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on. A single specimen from each part must suffice :— the narrative 

 gives the date of Ela's birth as 1188, whereas, in a note on p. 

 xlix/. of Stapleton's " Observations on the Rolls of the Norman 

 Exchequer,"1844, and in an article by J.G. Nichols on "The Earldom 

 of Salisbury," in the Salisbury Volume (1848) of the Archaeological 

 Institute, it is shown that Eleanor de Vitre. Ela's mother, was 

 married, first, to Fulk Paynell, who was dead in 1185 ; secondly 

 to Gilbert de Tellieres, who died in 1190 ; and thirdly, to the Earl 

 of Salisbury, so that Ela, the daughter of this last marriage, could 

 not have been born before 1191.i This would, of course, demand 

 the correction of all the notices of Ela's age which are calculated 

 from 1188. The other specimen of the inexact dates, this time 

 in the annals, is the reference to the death of Sir John Bluet of 

 Lackham, which immediately precedes an entry mentioning Isabella, 

 the King's daughter, and dated 1312, whereas we have docu- 

 mentary evidence that he was alive in 1315, since he executed 

 charters in that year (see Vol. xvi. of the Magazine, p. 350, and 

 Vol xxxiii., p. 358,/). 



APPENDIX B. 



The fine referred to Ms that dated the Morrow of All Souls, 18 Henry III. 

 (1229) and its provisions are generally as follows :-The manors of Wilsford, 

 Manningford (Bohun), and Newton, and two-thirds of the manor of Coulston 

 (excepting the advowson thereof, the several portions being set forth in 

 detail), and the services of a number of tenants in the Honour, are assigned 

 to Bohun. The remaining manors, except Heddington, namely, Trowbridge, 

 Staverton, Bishopstrow, and the remaining one-third of Coulston, are to 

 belong to Ela, and Heddington, which was then held in dower by Maud 

 widow of Henry de Bohun, was at her death to be divided, the eastern half 

 to go to Bohun, the western to Ela. , . , , 



Several of the manors mentioned above formed part of the dowry of 

 Matilda, daughter of Edward of Salisbury, and wife of Humphrey de Bohun, 

 surnamed the Great. The following genealogical table shows the relationship 

 between the parties to the fine :— 



. She married, fourthly, after the Earl's death, Gilbert Malesmains. 

 s Wilts Feet of Fines, Box 250, File 8 (11). 



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