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To the church at Clare, a black suit with all the appurtenances, 

 and a piece of embroidered black cloth. 



To his wife, Violante, his scarlet robe embroidered with golden 

 coronets, with all the appurtenances, and all his jewels except as 

 otherwise devised. 



To Sir John of Bromwych,^ knight, a war-horse, named Ger- 

 falcon.^ 



Acta sunt hec anno ab incarnacione D'ni millesimo tricentesimo 

 sexagesimo octavo, indictione septima, mentis Octobr' die tercia, 

 pent' sanctissimi in Xp'o patris ac d'ni n'ri d'ni Urbani divina provi- 

 dencia pape quinti anno sexto, in camera ip'ius d'ni dticis, infra muros 

 civitatis Albanen' situat'; presentibus Nich'o de Bekennesfeld, Rob'to 

 Bradwaye, Joh'e Bray, et aliis. 



Et ego Nich'us de Haddeleye, clericus Miden' dioc' publicus auc- 

 toritate apostolica notarius, prem.issis omnibus et singulis supradictis 

 dum sic ut premittit' agerent' et fierent una cum prenominat' testibus 

 presens interfui, eaq' omnia et singula sic fieri vidi et audivi, scripsi, 

 publicavi, et in banc publicam formam redegi, signoq' meo consueto 

 signavi rogat' in fidem et testimonium premissor'. 



Probatio dicti Testamenti coram Will'mo Cant' Archiep' 6to Idus 

 Junii 1369, apud Lambeth. 



Regist' Witlesey, fol. loo.a.b. in the 

 Archiepiscopal Registry at Lambeth.' 



" In his earlier manhood, John of Bromwych must have been of a wild 

 and heady disposition, for on March 8, 1353, the constable of the Tower 

 of London was ordered to release him without delay, on the understanding 

 that he was in due time to make answer to 'the things which the king 

 wishes to say against him' (Cal. Close Rolls) ; while on Feb. 7, 1357, he 

 was pardoned 'with respect to the death of Walter of Bromyard, late 

 burgess of Hereford' (Cal. Pat. Rolls). Feb. 16, 1361, he had a wife,. 

 Elizabeth (Cal. Close Rolls), probably the same as the Elizabeth, widow 

 of Richard Talbot the elder, whom he is described as having taken to wife 

 by Oct. 20, 1370 (Cal. Pat. Rolls), and who on Feb. 10, 1357 (cf. Jan. 26 

 and Feb. 8, 1358) was already the widow of Talbot (Cal. Close Rolls). 

 By April i, 1373, she was already dead (Cal. Pat. Rolls). Mar. 15, 1361 

 (so also Feb. 10, 1362), he was important enough to be summoned, with 

 Edward Despenser and others, to a council to consider the state of 

 Ireland, and to prepare for supporting Lionel, whom the king then 

 designated (Rymer), and by May 10 (so Dec. 20, 1363) he was on a com- 

 mission (ib.). By Mar. 8, 1364 (so May 26, 1367), he was already asso- 

 ciated with Edward Despenser in the commission of the peace (ib.), 

 and on Feb. 10, 1367, was with him in a commission of array (ib.). On 

 July 8, 1368, he was summoned, with others, to return to his estates in 

 Ireland (Rymer). On Sept. 22, 1374, he obtained protection to go abroad 



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