CHAPTER XI. BARONY OF PRUDHOE. THE barony of Prudhoe comprised the following manors: Prudhoe, Hedley, Horsley, Whittle, Rudchester, Welton, and Harlow, in the parish of Ovingham; Ingo, in the parish of Stamfordham; Chollerton, Barrisford, Chipchase, and Birtley, in the parish of Chollerton; Thockrington and Little Bavington, in the parish of Thockrington; Whelpington, Great Bavington, Harle, and Capheaton, in the parish of Whelpington; and the extra-parochial manor and chapelry of Little Heaton, or Kirk-Heaton. All these were held as two-and-a-half knights'-fees by the Umfreville family, under a grant from Henry I.* Such is the statement in the several inquisitions in the Testa de Nevill; but there is no instance on record previous to the reign of John, of this barony being rated to any aid or scutage at more than two knights'-fees. On the occasion of the marriage of the daughter of Henry II., Odinel de Umfreville made no return of the knights'-fees in his barony; but he paid upon two at the rate of one marc each. În the 1st of John, Richard de Umfrevill+ is assessed iiij., being at the rate of ij". per knight's-fee towards the scutage of that year. The following year an additional marc * Ricardus de Umfrevill tenet in capite de domino rege baroniam de Prudehoe per servitium de ii militum et dimid. omnes antecessores sui tenuerunt per idem servitium post tempus primi Regis Henrici. Idem Ricardus tenet villam de Parva Ryhull reddendo domino regi per annum xx solidos et antecessores sui similiter tenuerunt post tempus præfati Regis Henrici Primi qui eos feoffavit et de feoffamento isto nichil alienatum est vel datum per maritagium vel elemosinam vel aliquo alio modo unde dominus rex minus habeat de servicio suo. Testa de Nevill, p. 392. Idem Ricardus tenet vallem de Redesdale per servitium ut custodiat vallem a latronibus de antiquo feoffamento. Ibid. Umfranvill, or Umframvill, is the orthography used in the Pipe Rolls; sometimes in the documents the initial U is changed for O, and sometimes an aspirate is prefixed. The Battle Abbey Roll has Ounfravile and Dounfrevile. is charged, and the barony is ever after charged two-anda-half knights'-fees. The name of Umfreville occurs in the Battle-Abbey Roll. The founder of the family in England was Robert cum Barbâ, who is stated in a plea-roll of the reign of King John to have come over at the Conquest. He was the greatgrandfather of Richard Umfreville, who then enjoyed the possessions of the family. From the same authority we learn that the name of Richard's grandfather was Odinel. Odinel was also the name of his father, as we learn from a charter of Gilbert Umfreville, the son of Richard. The immediate predecessor of Richard was Robert Umfreville, who appears from the Pipe Roll of Northumberland to have been also the son of Odinel. In the Pipe Roll of the 31st of Henry I. we meet with Robert de Umfreville, whose name occurs with that of several other Northumberland barons who are excused the payment of Danegeld. Considering the length of time which had elapsed since the Conquest (sixty-five years), this could hardly be Robert cum Barbâ, but must have been his son, a brother of the elder Odinel.* The name of Gilbert Umfreville occurs as a witness to several charters relating to lands in the north of England, in conjunction both with Robert and Odinel. He was probably another brother. Be * Robert cum Barbâ at the battle of Hastings, 1066 Robert de Umfreville, excused Danegeld, 1131; witness to deeds after 1138. (Hodgson.) Gilbert. T Odinel de Umfreville Odinel de Umfreville occurs 8th Hen. II, 1162 (Pipe Roll), died 1182 (Ib.)— Gilbert de Umfreville, Elizabeth, daughter of Alex. Cumin, Earl of Buchan. Robert de Umfreville, Lucy, daughter of Philip of Kyme. 1st wife, Joan, daughter of Robert Lord Willoughby d'Eresby. Gilbert de Umfreville,=2d wife, Maud, daughter of Thomas Lord 3d Earl of Angus, died January 7, Lucy. She married after his death sides Robert and Richard, Odinel had another son William (whose name occurs in the obits of the abbey of Newminster, and who also granted a charter to the monks of Kelso), and a daughter Maud, married to William de Albini. Besides the barony of Prudhoe, the Umfrevilles had the manor of Hambleton in Rutlandshire by grant from William the Conqueror (Rot. Hundred), and the lordship of Reedsdale in Northumberland. The latter is stated in the Testa de Nevill to be held " by the old feoffment," which fixes the date of the grant prior to the time of King Stephen. Dugdale cites an original charter, which, if authentic places it in the 10th of William the Conqueror. In this charter Robert cum Barbâ, the grantee, is described as a kinsman of the Conqueror, and lord of Tours and Vian. In the 31st of Henry I., Robert de Umfreville was (as noticed before) excused the payment of Danegeld, his portion being xls. out of a total of cl. chargeable on the county. Ŏdinel de Umfreville made the following payments during the reign of Henry II.: anno 8, scutage ij.; anno 11, donum xvli.iijs. iiijd.; anno 14, aid ij.; anno 18,scutage xls.* These payments refer to the barony of Prudhoe only, Reedsdale being held by a different tenure, free from knightservice. On his death, 28th Henry II., his estates were in the hands of the crown, whose receivers accounted for xxixli. vijs. iiijd. as the receipts for six months. Of this, xxijli. vijs. iiijd. were paid into the treasury; cs. were given to Robert, the heir of Odinel, to maintain himself in the king's service; and xls. were applied to the purchase of clothing (pannos) for Odinel's children. Robert de Umfreville, who is here styled the heir of Odinel, is described in subsequent rolls as his son. In that of the 33d, he is charged with xli., payable in Middlesex, for his right in the king's court respecting Etton and Hambleton.‡ * Et de xxvijs. et viijd. de feodo Odinelli de Unfranvill. Magn. Rot. Pip. 14 Hen. II. Odinellus de Unfranvill reddat compotum de xls. de scutagio. Magn. Rot. Pip. 18 Hen. II. Radulfus Vinitor debet xl. pro habendo recto in curia regis de Etton et de Hamelton vadiis suis versus Odinellum de Umframvilla. Magn. Rot. Pip. 26 Hen. II. † The Testa de Nevill says it was held "per regalem potestatem," by the service of freeing the valley from robbers; the charter in Dugdale, "by the service of defending it for ever from enemies and wolves, with the sword which King William had by his side when he entered Northumberland." Robertus filius Odinelli de Unfranvilla debet xli. quæ requirebatur in Middlesex a Radulfo Vinitore pro recto in curia regis de Etton et de Hamelton. Magn. Rot. Pip. 33 Hen. II. |