300 PICKERING. 



tyers in Yorkshire. He was a great statesman, and 

 was buried in St. Mary's, in York. His first son 

 was the first justice of Ayre, of all the king's forest? 

 park, and chaces, in England ; with twenty marks 

 fee for the same, to him and his heirs for ever. Also 

 he was captain of Dover castle in Kent. 



" in the time of Henry I., there were two lord 

 treasurers in England ; William de Fothergill of 

 Havenstonedale, and Henry de Boyton of Doncas- 

 ter castle. 



" In the reign of king John, Hugh Fothergill was 

 lord chancellor of England. He had a son that was 

 called William de Fothergill, who was cardinal for 

 England. When king John was interdicted by the 

 pope, and all his lands, for a certain time, for de- 

 facing God's churches ; this cardinal was sent by 

 the pope, to see the king do his penance at Canter- 

 bury, which was performed by whipping his naked 

 body, and enjoined to build the churches again, 

 which he had pulled down. King John made suit 

 to the pope to have all the wardships of all the no- 

 bility and gentry of England, for seven years ; but 

 before the expiration of those years the king died. 

 This was the first beginning of the court of wards 

 and liveries, which continuethyet. 



" In the reign of Edward II , one Anthony Fother- 

 gill was lord of Lay ton, master of the king's house, 

 lord of the privy seal, and privy chancellor to the 

 king's majesty. 



"In the reign of Richard II., one Hugh de Fother- 

 gill was lord of west Easefield castle, in Yorkshire, 

 supreme lord treasurer of England, who married 



