THE VERNONS OF HADDON HALL. ^80 



that Gilbert le Franceys was a mere nominee of the crown, although 

 perhaps his son was next heir after the expulsion of his cousins 

 The compiler of this pedigree was entirely at sea in drawing up 

 this pedigree, and supposed that Rich, de Vernon, who died 

 3 E. III., was descended from Wm. He has honestly enough 

 according to his light, given what he supposed was a true 

 pedigree of the family, and his errors help to show the honesty 

 of his purpose, and the genuineness of his authorities ; he has not 

 suppressed one at his disposal, though they added to his 

 airaculties. 



The following is the pedigree as he gives it :— 

 Richard de Vernon = 



R0BERT= Walter de Richard, Kt.=AviCE 



Vernon, Kt. (Fine with Avice I Fil. and heir 

 his wife, 17 H. 2.) Wm. Avenel, 

 of Haddon. 



Avice, Isarfit m, ' 



fil Robert '^""^^ ^ fine with Garn 



and A. his wife, Plaintiffs. 



Isabella, = Richard de = Helen, 

 becondwife. Vernon, Kl, I Dau. and heir of 

 ob. 3 E. III. Rich. Gernon. 



Richard Junr.,=MATiLDE, 

 Ob. 16 E. 2. Fil and co-heir Wm. 



de Campville. 



The first Richard is purely imaginary, invented to account for 

 char er of Rich., father of Robert de Vernon. This Robert 

 should be ,he brother of Wm., who died 26 H. 3, and Rich., 

 who died 3 h. 3, was son of Avice and Gilbert 



With the exception of one of the charters of the de Insulas to 



which Avenellus was a witness, there is no charter of this family at 



Belvoir but there are a considerable number of Avenel charters 



here of a later date, which probably belong to a branch of the same 



family. As we have seen, " Avenellus," in the time of Henry I 



