A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE 



to William Marshall, earl of Pembroke, to make his peace, Roger recovered 

 possession of his lands of Oswaldbec and Wheatley, together with his other 

 lands in seven counties. 1 But the sentence of excommunication promulgated 

 against him in 1215, was, in 1220, still being used by his enemies to his 

 annoyance, until the king addressed a letter to the primate requesting him to 

 surcease ecclesiastical censure against Roger. 3 The same year he obtained a 

 warrant to the sheriff of Nottingham for timber in his demesne woods of 

 Oswaldbec and Wheatley for the rebuilding and repair of his houses, which 

 had possibly suffered destruction during the late troubles. 8 Early in 1221 he 

 was appointed with William de Lancaster to lead the king's forces for the 

 siege and destruction of Cockermouth Castle, then held against the king, as 

 were those of Skipton and Skipsey, by the adherents of William of Aumale. 4 

 In March, 1225, he was obliged by infirmity to withdraw from service with 

 the king at the siege of Bedford, leaving his knights there. 6 He died in 

 March of the following year, 6 and on 6 April, the castle and lordship of 

 Hornby were committed to the custody of William, earl of Warenne, 7 and 

 Thorpe and Thonock to the constable of Chester. His other lands were also 

 taken into the king's hand, except those belonging to the dower of Olive, his 

 wife, who survived him. 8 Having no heir of his body, several claimants 

 arose in co. Lincoln, making themselves his heirs. Their respective affinities 

 were tried before Martin de Patshull and his associates by a jury of 14 visors 

 from this county, and 5 from co. Lincoln, at the eyre held at Lincoln in 

 mid-September, 1226, when Henry de Monewden was found to be next 

 heir 9 (namely, son of Robert, brother of Henry, son of Robert, son of Agnes, 

 only daughter of Roger de Montbegon, the elder, grandfather of Roger, then 

 lately deceased), 10 who was accordingly put in seisin of Roger's lands and of 

 the eight knights' fees belonging to his barony, by writ dated 25 September. 11 

 More than a year before his death Roger is alleged to have given the castle and 

 manor of Hornby to John de Lungvilers, who is stated to have tilled the land, 

 taking the grain and rendering a fifteenth of the grain and cattle to the 

 justices sent to assess the fifteenth 13 granted on 1 1 February, 1225. Probably 

 the true facts were as alleged in evidence in a suit in 1260, that John de 

 Lungvilers intruded himself into the lordship after Roger's death. Although 



1 Close R. (Rec. Com.), i. 339, 3396. * Ibid. 418. s Ibid. 4.23. 



* Ibid. 4743 ; Stubbs, Cmitit. Hist. ii. 35. 6 Close R. (Rec. Com.), ii. 24. 



6 Excerfta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), i. 140. 1 Fine R. 10 Hen. III. m. 7. 



8 Close R. (Rec. Com.), ii. 105^, 130. 9 Bracton's Note Ek. iii. 304. 



10 Assize R. No. 48 2, m. 17. See Lanes, and Ches. Rec. Soc. vol. 3 7, pp. 1 44-6*. The jurors from the co. were 

 Robert Bussel, Richard de Thorington, William de Tunstall, John de Tuitefeld, Adam de Weninton, Richard 

 de Wraton, William de Tatham, Alexander de Pilkington, Henry de Brodeshagh, Roger Gernet of Burrow, 

 Alan de Penington, William de Millum, Gilbert de Kellet and John Gernet. 



11 Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), i. 148. A writ, directing William, earl of Warenne, to give Henry de 

 Monewden possession of Hornby Castle and manor, dated 13 February, 1227, states that the jury who gave a 

 verdict before Martin de Patshull and his fellows were afterwards convicted by 24 of co. York and 1 2 of 

 co. Lancaster of a false oath, the said 36 jurors finding before the same justices in eyre in co. Lincoln that 

 Henry de Monewden was next heir of Roger de Montbegon (Pat. R. 1225-32, no). The other claimants 

 were (i) William de Ros, Adam de Tid and Thomas de Scoteny, claiming descent respectively from three 

 daughters of Roger de Montbegon, senior, namely, Beatrice, Agnes, and Emma ; (2) John de Mikeham, 

 Robert de Talewrth and Robert de Hamesden, claiming descent respectively from three daughters of the said 

 Roger, namely, Maud, Beatrice, and Emma ; (3) John de Cume, claiming descent from an only daughter, 

 Maud ; and (4) Adam de Beri (Bury, co. Lane.) claiming descent from Alice, daughter of Adam de Montbegon, 

 son of Roger, senior. The jury (of 19) found that Roger, senior, had but one daughter, Agnes, from whom 

 Henry de Monewden descended, as above stated. Assize R. No. 482, m. 17. 



18 Assize R. No. 482, m. 17. 



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