[563] See above, pp. 51, 52. [564] R. Wend., vol. iii. p. 181; M. Paris, _Chron. Maj._, vol. iii. p. 309. [565] _Dict. Nat. Biogr._, “Peter des Roches.” [566] _Close Rolls_, vol. i. p. 1 b. [567] _Pat. Rolls Joh._, p. 22 b. [568] See Rolls, a. 1201–1205, _passim_. [569] _Pat. Rolls Joh._, p. 49. [570] _Ib._ pp. 40, 43, 46 (a. 1204). [571] _Close Rolls_, vol. i. p. 18 b. [572] _Ann. Winton._ a. 1205. [573] _Ann. Dunst._ a. 1210. [574] _Pat. Rolls Joh._, p. 110, 110 b. [575] R. Coggeshall, p. 168. [576] _Ann. Wav._, a. 1214. [577] In the Patent Roll of 15 John (1213–1214), _Pat. Rolls Joh._, p. 107, it is stated that “vicesimo secundo die Decembris liberatum fuit sigillum apud Windlesoram Radulfo de Nevill, sub domino Wintoniensi episcopo deferendum.” From this it has by some writers been inferred that Peter was Chancellor for a short time in 1213–1214. But Walter de Gray, who had been Chancellor ever since 2nd October, 1205 (_Close Rolls_, vol. i. p. 53), appears in that capacity on 10th October, 1213, and again on 12th January, 1214 (_ib._ pp. 156 b, 160), and the title of chancellor is nowhere given to Peter. It seems therefore that Ralf was made keeper of the seal “under the Bishop of Winchester” as a mere temporary arrangement, necessitated by the fact that the Chancellor (Walter de Gray) was going to Flanders on business for the King; _ib._ p. 156 b. See also Powicke, “Chancery,” pp. 226, 227. [578] Henry was born on 1st October, 1207; R. Wend., vol. iii. p. 219. [579] The notices of little Henry during his father’s lifetime are unluckily very few. We know that about August, 1215, he and his mother were sent for safety to the royal castle of Corfe (_Hist. Ducs_, p. 152), and that at the time of his father’s death he was in the castle of Devizes, under the care of a valiant man-at-arms, Ralf of Saint-Samson (see above, pp. 2, 3). These temporary removals of the boy from Peter’s custody were, however, certainly not due to any withdrawal of John’s confidence from Peter, whose name follows that of Gualo in the list of executors of the will made by John on his death-bed. [580] “Willelmus Mareschallus, regis rector et regni, diem clausit extremum; post cujus mortem memoratus rex in custodia Petri Wintoniensis episcopi remansit.” R. Wend., vol. iv. p. 46. [581] Turner, pt. II. p. 237. [582] _Pat. Rolls_, vol. i. pp. 13, 14. [583] _Ib._ p. 136. [584] _Ib._ p. 13; see on this Turner, pt. II. p. 236. [585] _Pat. Rolls_, vol. i. p. 136. The new custodian was Falkes, who had been custodian of Rockingham before Count William. The fact that Sauvey was not re-committed to Geoffrey de Serland implies no slight upon the latter; he had in the interval been well provided for elsewhere. [586] W. Cov., vol. ii. p. 245. [587] _Pat. Rolls_, vol. i. pp. 257, 258; _Close Rolls_, vol. i. pp. 434, 434 b. [588] _Close Rolls_, vol. i. p. 416 b. [589] _Pat. Rolls_, vol. i. p. 235. [590] _Ib._ p. 240. [591] _Ib._ p. 191.