Plende rleith and the Selbies. — Addition . 163 



late invasions) and destroyed it, and conducted those captives 

 with them to Berwick, which they powerfully besieged by sea and 

 land." According to Knighton, the English leaders were the 

 Lord de Montagu "le Paroyel Nevyll," the son of the Earl of 

 Lancaster, and the Earl of Arundell. Their chief exploit was 

 taking this little castle, " where they found Lord Eobert de 

 Colvyll with ten men at arms, with many ladies and women of 

 the district (de patriaj, and many other men, and great plenty of 

 victuals and exceeding abundance, all of which carrying off with 

 them, they overthrew the fortalice to the foundations." Sir Robert 

 de Colville was an English partisan. The paraphrase of Barnes, 

 Edward III., p. 73, thus appears to be correct: "They took a 

 certain fortress, wherein they found the Lord Robert Colvile 

 prisoner, whom they released, with many other English gentle- 

 men, and several great ladies of the country, all whom they 

 released." Lord Hailes makes Robert de Colville commander of 

 the castle. He had not consulted Hemingburgh. J. H. 



Plenderleith and the Selbies. Addition to p. 128. 



Recently I had the opportunity of consulting the Roll contain- 

 ing the Heraldic Genealogy of the Selby family, kept at Biddleston, 

 where I found the copy of a charter showing the connection 

 of the Selbies with Prenderleith shortly after the notices I have 

 given at p. 128. It shows Plenderleith in transition to a colla- 

 teral branch of the family. I give the original, free of contractions 

 with a translation. 



" Jacobus de Selby filius et heres quondam Waltere de Selby Domiue de 

 Prenderlatb salutem, noveritis me impiguorasso et in vadum possuisse 

 Jobanni de Selby fratri meo beredibus suo (sic) et suis assigimtis, totain 

 terram de Preuderlacbe cum omnibus pertinentibus, 1362." 



James de Selby, son and beir of tbe deceased Walter do Solby, lord of 

 Prenderlatb greeting- : know tbat I bave pledged and placed in pawn to my 

 brotber Jobn de Selby bis beirs and assignees tbe wbole of my land of 

 Prenderlacbe witb all its pertinents, 1362. 



The figure of the seal contains the Selby arms, and a short 

 motto, at present unintelligible, mixed with Greek letters. The 

 pledger is the James de Selby on whom Edward III. conferred 

 the reversion of the grant of Prenderleith to Walter de Selby, 

 second of Biddleston. 



