Annals of the Earls Fitz temie de Donatione &c. munificientia Willielmi Illustrisimi Regis Anglice pro serviliis quo pater meus in Conquestu. Per servitium dimidæ Partis Feodi duus milit pro omni servitio seculari Ego vero Prædictus Simon de Sancto Lyzio Hæredes mei prædictam terram prædicto alano &c. Hæredisus ejus contra omnes homines & femines warrantræabimus. Hic Testibus Gardino filio Gremoaldo de Brixworth, filio Herwito, filio. Philiberto, Willielmo. Johannis le stronge Ranulphe de Chasteau &c. midtis aliis. Alen, Son of Alan de Burgham, married Audrie of de (1) Burgh, (1181) by whom he had one Son Northampt. and three Daughters, Audria married to (2) Gaurin Ex fam: Fitz Gaurin Knight, Clare, to Sir (3) Hugo le de Warren's Spencer, and Walbury, to (4) Sir Tybbott PoynSpencer's yngs, Knight. Sir Johan de Burgham, married Poyning's Oral (5) Radegunda de Morton, (1220) and had a Son Deeds Sir Alan de Burgham Knight, who married (6) Eva de Rouggilie (1260) and had three Sons. Sir John, Alan, and Guaryn, or Warrin, and four Aulstone Daughters, married 1st. Joan, to Sir (7) John de Ex fam: T. Rowleie Thorpe and Garter Rowley most illustrious King of England, for the services which my Father did for him at the conquest, by the service of a moiety of two Knights' fees for all secular Service. I the foresaid Simon de Saint Lyz, and my Heirs, against all men and women. These being Witnesses-Gawin the Son, Grimbale de Brixworth, Fitz Herwin, Fitz Phillibert, William, John the Strong, Ralph de Chateau and many others." (1) Gules seven Lozenges Vary 3.2.1. (2) Argent three Cinquefoils Vert on an Inescotcheon Gules a Lyon Rampt Or. (3) Quarterly Argent and Gules over all on a Bend Sable an Escallop Or. (4) Argent a Bull passant Sable. (5) Or an Eagle displayed Sable vulned in the breast with an Arrow, Gules feathered Argent. (6) Or a Rowell Sable. (7) Per fess 1st. Barry of 10 Argent and Azure, 2d. Sable three Lyons Rampant Or. Thorpe, Margerie, to (9) Sir Lodovicke (8) Aul- Fitz Hugh ston, Ellinoure, to (9) Hugh Fitz Hugh, and Emma to (10) Edwarde de Ashbie. Deed of Gift. (8) Argent Or a Chief Gules three Plates. (9) Argent a Wolf's head erased Sable. (10) Per Cheveron 1st. Or Six Eaglets displayed Vert, 2d. Gules 10 Besants 4, 3, 2, 1. Garter March Thus far is written in a book resembling a boy's copy-book. A second book of the same size begins with the following title: Continuation of the Account of The Family of the De Berghams, FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO THIS TIME, By T. Chatterton. Oral Deeds Writings. Rowley. Oral Turna: Record. Sir John de (') Burgham, Eldest Son of Sir Alan, is called by Joseph a Brisiworthe, the Floure of Chivelrie. He spent his whole life in Tilting, though he was foiled by (2) Sir Simon de Camden's Burton, at Bristol. He married Agnes (3) Despencer. As this name comes from Despencer, a Steward, many Families must of course (have) had Remains. Wood Herne 1293 3d. Camden (1) Or Four Crosses Patee purpure between a Checky Acquitaine Cross Argent and Azure. (2) Quarterly Ist. Or a Crescent Azure. 2d. Gules three Barry Wavy Argent. Azure three Talbot's heads erased between a Fess Or. 4th. Argent an Elm proper. (3)6thly. 1st. Quarterly Argent and Gules over all a Bend Sable. 2d. Azure three Boars passant Or. 3d. Argent a Lyon Couchant Sable. 4th. Gules Gutte de Or. 5th. England depressed with a Bend. 6th. Argent three Formoulxes Sable. Rowley March 1460. Rowley Mon: Angl: Oral Deeds one of the name. That the word became hereditary......before the same was neglected for the Word Steward is doubtful. Let us examine the Genealogies of Families that go further than that period. (4) Robert de Molins, surnamed De Spencer from his Office, is the first that occurs in our Records. He sat among the Barons asRec: Bath sembled in council with William the Conqueror at London, in the 17th year of his reign 1082. He was a Witness to the Deed, for the removal of the Secular Canons from Durham, and to the Grant of Bath to John Bick" of Bath. He seized the Lordship of Elmeleigh from the Monks of Worcester as forfeit to the King. He held by Doomds: Bk office 14 Lordships, by grant to him and his Heirs 22. He married (5) Joane de Pigitonne. Register de In Bibl: Gevase de Collins Par: Stowe (1)Hugh de Bellace, was surnamed De Spencer, as Steward to King Hen. 1st. He was succeeded Virgorn. in his Office by (2) William de Flaroborough, who possessed the Manors of Flawborough, Woxhill and Elyngdown for Thurston le (3) Abbandon. In the Reign of Hen: 3d. the title Despencer Records being laid aside for that of Steward, the name of Despencer then became Hereditary. Hugh Despencer was one of the Nobles who took arms in defence of their ancient privileges, in the name of Hen: 3d. and was chosen one of the 12 Arbitrators Tower Brady M. Westm: M. Par: His: of Garter March Acquitaine. Seager (4) Azure a Cross Moline Argent. (5)Or a Lyon Rampant Gules Chained and Collar'd Argent. (1) Or a Flower de Luce, Sable. (2) Per Fess, 1st. a Lyon Rampant and Chief Gules. 2d. Per Cross Ermine Argent and Sable. Norris (3) 4thly. 1st. Or three Lioncelles Rampant counterGarter changed, Per Pale Argent and Azure. 2d. Gules ten Nails, March 4.3.2.1. Argent. 3d. Argent three Bulls Passant Azure Acquitaine. Hired Or. 4th. Gules. a Cross Jerusalem Or. on the side of the People. In the 44 Hen: 3. he was made Chief Justiciary of England. 48 Hen: 3. he appeared again in arms at Northampton and Lewes, at the latter of which places he took Prisoner Marmaduke de (*) Twenge and (5) Alan de Eive, afterwards Governor of Oreford Castle in Com: Suff: Castle of the De vies in Wilts. Bernard Castle in Com: Dun: Oxford and Nottingham on account of the Barons. He was one of the 6 Procurators commissioned to treat in the Presents of the King of France, and the Legate of the Apostolic See. He was one of the three Barons who had the care of the King. He married Alive, Daughter of (') Phillip Basset of Wicomb Com: Bucks, Widow of (2) Bigod, Earl (4) Quarterly, 1st. Lozengy Or and Gules a Chief Azure. 2d. Or Lyon Gules. 3d. Argent three Roses Proper. 4th. as 1st. (5) Sable three Lozenges between a Fess Murrey. (1)3d. 1st. Argent three Bars Sable. 2d. Party Per Pale Or and Azure a Bend Vary. 3d. Or a Cross Gules. (2) 36th. 1st. Per Pale Or and Vert a Lyon Rampant Gules. 2d. England a Label of 5 Points Argent. 3d Pale Or and Gules a Cheveron Counterchanged. 4th. Ermine a Fess Gules. 5th. Gules a Cheveron between three Crosses Patee Argent. 6th. Argent between two Bars Sable Charged with three Besants a Lyon Passant Chief three Buck's heads caboshed of the 2d. 7th. Azure Semy Crosses Patee Argent and three Snakes conjoined in Triangles. 8th. Per Pale indented Argent and Azure. 9th Sable a March Argent within a Border Or an Orle of Swords in Saltier Gules. 10th. Sable on a Cross envecked between four Eagles displayed Or five Wolves Passant of the first. 11th. Or three Cat-a-Mountains Sable. 12th. Quarterly Ermine and Gules three Roundleys counterchanged. 13th. Or an Eagle Displayed Vert membered and beaked Gules. 14th. Quarterly Or and Gules a Border vary. 15th. Azure a Bend Argent double cotized between 6 Lyons Rampant Or. 16th. Quarterly Argent and Gules a Fess Azure in the 2d, and 3d. a Fess Or. 17th. Gules four Lozengys in Fess Or. 18th. Gules three Lyons Passant gardent Argent incensed Azure. 19th. Gules three Men's Legs armed proper Sable, conjoined in Fess at the upper part of the thigh flexed in Triangles garnished and Spurred Or. Pal: Hen. 3d. Brady Clarencieux on the ancient Nobility. Matthew Brady Dugdale Mon: Angl: Stowe Brady Ex. Coll: Ex. Coll: Thoresby Wood Collins Camden Heylin Collins Dugdale Madox Leland Charencieux Blew- Rouge Cross of Norfolk. He was slain at the Battle of Evesham 49 Hen. 7 3. The Story of his Son Hugh Despencer, Earl of Winchester, and Hugh Despencer his Grandson, Earl of Gloucester, are sufficiently known: This Family Quartered Wentworth, (1) Edmond of Langley (2) Duke of York, Son of Edward 3d. (3) Beauchamp Earl of Worcester, (4) Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Warwick, Another Family of the Despencers, descended from Hugh Despencer, of Great Marlow, whose Son Geofry founded a Monastery at Marlow in Com: Bud: and gave the Church of Bointon to Bridlington Priory. This Family quartered, (1) Bohun, (*) Gerves, (3) Ellendon, (4) Seocolcombe, (8) Pollard, (9) Badebie, 20th. Azure on a Bend Or a Chapeau Sable. 21st. Or three Piles Gules. 22d. Vairo Or and Gules on a Border Azure Eight Horseshoes Argent. 23d. Argent on a Fess Azure Three Lozenges. 24th. Barry Nebule of 6 Argent and Sable on a Chief Or a Buck's head caboshed of the 2d. 25th. Quarterly Or and Gules an Escarbunile Pomies and Flourette Sable. 26th. Gules three rests Or. 27th. Or three Cheverons Gules. 28th. Argent a Lyon Rampant Sable. 29th. Argent three Lozenges in Fess Gules. 30th. Or on a Pale Azure three Flower de Lys of the first. 31st. Or and Gules a Saltier counterchanged. 32d. Sable Six Lyons Rampant Argent. 33d. Gules Two Wings inverted and conjoined Or. 34th. Argent a Bend Sable. 35th. Or a Fess Gules a File of 12 points Argent. 36th. As 1st. Vert Dragon Rouge (1) Sable a Cheveron between 3 Leopards' Faces Or. Dragon (2) France and England a Label of difference. (3) Gules a Acquitaine Fess between Six Cross Crosslet. (4) iltr. March Norroy Bath Bl: Man: Jekyll (1) Azure on a Bend between two Cotises and Six Lyons Rampt Or three Mulletts Sable. (2) Sable a Lyon Passant Or between three Cushions Ermine. (3) 4thly. 1st. Or three Nags Courant Sable bitted Argent. 2d. Sable 9 Plates between a Fess Or 3d. Azure Three Cherubs in Chief Or. 4th. Vairy Or and Gules a Lyon Azure on a Bend Argent. (4) Or three Leopards Passant Gules and Chief Argent. (8) Ermine a Talbot's head erased Or between two Swords in Bend Gules. (9) 4thly. 1st. Sable four Plates between a Cross Argent 2dly. Barry of 10 Or and Azure a Bend Gules. 3d. Argent on a Bend Or three Cinquefoils Vert between three Bucks trippant Gules. 4th. Or a Wolf's head erased Gules. |