294 CORNISH LANDOWNERS, 1256. 



Eo^er de Moels served in the Welsh wars, and in the beginning 

 of Edward I's reign had the honour and castle of L;impadervaur, 

 in Cardiganshire, committed to his custody. He married Alice, 

 dau. and heir of William de Preux, and dying in 1294, was 

 succeeded by his son, John de Moels, who, doing his homage in 

 the same year, had livery of his lands. This feudal lord having 

 distinguished himself in the Scottish wars of Edward I, was 

 summoned to Parliament as a Baron, from 6th February, 1299. 

 to 16th June, 1311. His lordship married a daughter of the 

 noble family of Grrey, and dying in 1311, was succeeded by his 

 son, Nicholas de Moels, second baron. This nobleman also dis- 

 tinguished himself in arms. He married Margaret, daughter of 

 Sir Hugh Courtenay, Knight, and sister of Hugh, Earl of Devon. 

 His lordship died in 1316, and was succeeded by his brother, 

 Roger de Moels, third baron, who died s.p., and was succeeded by 

 his brother, John de Jloels, fourth baron, whose daughter Muriel 

 married Sir Thomas Courtenay, Knight, and Isabella, his 

 sister and co-heir, married William (VII) de Botreaux, Lord 

 Botreaux. 



3. Stephanus de Bellocampo, 15 librates. 



The Beauchams of Cornwall are considered to be of the same 

 stock as those of Hache, in the county of Somerset ; they bore 

 the same arms — " Vaire az. and arg." 



The first of this Somersetshire family of whom mention is 

 made by Dugdale, is Robert de Beauchamp, who in 1162 9th of 

 Henry II, was sheriff of the counties of Somerset and Dorset. 

 This feudal lord, died in 1228, leaving in minority his scm and 

 heir, Robert de Beauchamp, who died before 120 1, and was suc- 

 ceeded by his son, Robert de Beauchamp. Of this feudal baron 

 nothing is known beyond his being engaged against the Welsh 

 with Henry III, and his founding the priory of Frithelstoke, in 

 the county of Devon. He was yet living in 1257, and was 

 ancestor of the Barons Beauchamp. 



In Devonshire, we find in the 12th of John, that Gruy de 

 Beauchamp was sheriff. In Cornwall, the earliest known of this 

 family is IStephen de Bellocampo (Beauchamp.) 



In 47th Henry III ( 126 i) a fine was levied in which John le 

 Petit and Alice his wife were plaintiffs, and Stephen de Bello- 

 campo, defendant, wherein Stephen granted to John and Alice, 



