FEUDAL BARONAGE 



Hervey, who held lands in Selfleet temp. Henry II., given by Ranulf de Glan- 

 vill or Henry II. to Butley, 1 was probably a younger brother of Hervey II. 

 and father of William Hervey, who held Boxstede in 1212, for the service of 

 half a knight's fee of the honour of Lancaster ; 3 which fee continued in his 

 descendants for some generations. In 1158 Hubert Walter, possibly a 

 younger brother of Hervey Walter, rendered account of 40^. of the pleas of 

 Wandelbery in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. 3 Hervey Walter had issue five sons, 

 Theobald, Hubert, Walter, Roger, and Hamon.* Hubert was born at West 

 Dereham, in Norfolk, where he founded an abbey in 1188. He was 

 educated in the house of his uncle the justiciar, to whom on his 

 ordination he became chaplain. 6 In 1186 he was dean of York; in 

 1189 was elected bishop of Salisbury; and from 1193 to his death 

 in 1205 held the see of Canterbury. His bones were identified in 

 Canterbury Cathedral in 1890." He joined with his brother Theobald in 

 the gift to the canons of West Dereham of land in Ickleton, co. Cambridge, 

 which Hamon Walter, probably their younger brother, held ; 7 to which 

 foundation Peter Walter, probably another kinsman, also gave a rent out of 

 his mill of Istede. Whilst Ralph fitz Robert of Middleham, co. York, was 

 in his custody, Hubert gave land in Saxthorpe, co. Norfolk, to his brother 

 Theobald ; to recover which Ranulf, brother of Ralph, paid a fine in 1205.* 

 Theobald, the eldest son and heir, inherited his grandfather's estate, as appears 

 by an agreement which he made in the king's court in 1195 with his kinsman, 

 William Hervey, whereby the latter took half a knight's fee in Boxsted, half 

 a knight's fee in Hulmestead, and the third part of a fee in Belaugh (which 

 Peter Walter held) to hold of Theobald, releasing in return all claim to 

 Theobald's other lands. 9 Theobald first comes into notice circa 1 182 as one 

 of the witnesses with John, the king's son, of Ranulf de Glanvill's charter to 

 Leystone. 10 It was probably through the instrumentality of Glanvill that 

 Theobald, in 1185, accompanied John to Ireland. The expedition crossed 

 from Milford Haven to Waterford in the latter part of April, whilst five 

 vessels sailed later from Chester with the ' harnesium ' of those of John's 

 company who had been left behind for lack of transport. 11 Immediately upon 

 landing, Theobald received from John a grant to Glanvill and himself of 

 5J cantreds in Limerick ; 1S and the same year with the men of Cork he fought 

 and slew Dermot Mac Arthy. 13 Before 1 189 he received from John the fief 



1 Man. Angl. vi. 380 ; cf. Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 295. 



* Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), ijb, 408^. His descendant William Hervey died seised of Boxstede in 

 1256 ; Cal. Inq.p. m. Hen. HI. i. 101. 



8 Pipe R. 4 Hen. II. (Rec. Com.), 130. 



* Mm. Angl. vi. 380. Theobald and Roger attested Ranulf de Glanvill's foundation charter of Ledstone 

 Priory in 1182. Ibid. vi. 881. 



s Man. Angl. vi. 899 ; Hoveden (Rolls Ser.), ii. 310. 



6 For particulars of the numerous offices he held and his acts see Hook, Lives of Archbps. of Cant. ii. 

 584-656 ; Diet. Nat. Biog. xrviii. 137 ; Mem. ofRic. I. (Rolls Ser.), ii. pass. 

 1 Chart. R. (Rec. Com.), zib. 



8 Rot. de Fin. (Rec. Com.), 369. Waleran, Ralph, and Ranulf, the three sons of Robert fitz Ralph of 

 Middleham, by his wife Helewise, daughter of Ranulf de Glanvill, the justiciar, were each in turn in ward of 

 Hubert Walter. Gale, Regist. Honoris tie Richmond, App. 235 ; Genealogist (New Ser.), iii. 32-3. 



9 Pipe R. Soc. xvii. 20 ; Rot. Cur. Reg. (Rec. Com.), i. 105. This fine is interesting as affording evidence 

 by the endorsement which it bears that Hubert Walter and the king's barons of the exchequer at this time 

 introduced the chirograph of a fine in three parts, of which the foot was to be preserved in the Treasury. 



10 Mm. Angl. vi. 88 1 ; Eyton, Itinerary of Hen. II. 24. n Eyton, Itinerary of Hen. II. 263-4. 



1* Carte, Life of James, Duke of Ormonde ; Glanville-Richards, Records of Glanville, 65. 

 M Giraldus Cambrensis, Expugnatio (Rolls Ser.), v. 386. 



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