THE VERNONS OF HADDON HALL. 



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presence of .11 these records at Eelvoir Castle. The accompanying 

 pedigree will illustrate the family history :— 



The learned reader must (for want of space here) be referred to 

 the wnter's "History of the House of Arundell " for the early 

 history of the families of de Vernon, and of the Vernons Earls 

 of Devon, and of their connection with that of Roger de Albini 

 the progenitor of the Earls of Arundel and of the Lords of 

 Belvoir. 



So very little is known of the history of the younger members 

 of the family of de Insula of the house of Devon, that the follow- 

 ing charters, found by the writer amongst the Eelvoir muniments 

 will be read with the deepest interest, the only wonder being how 

 they should have strayed there :— 



Gauf de Insula, and Matilda his wife, with William, Robert, 

 and William his sons, confirmed the grant of Hugo de Well to' 

 the Abbey of St. Mary of York, of his land of Svera with the mill 

 JFi^nesses : Guarilio de Aula, Will, fil Scur, Wm. fil Gug, Robert 

 de Pare, William de Sorwell, Jordan Forester, Adam de Copt 

 IVitk fine seal. 



William de Insula, with Cecilia his wife, William his heir, and 

 his other sons gave the fee of Becham, which Picot rented 

 ("empasterat") of hfm to the church of Lund. Witnesses- 

 Gauf his chaplain, Cecilia his wife, and his sons Robert de 

 Insula, and Thomas de Insula, Robt. Dirraci and his son 

 Robert and John his son (Robt. Darraci et fil, ej. Robtus, et 

 Job fil. ej.), Walter fil Alured, Rad. de Bosco, Wilham fil. ej 

 Walter hi Odo, Rich, de Cnieshale, Ralf fil Gaufred Pinzun,' 



e?H T p '■ ^'""" ^"^'^'^'"^ '"'"'^' Hervy ^consanoulneus) 

 (et de Ipsa Provincia Lund), Bernard, Prior of Dunstable, Robt. 

 de Cornh.ll, David fra ej., Maur. Leswinus, Presb., Norman Pictor 



Ror ;T'rT- """"' '''"• ^•■^' ^°^^^" '^^ ^'^-' Adam! 

 Kobt., and Rich. Armig. 



William de Insula to the Canons of St. Trinity, Lun.l Grant 



of Lund „h,ch Saeval Halbgarius held. m>,.ases : Oti.ell de 

 Insula t/„ ,„..J, Wn,. de Insula, Thon,.. Robert de Cor. Avwl o 



