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hold hj the service of one knight's fee for all services ; with 

 the woods of the manor and the forest according to the metes 

 and bounds as it existed, while it was in the hands of that King, 

 with vert and venison and all that pertained to a forest. And 

 King John interdicted any one to hunt in that forest or take 

 the venison, without the licence of the said Robert or his 

 heirs, upon pain of forfeiting SAO of silver for the works of 

 the King, and the horses, harness, and dogs then and there 

 used which were to be forfeited for the use of the same Robert 

 and his heirs. The same charter contains a grant of markets, 

 and a fair, goods and chattels of felons, pillory, tolls, the 

 assize of bread and ale, and many other privileges. 



The King by letter on the Close Rolls (6 John, m. 4, 1205) 

 acquaints the Barons of his Exchequer of his having made 

 this grant, and commanded them to relieve the Sheriff of the 

 County of his duties as a receiver of rents. And by another 

 letter, dated at Colecester 15th October, (7 John, m. 12, 1205) 

 addressed also to his said Barons, he desires them to compute 

 with Robert Fitz Roger for the farm of the manor of Roth- 

 bury, which he had given to him, according to the tenure 

 of his charter. 



From this time the King ceased to have any claim to 

 Rothbury, save for the military services in respect of one 

 knight's fee, reserved by the charter. 



The following short pedigree elucidates this subject : 

 I. Barons by tenure. 



Hen: II. Roger Fitz Richard, Baron of Warkworth, 

 living 1165. He married Eleanor, one of the daughters 

 and coheirs of Henry Baron de Clavering. 

 Richard I. Robert Fitz Roger his son and heir, to 

 whom King John granted this manor, as above 

 mentioned. He died 12th John, 1212. 

 John — . John Fitz Robert, Lord of Rothbury, his son 

 and heir, and one of the twenty-five Barons appointed 

 to observe the Magna Charta; ob. 1240. King John, 

 in the 14th year of his reign, confirmed the grant of 

 this manor to him. 

 Henry III. Roger Fitz John, Lord of Rothbury, his 

 son and heir ; ob. 1249. 

 IT. Barons by writ. 



Edward I. to Edward II. Robert Fitz Roger, Lord of 

 Rothbury, his son and heir, summoned to t^arliament 

 from the 2nd November, 23 Edw. I., 1295, to the 16th 

 June, 4 Edw. II., 1311 ; ob. 1310. 



