FEUDAL BARONAGE 



either two water bags suspended in netting, or a pair of wickerwork panniers. 1 

 Before 3 April following, Warin was dead, and Sarah his widow had obtained a 

 small annuity for her living from an ungenerous sovereign. 3 A few days later 

 the king exercised his right of presentation to the church of Wigan, in his gift 

 by reason of Warin's death. 3 In 1213, Thurstan, the third son, having attained 

 his full age, proffered by the hand of Geoffrey, dean of Whalley, 60 marks 

 for an inquiry touching his right to Makerfield, which by inheritance ought 

 to descend to him from Robert Banastre, his father, and Warin, his brother, 

 and pending a favourable verdict proffered 500 marks for seisin. 4 A month 

 later he was put in possession. 6 In addition to lands holden of the honour of 

 Clitheroe," he held Standish and Langtree of the honour of Penwortham, as 

 mesne tenant. 7 To Cockersand Abbey he gave half the vill of Arbury. 8 He 

 died in 1219, leaving a son, Robert, and other children all of tender age. 

 Philip de Orreby, justice of Chester, having given 50 marks for the wardship 

 of the heir with his marriage, had livery of the inheritance. 9 The widow, 

 Cecilia, at the king's request, married Richard de Monhaut. 10 One of the 

 few recorded acts of Robert was the grant to his brother Thurstan, of lands 

 in Newton in Wirral, by charter sealed with three chevronels. 11 This manor 

 long descended in the family of Venables of Kinderton, who held it of 

 Banastre of Bank, in this county, a younger line of some importance, said to 

 be descended from Thurstan Banastre, the grantee. 12 Robert Banastre married 

 dementia, whom conjecture assigns as daughter to Philip de Orreby, by 

 reason of the fact that this Robert was the first to use for arms three chev- 

 ronels, a charge said to have been used by the family of Orreby. 18 She 

 survived her husband, but died before 1258." The petition of 1278 already 

 quoted records the death of this Robert within three years after attaining 

 manhood's estate, that is to say, in 1241 or 1242. He left issue two sons, 

 John, who died before the end of February, 1242, and Robert, who was a 

 minor at his brother's death. He possessed in 1242 in demesne half a knight's 

 fee in Makerfield, held of the earl of Ferrers, 16 and the fourth part of a 

 knight's fee in Shevington, Charnock Richard, and Welch Whittle, 16 held of 

 the fee of Penwortham, in addition to his fee in Walton-in-le-Dale, held of 

 the honour of Clitheroe, which latter had been granted during his minority 

 to the prior of Penwortham at the rent of 15 izs. \\d, per annum. 17 He 

 was a ward nineteen years, 18 and therefore did not come of age until 1260 at 



1 Chetham Sac. xcviii. 20, where a woodcut representation is given. 



2 Clou R. (Rec. Com.), i. 26. 3 Chart. R. (Rec. Com.), itfb. 

 4 Rat. de T'mlbus (Rec. Com.), 488; Writ d. 10 Sept. 6 Ibid. 497. 



6 A release for 1 5 marks by Maud and Hawise, daughters of Emery de Bernevill, to Thurstan Banastre, 

 of their right in Walton, is attested by Adam Banastre and William, his brother. Add. MSS. No. 32,106. 

 No. 453. 



? Testa de Nev'tll (Rec. Com.), 403. 8 Cockersand Cbartul. Chetham Soc. 674. 



Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), i. 35. 



10 Close R. (Rec. Com.), i. 565^; cf. Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 372. 

 u Harl. MS. No. 2074, f. 55. 

 12 Ormerod, Hist. ofChes. ed. Helsby, ii. 499. 



1 Ormerod's Hist. ofChes. ed. Helsby, iii. 548, note b. Nicolas's Roll of Arms records the coat borne temp. 

 Edw. II. by ' Sire William Banastre ' (of Bretherton) as ' de goules a iii cheverons de argent ' (p. 80). 

 i* Add. MSS. No. 32,106, No. 537. 



16 Close R. 17 Hen. III. m. 4. Knights' fees formerly of Ranulf, earl of Chester, which were assigned to 

 William de Ferrers in right of his wife. 



18 Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 397. 



17 Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), i. 370. W Seethe petition of 1278, above. 



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