The preceding unadorned narrative of John de Segrave’s services forms a splendid monument of his fame: for, whilst the impossibility of colouring the biography of his contemporaries with meretricious ornaments of language, is strongly felt when their actions are few or obscure, the absence of such assistance tends to the advantage of those who need no other eulogy than the simple record of the occasions upon which they were present in the field, or were selected to execute high and important duties. John de Segrave, the next Baron, added to the honours of his ancestors in an unprecedented manner, by marrying Margaret, the daughter and heiress of Thomas de Brotherton, Marshal of England, younger son of King Edward I. Through the marriage of Elizabeth, their daughter and heiress, with John Lord Mowbray, that family attained the Marshalship of England. The present representatives of John Baron Segrave, the subject of this article, are the Lords Stourton and Petre and the Earl of Berkley. The arms of John de Segrave were sable, a lion rampant, argent, crowned or. M. EXTRACTS FROM THE WARDROBE ACCOUNTS. Page 120. This, of course, is mere conjecture on the part of the author; but that he has, at least, probability on his side, may be inferred from the extraordinary outlay attending the Scottish expeditions, as proved by the following extracts from the Wardrobe Accounts--exhibiting the Revenue and Expenditure of Edward for the year 1300, and including the disbursements occasioned by the invasion of Scotland during that year:-- Total amount of receipts, p. Exchequer, for this present 28. year of Edward I. -- L.49,048 19 10 Fines levied, and proceeds of stores, horses, &c. sold 9,106 16 2½ --------------- Per fo. 15. L.58,155 16 0½ =============== Charges on Scottish War. For royal garrisons and castles in Scotland, fo. 154. L.18,638 1 8 ... replacing horses killed or destroyed in King’s service, belonging to knights, and officers, and gratification to messengers, servants, &c. fo. 187. 4,386 4 5 ... annual fees to knights of King’s household, wages of bannerets and simple knights, &c. fo. 210. 3,077 19 0 ... wages of engineers, archers, sergeants-at-arms of King’s household, esquires, &c. fo. ix. Observ. on W. A. 1,038 10 7 ... wages of foot-soldiers, crossbow-men, archers, artificers and workmen, fo. 270. 4,446 9 11½