Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (04 of 12): Stephan Earle Of Bullongne — John Shaqi
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (04 of 12): Stephan Earle Of BullongneHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (04 of 12): Stephan Earle Of Bullongne
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
[Sidenote: William sonne to king Stephan.] And William my sonne
hath doone his lawfull homage, and assured his fealtie vnto the
said duke of Normandie, and the duke hath granted to him to hold of
him all those tenements and holdings which I held before I atteined
to the possession of the realme of England, wheresoeuer the same be
in England, Normandie, or elsewhere, [Sidenote: Earle Warren.] and
whatsoeuer he receiued with the daughter of earle Warren, either in
England or Normandie, & likewise whatsoeuer apperteineth to those
honoures. And the duke shall put my sonne William and his men that
are of that honour in full possession and seizine of all the lands,
boroughs and rents, which the duke thereof now hath in his demaine,
and namelie of those that belong to the honour of the earle Warren,
[Sidenote: The castels of Bellencumber and Mortimer.] and namelie
of the castels of Bellencumber and Mortimer, so that Reginald de
Warren shall haue the kéeping of the same castels of Bellencumber,
and of Mortimer, if he will; and therevpon shall giue pledges to
the duke: and if he will not haue the keeping of those castels,
then other liege of men of the said erle Warren, whom it shall
please the duke to appoint, shall be sure pledges and good suertie
keepe the said castels.
Moreouer, the duke shall deliuer vnto him according to my will and
pleasure the other castels, [Sidenote: The erledome of Mortaigne.]
which belong vnto the earledome of Mortaigne by safe custodie and
pledges, so soone as he conuenientlie may, so as all the pledges
are to be restored vnto my sonne free, so soone as the duke shall
haue the realme of England in possession. The augmentation also
which I haue giuen vnto my sonne William, he hath likewise granted
the same to him; [Sidenote: Norwich. ] to wit, the castell and
towne of Norwich, with seauen hundred pounds in lands, so as the
rents of Norwich be accounted as parcell of the same seauen hundred
pounds in lands, and all the countie of Norfolke; the profits and
rents which belong to churches, bishops, abbats & earles excepted;
[Sidenote: Hugh Bigot] and the third pennie whereof Hugh Bigot is
earle, also excepted: sauing also and reseruing the kings roiall
iurisdiction for administration of iustice. Also the more to
strengthen my fauour and loue to himwards, [Sidenote: Richer de
Egle.] the duke hath giuen and granted vnto my said sonne
whatsoeuer Richer de Aquila hath of the honour of Peuensey. And
moreouer the castell and towne of Peuensey, and the seruice of
Faremouth, beside the castell and towne of Douer, and whatsoeuer
apperteineth to the honour of Douer.
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