Part 6

Andrew de Craon, lord of Craon, of } = { Agnes, daughter of Fulk, the good Bruslon, and of Loches. } | { count of Anjou, and lord of Loches. | +-----------------------+---------------------+ | | Lisois the elder, lord of Craon: he Artus de Craon, chambrier de lived in the time of Nerra, earl l’abbay de St. Aubin d’Angers. of Anjou. | +-------------+ | Suhard de Craon the elder, lord of Craon. | +---------+--------------+----------------------------+ | | | Lisois de Craon the Guerin de Craon, lord of Suhard de Craon the younger. younger, author of the Craon. He doing homage for elder or English house his baronage to Conan II. duke of Britany, instead of of Craon: he was lord Geffrey Martel, earl of Anjou, who claimed that service, of Mordelles. V. it was confiscated; whereupon he waged war, but was Histoire de Sablé, p. wounded therein, and died. 109, 110. | | +--------+ | | | Robté de Craon, heiress = Robert de Vitré, lord of Vitré. +----------------+ | | | +----------------+ | | | Robert de Nevers, sirnamed the = Avis de Sablé. Hildeberg married | | Burgundian, or Allobrog. | to Herbert | | | Marquis of | Inogen de Vitré. = Reynold the Burgundian, lord | | | of Craon. | | | | | Authors of the second house of Craon, of special note in | | France. He founded the abbey of Roé, in the neighbourhood | of Craon, 1096. His Cri d’Arms was +Cleriau+. +-------------+ | | | | Geffry, first prior | Guy de Croun, baron Croun of Frieston, near Boston, to the abbey of St. | Lincolnshire, given him by William the Conqueror, with whom Evron in Normandy, | he came into England. He had another seat at Burton Crown, after abbot of | near (Sleaford) so called from him, as now Pedwardyn from Croyland, ob. 1124. | his descendants: he had much land in Ashby, Ravendale, Wade, +----------------+ and Bliton, com. Linc. 20 W. I. as appears in Domesday. He | possessed no less than sixty lordships. He gave to the Robert, monk of priory of Spalding, refounded about this time by his St. Evron, was countryman, Ivo Talbois, one carucat of land in that town, afterwards abbot anno 1081. Histoir. de Sablé, p, 138. thus says the charter of Thorney. of donation. Guy de Croun, in obedience to the divine inspiration, out of his ability, gave a certain parcel of his estate to GOD and St. Nicholas, for the soul of William the king, and Maud the queen, and for the soul of William the First, that the Lord would grant him success in his reign, and bring him to a good end; one carucat of land in Spaldingue, with the appurtenances; his wife, all his sons and daughters, and brothers, consenting thereto, for the good of his soul.----He likewise gave ten carucats of land in Pynchbeck to the abbey of Croyland, and two carucats in Spalding to the same. | +---------------------------------------+-----+------------+ | | | | Godfrey de Croun, first prior | Emme. Roger de Croun. of Frieston. | | +--------------------------------------+ William de Crown. | Alan de Croun = Muriel. Baron Croun. He was in highest favour with king Hen. I. to whom he was great steward of the houshold. Petrus Blesensis says he was dear to the king above all other barons of the court, and whose counsel he valued most. He so far excelled in industry, honesty, wisdom, and sanctity, that he was called the King’s God, by the soldiery. In his country at Frieston, he was called _Alan Open-doors_, because he kept so great a house, says Leland in his Itinerary, Vol. VII. p. 126. He owned Southwarnburn, com. Southampt. He founded the priory of Frieston for Benedictin monks, subject to the abbot of Croyland, anno 1142: he was buried at Croyland abbey, on the south side of the high altar. See the _Monasticon_, and History of Ingulfus and Continuation, and Dugdale’s Baronage. | +--------------------------------------+-------------+ | | 1150. | Matilde. Maurice de Craon, baron Croun. He was } { made keeper of the castle of Ancennis by } { Clarice, sister to Henry III. vid. Hen. II. and governor of the provinces } { liberat. 35 Hen. III. m. 3. and Claus. of Anjou and Main: he was one of the } = { 45 Hen. III. m. 13. she was after plenipotentiaries on the part of the } | { married again to the duke of Burgundy, king, in the treaties between him and } | { 33 Hen. III. 39 Hen. III. p. 2. m. 2. Philip the August, king of France. } | { +---------------------------+-+ | | Maurice de Croun, nepos regis & nepos | Guy de la Val, qui habuit in liberio Almerici de Croun, cui manerium de Burn | maritagio quasdam terras in Walttun com. restituitur post mortem Almerici de | Surr. sed forisfecit illas adherendo Croun.--Pat. 55. Hen. III. p. 1. m. 28. | baronibus contra Ric. I. v. Lib. Feod. | Milit. f. 16. b. +-----------------------------+---------------+ | | | Ralf de Croun. | Peter de Croun habet Hamma, Waletun & | Ewell, cum. Surr. Pat. 17 Hen. I. m. 24. +--------------------------------+ 1180. | Guy de Crown, } = Isabel. baron Crown } He accompanied Richard I. in his voyage to the Holy Land, 1192; was present at the treaty between him and Tancred, king of Sicily, recited by Hoveden, annal. He confirmed, to the nuns of Haverholm, pasture for ninescore sheep in Bloxam fields, even to the bounds between them and the abbot of Grelle.--V. lib. R. Dodsworth, vocat. petigrees, tom. i. f. 94. b. | | Walter to Langtot = Matildis. | | | +----+ | | | Ranulf de Langtot = | | | Robert de Vallibus came into } { | There were lands in | England with William the } = { Agnes. Sutton held of the | Conqueror. } { | honour of Croun,--Inquis. | +----------------------------+ Wap. Elhou. 1 Ed. III. | | feod. milit. 42. | William de Vaux = offic. armor, p. 32. | | | +--------+ | | | Robert de Vaux = +---+ | 1. William Longchamp = } | +--------------+ 2. Henry de Mara. = } = Petronilla. | ³ Gules, a fesse between three } | = { Oliver de Vaux. Chequy water-budgets ermine. } | | { argent and gules. +-------------------+ | | +--------------------------+ Sir Henry de Longchamp: he died March } | 1274, and was buried at Swynshed } { Sibilla, daughter of John de Vaux = abbey; his heart at Burton Pedwardin, } { Sir Thomas Heringande, owned the manor as called from his son in-law, before } = { Sir Thomas Heringande, of Frieston, the altar in the chapel of the Virgin } | { com. Suff. Az. and certain lands Mary. Or, three crescents gules, } | { six herrings argent. in Boston by gift charged each with a mullet argent. } | { of his mother, | _in feodo talliata, There is a great Fe gatery’d about Bostone parts | ob._ 1288. | by the name of _Petronille de la Corone_ dowghter | | by _Lykelehode de la Corone_ foundar of Frieston | | priorye, and buried at Croyland. This fe is | | now paid to the lord Rosse, but the Richmount | | fe is greater there. There is also anoder fee +---------------------------+ | cauld _Pepardyne_; and that the lord Linsey had: and the owners of these fees | | be lords of the town of Boston.--Leland’s Itin. Vol. VIII. p. 124.--Petronil | | had lands in Holbech and Quaplode.--Inquis. Elho, 1 Ed. III. feod. milit. 42. | | offic. arm. p. 32. and in Weston, p. 33, 20, 21, &c. _Juratores dicunt quod | | Petronilla de vallibus tenet de domino rege in capite manerium de Warnburn | | com. Southampton & in com. Lincoln 22. feod. mil. & dimid. per Baronium & | | quod Henricus de Longo Campo est ejus propinquior heres & ætat. 50. & | | amplius._--Escaet. 46 Hen. III. N. 5. | | | | +----------------------------------------------------+ | | | Roger Penwardyn. } { Alice: she died 15 May, 1330, was buried in the north | } = { Pedwardin, side of the chapel of the Virgin Mary, | Gules, two lions } | { in Burton where I saw her tomb-stone, with this | regardant argent. } | { inscription, 1714. | | | +-----------------+ | |*DAME ALIS. DE. PETTEWARDIN. GYT. ITY.* | | *DEU. DE. SA. ALME GYT. MERCI.* | | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | Petronil = Sir William de Nereford. | | | +----------------+ | | William de Roos, lord of Hamlake, } | | +---+ Gules, three water-budgets argent. } = Maud, heiress. | | | |Matilda, ob. S. P. +-----------------------------+ | | { Margery, one of the coheiresses of Giles de | William de Ros. = { Badlismere, lord of Chillham. Their descendants | { were barons Ros; and the Manors’s, | { earls of Rutland, married an heiress. +------------------------------+ | Thangharat, sister to } ¹ { Wallter Pedwardin, alias Lloyd, } ² { Maud, daughter Thelwell Llewellin, } = { lived in the castle of Brampton, } = { of Sir John prince of Wales. } { in Wigmorland, in the marches of } | { Lyngain. { Wales, called Waugher Thleud by } | { reason of his white hairs. } | +----------------------------------------------------------+ | =anno 1340.= Roger Pedwardin II. he built entirely new the church of } Burton Pedwardin and St. Mary’s chapel there, being on the } = { Alice, daughter of north side; but the south aile, together with the chapel of } | { Henry Longchamp. St. Nicholas, was rebuilt at the same time by the } | parishioners. } | +--------------------------------------------------+ | Sir Roger Pedwardin: he died 10 Feb. } { Agnes, daughter of Philip Darcy, sister 1368, buried at Burton: he obtained a } { and coheiress of Norman D’arcy, lord bull for 530 days pardon to all } = { Darcy of Nocton, Azure, semée de cross benefactors towards the church and } | { croslets or, three cinquefoils ar. chapels there. } | { +-------------+ | | John de Markham, } { daughter | Brian de Pedwarin, esc. 11 E. J. C. Az. on a chief } = { of Nicholas | III. N. 4. Lincoln. ar. a demi-lion. } | { Bottomsell. | | +----+ | | | +--------------+ | Alice = John de Warbelton. | | Robert de Markham } = { daughter | } | { of Caunton. +-------+ | | | Sir Walter } { Isabel, daughter | Pedwardin, ob. } { and coheiress of | 11 June, 1405. } = { Sir Rob. Hilton, ² | ¹ } | { and Margaret, Milicent } { Sir John } { Eliz. daughter } | { daughter and daughter of } = { Markham, justic. } = { and coheiress } | { coheir of Marmaduke Beckerin. } | { de Banco. } { of Hugh } | { Tweng, knt. | de Cressy. | | +--+------------+ | | | Sir John Markham, of Nottingham: } | Walter de Pedwardin. he was lord chief justice, } | 10 Hen. IV. buried in Sidbrook } +------+ church, near Grantham. That } = { Margaret, coheiress | | manor continued in his family } | { of Simon Leek. | Catharine = David, son till Sir George Markham lately } | | of Sir Daniel Fletwick. sold it to Sir John Thorold. } | | | +----------------+ | | 1430. | Sir Robert Pedwarin, } { Elizabeth, daughter | ob. 26. April, 1432. } = { to Sir Edmund | _fines prim. mich._ } | { Pierpoint, knight. | 8 Hen. IV. Linc. } | { | | | +---------------+ | | +--------+ ² = Walter Pedwardin, } { Katharine daughter ¹ } | esq. ob. 4. Aug. } ² { of Ingilby Matthew Leak. } | 1429, 9 Hen. VI. } = { of Ripley, near ² } | Ecc. N. 7. } = { Knaresburgh. John de Fleet of } = Katharine. | Framton, esq. a } | | lawyer. Ar. two +------------+ +----------------+------+ bars sable, each | | | | | charged with | Beatrice = Roger Pedwardin. | Thomas Pedwardin. three scallops | Leak. | | of the first. | | +------+ | Christopher Pedwardin, of Brompton, | | | Salop, son and heir, released all | Katharine. | his right to the manor of Burton | | Pedwardin, Claus. 7. Ed. IV. m. 8 Linc. | | +------+ | | | | | Joanna. +------------+ +----------------+ | | | Alexander Leak = Margaret | | | John Quickerell, of Boston = Ann.

The site of Roushall, where the barons Ros lived, is in the parish of Fishtoft.

[Sidenote: +Vainona.+]

In Wainfleet church, the bishop of Winchester, whose name was Patten, founder of Magdalen college, Oxford, erected a marble monument for his father, where are his coats of arms in the windows. In the town he built a handsome chapel of brick, and endowed it with a pretty good revenue, to pray for his and his ancestors souls. Now it is made a free-school house. This place still retains its ancient name; for I am certain it is the Vainona mentioned by the famous author of _Ravenna_, who has happily preserved so many of our old British cities. The learned Mr. Baxter, in his Glossary of British Antiquities, with a sagacity peculiar to himself, has corrected this from Navione. The sea has added much ground to this place since the Roman times, and then their city stood higher up by the churches, which is a mile off the present town. The haven was near St. Thomas church, now called North-holm: it is still very deep thereabouts, and appears to have been broad, being a pretty good river, whilst the waters of the east fen ran through it, and kept it open: it was thirty foot wide a mile above the churches, as appears by the old cloughs there; for they had wisely contrived by that means to keep out the salt water and heighten the fresh, which no doubt would have preserved the haven to this day, had they not foolishly suffered the east-fen water to be carried to Boston. It is apparent the natural course of water here (as we before observed of other parts of the level) is eastward: the east fen is lower than the west fen. At Nordike bridge anciently were four arches: the edge of the piers which cut the water was westward; which shows that the water originally run eastward, and the whole level was drained that way, though now most currents run to Boston. The inhabitants have a constant tradition, that this was a great town; but when the haven was filled up, Boston became the sea-port: likewise they say there is a road across the east fen, called Salter’s road, which probably was the Roman road; and there are people now alive who knew such as had remembered it. Doubtless this was a place where the Romans made their salt of the sea water, to supply all this province; and it is not improbable that this road led to Banovallum, Lindum, &c. Many salt hills are visible from Wainfleet to Friskney. The king is still lord of the soil of this old Roman city.

[Sidenote: +Burgh+, _a_ Ro. _fort_.]

Three miles north, and as much from Skegness and the sea, is Burgh, a market-town, whose name drew my attention. I found it to be a Roman _castrum_ to guard the sea-coasts, probably against the Saxon rovers: it is a piece of very high ground, partly natural, partly raised by Roman labour, overlooking the wide extended marshes, perhaps in those times covered with salt water, at least in spring tides. There are two artificial _tumuli_, one very high, called Cock-hill. In St. Mary’s church-yard, now demolished, Roman coins have been found. I saw a very fair and large Antoninus Pius in brass, cos. +iiii+. in possession of Tho. Linny. In the yards and gardens about the town they frequently dig up bodies. St. Peter’s church is large and good. There appear no Roman ways, _vallum_, or ditch, to inclose the town, which is a sort of knoll, or rising ground.

I was told of a Roman aqueduct of earth, found at Spilsby. In Halton church hard by is this inscription on a flat stone. + *SIRE WATER BER GIST ICY DE SA ALME DEUS EIT MERCI*. Another, a cross-legged knight: on his shield a lion rampant. At Hagnaby, a religious house founded by Agnes de Orreby. Well, by Ralf de Hauvile. Near Well, on a chalky heath, are three curious Celtic barrows contiguous and joined one into another, composed of chalk: the chalk in Lincolnshire by Alford answers to that in Norfolk. Tateshall collegiate church founded by Ralf Cromwell. Many _tumuli_ hereabouts, as at Hagnaby and other places, but none so remarkable a curiosity as those by the broad road upon the descent of the high country, overlooking the vast level towards Boston. At Revesby, by the seat of Joseph Banks, esq; there is an oval inclosed with a broad ditch: the longest diameter, which is somewhat above 300 foot, is precisely east and west; the other a little above 100: the entrance to it is on the middle of the south side: within, at each end of the length, is a large _tumulus_ 100 foot in diameter: they are equal in shape and similar positure, a large vacuum of 100 foot lying between: it is very regularly formed: the length of the oval ditch that incloses the two _tumuli_ is equal to thrice the breadth: the _tumuli_ are large and high: that rising on the north side, without the ditch, is of an odd figure, but similar. It seems to have been a place of sepulture; perhaps two British kings were there buried; and the height on the north side was the place whereon they sacrificed horses, or the like, to the _manes_ of the deceased. Or is it a place of religious worship among the old Britons? and the two hills may possibly be the temples of the Sun and Moon. I am inclined to think it ancient, because of the measure: the breadth is equal to 100 Celtic feet, as I call them; the length to 300.

[Sidenote: +Banovallum.+]

[Sidenote: TAB. LXXXIX.]