o entrance_n of_o the_o prior_n of_o warrington_n into_o the_o convocation-house_n yearly_o the_o other_o time_n on_o the_o election-day_n of_o a_o fellow-prior_n for_o a_o provincial_a convocation_n date_v at_o warrington_n on_o sunday_n next_o after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n martin_n anno_fw-la supradicto_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 167._o a._n this_o sir_n thomas_n seal_v usual_o with_o his_o coat_n of_o arm_n and_o crest_n to_o wit_n quarterly_o a_o fret_v in_o the_o second_o and_o three_o over_o which_o upon_o the_o dexter-angle_n of_o the_o escocheon_n a_o helmet_n and_o thereon_o a_o plume_n of_o feather_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1344._o robert_n mon_v of_o tatenhale_n grant_v to_o thomas_n de_fw-fr
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 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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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creation_n of_o duke_n anno_fw-la 1353._o pag._n 520._o above_o two_o year_n too_o late_o this_o henry_n repair_v the_o savoy_n house_n in_o the_o strand_n in_o london_n which_o cost_v he_o 52000_o mark_n which_o money_n he_o get_v at_o the_o town_n of_o bryggerak_fw-mi knighton_n pag._n 2627._o he_o be_v the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o nobility_n of_o england_n of_o a_o subject_a who_o be_v invest_v with_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n since_o the_o norman_a conquest_n for_o the_o black_a prince_n who_o be_v make_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n fourteen_o year_n before_o though_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v a_o subject_a yet_o be_v he_o king_n hereditary_o if_o he_o survive_v and_o therefore_o i_o look_v upon_o the_o prince_n as_o a_o high_a pitch_n than_o the_o other_o nobility_n so_o the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n become_v a_o duchy_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1354._o 28_o edw._n 3._o this_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n go_v beyond-sea_n in_o great_a state_n to_o have_v seek_v a_o duel_n at_o paris_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n who_o have_v take_v and_o spoil_v his_o good_n as_o he_o return_v from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n whither_o he_o be_v send_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o a_o peace_n between_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o king_n of_o france_n but_o by_o mediation_n of_o friend_n it_o be_v take_v up_o hypodigma_fw-la neustriae_fw-la pag._n 520._o see_v also_o stow_n annal_n anno_fw-la 1345._o in_o which_o year_n his_o father_n die_v this_o henry_n sail_v into_o gascoyn_n with_o six_o hundred_o arm_a man_n and_o so_o many_o archer_n who_o at_o the_o first_o assault_n take_v the_o strong_a town_n of_o brigerak_fw-mi and_o win_v fifty_o town_n and_o city_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n he_o defeat_v the_o army_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n which_o come_v against_o he_o take_v twenty_o three_o person_n of_o quality_n beside_o a_o great_a number_n of_o common_a soldier_n the_o rest_n either_o run_v away_o or_o be_v kill_v his_o munificence_n be_v such_o that_o when_o he_o take_v any_o town_n he_o give_v all_o the_o booty_n to_o his_o soldier_n keep_v little_a or_o nothing_o to_o hiself_n walsingham_n he_o marry_v isabel_n daughter_n of_o henry_n lord_n beaumond_n by_o who_o he_o have_v issue_n two_o daughter_n and_o coheir_n maud_n marry_v william_n duke_n of_o zealand_n and_o earl_n of_o henault_n elder_a son_n of_o lewis_n duke_n of_o bavarre_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1352._o 26_o edw._n 3._o blanch_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v john_n of_o gaunt_n earl_n of_o richmond_n fourth_z son_n to_z king_n edward_z the_o three_o 19_o die_v maii_n 1359._o 33_o edw._n 3._o at_o rading_n have_v a_o dispensation_n of_o the_o court_n because_o she_o be_v his_o cousin_n walsingham_n and_o stow._n how_o the_o land_n be_v divide_v between_o the_o two_o sister_n take_v here_o these_o two_o follow_v chartes_n enroll_v in_o one_o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n at_o grays-inn_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la norfolciae_fw-la num_fw-la 3._o &_o honour_n sive_fw-la soca_fw-la de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pag._n 4._o num_fw-la 4._o lib._n c._n fol._n 77._o dd_v a._n sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n episcopus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n johannes_n de_fw-fr bukland_n johannes_n charnell_n walterus_n poer_n simon_n simeon_n &_o johannes_n neumarche_n concessimus_fw-la willielmo_n comiti_fw-la de_fw-fr henaud_n &_o de_fw-la leycestriâ_fw-la &_o matildae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la filiae_fw-la domini_fw-la henrici_fw-la nupèr_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-fr gymingham_n thesford_n mathe_n will_v &_o tunstede_n &_o hundreda_fw-la de_fw-la galhowe_n &_o brothercor_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la &_o triginta_fw-la &_o novem_fw-la feoda_fw-it &_o quartam_fw-la partem_fw-la unius_fw-la feodi_fw-la militum_fw-la cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o canefeld_n eysten_v attemount_n horton_n berewyk_n creke_fw-mi waterdene_n snyterle_n barsham_n sidesterne_a wyneton_n salthus_fw-la gresham_n aylemerton_n clopton_n fyncheam_n northwald_n feltewell_n roukelound_n middleton_n east-rudham_a west-rudham_a sal_fw-la haydon_n kerdeston_n wodedal_v repam_n bergh_n hegheton_n rongham_n fransham_n wit_v tofte_v croxton_n gresynghale_n lexam_n else_v wesenham_n tanerham_n drayton_n swynington_n alderford_n lyneford_n grimeston_n congham_n bykeston_n in_o goldestthorp_n stanfeld_n briselye_o bilneye_n titeleshale_v west-lexam_a skerning_a &_o ho_o &_o advocationes_fw-la abbathiae_fw-la marham_n prioratus_fw-la canonicorum_fw-la de_fw-la thesford_n hospitalium_fw-la domus_fw-la dei_fw-la de_fw-la thesford_n sanctae_fw-la mariae_fw-la magdalenae_fw-la de_fw-fr thesford_n &_o sancti_fw-la johannis_n de_fw-fr thesford_n ac_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la de_fw-la suthreppe_n northreppe_n trymingham_n manesele_n eykesthorpe_n bradefelde_n swathefeld_n &_o beston_n &_o medietatis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la 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perpetuùm_fw-la etc._n etc._n datum_n apud_fw-la londoniam_fw-la 22_o die_v octobris_fw-la 35_o edw._n 3._o sciant_fw-la praesentes_fw-la &_o futuri_fw-la quòd_fw-la nos_fw-la johannes_n dei_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la episcopus_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la ricardus_n come_v arundelliae_n robertus_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr mare_n johannes_n de_fw-fr bukland_n johannes_n charnell_n walterus_n poer_n simon_n simeon_n &_o johannes_n newmarche_n concessimus_fw-la nobili_fw-la viro_fw-la johanni_n comiti_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la &_o richmondiae_fw-la &_o blanchiae_fw-la uxori_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la legitimè_fw-la procreatis_fw-la castrum_n de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n &_o parcum_fw-la eidem_fw-la castro_n pertinentem_fw-la eùm_fw-la omnibus_fw-la advocationibus_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la abbathiarum_fw-la prioratuum_fw-la hospitalium_fw-la &_o aliarum_fw-la domorum_fw-la religiosarum_fw-la &_o feodis_fw-la militum_fw-la praedicto_fw-la castro_n &_o sokae_n de_fw-fr bolingbroke_n pertinentibus_fw-la quae_fw-la habuimus_fw-la ex_fw-la dono_fw-la &_o redditione_n nobilis_fw-la viri_fw-la henrici_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la pèr_fw-la finem_fw-la in_o curiâ_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la indè_fw-la levatum_fw-la adeò_fw-la plenè_fw-la &_o integrè_fw-la sicùt_fw-la henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr lacie_n quondàm_fw-la comes_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la ea_fw-la tenuit_fw-la &_o habuit_fw-la retentis_fw-la nobis_fw-la manerio_fw-la villâ_fw-la &_o socâ_fw-la de_fw-la bolingbroke_n ac_fw-la maneriis_fw-la de_fw-la sutton_n thoresby_n wathe_fw-mi &_o ingoldsmeles_a cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la lincolniae_fw-la concessimus_fw-la etiàm_fw-la castrum_n villam_fw-la mannerium_n &_o honorem_fw-la de_fw-la tutbury_n ac_fw-la villa_n de_fw-la strepton_n merchington_n chalangewood_n uttexhater_n adgare_a &_o newburgh_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la staffordiae_fw-la &_o hundredum_fw-la de_fw-la higham-ferrers_n ac_fw-la maneria_fw-la de_fw-la hegham-ferrers_n raunde_n rissheden_n cùm_fw-la pertinentiis_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la northamptoniae_fw-la ità_fw-la quòd_fw-la si_fw-la idem_fw-la comes_fw-la &_o blanchia_n obierint_fw-la sinè_fw-la haerede_fw-la de_fw-la corporibus_fw-la suis_fw-la exeunte_fw-la quòd_fw-la tùnc_fw-la post_fw-la decessum_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la comitis_fw-la &_o blanchiae_fw-la omne_fw-la praedicta_fw-la castra_n maneria_fw-la etc._n etc._n remaneant_fw-la rectis_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la ipsius_fw-la henrici_fw-la ducis_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la tenenda_fw-la de_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la per_fw-la servitia_fw-la indè_fw-la debita_fw-la &_o consueta_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la huic_fw-la praesenti_fw-la chartae_fw-la sigilla_fw-la nostra_fw-la apposuimus_fw-la hiis_fw-la testibus_fw-la edwardo_n principe_fw-la walliae_fw-la illustris_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la filio_fw-la primogenito_fw-la willielmo_n episcopo_fw-la wintoniae_n cancellario_fw-la angliae_fw-la simone_n abbate_n westmonasterii_n angliae_fw-la thesaurario_fw-la johanne_n de_fw-fr bukyngham_n northamptoniae_fw-la archidiacono_n henrico_n greene_n &_o roberto_n de_fw-fr thorpe_n justiciariis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la datum_n londini_fw-la die_fw-la dominicâ_fw-la proximè_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la martini_n 35_o edw._n 3._o so_o that_o william_n earl_n of_o henault_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n and_o john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v the_o earldom_n of_o lancaster_n and_o after_o the_o death_n of_o maud_n countess_n of_o leycester_n who_o die_v without_o issue_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1381._o the_o earldom_n of_o leycester_n and_o all_o maud_n part_n of_o the_o land_n belong_v to_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n her_o father_n revert_v unto_o john_n of_o gaunt_n in_o right_a of_o blanch_n his_o wife_n the_o other_o sister_n obiit_fw-la 1360_o henry_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n die_v on_o
dishonour_n of_o the_o king_n person_n which_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n deny_v whereupon_o they_o have_v a_o combat_n grant_v by_o the_o king_n to_o have_v be_v fight_v at_o coventry_n on_o the_o seventeen_o day_n of_o september_n both_o of_o they_o enter_v the_o list_n courageous_o but_o the_o king_n take_v up_o the_o matter_n cause_v it_o to_o be_v proclaim_v that_o the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n have_v honourable_o perform_v his_o part_n and_o present_o after_o banish_v the_o duke_n of_o hereford_n for_o ten_o year_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n for_o ever_o so_o stow_n and_o walsingham_n but_o this_o duke_n of_o hereford_n return_v into_o england_n depose_v richard_n the_o second_o cause_v the_o king_n to_o read_v his_o own_o resignation_n of_o the_o crown_n to_o this_o henry_n public_o in_o the_o tower_n before_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n walsingham_n hist_n pag._n 359._o curse_a traitor_n and_o so_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n make_v himself_o king_n by_o the_o name_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o so_o be_v the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n and_o the_o barony_n of_o halton_n unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v also_o issue_n by_o blanch_n two_o daughter_n elizabeth_n marry_v john_n holland_n duke_n of_o exeter_n and_o after_o to_o sir_n john_n cornwall_n knight_n of_o the_o garter_n and_o baron_n of_o fanhope_n philippe_n the_o other_o daughter_n marry_v john_n king_n of_o portugal_n after_o the_o death_n of_o blanch_n he_o marry_v constantia_n daughter_n and_o co-heir_n to_o petro_n late_a king_n of_o spain_n and_o edmund_n earl_n of_o cambridge_n his_o brother_n matryed_z isabella_z the_o other_z daughter_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1372._o 46_o edw._n 3._o stow_z and_o walsingham_n lib._n c._n fol._n 78._o f._n and_o from_o this_o time_n he_o write_v himself_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n by_o this_o constance_n he_o have_v issue_n katherine_n marry_v to_o henry_n son_n of_o john_n king_n of_o spain_n 1389._o upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o katherine_n a_o peace_n be_v conclude_v between_o john_n of_o gaunt_n and_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n john_n of_o gaunt_n be_v to_o have_v ten_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a for_o his_o own_o life_n and_o the_o life_n of_o constance_n his_o wife_n walsingham_n who_o before_o in_o the_o year_n 1367._o have_v rout_v the_o spaniard_n in_o a_o great_a battle_n between_o he_o and_o henry_n the_o bastard_n who_o have_v eject_v peter_n king_n of_o spain_n constance_n die_v anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1394._o walsingham_n john_n of_o gaunt_n relinquish_a his_o title_n of_o king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n be_v create_v duke_n of_o aquitain_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n 2_o die_v martii_fw-la 13_o rich._n 2._o 1389._o and_o then_o his_o title_n anno_fw-la 1394._o 18_o rich._n 2._o do_v run_v thus_o johannes_n filius_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la dux_n aquitaniae_n &_o lancastriae_fw-la comes-leycestriae_a lincolniae_n &_o derbiae_fw-la seneschallus_fw-la angliae_fw-la couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom._n 2._o comitatus_fw-la southampton_n num_fw-la 36._o for_o he_o have_v honorem_fw-la de_fw-la tickhil_fw-la 46_o ed._n 3._o while_o he_o be_v style_v king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n &_o castrum_n &_o leucatam_fw-la de_fw-la pevenese_n inter_fw-la alià_fw-la in_o exchange_n for_o the_o earldom_n of_o richmond_n 46_o edw._n 3._o and_o by_o his_o brother_n the_o black_a prince_n earl_n of_o chester_n he_o have_v 100_o mark_n yearly_o give_v he_o out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n at_o chester_n during_o his_o life_n by_o the_o name_n of_o john_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o castille_n and_o leon_n and_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n 47_o edw._n 3._o 1373._o lib._n c._n fol._n 78._o e._n after_o the_o death_n of_o constance_n his_o second_o wife_n the_o duke_n go_v into_o aquitain_n scilicet_fw-la anno_fw-la 1396._o 19_o rich._n 2._o to_o have_v obtain_v the_o goodwill_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v the_o title_n of_o duke_n of_o aquitain_n confer_v upon_o he_o before_o by_o his_o father_n but_o be_v sudden_o call_v back_o into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o return_v into_o england_n he_o marry_v katherine_n swynford_n his_o old_a concubine_n to_o the_o wonder_n of_o all_o man_n which_o katherine_n former_o wait_v on_o blanch_n his_o first_o wife_n stow_n and_o walsingham_n this_o katherine_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o payn_n roet_fw-mi alias_o guienne_n king_n at_o arm_n and_o widow_n of_o sir_n oat_n swynford_n by_o who_o john_n of_o gaunt_n have_v issue_n before_o he_o marry_v she_o sir_n john_n beaufort_n the_o elder_a be_v earl_n of_o somerset_n and_o marquis_n dorset_n which_o marquis-ship_n be_v take_v away_o by_o parliament_n 1_o hen._n 4._o henry_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n be_v after_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n cardinal_z of_o st._n eusby_n sive_fw-la euscbii_n and_o chancellor_n of_o england_n thomas_n create_v earl_n of_o dorset_n 21_o rich._n 2._o joan_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n be_v second_o wife_n of_o ralph_n nevil_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o westmoreland_n after_o she_o marry_v robert_n ferrer_n lord_n of_o owseley_n they_o be_v all_o surnamed_n de_fw-fr beaufort_n because_o they_o be_v bear_v at_o beaufort_n in_o france_n all_o which_o be_v legitimate_a by_o parliament_n 1397._o 20_o rich._n 2._o to_o all_o purpose_n honour_n state_n and_o dignity_n exceptâ_fw-la dignitate_fw-la regale_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o record_n transcribe_v by_o the_o lord_n cook_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n pag._n 37._o lib._n c._n fol._n 82._o p._n walsingham_n put_v out_o by_o mr._n cambden_n call_v thomas_n beaufort_n comitem_fw-la de_fw-fr somerset_n all_o along_o pag._n 354._o &_o 550._o for_o dorset_n unless_o the_o title_n of_o somerset_n and_o dorset_n be_v promiscuous_a see_v vincent_n on_o brooke_n pag._n 169._o katherine_n synford_n die_v in_o may_n 4_o hen._n 4._o 1403._o stow._n this_o john_n procure_v the_o county_n of_o lancaster_n to_o be_v make_v a_o county_n palatine_n to_o who_o his_o father_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o by_o his_o charter_n grant_v jura_n regalia_z and_o when_o he_o have_v reckon_v up_o the_o good_a service_n which_o the_o say_v john_n of_o gaunt_n his_o son_n have_v do_v for_o his_o country_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o he_o add_v concessimus_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la praefato_fw-la filio_fw-la nostro_fw-la quod_fw-la ipse_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la vitam_fw-la svam_fw-la habeat_fw-la infra_fw-la comitatum_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la cancellariam_n svam_fw-la ac_fw-la brevia_fw-la sva_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la svo_fw-la pro_fw-la officio_fw-la cancellarii_n deputando_fw-la consignanda_fw-la justiciarios_fw-la suos_fw-la tam_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la coronae_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la alia_fw-la placita_fw-la communem_fw-la legem_fw-la tangentia_fw-la tenenda_fw-la &_o cognitiones_fw-la eorundem_fw-la &_o quascunque_fw-la executiones_fw-la per_fw-la brevia_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o ministros_fw-la suos_fw-la ibidem_fw-la faciendas_fw-la et_fw-la quascunque_fw-la alius_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o jura_n regalia_z ad_fw-la comitatum_fw-la palatinum_fw-la pertinentia_fw-la adeo_fw-la libere_fw-la &_o integre_n sicut_fw-la comes_fw-la cestriae_fw-la infra_fw-la eundem_fw-la comitatum_fw-la cestriae_fw-la dignoscitur_fw-la obtinere_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o die_v februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la edw._n 3._o angliae_fw-la 51_o &_o francia_fw-la 38._o couchir-book_n of_o the_o dutchy-office_n tom_n 1._o fol._n 430._o num_fw-la 16._o confirm_a to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n 16_o die_v febrùarii_n 13_o rich._n 2._o ibidem_fw-la tom._n 1._o fol._n 52._o many_o be_v the_o act_n of_o this_o john_n of_o gaunt_n record_v in_o our_o annal_n and_o history_n i_o will_v reckon_v up_o some_o of_o the_o most_o memorable_a anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1373._o 47_o edw._n 3._o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n go_v with_o a_o puissant_a army_n into_o france_n he_o pass_v by_o paris_n to_o burgundy_n and_o so_o through_o all_o france_n no_o man_n dare_v to_o oppose_v he_o but_o at_o last_o leave_v france_n he_o come_v into_o the_o desert_n mountain_n of_o avernia_n where_o there_o be_v neither_o meat_n for_o horse_n nor_o man_n and_o so_o lose_v most_o part_n of_o his_o army_n through_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n whence_o he_o come_v to_o bordeaux_n scarce_o with_o forty_o horse_n whereas_o he_o enter_v france_n with_o thirty_o thousand_o horse_n attend_v he_o walsingham_n anno_fw-la 1377._o he_o be_v threaten_v to_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o londoner_n for_o some_o high_a word_n speak_v against_o their_o bishop_n of_o london_n they_o have_v burn_v his_o house_n call_v the_o savoy_n but_o that_o the_o bishop_n intercede_v whereupon_o the_o duke_n flee_v to_o kensington_n and_o hate_v the_o londoner_n cause_v the_o mayor_n and_o other_o officer_n to_o be_v put_v out_o and_o new_a 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spelman_n counsel_n pag._n 34._o with_o his_o note_n thereon_o whereby_o the_o letter_n seem_v to_o be_v fictitious_a this_o lucius_n king_n of_o the_o brettan_n die_v anno_fw-la gratiae_n 201_o at_o gloucester_n say_v matth._n westminster_n so_o much_o of_o the_o british_a king_n who_o i_o find_v mention_v during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o brettaine_n now_o follow_v the_o british_a king_n who_o i_o find_v mention_v after_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o roman_n cease_v in_o brettaine_n and_o after_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o saxon_n vortiger_n he_o be_v king_n of_o the_o brettan_n when_o the_o saxon_n first_o come_v into_o brettaine_n he_o begin_v his_o reign_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 425._o cambden_n britannia_n pag._n 95._o bede_n de_fw-fr hist_n ang._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 21._o spelman_n counsel_n tom._n 1._o pag._n 49._o where_o he_o place_v the_o council_n against_o the_o incestuous_a marriage_n of_o vortiger_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n in_o 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the_o brettan_n rout_v by_o cerdic_n the_o first_o king_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a at_o certicsford_n and_o 5000_o brettan_n slay_v huntingdon_n pag._n 312._o which_o country_n or_o place_n be_v before_o call_v nazaleod_n or_o as_o some_o write_v it_o natanleod_n after_o the_o king_n name_n but_o after_o the_o victory_n of_o certic_n here_o it_o be_v call_v certicsford_n now_o call_v contract_o chartford_n situate_v in_o hantshire_n cambden_n britannia_n in_o hantshire_n pag._n 187._o vide_fw-la florentium_fw-la pag._n 206._o arthur_n bellicosissimus_fw-la britonum_fw-la heros_n bury_v at_o glassenbury_n cambden_n britannia_n in_o somersetshire_n of_o who_o the_o welsh_a bard_n in_o their_o song_n have_v record_v such_o fable_n that_o they_o have_v cast_v a_o doubt_n whether_o there_o be_v such_o a_o man_n or_o no._n huntingdon_n call_v he_o dux_n militum_fw-la &_o regum_fw-la britannia_fw-la duodecies_fw-la dux_n belli_n fuit_fw-la duodecies_fw-la victor_n contrà_fw-la saxones_n pag._n 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1337._o 42._o sir_n john_n charleton_n miles_n &_o baro_n come_v lord_n chief_a justice_n in_o festo_fw-la calixti_fw-la papae_fw-la thomas_n charleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n brother_n to_o sir_n john_n chancellor_z of_o ireland_n and_o john_n rees_n treasurer_n 1338._o 43._o thomas_n charleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n lord_z justice_z and_o governor_n anno_fw-la 1340._o the_o bishop_n of_o hereford_n call_v into_o england_n by_o the_o king_n roger_n outlaw_n again_o be_v make_v lord_n justice_n who_o die_v lord_n justice_n and_o chancellor_n of_o ireland_n 13_o die_v februarii_fw-la 1341._o 44._o sir_n john_n darcy_n the_o four_o time_n now_o make_v lord_n justice_n for_o his_o life_n sir_n john_n morrice_n come_v into_o ireland_n mense_fw-la maii_n 1341._o deputy_n to_o john_n darcy_n 1343._o 45._o 13_o die_v julii_n sir_n ralph_n ufford_n with_o his_o consort_n the_o countess_n of_o ulster_n come_v into_o ireland_n lord_n chief_a justice_n he_o die_v on_o palm-sunday_n the_o 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salisbury_n lib._n c._n fol._n 68_o l._n afterward_o she_o marry_v sir_n eubulo_n le_fw-fr strange_n without_o the_o king_n consent_n about_o 1325._o 19_o edw._n 2._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o he_o eubulo_n lord_n strange_n be_v in_o she_o right_o make_v earl_n of_o lincoln_n vincent_n upon_o broke_n pag._n 320._o and_o he_o die_v about_o 7_o edw._n 3._o 1333._o for_o 9_o edw._n 3._o i_o find_v alice_n style_v countess_n of_o lincoln_n and_o salisbury_n lib._n c._n fol._n 69._o p._n q._n after_o this_o alice_z matryed_z hugh_z de_fw-fr frenes_n to_o her_o three_o husband_n who_o usurp_v the_o title_n of_o earl_n of_o lincoln_n in_o she_o right_o and_o die_v 1334._o walsingham_n pag._n 134._o but_o have_v no_o issue_n by_o she_o concern_v this_o alice_n and_o one_o richard_n de_fw-fr st._n martin_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o here_o the_o story_n out_o of_o walsingham_n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1317._o 10_o edw._n 2._o pag._n 108_o 109._o on_o monday_n before_o ascension-day_n 1317._o 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eubulo_n her_o second_o husband_n monasticon_fw-la 2_o parson_n pag._n 190._o leave_v no_o issue_n by_o any_o of_o her_o husband_n now_o for_o the_o land_n which_o be_v the_o inheritance_n belong_v to_o this_o alice_n they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v worth_a 10000_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o more_o howbeit_o she_o have_v not_o above_o 3000_o mark_n thereof_o per_fw-la annum_fw-la allow_v she_o by_o the_o king_n monasticon_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 189._o b._n the_o inheritance_n of_o henry_n lacie_n be_v so_o settle_v upon_o the_o marriage_n of_o alice_n his_o daughter_n and_o heir_n that_o in_o case_n henry_n lacie_n have_v no_o heir_n of_o his_o body_n in_o defect_n of_o such_o than_o his_o land_n be_v to_o revert_v to_o edmund_n the_o king_n brother_n and_o to_o his_o heir_n for_o ever_o date_v 28_o octobris_fw-la 22_o edw._n 1._o 1294._o lib._n c._n fol._n 67._o f._n monasticon_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o pag._n 189._o a._n so_o alice_n have_v no_o issue_n all_o henry_n lacy_n land_n come_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n but_o before_o i_o proceed_v it_o will_v be_v requisite_a i_o say_v something_o here_o of_o the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n before_o thomas_n plantagenet_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n i_o meet_v withal_o be_v john_n surnamed_n without_o land_n young_a brother_n to_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o he_o be_v afterward_o king_n john_n and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v say_v the_o less_o of_o he_o the_o next_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n be_v edmund_n plantagenet_n surnamed_n crook-back_a young_a son_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o brother_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o he_o have_v give_v he_o by_o his_o father_n honorem_fw-la comitatum_fw-la castrum_n &_o villam_fw-la de_fw-la lancaster_n &_o omia_fw-la dominica_n nostra_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o comitatu_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la cùm_fw-la vaccariis_fw-la &_o forestis_n de_fw-fr wiresdale_n &_o lounsdale_n &_o novum_n castrum_n subtùs_fw-la limam_fw-la manerium_fw-la forestam_fw-la &_o castrum_n de_fw-fr pickering_n manerium_fw-la de_fw-fr scaleby_n villam_fw-la de_fw-fr gomecester_n redditúmque_fw-la villatae_fw-la de_fw-la huntendon_n date_v at_o st._n paul_n in_o london_n 30_o die_v junii_fw-la 51_o hen._n 3._o 1267._o lib._n c._n fol._n 71._o e._n tom._n 1._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n fol._n 1._o num_fw-la 1._o so_o he_o be_v make_v earl_n of_o lancaster_n 1267._o he_o be_v also_o earl_n of_o leycester_n and_o high_a steward_n of_o england_n by_o patent_n date_v 25_o die_v octobris_fw-la 49_o hen._n 3._o 1265._o upon_o the_o forfeiture_n of_o simon_n de_fw-fr montfort_n earl_n of_o leycester_n who_o be_v slay_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o evesham_n 5_o die_v augusti_n 1265._o he_o be_v make_v earl_n of_o derby_n at_o kenillworth_n 28_o junii_fw-la 50_o hen._n 3._o wherein_o he_o have_v grant_v unto_o he_o castra_n &_o omnes_fw-la terras_fw-la quae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la roberti_n de_fw-la ferrariis_fw-la quondàm_fw-la comitis_fw-la derbiae_fw-la qui_fw-la simoni_n de_fw-fr monteforti_fw-la quondàm_fw-la comiti_fw-la leycestriae_fw-la inimico_fw-la &_o feloni_n nostro_fw-la &_o imprisis_fw-la suis_fw-la adhaesit_fw-la tempore_fw-la guerrae_fw-la quae_fw-la nupèr_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la mota_fw-la fuit_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la simonem_fw-la lib._n c._n fol._n 71._o g._n tom._n 1._o of_o the_o couchir-book_n in_o the_o dutchy-office_n fol._n 3._o num_fw-la 11._o which_o robert_n the_o ferrars_n be_v also_o lord_n of_o tutbury_n and_o be_v afterward_o bind_v unto_o this_o edmund_n with_o william_n de_fw-fr valentia_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n john_n warren_n earl_n of_o surrey_n william_n de_fw-fr beauchampe_n earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o many_o other_o surety_n for_o the_o payment_n of_o 50000_o l._n sterling_n in_o quindenâ_fw-la johannis_n baptistae_fw-la proximè_fw-la venturâ_fw-la 53_o hen._n 3._o for_o the_o redemption_n of_o his_o land_n lib._n c._n fol._n 71._o i._n but_o i_o find_v not_o that_o they_o be_v ever_o redeem_v this_o edmund_n be_v invest_v king_n of_o sicily_n