XLVII. Carta Willielmi filij Henrici de Liuesay de relaxatione

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redditus quatuor denariorum.

NIUERSIS Cristi fidelib3 hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris, Willmus de Liuesay fil. Henr. de Liuesay salutem in dño. Nouerit uniuersitas vestra me dedisse et concessisse et omnino quietuclamasse p me et heredib3 meis dompno Abbati de Stanl. et eiusdem Loci conuentui quatuor denarios annui redditus de una pticata terre in villa de Liuesay. Ita quod nec ego nec heredes mei nec aliquis p nos p pticata terre antedicta de dicto Abbate et conuentu nisi tamen quatuor denarios ad festum sancti Egidij exigere poterimus imppetuum. Istam quietaclamationem feci dictis Abbati et conuentui p salute anime mee et antecessorum et successorum meorum. Qui vero huic quietaclamationi contradixerit. maledictionem Dei et omnium sanctorum incurrat. In cuius rei

testimonium huic scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hijs testibz, Alex. de Keuerdale, Henr. de Plesyngton, Rob. fratre eius, Willo de Haukeschagh, et alijs.

XLVIIIA. Carta Roberti Banastre* militis de decem acris terre in villa de Walton cum alijs proficuis nobis datis ibidem.

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OTUM sit omnib3 presentib3 et futuris quod ego Robertus

Banastre miles, p salute anime mee antecessorum et heredum meorum dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui

* I. Robert Banastre, named in the roll of Battle Abbey, had a grant of Prestatyn in Flintshire, and of other lands. He had a son,

II. Robert Banastre, who built a castle at Prestatyn, which was overthrown in

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Deo et beate Marie et Abbati et conuentui Loci Benedicti de Stanlawe decem acras terre cum ptinentijs iacentes iuxta capellam suam de la Lawe in villa mea de Walton in Riblesdale. Habend. et tenend. predictis Abbati et conuentui et successorib3 suis libere et quiete integre et pacifice cum omnib3 aisiamentis libertatib3 et commoditatib3 in terra, in aqua, in moris, boscis, turbarijs, semitis, vijs, pascuis, et pasturis et alijs quibuscunq. pficuis ad predictam villam de Walton spectantib3 in puram et liberam et ppetuam elemosynam absq. omni seculari seruicio michi aut heredib; meis inde faciendo. Concessi etiam prefatis Abbati et conuentui et eorum successorib3 imppetuum

1167, when Owen Gwynedh succeeded in driving all the King's people from Wales. At this time Robert Banastre led his followers into Lancashire, where, temp. Edward I., they were still called "les Westroys." He had the Lordship of Walton le Dale with its appurtenances, as one knight's fee, by charter from Henry de Lascy, Lord of Blackburn Hundred, and also held the barony of Newton in Makerfeld. He had three sons, Richard, who died s.p. ante 1204.

III. Thurstan Banastre gave, A.D. 1213, 15 John, five hundred Marks to the King, to have an inquisition whether the land of Makerfield should descend to him on the part of Robert his father and Warin his brother. He married Cecilia and died A.D. 1218 or 1219, leaving a son, Robert, who succeeded him, and probably another son, Thurstan, the ancestor of the Banastres of Bank, to whom his brother gave his lands in Newton, in Wirral Hundred, Cheshire.

IV. Robert Banastre, æt. one year morte patris. Philip de Orreby, Justic. Cestrie, made a fine of five hundred marks to have the wardship and marriage of this Robert Banastre. He married Clementia who survived him,

and had two sons,

John Banastre, who died in infancy about 26 Henry III.
Robert Banastre.

Robert Banastre died ante 27th February, 1242, and was succeeded by

his son,

V. Robert Banastre, who claimed Prestatyn 5 Edward I. daughter of Gilbert Woodcock, and had two children,

He married Alice,

quietantiam pannagij p xxx. porcis habendis tempore pessone in omnib boscis meis de Walton et quod ipsi et monachi sui apud Locum suum de la Lawe commorantes libere possint capere et habere omnioda estoueria sua in omnib3 predictis boscis meis p housebote et heibote, housebolde et heibolde, sicut ipsi et alij monachi ibidem commorantes capere solebant ante hec tempora et habere, videl. meremium et boscum ad edificandum comburend. et ad faciend. et reparandum domos, heias, et clausuras suas quotiescunq. et quantumcunq. eisdem placuerit sine visu aut liberatione forestariorum vel wodewardorum, una cum communa pasture p omniodis animalib3 suis ibidem commorantib3 p totam villam meam predictam de Walton omni tempore anni imppetuum absq. calumpnia, imprecamento, contradictione, vel impedimento mei vel heredum meorum vel aliorum quorumcunq. Et ego vero predictus Robertus et heredes mei omnia. predicta terras et tenementa cum suis ptinentijs una cum omnib3 alijs quietantijs, libertatib3, communitatib; et pficuis supradictis prefatis Abbati et conuentui et eorum successorib3 contra omnes gentes

James Banastre, who married Elena, daughter of William le Botiler,
baron of Warrington, and dying vita patris, left a daughter and
heir, Alice, who succeeded.

Clementia, to whom her father gave in free marriage the manor of
Mollington Banastre, in Cheshire. She married William de Lea,
and died ante 8th February, 1290, leaving a son and daughter,
Sir Henr. de Lea, beheaded for the rebellion of Sir Adam
Banastre, and ob. s.p. 9 Edward II.

Sibella married Sir Richard Hoghton.

Robert Banastre died ante 21 Edward I., and left his granddaughter and heir,

VI. Alice, who married John de Langeton, son of Robert de Langeton of West Langton in the county of Leicester, and brother of the Bishop of Chichester of that name, who was Chancellor in the reigns of Edward I. and Edward II. She died ante 3 Edward II., and left her son,

VII. Robert de Langeton, baron of Newton, who died 26th September, 1361, 35 Edward III.

warantizabimus acquietabimus et imppetuum defendemus. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum meum huic presenti scripto apposui. Hijs testibz, dño Rob. de Holand, dño Henrico de Lee, dño Ric. ffyton militibz, Joh. Deuyas, Ada de Blakburn, Henr. de Haydok, Henr. Banastre, et alijs. Dat. in manerio meo de Walton, xiij. die Augusti anno regni Regis Edwardi filij regis Henrici undecimo.

XLVIIIB. Carta Regis de licentia de terra in Walton.

DWARDUS Dei gratia rex Anglie, dux Hibernie, et dux Aquitanie, omnib; ad quos presentes litere puenerint salutem. Licet de communi consilio regni nostri puiderimus quod non liceat viris religiosis seu alijs ingredi feodum alicuius, ita quod ad mortuam manum deueniat sine licentia nostra et capitalis dni de quo res illa immediate tenetur. Volentes tamen dilecto nobis Rob. Banastre gratiam facere specialem dedimus ei licentiam quantum in nobis est quod decem acras terre cum ptinentijs in Walton in Ribblesdale dare possit et assignare dilectis nobis in Cristo Abbati et Conuentui de Stanl. Tenend. et habend. sibi et successorib; suis imppetuum, et eisdem Abbati et conuentui quod terram illam ab eodem Roberto recipere possint tenore presentium similiter licentiam specialem. Nolentes quod ijdem Abbas et conuentus ratione statuti predicti per nos vel heredes nostros occasionentur in aliquo vel grauentur. Saluis tamen capitalib3 dñis feodi illius seruicijs inde debitis et consuetis. In cuius rei testimonium has literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes. Teste meipso in Berconeway in Snaudon xxvj.

die Aprilis anno regni nostri undecimo.

* This date is interesting. Queen Eleanor had been confined the day before, viz.,

XLIX. Quieta clamatio Alesie relicte domini Roberti Banastre de terra in gardino apud Lawe.

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A TEAT uniuersis quod ego Alesia relicta dñi Roberti Banastre in legitima viduitate mea resignaui et omnino quietuclamaui p salute anime mee antecessorum et successorum meorum Deo et beate Marie Abbati et conuentui Loci Benedicti de Stanl. totum ius meum quod habui vel aliquo modo habere potero, nomine dotis, in una acra terre ppe adiacente domum dictorum virorum religiosorum de la Lawe in villa de Walton, quam dictus dñus Robertus Banastre, quondam maritus meus, eisdem contulit in elemosyna. Ita quod nec ego nec aliquis nomine meo quicquam inde exigere de cetero vel vendicare poterimus nisi preces et orationes. Et ut hec quietaclamatio rata et stabilis pmaneat presenti scripto sigillum meum apposui. Hijs testib3 dño Joh. de Biron, Willmo de Heskayth, Alex. de Keurdal, Joh. de Blakburn, Henr. Banastre, et alijs.

Mem. quod carta dñi Rob. Banastre de una acra terre apud Lawe de qua predicta quietaclamatio hic scribitur cum carta eiusdem dñi Roberti de decem acris terre in Walton inuenientur in cophino cartarum et scriptorum ecclesie de Blakeburn.

on the 25th of April, at Carnarvon, of the future king, Edward II. The king was at Rhuddlan, negotiating with the Welsh chieftains, when the intelligence was brought to him of the birth of his son. He knighted the bearer of the news, Griffith Lloyd, on the spot, and hastened immediately to Carnarvon to visit his beloved queen. He must have been intercepted on his passage through Conway by the monks of Stanlawe, and the grant obtained from him there.