NOTE ON KOHESIA DE LA POMEBAI. 275 



Henry De la Pomerai the second, called Henry De la 

 Pomerai, junior, gave land to the Priory of St. Nicholas at 

 Exeter,*' " Pohesia matre mea," and " Joseelin, fratre meo," 

 being witnesses. It was this Henry who joined the Earl Mortain 

 in his rebellion against King Pichard I, and died about 6 Pichard 

 I, as stated before. His first wife was Matilda De Yitrie, from 

 whom the Pomeroys of Berry Pomeroy derived their descent ; and 

 he married secondly PohesiaBardolf, whose second husband, John 

 Pussell of Kingston Eussell, Dorset, claimed lands in Upoteri 

 Ascumbe and Stockleigh co. Devon, in right of his wife against 

 Henry De la Pomerai, Mich. 2 John; and in 15 John, he and 

 Eohesia his wife claimed to present to the church of Stockleigh 

 against the abbot of Valle.f These claims were in respect of 

 Pohesia's dower as widow of Henry De la Pomerai. 



The first Joscelin De la Pomerai was son of Eadulf De 

 Pomeria, who followed William the Conqueror to England, and 

 obtained from him a grant of 55 lordships in Devonshire, includ- 

 ing Beri (now Berry Pomeroy), and two in Somerset. The 

 village of La Pomerai in Normandy, from which he derived 

 his name, is situated near the Clecy Station, on the Caen and 

 Laval Railway, but on the other side of the river Orne. 



* Cartulary of St. Nicholas Priory at Exeter. 

 t Placita 15 John, Mich. Rot. 2 and 17. 



