BOSMERE HUNDRED 



in Normandy. In February, 1230-1, Matthew's 

 son Herbert was granted the manor for maintenance 

 so long as he should remain in the king's service 

 across the seas," and in the following June the king 

 entailed it on him and his heirs failing the restoration 

 of the heirs of Robert de Courci, at the same time 

 granting him free warren there. 1 * Herbert son of 

 Matthew evidently died without issue, for his brother, 

 Peter son of Matthew, did homage for his lands in 

 1245, and was succeeded by a third brother, John son 

 of Matthew, who paid relief for his inheritance in 

 1255. Presumably he was dead before July, 1269, at 

 which date the tenants of various lands were summoned 

 to answer to the custodian, Nicholas son of Martin, 

 for 600 marks owing to William de Valence. 13 John's 

 widow Margaret was holding Warblington in dower 

 in October, 1287 "with remainder to Matthew son 

 of John Ude, who quitclaimed his right to Henry III 

 and Queen Eleanor, receiving in return a grant of the 

 manor for life. 14 He died before l^og, le the reversion 

 of the manor having already been granted for life to 

 the king's yeoman, Robert Le Ewer," who, after 

 having steadily risen in the royal favour for some years, 

 forfeited his estates by rebellion, and died in prison in 

 1 3 24-5 .>" 



In 1309 the reversion of the manor at Robert's 

 death was granted to Ralph Monthermer, who had 

 married Joan of Acres, sister of Edward II, and to 

 Ralph's two sons Thomas and Edward, 19 the younger 

 of whom, Edward, succeeded to Warblington accord- 

 to an agreement made after Robert Le Ewer's death. 80 

 His lands were seized by the king upon suspicion of 

 his adherence to the earl of 

 Kent, but were restored to 

 him in December, 1330," and 

 his brother Thomas seems to 

 have succeeded to them as his 

 heir." Margaret widow of 

 Thomas Monthermer held 

 Warblington in dower till her 

 death in May, 1 349," when 

 it was inherited by her daugh- 

 ter Margaret wife of Sir John 

 Montagu, kt., who died in 

 March, 1394-5, leaving a 

 son and heir John, after- 

 wards earl of Salisbury." The latter forfeited his 



MONTAGU. Urgent a 

 feist indented of three 

 points gules. 



WARBLINGTON 



lands by reason of his resistance to Henry IV,' 5 but 

 Warblington was granted in March, 1400-1, to his 

 young son Thomas,' 6 who was restored to his father's 

 honours in 1409." His daughter Alice took the 

 manor in marriage to Richard Nevill, father of the 

 ' Kingmaker,' ' 8 after whose 

 death in February, 14778, 

 it was held by the latter's 

 daughter Isabel, wife of 

 George, duke of Clarence.* 9 

 In June, 1478, the custody 

 of the manor during her son's 

 minority was given to Edmund 

 Mille, groom of the king's 

 chamber.* This son was the 

 unfortunate Edward earl of 

 Warwick, executed in No- 

 vember, 1499. In 1509 Sir 

 Francis Cheyne was appointed 

 steward of the manor, William 



NITILL, Earl of Salis- 

 bury. Gules a saltirt 

 argent and a label gobony 

 argent and aaure. 



and Stephen Cope being bailiff and parker,* 1 and, 

 in spite of a previous grant in tail male to William 

 Arundel, lord of Maltravers and his wife Anne," 

 it was restored in 1514 to Margaret, countess of 

 Salisbury, sister and heir of Edward earl of War- 

 wick, with other lands. 81 She was living at the 

 castle in 1526." She was a staunch papist, and 

 from her house her son-in-law, Lord Montagu, 

 and others sent frequent messages to their friends 

 on the continent, especially to Cardinal Pole, 35 using 

 as an agent a certain Hugh Holland of Warbling- 

 ton, who had already been convicted of piracy. 36 

 After her attainder in consequence of her share in 

 these conspiracies Warblington was granted tem- 

 porarily to William earl of Southampton, and to Sir 

 Thomas Wriothesley, the king's secretary. 37 In 1551 

 it was finally entailed on Sir Richard Cotton, kt.,* 8 

 whose son George succeeded to it at his death in 

 I556. 39 George Cotton was living at Warblington 

 in 1596,* and died there in 1609-10, leaving a son 

 and heir Sir Richard Cotton. 41 In 1635 a Richard 

 Cotton died seised of the manor leaving a young 

 grandson and heir of the same name who was a 

 staunch Royalist. 4 ' In January, 16434, ' tne stron g 

 house at Warblington ' was captured by sixty soldiers 

 and a hundred muskets, 43 and Richard Cotton was 

 obliged to compound for his lands. 44 He is said to 



11 Cal. Close, 1127-31, p. 477. 



13 Cal. of Chart. R. i, 133. 



"Misc. Inq. (Hen. Ill), file 15, 

 No. 1 3 ; Excerft. e Rot. Fin. ii, 205 ; i, 43 2. 



14 Cal. Pat. 1281-92, p. 280. 



16 Feet of F. Div. Cos. 15-16 Edw. I, 

 52; Cal. Close, 1279-88, p. 480. In 

 these agreements he is variously called 

 Matthew son of John, Sir Matthew son 

 of John, and Matthew son of John Ude. 

 In 1 308 he obtained licence to grant his 

 life interest in land in Westbrook, parcel 

 of the manor, to his father and his wife 

 Christina, so it appears that he was not a 

 son of that John son of Matthew whose 

 widow held Warblington in dower in 

 1287. Cal. Pat. 1307-13, p. 71. 



16 Chan. Inq. p.m. 3 Edw. II, No. 

 49. 



W Cal. Pat. 1307-13, p. 160. 



18 Ibid. 1224-7, p. 142. For an ac- 

 count of Robert Le Ewer see under West- 

 bury. 



Chart. R. 3 Edw. II, m. 8. They 

 were given the manor of Westendale to 



hold until the reversion fell due. Pat. 4 

 Edw. II, pt. 2, m. 27. 



40 Cal. Close 1323-7, p. 492. 



Ibid. 1330-3, p. 74. 



23 Chan. Inq. p.m. 14 Edw. Ill (ist 

 Nos.), No. 34. 



Ibid. 23 Edw. Ill (ist. Nos.), pt. z, 

 No. 90. 



M Ibid. 1 8 Ric. II, No. 31. 



23 Ibid. 10 Hen. IV, No. 54. 



86 Cal. Pat. 1399-1401, p. 466. 



W R. of Part. (Rec. Com.), iv, 141. 



48 De Bane. R. 674 (Trin. 7 Hen. VI.), 

 m. 3 3 1 d. ; Chan. Inq. p.m. 7 Hen. VI. 

 No. 57. 



"'Ibid. 1 8 Edw. IV, No. 47. 



80 Cal. Pat. 1476-85, p. 117. He was 

 succeeded in the office of bailiff by Edward 

 Berkeley, John Bulle and others. 



" L. and P. Hen. VIII, i, 567, 1239 



M Pat. 2 Hen. VIII, pt. 3, m. 4. 



L. and P. Hen. VIII, i, 4848. 



84 Ibid, i, 2343. 



86 Ibid, xiii (2), 702, 772, 797. 



85 Ibid, vi, 316. 



J 35 



"Ibid, jciv (2), 113 (18); xvii, 1154 



(*) 



88 Pat. 5 Edw. VI, m. 5. 



89 Chan. Inq. p.m. (Ser. 2), file 997, 

 No. I. 



40 Cal. ofMSS. ofMarquit of Salisbury 

 (Hist. MSS. Com.), vii, 25. 



41 W. and L. Inq. p.m. 7-8 Jas. I (Ser. 

 2), bdle. 3, No. 232. 



4a Chan. Inq. p.m. 1 1 Chas. I (Ser. 2), 

 iii, No. 158. 



Cat. Codicum MSS. Bit!. Bod!. D. 

 395, 46. According to a letter from 

 Wilmot, lord-lieutenant of the Royalist 

 forces, in which he states that * he has not 

 yet had a reply to the message sent to 

 Arundel Castle ' (then besieged by Sir 

 William Waller), and that 'they have 

 taken the strong house at Warblington 

 . . . which commands a pretty port, and 

 will be of good advantage." Thus leaving 

 it ambiguous as to which party actually 

 captured Warblington. 



44 Cal. Com. for Compounding (Rec. 

 Com.), 2088. 



