The FitzHerbert Family
Herbert FitzHerbert
Herbert
see Red Book of the Exchequer part 1 p205 (ed.
Hubert Hall, 1896) for direct statement that this father Herbert was the son
of another Herbert, the Chamberlain
see Rotuli
Chartarum in Turri Londinensi Asservati. Volume 1, part 1. [1199-1216]
p215 for confirmation of a grant by Herbert son of Herbert and William
his brother. I think this Herbert, brother of William, was Herbert the
Chamberlain, and grandfather of this Herbert (HERB11xx). William was
treasurer of York in the grant and later Archbishop of York and saint.
Sibyl Corbet (a mistress of Henry
I), daughter of Robert Corbet and co-heiress of Alcester
Lucy de Hereford
Lucy of Hereford, daughter of Miles of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and
Sibyl de Neufmarché.
Lucy, Lady of Blaen Llyfni and Bwlch y Dinas, da. and eventually coh. of
Miles, Earl of Hereford. (The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n (George
Edward Cokayne, 1926))
Lucia de Hereford is explicitly named as the mother of Peter, son of Herbert
in
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p296 (1833)
1217.
REX Ric̅o filio Reg̃ sat̃t̃. Mandam̄9
vob̄ qđ sine dilōne plenā saisinā hr̃e faciatis dilc̃o nob̃ in Xp̅o
Ab̃bi de Abbendoñ de man̅io de Lechamsteď c̅ om̄ib̃9 ptiñ
suis quod de feodo suo est quod quidẽ Lucia de Hereford̄ mat̅ Pet̅i
filii Herb̄ti que ī fata 9cessit de feodo ip̅ius Ab̃bis tenuit. Et
qm̃ sigillū nōd̄ū tc̃a. T. eod̄ Com̅ apud Oxoñ, xviij̅o.
die Jañ.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1217.
Rex Ricardo filio Regis salutem. Mandamus vobis quod sine
dilatione plenam saisinam habere faciatis dilecto nobis in Christo
Abbati de Abbendon de manerio de Lechamsted cum omnibus pertinentiis
suis quod de feodo suo est quod quidem Lucia de Hereford mater Petri
filii Herberti quae in fata concessit de feodo ipsius Abbatis tenuit.
Et quoniam sigillum nondum etcetera. Teste eodem Comite apud Oxoniam,
xviij°. die Januarii.
which translates into English as:
1217.
The king to Richard, son of the king, greeting. We command you
that without delay you cause our beloved in Christ, the abbot of
Abingdon, to have full seisin [possession] of the manor of Leckhampstead
with all its appurtenances, which is of his fee, which same manor Lucy
of Hereford, mother of Peter son of Herbert, who has departed into the
fates [passed away], held of the fee of the same abbot. And since [our]
seal [is] not yet [made] etc. Witnessed by the same earl at Oxford, the
18th day of January.
Chamberlain;
Sheriff of Gloucestershire (1196 - 1199) and sheriff of Shropshire
Herbert is recorded in 1161-2, paying scutage
of 1 mark in Wiltshire.
Red Book of the Exchequer part 1 p32 (ed.
Hubert Hall, 1896)
A.D.
1161-2. … WILTESIRA. … Herbertus filius
Herberti, jm.
This roughly translates as:
A.D. 1161-2. … Wiltshire … Herbert son of Herbert, 1m.
This entry in the Red Book of the Exchequer
documents Herbert as the son of Herbert who was, in turn, the son of Herbert
the Chamberlain. The entry concerns two knights fees held in
Southamptonshire.
Red Book of the Exchequer part 1 p205 (ed.
Hubert Hall, 1896)
A.D.
1166. … SUTHAMTESCIRA.
… Herbertus filius Herberti Camerarii senioris tenuit feoda ij
militum, et modo tenet Herbertus filius ejus.
This roughly translates as:
A.D. 1166. … Southamptonshire
… Herbert, son of Herbert the Chamberlain the elder, held two knights'
fees, and his son Herbert now holds them.
In 1177 Herbert and two others were offered the kingdom of Limerick by king
Henry II for 60 knights fees, but he declined this offer due to the danger
of subduing the territory was which still held fiercely by the Gaelic Irish
led by Domnall
Mór Ua Briain.
Chronica magistri Rogeri de Houedene vol 2
pp134-136 (ed. William Stubbs, 1869)
A.D.
1177. May
Deditque dominus rex Hugoni de Lasci, ut
supradictum est, in Hybernia totam Midam cum pertinentiis suis pro
servitio c. militum, tenendam de ipso et Johanne filio suo, et cartam
suam ei inde fecit. Deditque ibidem Roberto filio Stephani et Miloni
de Cogham regnum de Corch, pro servitio lx. militum, tenendum de ipso
et Johanne filio suo, excepta civitate de Corch cum uno cantredo, quem
dominus rex sibi et hæredibus suis retinuit. Deditque ibidem Hereberto
filio Hereberti, et Willelmo fratri comitis Reginaldi,2 et
Joslano de la Pumerai nepoti eorum, regnum de Limeric, pro servitio
lx. militum, tenendum de ipso et Johanne filio suo; excepta civitate
de Limeric cum uno cantredo, quem dominus rex sibi et hæredibus suis
retinuit.
… Deinde3 venit dominus rex usque Merleberge, ubi rex dedit
Philippo de Breusa totum regnum de Limeric pro servitio sexaginta
militum, tenendum de ipso et de Johanne filio suo. Nam Herbertus et
Willelmus fratres Reginaldi comitis Cornubiæ, et Joslanus de la
Pumerai nepos eorum, regnum illud habere noluerunt, eo quod nondum
perquisitum erat. Nam occiso a regalibus rege Monoculo,4
qui rex erat de Limeric et homo regis Angliæ inde fuerat, quidam de
progenie illius, vir potens et fortis, regnum de Limeric invasit,
cepit, et potenter rexit, nullam subjectionem faciens regi Angliæ; nec
suis obedire voluit propter infidelitatem eorum, et mala quæ faciebant
populo Hyberniæ sine merito. Rex vero Corcensis et alii multi divites
Hyberniæ insurrexerunt in regem Angliæ et suos: et erant novissima
eorum pejora prioribus, et se mutuo interfecerunt.
2 Earl of Cornwall, son of Henry I.
3 Deinde] after June 3. Bened. i. 172.
4 Tigernach o Rourk, king of Meath.
This roughly translates as:
A.D. 1177. May
And the
lord king gave to Hugh de Lacy, as was said above, all Meath in Ireland
with its appurtenances for the service of 100 knights, to be held from
himself and John his son, and he made his charter to him thereof. And he
gave there to Robert fitz Stephen and Miles de Cogan the kingdom of
Cork, for the service of 60 knights, to be held from himself and John
his son, except the city of Cork with one cantred, which the lord king
retained for himself and his heirs. And he gave there to Herbert fitz
Herbert, and William, brother of earl Reginald2, and Goscelin
de la Pomerai their nephew, the kingdom of Limerick, for the service of
60 knights, to be held from himself and John his son; except the city of
Limerick with one cantred [unit of land equivalent to a hundred], which
the lord king retained for himself and his heirs.
… Then3 the lord king came to Marlborough, where the
king gave to Philip de Braose the whole kingdom of Limerick for the
service of sixty knights, to be held from himself and from John his son.
For Herbert and William, brothers of Reginald, earl of Cornwall, and
Goscelin de la Pomerai their nephew, were unwilling to have that
kingdom, because it was not yet conquered. For after king Monoculo4
[the One-Eyed], who was king of Limerick and had been the king of
England's man for it, was slain by the king's men, a certain man of his
lineage, a powerful and strong man, invaded, seized, and powerfully
ruled the kingdom of Limerick, rendering no subjection to the king of
England; nor was he willing to obey his [the king's] men because of
their faithlessness and the undeserved evils they were inflicting upon
the people of Ireland. Indeed, the king of Cork and many other rich men
of Ireland rose up against the king of England and his men: and their
last state was worse than the first, and they slaughtered one another.
2 Earl of Cornwall, son of
Henry I.
3 Then] after June 3. Bened. i. 172.
4 Tigernach o Rourk, king of Meath.
Herbert is recorded in 1190-1 paying scutage of 20 shillings for two
knight's fees in Berkshire.
Red Book of the Exchequer part 1 p73 (ed.
Hubert Hall, 1896)
A.D.
1190-1. … BERKESIRE. … Herbertus filius
Herberti, xxs. in ij milites.
This roughly translates as:
A.D. 1190-1. … Berkshire … Herbert son of Herbert, 20s.
2 knight's fees.
The marriage settlement of Herbert's son, Peter, dated 20 November 1203,
documents Herbert's father and provides information about some of his land
holdings.
Curia Regis Rolls 5-7 JOHN pp6-7 (1926)
1203.
Euerwikesir’.— Sciant presentes et futuri quod ita
convenit inter Herebertum filium Hereberti et Petrum filium ejus de
maritagio Alicie filie Roberti filii Rogeri, quam idem Petrus duxit in
uxorem, quod predictus Herebertus dedit et concessit Petro filio suo ad
dotandum Aliciam predictam uxorem suam totum tenementum suum de
Euerwikesir’, de quo eum saisivit coram domino H. Cantuariensi episcopo
G. filio Petri justiciario domini regis Willelmo de Cantilupo Reginaldo
de Cornhull’ Ricardo de Seinghes et multis aliis: idem autem Petrus
predictam Aliciam uxorem suam inde dotavit de assensu patris sui. Idem
eciam Petrus concessit patri suo totum tenementum predictum tam de se
quam de Alicia uxore sua tenendum ad firmam tota vita ipsius Hereberti
pro centum marcis annuis in duobus terminis anni solvendis, scilicet
quinquaginta marcis ad Pascha et quinquaginta marcis ad festum sancti
Micaelis, ita quod, si predictus Herebertus firmam illam prefato Petro
aut predicte Alicie uxori sue in terminis statutis non reddiderit, ipse
Petrus et Alicia uxor sua totum tenementum illud in manum suam recipient
sine aliqua reclamatione predicti Hereberti: et si Petrus aut Alicia
uxor sua huic conventioni non steterit, predictus Herebertus quietus
erit de predicta firma illis reddenda: si autem predictum Petrum ante
patrem suum mori contingit, ipse Herebertus predicte Alicie uxori
predicti Petri firmam illam in vita sua integre persolvet, ita quod, si
predictus Herebertus firmam illam eidem Alicie ad terminos statutos non
reddiderit, ipsa Alicia totum tenementum illud in manum suam recipiet
sine aliqua reclamatione ipsius Hereberti: et si ipsa Alicia huic
conventioni in aliqua contradixerit, predictus Herebertus quietus erit
de predicta firma illi reddenda: et eadem Alicia post mortem pre[dicti]
Hereberti, si ipsa supervixerit, totum tenementum illud tanquam dotem
suam recuperabit. De ista conventione hinc inde firmiter tenenda plegii
sunt predictus dominus Cantuariensis archiepiscopus et G. filius Petri
justiciarius. Et si predictus Herebertus a conventione illa aliquatenus
vellet resilire, predictus dominus archiepiscopus de [assen]su ipsius
Hereberti eum distringet per justiciam ecclesiasticam secundum
conventionem … et cartam inter eos factam … dictus itaque Herebertus
cartam suam faciet prefato Petro filio suo secundum scriptum illud:
Petrus etiam Hereberto [patri] suo secundum idem scriptum cartam suam
faciet: dictus quoque Herebertus uxori ejusdem Petri, et eadem uxor
predicto Hereberto, cartam suam inde faciet. Hec conventio recordata
fuit apud Westmonasterium et concessa xx. die Novembris anno quinto
regni regis Johannis coram Ricardo de Herierd Simone de Pateshill’
Godefrido de Insula Johanne de Gestinghes Oseberto filio Herveii
Eustacio de Faukenberge Waltero de Crepinghes justiciariis et aliis
fidelibus domini regis ibidem tunc presentibus.
This roughly translates as:
1203.
Yorkshire.—
Let those present and future know that it has been thus agreed between
Herbert, son of Herbert, and Peter, his son, concerning the marriage of
Alice, daughter of Robert, son of Roger, whom the same Peter has taken
as his wife: that the aforesaid Herbert has given and granted to Peter,
his son, for the dower of the aforesaid Alice, his wife, his entire
tenement [estate/holding] of Yorkshire, of which he seized [legally put
him in possession of] him in the presence of the Lord H[ubert],
archbishop of Canterbury, G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, justiciar of the lord
king, William de Cantilupe, Reginald de Cornhill, Richard de Seinghes,
and many others; and the same Peter has endowed his aforesaid wife Alice
therewith, with the assent of his father. The same Peter has also
granted to his father the entire aforesaid tenement, both on behalf of
himself and of Alice his wife, to be held at farm [leased] for the
entire life of the same Herbert for one hundred marks annually, to be
paid at two terms of the year: namely, fifty marks at Easter and fifty
marks at the Feast of Saint Michael [Michaelmas]. So that if the
aforesaid Herbert does not pay that farm to the late Peter or to the
aforesaid Alice his wife at the appointed terms, Peter himself and Alice
his wife shall receive that entire tenement into their own hand without
any objection from the aforesaid Herbert. And if Peter or Alice his wife
does not abide by this agreement, the aforesaid Herbert shall be quit
[released] from paying the aforesaid farm to them. If, however, it
happens that the aforesaid Peter dies before his father, Herbert himself
shall pay that farm in its entirety to the aforesaid Alice, wife of the
aforesaid Peter, during her life; so that if the aforesaid Herbert does
not pay that farm to the same Alice at the appointed terms, Alice
herself shall receive that entire tenement into her own hand without any
objection from the same Herbert. And if Alice herself acts contrary to
this agreement in any way, the aforesaid Herbert shall be quit from
paying the aforesaid farm to her. And the same Alice, after the death of
the aforesaid Herbert, if she survives him, shall recover that entire
tenement as her dower. For the firm holding of this agreement on both
sides, the pledges are the aforesaid lord archbishop of Canterbury and
G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, justiciar. And if the aforesaid Herbert should
wish to withdraw from that agreement in any respect, the aforesaid lord
archbishop, with the assent of Herbert himself, shall distrain him
through ecclesiastical justice according to the agreement… and the
charter made between them… and so the said Herbert shall make his
charter to the preferred Peter, his son, according to that writing;
Peter also shall make his charter to Herbert, his father, according to
the same writing; and the said Herbert shall make his charter thereof to
the wife of the same Peter, and the same wife to the aforesaid Herbert.
This agreement was recorded at Westminster and granted on the 20th day
of November in the fifth year of the reign of king John [20 November,
1203], before Richard de Herriard, Simon de Pattishall, Godfrey de
l'Isle, John de Gestinghes, Osbert fitz Hervey, Eustace de Fauconberg,
Walter de Crepping, justices, and other faithful subjects of the lord
king then present there.
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners
of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John Burke, 1838)
HERBERT
FITZ-HERBERT, who obtained from HENRY
II. a confirmation of the landed possessions of his father, and likewise
the office of chamberlain. In the 12th of that monarch, anno
1166, upon the assessment of the aid which was then levied for marrying
the king’s daughter, he certified that he held one knight’s fee in Wilts
and three in Berks. Upon the Conquest of Ireland HENRY
II. at a great council held at Oxford anno 1177 gave the kingdom of
Limeric in that Realme to this Herbert and William his brother,
Reginald, Earl of Cornwall and Josceline de la Pomerai their nephew (the
City of Limeric and one cantred excepted, which the king reserved to
himself and his heirs) to be held by the service of sixty knight’s fees,
but it appears they declined the gift. In the 6th of RICHARD
I. he was sheriff of the county of Gloucester, for one of that year and
afterwards during the whole reign of that king. In the eighth of the
same reign he was likewise sheriff of Shropshire. He m. Lucie,
third dau. and co-heir of Milo Fitzwalter, Earl of Hereford, and by her
acquired the Forest of Dene, where he afterwards resided in the Castle
of St. Michael, with other large possessions in the counties of
Brecknock and Gloucester. He had issue,
Reginald Fitz-Herbert, d. s. p. vita patris.
PETER FITZ-HERBERT,
his heir.
Matthew Fitz-Herbert, sheriff of Sussex, in 1233, and being named
one of the barons to King JOHN, signed Magna
Charter in 1215. …
Herbert d. in 1205, and
was s. by his elder surviving son,
The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n (George
Edward Cokayne, 1926)
(d)
… Piers (who d. kal. Julii—seemingly a mistake for kal.
Junii—was bur. at Reading—Annales de Theokesberia, p. 97)
was 2nd but 1st surv. s. and h. of Herbert fitz Herbert (who d.
before 18 July 1204), by Lucy, Lady of Blaen Llyfni and Bwlch y Dinas,
da. and eventually coh. of Miles, Earl of Hereford.
1204
Herbert is known to have been alive on 20 November 1203 when he agreed a
marriage settlement for his son, Piers (Curia Regis Rolls 5-7 JOHN pp6-7 (1926))
but had died by 18 July 1204, when his land at Alcester had been inherited
by Piers.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p3 (1833)
REX tcc̃. G. fit̃ Pet̄. Mandam̄9 vob̄ qd̄
pvideatis de aliqa eschaeta n̄ra Hamōi Falconario q̃ ei reman̄e possit
ī escābiū ad valentiā t̄re sue de Alencestr̄ q̄a reddim̄9
Pet̄o fit̄ Hereb̄ti. t̄ eā illi h̄re faciatis. T. W. Com̄ Sar̄r̄ ap̄d
Bristolt̄ xviij. die Jul̄i. p̄ Huḡ de Nevill̄.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
REX etc. G. filio Petri salutem. Mandamus vobis
quod provideatis de aliqua eschaeta nostra Hamoni Falconario quae ei
remanere possit in escambium ad valentiam terrae suae de Alencestr’
quam reddidimus Petro filio Hereberti; et eam illi habere faciatis.
Teste W. Comite Sarisberiae apud Bristol’ xviij. die Julii. Per
Hugonem de Nevill’
which translates into English as:
The king etc. to G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, greeting. We command you
that you provide for Hamo the falconer from some escheat of ours, which
may remain to him in exchange to the value of his land of Alcester,
which we have restored to Peter son of Herbert; and cause him to have
it. Witnessed by W[illiam Longespée], earl of Salisbury, at Bristol, the
18th day of July. By Hugh de Neville.
- Curia Regis Rolls 5-7 JOHN pp6-7
(1926); Red Book of the Exchequer part 1 p205
(ed. Hubert Hall, 1896); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); Medieval
Lands (HERBERT FitzHerbert)
- A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); Medieval
Lands (HERBERT FitzHerbert)
- Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p296 (1833); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); Medieval
Lands (HERBERT FitzHerbert)
- Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p164b (1833); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); Medieval
Lands (HERBERT FitzHerbert)
- A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); wikipedia
(High Sheriff of Gloucestershire)
- Chronica magistri Rogeri de Houedene vol 2
pp134-136 (ed. William Stubbs, 1869); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); Medieval
Lands (HERBERT FitzHerbert)
- Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p3 (1833); Curia Regis Rolls 5-7 JOHN pp6-7
(1926); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); Medieval
Lands (PIERS FitzHerbert)
Peter FitzHerbert
Herbert
FitzHerbert
Lucy de Hereford
Alice, daughter of Robert
FitzRoger, in 1203
Alice, the daughter of Robert fitzRoger, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering and
Margaret de Chesney,
The marriage settlement was dated 20 November 1203.
Curia Regis Rolls 5-7 JOHN pp6-7 (1926)
1203.
Euerwikesir’.— Sciant presentes et futuri quod ita
convenit inter Herebertum filium Hereberti et Petrum filium ejus de
maritagio Alicie filie Roberti filii Rogeri, quam idem Petrus duxit in
uxorem, quod predictus Herebertus dedit et concessit Petro filio suo ad
dotandum Aliciam predictam uxorem suam totum tenementum suum de
Euerwikesir’, de quo eum saisivit coram domino H. Cantuariensi episcopo
G. filio Petri justiciario domini regis Willelmo de Cantilupo Reginaldo
de Cornhull’ Ricardo de Seinghes et multis aliis: idem autem Petrus
predictam Aliciam uxorem suam inde dotavit de assensu patris sui. Idem
eciam Petrus concessit patri suo totum tenementum predictum tam de se
quam de Alicia uxore sua tenendum ad firmam tota vita ipsius Hereberti
pro centum marcis annuis in duobus terminis anni solvendis, scilicet
quinquaginta marcis ad Pascha et quinquaginta marcis ad festum sancti
Micaelis, ita quod, si predictus Herebertus firmam illam prefato Petro
aut predicte Alicie uxori sue in terminis statutis non reddiderit, ipse
Petrus et Alicia uxor sua totum tenementum illud in manum suam recipient
sine aliqua reclamatione predicti Hereberti: et si Petrus aut Alicia
uxor sua huic conventioni non steterit, predictus Herebertus quietus
erit de predicta firma illis reddenda: si autem predictum Petrum ante
patrem suum mori contingit, ipse Herebertus predicte Alicie uxori
predicti Petri firmam illam in vita sua integre persolvet, ita quod, si
predictus Herebertus firmam illam eidem Alicie ad terminos statutos non
reddiderit, ipsa Alicia totum tenementum illud in manum suam recipiet
sine aliqua reclamatione ipsius Hereberti: et si ipsa Alicia huic
conventioni in aliqua contradixerit, predictus Herebertus quietus erit
de predicta firma illi reddenda: et eadem Alicia post mortem pre[dicti]
Hereberti, si ipsa supervixerit, totum tenementum illud tanquam dotem
suam recuperabit. De ista conventione hinc inde firmiter tenenda plegii
sunt predictus dominus Cantuariensis archiepiscopus et G. filius Petri
justiciarius. Et si predictus Herebertus a conventione illa aliquatenus
vellet resilire, predictus dominus archiepiscopus de [assen]su ipsius
Hereberti eum distringet per justiciam ecclesiasticam secundum
conventionem … et cartam inter eos factam … dictus itaque Herebertus
cartam suam faciet prefato Petro filio suo secundum scriptum illud:
Petrus etiam Hereberto [patri] suo secundum idem scriptum cartam suam
faciet: dictus quoque Herebertus uxori ejusdem Petri, et eadem uxor
predicto Hereberto, cartam suam inde faciet. Hec conventio recordata
fuit apud Westmonasterium et concessa xx. die Novembris anno quinto
regni regis Johannis coram Ricardo de Herierd Simone de Pateshill’
Godefrido de Insula Johanne de Gestinghes Oseberto filio Herveii
Eustacio de Faukenberge Waltero de Crepinghes justiciariis et aliis
fidelibus domini regis ibidem tunc presentibus.
This roughly translates as:
1203.
Yorkshire.—
Let those present and future know that it has been thus agreed between
Herbert, son of Herbert, and Peter, his son, concerning the marriage of
Alice, daughter of Robert, son of Roger, whom the same Peter has taken
as his wife: that the aforesaid Herbert has given and granted to Peter,
his son, for the dower of the aforesaid Alice, his wife, his entire
tenement [estate/holding] of Yorkshire, of which he seized [legally put
him in possession of] him in the presence of the Lord H[ubert],
archbishop of Canterbury, G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, justiciar of the lord
king, William de Cantilupe, Reginald de Cornhill, Richard de Seinghes,
and many others; and the same Peter has endowed his aforesaid wife Alice
therewith, with the assent of his father. The same Peter has also
granted to his father the entire aforesaid tenement, both on behalf of
himself and of Alice his wife, to be held at farm [leased] for the
entire life of the same Herbert for one hundred marks annually, to be
paid at two terms of the year: namely, fifty marks at Easter and fifty
marks at the Feast of Saint Michael [Michaelmas]. So that if the
aforesaid Herbert does not pay that farm to the late Peter or to the
aforesaid Alice his wife at the appointed terms, Peter himself and Alice
his wife shall receive that entire tenement into their own hand without
any objection from the aforesaid Herbert. And if Peter or Alice his wife
does not abide by this agreement, the aforesaid Herbert shall be quit
[released] from paying the aforesaid farm to them. If, however, it
happens that the aforesaid Peter dies before his father, Herbert himself
shall pay that farm in its entirety to the aforesaid Alice, wife of the
aforesaid Peter, during her life; so that if the aforesaid Herbert does
not pay that farm to the same Alice at the appointed terms, Alice
herself shall receive that entire tenement into her own hand without any
objection from the same Herbert. And if Alice herself acts contrary to
this agreement in any way, the aforesaid Herbert shall be quit from
paying the aforesaid farm to her. And the same Alice, after the death of
the aforesaid Herbert, if she survives him, shall recover that entire
tenement as her dower. For the firm holding of this agreement on both
sides, the pledges are the aforesaid lord archbishop of Canterbury and
G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, justiciar. And if the aforesaid Herbert should
wish to withdraw from that agreement in any respect, the aforesaid lord
archbishop, with the assent of Herbert himself, shall distrain him
through ecclesiastical justice according to the agreement… and the
charter made between them… and so the said Herbert shall make his
charter to the preferred Peter, his son, according to that writing;
Peter also shall make his charter to Herbert, his father, according to
the same writing; and the said Herbert shall make his charter thereof to
the wife of the same Peter, and the same wife to the aforesaid Herbert.
This agreement was recorded at Westminster and granted on the 20th day
of November in the fifth year of the reign of king John [20 November,
1203], before Richard de Herriard, Simon de Pattishall, Godfrey de
l'Isle, John de Gestinghes, Osbert fitz Hervey, Eustace de Fauconberg,
Walter de Crepping, justices, and other faithful subjects of the lord
king then present there.
Alice was da. of Robert fitz Roger, of Warkworth ( Pipe Roll, 5 Joh., m. 5;
Close Roll, 19 Hen. III, m. 11 ) (The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n (George
Edward Cokayne, 1926)). See Medieval
Lands (PIERS FitzHerbert) "ALICE, daughter of ROBERT FitzRoger of
Warkworth & his wife Margery de Chesney. "
Isabel (de Ferrers) de
Mortimer
Isabel was the daughter of Walkelin
de Ferrers. She married, firstly, Roger
Mortimer of Wigmore, with whom she had five children - Hugh, Ralph,
Robert, Philip and Joan. Roger died in 1214. Isabel outlived Peter by many
years, dying shortly before April 29, 1252, when her manor at Lechlade was
ordered to be taken into the king's hands. She lived her final years as a
nun and patroness of the St. John the Baptist Hospital at Lechlade,
Gloucestershire, where she was buried.
Isabel is named as the wife of Peter and brother of Henry de Ferrers in an
entry in the Fine Rolls in 1225.
Henry
III Fine Rolls Project: C 60/22, 9 HENRY III (28 October 1224–14 June
1225)
1225.
12 April. Westminster. …
154 Order to the barons of the Exchequer to place in respite the demand
for 15 m. that they make from Peter fitz Herbert and Isabella, his wife,
for the debt of Henry de Ferrers, brother of the same Isabella, until
the octaves of Trinity in the ninth year.
After her husband's death Isabella obtained he support of the king in a
dispute with her stepson, Herbert, over lands that she had inherited in her
own right.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1234-1237 pp101-102
(1908)
1235.
Pro Isabella que fuit uxor Petri filii Herberti.—Mandatum est
Herberto filio Petri quod, in fide qua regi tenetur et sicut noluerit
quod rex erga ipsum moveatur, Isabelle que fuit uxor Petri filii
Herberti, patris sui, sine dilatione rationabilem dotem suam assignari
faciat de omnibus terris et tenementis que fuerunt predicti Petri et
sunt in manu ipsius Herberti, et, antequam rationabilem dotem ei
assignaverit, nullum tallagium vel auxilium assideri faciat vel
redditum capi in predictis terris, sciturus pro certo quod, nisi dotem
suam ei sine dilatione assignaverit de terris predictis, rex eam ei
faciet assignari. Teste ut supra [rege apud Rading’, xj. die Junii.].
…
Pro Isabella que fuit uxor Petri filii Herberti.—Rex
cepit fidelitatem Isabelle que fuit uxor Petri filii Herberti, de
omnibus terris et tenementis que ipsam Isabellam hereditarie
contingunt et quas predictus Petrus et ipsa Isabella uxor ejus de rege
tenuerunt in capite de hereditate ipsius Isabelle. Et mandatum est
vicecomiti Glouc’ quod de manerio de Lecheland’ cum pertinentiis, quod
ipsam Isabellam hereditarie contingit et quod ipsi Petrus et Isabella
prius tenuerunt, sicut predictum est, eidem Isabelle sine dilatione
plenam seisinam habere faciat et ipsam in seisina sua manuteneas et
defendas. Teste ut supra.
Eodem modo mandatum est vicecomiti Rotel’ de manerio de Ocham
cum pertinentiis. Teste ut supra.
This roughly translates as:
On
behalf of Isabella, who was the wife of Peter son of Herbert.—Command
is given to Herbert son of Peter, by the faith in which he is bound to
the King and as he would wish that the King not be moved against him,
that he cause to be assigned without delay to Isabella, who was the wife
of Peter son of Herbert, his father, her reasonable dower from all the
lands and tenements which belonged to the aforesaid Peter and are in the
hand of the same Herbert; and, before he has assigned her reasonable
dower to her, he shall cause no tallage [tax] or aid to be assessed, nor
rent to be taken in the aforesaid lands; knowing for certain that,
unless he assigns her dower to her without delay from the lands
aforesaid, the King will cause it to be assigned to her. Witnessed as
above [by the King at Reading, the 11th day of June].
…
On behalf of Isabella, who was the wife of Peter son of
Herbert.—The King has taken the fealty of Isabella, who was the
wife of Peter son of Herbert, for all the lands and tenements which
touch the same Isabella by right of inheritance, and which the aforesaid
Peter and the same Isabella his wife held of the King in chief from the
inheritance of the same Isabella. And command is given to the sheriff of
Gloucestershire that he cause the same Isabella to have full seisin
without delay of the manor of Lechlade with its appurtenances, which
touches the same Isabella by right of inheritance and which the same
Peter and Isabella previously held, as is aforesaid, and that he
maintain and defend her in her seisin. Witnessed as above.
In the same manner, command is given to the sheriff of Rutland
concerning the manor of Oakham with its appurtenances. Witnessed as
above.
p357
1236.
Berk’—Isabella de Mortuo Mari attoruavit loco suo Radulfum le
Deen et Johanuem de Syvetoth versus Herbertum filium Petri de placito
couventionis de dote ipsius Isabelle quod summonitum est coram
rege.
This roughly translates as:
Berkshire—Isabella
de Mortimer appointed in her place Ralph le Deen and John de Syvetoth
against Herbert son of Peter concerning a plea of agreement of the dower
of the same Isabella, which has been summoned before the King.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1251-1253 pp82-83
(1927)
1252.
De
manerio de Lecchelad’ capiendo in manum regis.—Mandatum est
abbati de Persore, escaetori regis, quod sine dilacione capiat in
manum regis manerium de Lecchelade, quod fuit Isabelle de Mortuomari
jam mortue, et quod debet esse in manum regis tamquam escaeta sua, et
illud salvo custodiat donec rex aliud inde preceperit. Et mandatum est
vicecomiti Glouc’ quod cum requisitus fuerit a escaetore vim
resistentem in eodem manerio faciat amoveri. Teste ut supra [rege apud
Westmonasterium xxix. die Aprilis]. Per R. Waler’.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
the manor of Lechlade to be taken into the hand of the king.—Command
is given to the abbot of Pershore, the King’s escheator, that without
delay he take into the hand of the King the manor of Lechlade, which
belonged to Isabella de Mortimer, now dead, and which ought to be in the
hand of the king as his escheat, and that he keep it safely until the
king shall command otherwise regarding it. And command is given to the
sheriff of Gloucestershire that, when he shall be requested by the
escheator, he cause any resisting force in the same manor to be removed.
Witnessed as above [the king at Westminster the 29th day of April]. By
R. Walerand..
Monasticon Anglicanum vol 6 part 1 p350
(William Dugdale, 1849)
Priory of Wigmore
Radulphus frater suus junior ex
Isabella Ferrers, secunda uxore, collegii sive hospitalis de Lechelade
fundatrice,c et ibi tumulata, procreatus, successit in
dominium.
c Ibid. [Fundatio Hospitalis de Lechelade.] fol. 51
b.
This roughly translates as:
Priory of Wigmore
Ralph, his younger brother, born of Isabel Ferrers, the second
wife, founder of the college or hospital of Lechlade,c and
buried there, succeeded to the lordship.
c Ibid. [Fundatio Hospitalis de Lechelade.] fol. 51
b.
The Complete Peerage vol 4 p191n (George
Edward Cokayne, 1916)
(c)
… Walkelin, who was father of (1) Henry, Seigneur de Chambrais in 1202,
(2) Hugh, of Lechlade, who d. s.p. in 1204, having m.
Margaret, da. and h. of Hugh de Say of Richard’s Castle, and (3) Isabel
(d. before 31 May 1252), who m., 1stly, Roger de Mortemer
of Wigmore (d. 24 June 1214), and 2ndly, Piers fitz Herbert of Blaen
Llyfni (d. 1 June 1235). Isabel inherited Lechlade, and also
Oakham, which her eldest br., Henry, had lost at the time of the
conquest of Normandy.
Baron of Berstaple in
Devonshire; Governor of Pickering Castle and Sheriff of Yorkshire
Peter FitzHerbert was a powerful 13th-century nobleman, courtier, and
Marcher Lord. He
was a prominent royal advisor to king John and as one of the barons named in
the preamble of the Magna Carta in 1215. Through his mother, Peter inherited
a lucrative one-third share of the barony of the Earl of Hereford including
Blaenllynfi
and Castell Dinas.
He held extensive lands spanning Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire,
Wiltshire, Yorkshire, and the Welsh Marches.
Peter was closely allied to king John. The king rewarded his loyalty
by granting him the honour
of Barnstaple in Devonshire and appointing him governor of Pickering
Castle and sheriff
of Yorkshire (1214–1215). Because he stayed loyal to the crown during
the Papal
Interdict (1208–1213), medieval chroniclers like Roger of Wendover
branded him one of king John's "wicked councillors". Peter was chosen as one
of the noble councillors listed in the opening of the Magna
Carta in 1215 to advise the king. He rebelled against king John toward
the end of the First
Barons' War, resulting in the temporary seizure of some of his lands.
However, he quickly returned to royal allegiance upon the accession of the
young king Henry III in 1216, and his estates were restored. In October
1233, during the rebellion of Richard
Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, Peter's Welsh strongholds of
Blaenllynfi and Castell Dinas were sacked and ruined by Marshal and prince Llywelyn ab
Iorwerth.
Peter is recorded in 1194-5, paying scutage
of 15 shillings for three quarters of a knight's fee in Berkshire.
Red Book of the Exchequer part 1 p94 (ed.
Hubert Hall, 1896)
A.D.
1194-5. … BERKESCIRA. … Petrus filius
Herberti, xvs. in hoc comitatu—iij partes [militis].
This roughly translates as:
A.D. 1194-5. … Berkshire … Peter son of Herbert, 15s.
in this county—three parts [of a knight's fee].
Peter inherited a moiety of the manor of Alcester, Warwickshire, from his
father and, after payment of 20 marks to the king, this was restored to him
in 1204.
Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus in Turri Londinensi
asservati John 1199-1216 p200 (1835)
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
WAREWIC.
— Petrus filius Herberti dat domino Regi xx. marcas pro habenda
saisina medietatis manerii de Alenc’ quam pater suus tenuit.
which translates into English as:
Warwickshire.—Peter son of Herbert gives to the lord King 20 marks for
having seisin of a moiety of the manor of Alcester which his father
held.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p3 (1833)
REX tcc̃. G. fit̃ Pet̄. Mandam̄9 vob̄ qd̄
pvideatis de aliqa eschaeta n̄ra Hamōi Falconario q̃ ei reman̄e possit
ī escābiū ad valentiā t̄re sue de Alencestr̄ q̄a reddim̄9
Pet̄o fit̄ Hereb̄ti. t̄ eā illi h̄re faciatis. T. W. Com̄ Sar̄r̄ ap̄d
Bristolt̄ xviij. die Jul̄i. p̄ Huḡ de Nevill̄.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
REX etc. G. filio Petri salutem. Mandamus vobis
quod provideatis de aliqua eschaeta nostra Hamoni Falconario quae ei
remanere possit in escambium ad valentiam terrae suae de Alencestr’
quam reddidimus Petro filio Hereberti; et eam illi habere faciatis.
Teste W. Comite Sarisberiae apud Bristol’ xviij. die Julii. Per
Hugonem de Nevill’
which translates into English as:
The king etc. to G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, greeting. We command you
that you provide for Hamo the falconer from some escheat of ours, which
may remain to him in exchange to the value of his land of Alcester,
which we have restored to Peter son of Herbert; and cause him to have
it. Witnessed by W[illiam Longespée], earl of Salisbury, at Bristol, the
18th day of July. By Hugh de Neville.
p26b
1205.
R̄EX t̃c̃. Vic̃ Warewic̃ t̃c̃. Pone ī respectū
usq̃ ad Pentecosten anno regni ñri septimo demandā qΪ facis Pet̄o
fit̄ H’b̄ti de xx. marc̃ qΪs nob̃ debet de fine q̃ fec̃ nob̃cū p̄
t̄ra sua de Alecestr̄. T. G. fit̄ Pet̅i ap̄d Geldeford̄ x.
die Apr̅it̄. p̄ eūdē [Petrū de Stoǩ].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1205.
REX etc. vicecomiti Warewic’ etc. Pone in
respectum usque ad Pentecosten anno regni nostri septimo demandam quam
facis Petro filio Herberti de xx. marcis quas nobis debet de fine quem
fecit nobiscum pro terra sua de Alecestr’. Teste G[alfrido] filio
Petri apud Geldeford’ x. die Aprilis. Per eundem[Petrum de Stoke].
which translates into English as:
1205.
The king etc. to the sheriff of Warwickshire greeting. Put in
respite [suspend] until Pentecost in the seventh year of our reign [May
21, 1206] the demand which you make upon Peter son of Herbert for 20
marks, which he owes to us for the fine that he made with us for his
land of Alcester. Witnessed by G[eoffrey] fitz Peter at Guildford, the
10th day of April. By the same [Peter de Stoke].
In 1208 Peter was involved in armed conflict with Gwenwynwyn,
the Prince of Southern Powys, over territory in Wales.
Rotuli Litterarum Patentium in Turri Londinensi
Asservati 1201-1216 vol 1 part 1 p86b (1835)
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1208.
Rex omnibus militibus et bacheleriis et fidelibus suis salutem.
Sciatis quod bene placet nobis quod eatis cum dilecto et fideli nostro
P. filio Herberti ad perquirendum jus suum et hereditatem, quam
Wenhunwen ei deforciat, salva fide nostra et salvis serviciis que
nobis debetis et summonicionibus exercitus nostri. Et durent litere
iste usque ad Natale Domini anno regni nostri xº. Teste Willelmo
Briwerre apud Gillingham, xxix. die Septembris.
which translates into English as:
1208.
The King to all his knights and bachelors and faithful subjects,
greeting. Know ye that it well pleases us that you go with our beloved
and faithful P[eter]. son of Herbert to recover his right and
inheritance, which Gwenwynwyn deforces from him, saving our faith and
saving the services which you owe to us and the summonses of our army.
And these letters shall endure until the Nativity of the Lord in the
10th year of our reign [25 December 1208]. Witness William Brewer at
Gillingham, 29th day of September.
In 1210-1212, Peter is recorded in possession of one knight’s fee at
Manekeford in Wiltshire, and three knight’s fees in Beverley, Yorkshire, as
well as three-quarters of a knight's fee in Warwickshire held jointly with
Willelmus de Boterellis.
Red Book of the Exchequer part 2 p484 (ed.
Hubert Hall, 1896)
A.D.
1210-12. … WILTESCIRA … Petrus filius
Herberti, Manekeford.
p492
A.D.
1210-12. … EBORWICSCIRA … Beverliga … Petrus
filius Hereberti, iijes milites.
p550
A.D.
1210-12. … WARWICSIRA … Petrus filius
Herberti et Willelmus de Boterellis tres partes.
Peter was named by Roger of Wendover as one of king
John's "wicked councillors" for assisting the king in his
expropriation of church property following John's excommunication by pope
Innocent III in a dispute
over who was to be named archbishop of Canterbury.
Rogeri de Wendover Chronica, sive Flores historiarum
vol 3 pp237-238 (Roger of Wendover, 1841)
A.D.
1211. … Habuit autem rex hac interdicti tempestate
consiliarios iniquissimos, quorum nomina pro parte hic ponere non
omittam; Willelmus quoque frater regis et comes Saresbiriensis,
Albericus de Ver comes Oxoniensis, Gaufridus filius-Petri Angliæ
justiciarius, … Petrus filius-Hereberti et Thomas Basset, et alii
multi, quos longum esset enumerare, qui regi in omnibus placere
cupientes consilium non pro ratione sed pro voluntate dederunt.
This roughly translates as:
Moreover, during this storm of the interdict, the king had most
wicked councillors, whose names I will not omit to set down here in
part; William, the king's brother and Earl of Salisbury, Alberic de
Vere, Earl of Oxford, Geoffrey son of Peter, justiciar of England, …
Peter son of Herbert and Thomas Basset, and many others, whom it would
be tedious to enumerate, who, desiring to please the king in all things,
gave advice not according to reason but according to their will.
In 1212 Herbert was one of a number of powerful nobles who stood surety for
Peter de Maulay,
another of the "wicked councillors" in his reconciliation with king John.
Rotuli Chartarum in Turri Londinensi Asservati
1199-1216 vol 1 p191 (1837)
Universis Christi fidelibus presente carta inspecturis P. Dei gratia
Wintoniensis, et J. Norwicensis, episcopi, Willelmus Lunge espéé comes
Sarisberiae, G. filius Petri comes Essexiae, R. comes Cestriae, W.
comes Arundelli, comes Albemarliae, H. de Nevilla, magister R. de
Marisco archidiaconus Northumbriae, H. archidiaconus Staffordiae, W.
archidiaconus Huntendoniae, Willelmus Briwerre, Petrus filius Herberti
[Petr⁹ fit Herbti], Thomas de Samford, Robertus de Burgat, Robertus de
Ropele, ohannes de Bassingeburnia, Engelardus de Cigoin, Henricus
filius Comitis, magister Ernaldus de Auclent, magister Robertus de
Gloucestria, Johannes filius Hugonis, Philippus de Ulecot, Briennus de
Insula, et Walterus de Sancto Audoeno, salutem. Sciatis quod
manucepimus pro Petro de Maulay, cujus dominus Rex ad peticionem
nostram officia sua reddidit, quod ipse in nulla re de cetero
contradicet precepto domini Regis, nec erga nec erga ipsum scienter
delinquat; et quod per custodias suas nec malum nec dampnum domino
Regi vel regno suo eveniet, ita quod si ipse per infortunium suum vel
culpam suam dominum Regem de cetero offendit, nos corpus ejus domino
Regi liberabimus ad faciendum de eo voluntatem suam, ita quod
quamcumque vindictam de eo capere voluerit, non erimus contra, nec
malas gentes ei sciemus. Preterea salve erunt domino Regi prime
convenciones de eodem Petro per cartas, quas habet vel habere voluit;
et in hujus rei testimonium nos huic carte sigilla nostra apposuimus;
et ego W. comes Arundelli, ad peticionem domini P. Wintoniensis
episcopi, huic carte sigillum meum apposui pro eo et pro me ipso; et
dominus Rex manucepit quod dominus Norwicensis sigillum suum apponet.
Scriptum apud Meves, xxvij. die Maii, anno r. domini Regis xiijmo.
This roughly translates as:
To all the faithful of Christ who shall inspect this present
charter, P[eter des Roches], by the grace of God bishop of Winchester,
and J[ohn de Gray], bishop of Norwich; William Longespée, earl of
Salisbury; G[eoffrey] fitz Peter, earl of Essex; R[anulf de
Blondeville], earl of Chester; W[illiam d'Aubigny], earl of Arundel;
[William de Forz], earl of Aumale; H[ugh] de Neville; master R[ichard]
de Marisco, archdeacon of Northumberland; H[enry], archdeacon of
Stafford; W[alter], archdeacon of Huntingdon; William Briwerre; Peter
son of Herbert; Thomas de Sandford; Robert de Burgate; Robert de
Ropesley; John de Bassingebourn; Engelard de Cigogné; Henry, son of the
earl; master Ernald of Auckland; master Robert of Gloucester; John son
of Hugh; Philip de Ulcot; Brian de l'Isle; and Walter de Saint-Ouen,
greeting. Know ye that we have mainperned [become personal legal
guarantors] for Peter de Maulay, whose offices our lord the king, at our
petition, has restored to him: [guaranteeing] that he shall in no way
from henceforth contradict the command of our lord the king, nor
knowingly offend against him; and that through his custody [of royal
castles and lands] neither harm nor damage shall come to our lord the
king or to his kingdom. So that if he, by his misfortune or his own
fault, should henceforth offend the lord king, we will deliver his body
up to our lord the king to do with him according to his will, so that
whatever vengeance he wishes to take upon him, we will not stand against
it, nor will we knowingly harbor bad people around him. Furthermore, the
original covenants concerning the same Peter via charters which he has
or wished to have shall remain safe to the lord king. And in testimony
of this matter, we have apposed our seals to this charter; and I,
W[illiam], earl of Arundel, at the petition of the lord P[eter], bishop
of Winchester, have apposed my seal to this charter for him and for
myself; and the lord king has mainperned that the lord [bishop] of
Norwich shall appose his seal.Written at Nieuwpoort [Meves], the 27th
day of May, in the 13th year of the reign of our lord the king.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p121 (1833)
1212.
P̄CEPTU’ ẽ Bat̄lis Hug̃ de Nevill̄ de Frigido
Mantello q̄d̄ pmittat̄ Petr̄ fit̄ Herb̄ti cape iiijor.
dāmos ī Wassa de Spineto t̄ Constab̄ Porc̃ q̄d̄ pmittat eū cape
iij. dāmos ī foresta de Porcestr̃. T. R̄. ap̄d Wudestoǩ vj. die
Aug̃. p̄ Hug̃ de Bernevall̄.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1212.
PRECEPTUM est ballivis Hugonis de Nevill de
Frigido Mantello quod permittant Petrum filium Herberti capere iiijor.
damos in Wassa de Spineto et Constabulario Porcestrie quod permittat
eum capere iij. damos in foresta de Porcestrie. Teste Rege apud
Wudestok vj. die Augusti.per Hugonem de Bernevall.
which translates into English as:
1212.
It is commanded to the bailiffs of Hugh de Neville of Freemantle
that they permit Peter son of Herbert to take 4 buck deer in the chase
of 'Wassa de Spineto' [the thorny waste/woodland near
Freemantle/Pamber], and to the constable of Portchester that he permit
him to take 3 buck deer in the forest of Portchester. Witnessed by the
king at Woodstock, the 6th day of August. By Hugh de Berneval.
In the spring of 1213, king John was massing a fleet along the southern
coast of England to prepare for a crossing to invade France and defend
against a threatened French counter-invasion. As a major regional lord with
administrative ties to the ports of Hampshire, Peter was ordered to source
and secure a safe military transport ship for two elite continental allies.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p129 (1833)
1213.
MANDAT’ ẽ Pet̄o fit̄ Hereb̄ti q̄d̄ īveniat
unā navē securā Ērico Buissard̄ t̄ Joudowino de Bloyo ad
transfretand̄. T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr̅it̄. p̄ Dñm P.
Wiñt̄. sub pvo sigillo.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1213.
MANDATUM est Petro filio Hereberti quod inveniat
unam navem securam Erico Buissard et Joudowino de Bloyo ad
transfretandum. Teste . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aprilis. per
Dominum P[etrum] Wintoniensem sub parvo sigillo.
which translates into English as:
1213.
It is commanded to Peter son of Herbert that he find one safe
ship for Eric Buissard and Joudowin de Blaye for crossing the sea.
Witnessed [at . . .] the [. . .] day of April. By the lord P[eter des
Roches], bishop of Winchester, under the privy seal.
p154
1213.
R̄ex Petro fit̄ Herbt̄i
t̃c̃. Sciatis q̄d̄ dedimus Joh̅i Brisepot Albredam fit̄ Simōis
Hochedez duc̄endam in ux̃ c̅ tota t̄ra sua qΪ eam h̄editarie cōting̃
qΪ est de donac̃one ñra. Et īo vob̃ mandam̄9 q̄d̄ p̄dc̃am
Albredā c̅ tota p̄dc̃a t̄ra sua eid̄ Joh̅i sñ dilōne h̄re faciatis.
T. me ip̅o ap̄ Frigid̄ Mantell̄, xxvij. die Octobr̃. p̄ W. Com̄
Sar̄r̄.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1213.
Rex Petro filio Herberti etc. Sciatis quod dedimus Johanni
Brisepot Albredam filiam Simonis Hochedez ducendam in uxorem cum tota
terra sua quae eam hereditarie contingit quae est de donatione nostra.
Et ideo vobis mandamus quod praedictam Albredam cum tota praedicta
terra sua eidem Johanni sine dilatione habere faciatis. Teste me ipso
apud Frigidum Mantellum, xxvij. die Octoberis. per W[illelmum] Comitem
Sarriae [Sarisberiae].
which translates into English as:
1213.
The king to Peter son of Herbert etc. Know ye that we have given
to John Brisepot Albreda, daughter of Simon Hochedez, to be taken to
wife, with all her land which falls to her by inheritance, which is of
our donation. And therefore we command you that you cause the same John
to have the aforesaid Albreda with all her aforesaid land without delay.
Witnessed by myself at Freemantle, the 27th day of October. By W[illiam
Longespée], earl of Salisbury.
Rotuli Litterarum Patentium in Turri Londinensi
Asservati 1201-1216 vol 1 part 1 p104 (1835)
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1213.
REX A. de Ver Comiti Oxoniensi etc. Mandamus
vobis quod sine dilacione liberetis Petro filio Herberti Johem filium
et obsidem Johannis de Monmouth qui est in custodia vestra, quia idem
Petrus manucepit per cartam suam quam penes nos habemus quod prefatum
Johannem nobis reddet ad sumonicionem nostram. Et in hujus rei
testimonium has litteras nostras patentes vobis etc. Apud Henleg’,
xxiij. die Novembris, anno xvº.
which translates into English as:
1213.
The King to A[ubrey] de Vere Earl of Oxford etc. We command you
that without delay you deliver to Peter son of Herbert, John, the son
and hostage of John de Monmouth, who is in your custody, because the
same Peter has become surety by his charter, which we have in our
possession, that he will render the aforesaid John to us at our summons.
And in witness of this matter [we send] these our letters patent to you
etc. At Henley, 23rd day of November, in the 15th year [of our
reign].
p110
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1214.
REX Petro filio Herberti etc. Sciatis quod
commisimus Johanni de Wikenholt Vicecomiti Berkeseire, castrum de
Walingeford’ cum omnibus pertinenciis suis custodiendum quamdiu nobis
placuerit. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Johani predictum castrum
de Walingeford’ cum omnibus pertinenciis suis sine dilacione
liberetis. Et in hujus rei etc. Teste ut proximo supra [me ipso apud
Stansted’, xxx. die Januarii, anno regni nostri xvº].
which translates into English as:
1214.
The King to Peter son of Herbert etc. Know ye that we have
committed to John de Wikenholt, Sheriff of Berkshire, the castle of
Wallingford with all its appurtenances, to be kept for as long as it
shall please us. And therefore we command you that to the same John you
deliver the aforesaid castle of Wallingford with all its appurtenances
without delay. And in [witness] of this matter etc. Witness as next
above [myself at Stansted, 30th day of January, in the 15th year of our
reign].
p113
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1214.
REX Willelmo filio Radulfi etc. Sciatis quod
commisimus dilecto et fideli nostro Petro filio Hereberti castrum
nostrum de Pikering’ cum pertinenciis suis custodiendum quamdiu nobis
placuerit. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod quando dominus Wintoniensis
Episcopus vobis mandaverit: ipsum castrum predicto Petro liberetis. Et
in hujus rei testimonium etc. vobis mittimus. Teste me ipso apud
Xantonem, viij. die Aprilis, anno regni nostri xvº.
which translates into English as:
1214.
The King to William son of Ralph etc. Know ye that we have
committed to our beloved and faithful Peter son of Herbert our castle of
Pickering with its appurtenances, to be kept for as long as it shall
please us. And therefore we command you that when the lord Bishop of
Winchester commands you, you deliver that castle to the aforesaid Peter.
And in witness of this matter etc. we send to you. Witness myself at
Saintes, 8th day of April, in the 15th year of our reign.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p179 (1833)
1214.
R̄ex P. fit̄ H’b̄ti t̃c̃.
Mittim̄9 ad vos Magr̅m Edmund̄ venator̄ē ñrm cum canib̃9
ñris mandantes qΪtin̄9 eū curr̄e fac̃ in foresta ñra de
Puiťing̃, ad porcos, t̄ ea necc̃aia inveniatis, t̄ porcos
bñ salari t̄ custodiri fac̃. T. me ip̅o ap̄ Novū Temp̄t̄ Lond̄, xxj̅o.
die Noṽ.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1214.
Rex P[etro] filio Herberti etc. Mittimus ad vos Magistrum
Edmundum venatorem nostrum cum canibus nostris, mandantes quatinus eum
currere faciatis in foresta nostra de Pamber’ [Puit’king’], ad porcos,
et ea necessaria inveniatis, et porcos bene salari et custodiri
faciatis. Teste me ipso apud Novum Templum London’, xxj°. die
Novembris.
which translates into English as:
1214.
The king to P[eter] son of Herbert etc. We send to you Master
Edmund our huntsman with our hounds, commanding that you cause him to
run [hunt] in our forest of Pamber for wild boars, and that you find
those things necessary for them, and that you cause those boars to be
well salted and guarded. Witnessed by myself at the New Temple, London,
the 21st day of November.
pp181-182
1214.
R̄ex P. f H’b̄ salt̃. Mandam̄9 vob̄ q̄d̄ cū canib̃9
ñris capiatis in foresta de Piking̃. C. inf̅. porcos t̄ laysas. Ita
q̄ vos ip̅i
p̄ntes sitis ad illos capiend̄. Ita tñ q̄ in tali loco capiant̄ ubi
nos currẽ freqñcius 9suevim̅9. Carnẽ salsari faciatis
& b̄ capita porcoꭄ in vino suliciat̄ ad op̅ n̄rm & b̄ aliud
succis̃ in c̃vis̃ appat̄ custodiri faciatis. T. ut supius [R̄. ap̄
Relegȟ, viij̅o. die Noṽ].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1214.
Rex P[etro] filio H[er]b[erti] salutem. Mandamus vobis quod cum
canibus nostris capiatis in foresta de Pamber’ [Piking’] C. i[n]f[ra].
porcos et laysas. Ita quod vos ipsi praesentes sitis ad illos
capiendos. Ita tamen quod in tali loco capiantur ubi nos currere
frequencius consuevimus. Carnem salsari faciatis et capita porcorum in
vino suliciatur ad opus nostrum et aliud succisum in cervisia
apparatum custodiri faciatis. Teste ut superius [Rege apud Relegh, viij°. die Novembris].
which translates into English as:
1214.
The king to P[eter] son of Herbert greeting. We command you that,
with our hounds, you take in the forest of Pamber 100 between wild boars
and sows. So that you yourself are personally present at their taking.
Provided, however, that they be taken in such a place where we have been
accustomed to hunt more frequently. Cause the meat to be salted, and let
the heads of the boars be soused in wine for our use, and cause the
other cut meat prepared in ale to be safely guarded. Witnessed as above
[the king at Rayleigh, the 8th day of November].
This entry from the Close Rolls documents Peter operating as the supreme
royal official in the North of England: sheriff of Yorkshire and keeper of
three massive royal castles. The king issues a direct mandate to the the
barons of the exchequer ordering them to credit Peter's account for the
heavy operational expenses he incurred maintaining these fortresses,
offsetting his balance against the revenues he collected from the county.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p187b (1833)
1215.
R̄B̅. Bar̄ de Scac̃io t̃c̃. Computate dilc̃o & fid̄li ñro
P. fit̄ Herb̄ ron̄ab̄les expens̃ suas qΪs posuit in custod̄ Comitat̅9
Eborac̃, & castroꭄ de Pontf̄acto & de Eborac̃ & de
Pikering̃ a t̃mpe qΪ Comit̅ eund̄ h̄uit in custod̄ & castr̅ p̄dc̃a
p̄ p̄cept̅ ñrm. Quia t̄n p̄dc̃us Petr̅9 nob̃ deb̄at
respondē de pficuo Comitat̅9: rectū est qΪ ei ron̄ab̄les
ex̅pnse allocent̅r quas in p̄dc̃a custod̄ posuit. T. ut
supius [R̄. apud Cẏrecestr̃, x̅o. die Febr̃].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1215.
Breve Baronibus de Scaccario etc. Computate dilecto et fideli
nostro P[etro] filio Herberti rationabiles expensas suas quas posuit
in custodia Comitatus Eboraci, et castrorum de Pontefracto et de
Eboraco et de Pikeringa a tempore quo Comitatum eundem habuit in
custodia et castra praedicta per praeceptum nostrum. Quia tamen
praedictus Petrus nobis debebat respondere de proficuo Comitatus;
rectum est quod ei rationabiles expensae allocentur quas in praedicta
custodia posuit. Teste ut superius [Rege apud Cyrecestrie, x°. die
Februarii].
which translates into English as:
1215.
Writ to the barons of the exchequer greeting. Account to our
beloved and faithful P[eter] son of Herbert his reasonable expenses
which he laid out in the custody [guardianship] of the county of York,
and of the castles of Pontefract, of York, and of Pickering, from the
time when he held the same county and the aforesaid castles in his
custody by our command. Because, however, the aforesaid Peter was bound
to answer to us for the profit [revenues] of the county: it is right
that his reasonable expenses which he laid out in the aforesaid custody
be allowed to him. Witnessed as above [the king at Cirencester, the 10th
day of February].
This entry from the Close Rolls, dated April 13, 1215, shows king John
scrambling to manage his aristocratic relationships just two months before
the signing of Magna Carta. The king orders Peter to immediately refund £27
that Peter had previously confiscated from the northern estates of the
powerful baron William de Forz, earl of Aumale, while those lands were
temporarily seized into the king's hands. Because the earl of Aumale held
the massive northern lordship of Holderness in Yorkshire, it was Peter,
operating as the regional sheriff and custodian, who physically marched onto
the earl's manors, seized his agricultural revenues, and collected this £27
on behalf of the royal treasury. In the spring of 1215, king John’s regime
was on the verge of total collapse as the baronial rebellion intensified.
William de Forz, earl of Aumale, was a highly volatile, heavily armed
military heavyweight whose allegiance was critical. To keep Aumale from
joining the rebel camp, the king suddenly reversed his previous asset
seizures and ordered Peter to swiftly hand back the confiscated cash.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p194b (1833)
1215.
Rex Petro fil̄ Herb̄ti
salt̃. Mandam̄9 vob̄ qđ hr̃e fac̃ dilc̃o ⁊ fideli nr̃o W.
Comiti Aubemarl̄ xxvij. łi. quas cepistis de t̃ra sua qΪmdiu illa fuit
in manu nr̃a. T. ut supius. [me ip̃o ap̃ Oxoñ, xiij. die April̃].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1215.
Rex Petro filio Herberti salutem. Mandamus vobis quod habere
facias dilecto et fideli nostro W[illelmo] comiti Aubemarle xxvij.
libras quas cepistis de terra sua quamdiu illa fuit in manu nostra.
Teste ut superius. [me ipso apud Oxoniam, xiij. die Aprilis].
which translates into English as:
1215.
The king to Peter son of Herbert greeting. We command you that
you cause our beloved and faithful W[illiam], earl of Albemarle
[Aumale], to have 27 pounds which you took from his land as long as it
was in our hand. Witnessed as above [by the king at Oxford, the 13th day
of April, 1215].
This entry in the Close Roll explicitly titles Peter as "vicecomiti Eboraci"
or sheriff of Yorkshire, commanding him to lead a high-level judicial panel
alongside three prominent northern knights to oversee an assize of mort
d'ancestor—a specialized royal land court proceeding tracking inherited
tenant boundaries.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p203 (1833)
1215.
Will’s fit̄ Wit̄li & Adam de Novo M’cato, Adam de Romenit̄,
& Thom̃ de Horbir̃ siml̄ cum Pet̄o fit̄ Herb̄ti Vic̃ Eborac̃
attornati sūt Justic̃ ad cap̃ ass̃am de morte añcessoꭄ sumonit̄a
corā Justic̃ dñi Reg̃ itīnantibz int̅ Ric̃ de Hauvill̄ & Cecit̄
ux̃ ejus petent̃, & Radm̄ Tirell̄ & Aluin̄a ux̃ ejus teñtes,
de xx. acr̃ t̃re cū ptīñ in
, & Batet̄, & mandat̅ est p̄dc̃is q̄ ad diē & locū quē
p̄dc̃us Vic̃ eis scire faciat [cŁveniant] ad ass̃am illā capiendam
p̄ rotl̅m Edm̅.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1215.
Willelmus filius Willelmi et Adam de Novo Mercato, Adam de
Romenith, et Thomas de Horbiri simul cum Petro filio Herberti
Vicecomiti Eboraci attornati sunt Justiciarii ad capiendam assisam de
morte antecessorum sumonitam coram Justiciariis domini Regis
itinerantibus inter Ricardum de Hauvill et Ceciliam uxorem ejus
petentes, et Radulfum Tirell et Aluinam uxorem ejus tenentes, de xx.
acris terrae cum pertinentiis in , et
Baitel, et mandatum est praedictis quod ad diem et locum quem
praedictus Vicecomes eis scire faciat [conveniant] ad assisam illam
capiendam. per rotulum Edmundi.
which translates into English as:
1215.
William fitz William and Adam de Newmarch [Novo Mercato], Adam de
Romney [Romenith], and Thomas de Horbury, together with Peter son of
Herbert, sheriff of Yorkshire, are appointed as justices to take an
assize of mort d'ancestor summoned before the traveling itinerant
justices of our lord the king, between Richard de Hauville and Cecily
his wife, plaintiffs, and Ralph Tirell and Alwina his wife, tenants,
concerning 20 acres of land with appurtenances in
and Baitel; and it is commanded to the aforesaid [justices] that
they shall assemble at the day and place which the aforesaid sheriff
shall make known to them to take that assize. By the roll of
Edmund.
This entry from the Close Rolls, dated 1 June 1215, is at the precipice of
the Magna Carta crisis, a mere two weeks before king John marched to
Runnymede to meet the rebel barons who had already occupied London and
renounced their feudal allegiance to the king. Trapped at Windsor Castle,
the king was frantically deploying his remaining patronage to guarantee the
loyalty of his inner-circle court. Handing Peter "full seisin" of Wolverton
"without delay" was an urgent reward designed to ensure Peter remained a
loyal frontline crown commander as the realm fractured.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p214 (1833)
1215.
Wlfrintoñ. R̄ex Vic̃
Suhamt̃ sat̃t̃. P̄cipim̄9 t̅i qd̄ sñ dilōe h̄re
fac̃ dilc̃o & fideli nr̃o Petro fit̄ H’berti pleñ saisinā de
man̅io de Wlfrintoñ c̅ ptiñ suis salvo unicuig̃ jure suo si quis v̅sus
eū iñ loqui volu̅it. T. me ip̅o apud Windeso̧, p̄mo die Juñ.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1215.
Wlfrinton’. Rex vicecomiti Suhamt’ salutem. Praecipimus
tibi quod sine dilatione habere facias dilecto et fideli nostro Petro
filio Herberti plenam seisinam de manerio de Wlfrinton cum
pertinentiis suis salvo unicuique jure suo si quis versus eum inde
loqui voluerit. Teste me ipso apud Windesor’, primo die Junii.
which translates into English as:
1215.
Wolverton. The king to the sheriff of Southampton greeting.
We command you that without delay you cause our beloved and faithful
Peter son of Herbert to have full seisin of the manor of Wolverton with
its appurtenances, saving to everyone his own right if anyone should
wish to speak [bring a legal claim] against him concerning it. Witnessed
by myself at Windsor, the 1st day of June.
Peter was the outgoing custodian of Pickering Castle, having been previously
granted custody of the stronghold in April 1214, handing over the castle and
surrounds to the new sheriff.
Rotuli Litterarum Patentium in Turri Londinensi
Asservati 1201-1216 vol 1 part 1 p146 (1835)
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1215.
Idem [Willelmus de Duston’] habet litteras domini Regis
patentes directas Petro filio Herberti quod liberet ei castrum de
Pikering’ cum villa et wapentak’ de Pikering’ quamdiu domino Regi
placuerit custodiendum. Datum ut supra [Rege apud Merleberge, ij. die
Julii, anno regni domini Regis xvijmo].
which translates into English as:
1215.
The same [William de Duston] has letters patent of the lord King
directed to Peter son of Herbert that he deliver to him the castle of
Pickering with the town and wapentake of Pickering, to be kept for as
long as it shall please the lord King. Given as above [the King at
Marlborough, 2nd day of July, in the 17th year of the reign of the lord
King].
These Close Roll entries from November 1215 and April and May 1216 are
during the First
Barons' War. Having captured Rochester Castle after a brutal siege,
the king redistributed the lands, properties, and livestock of his rebel
enemies to reward his staunchest royalist commanders, showering Peter with
confiscated estates and knight's fees in Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire,
Somerset and Southampton.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p237 (1833)
1215.
Tʼre.
Mandat̅u’ est Vic̃ Suhamt̃ qΪ hr̃e fac̃ Petro fit̄
Herb̄ti t̄ram qΪ fuit Rob̄ Mauduit in Hurtleǧ h̄ndam qΪmdiu dño Regi
placūit cū om̄ib̃9 catat̄ł ejusd̄e Rob̄ in t̄ra illa
inventis. Et si quid residuū fūit de tens̃iis fc̃is in ead̄e
t̄ra illud similt̄ eidem Petro hr̃e pmittat. T. R̄. ap̄ Roffam,
xvj. die Noṽ.
Eodem modo mandat̅ est Vic̃ Bercsir̃ p̄ eod̄e de t̄ra qΪ fuit
Gileb̄ti fit̄ Reimfr̃ in Dunintoñ, t̄ de t̄ra qΪ fuit Ph̃ de Columbar̃
in Sac, qΪs dñs Rex eid̄ Pet̅o cōmisit qΪmdiu ei placūit.
T. eodem ibidem.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1215.
Terrae.
Mandatum est vicecomiti Suhamt’ quod habere facias Petro filio
Herberti terram quae fuit Roberti Mauduit in Hurtleg’ habendam quamdiu
domino Regi placuerit cum omnibus catallis ejusdem Roberti in terra
illa inventis. Et si quid residuum fuerit de tensiis factis in eadem
terra illud similiter eidem Petro habere permittat. Teste Rege apud
Roffam, xvj. die Novembris.
Eodem modo mandatum est vicecomiti Bercsir’ pro eodem de terra
quae fuit Gileberti filio Reinfredi in Duninton, et de terra quae fuit
Philippi de Columbar’ in Sac, quas dominus Rex eidem Petro commisit
quamdiu ei placuerit. Teste eodem ibidem.
which translates into English as:
1215.
Lands.
It is commanded to the sheriff of Southampton that he cause Peter
son of Herbert to have the land which belonged to Robert Mauduit in
Hartley, to be held as long as it shall please the lord king, together
with all the chattels of the same Robert found in that land. And if any
remainder should be left from the tenseries [military
protections/ransoms] made in the same land, he shall likewise permit the
same Peter to have it. Witnessed by the king at Rochester, the 16th day
of November.
In the same manner it is commanded to the sheriff of Berkshire
for the same [Peter], concerning the land which belonged to Gilbert fitz
Reinfried in Donnington, and concerning the land which belonged to
Philip de Columbers in Shaw, which the lord king has committed to the
same Peter as long as it shall please him. Witnessed by the same, at the
same place.
By April 1216, the First Barons' War was in full swing, with prince Louis of
France preparing to invade England. Peter acted as a mediator between the
crown and northern rebel magnates, empowered to receive the northern
representative, William de Ros, under royal safe-conduct. Interestingly,
William and Peter's daughter, Lucy FitzPiers, were married (was this before
or after 1216?).
Rotuli Litterarum Patentium in Turri Londinensi
Asservati 1201-1216 vol 1 part 1 p175 (1835)
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1216.
REX Gaufrido de Nevill’ etc. Mandamus vobis quod
manucapiatis versus Robertum de Ros et Eustachium de Vescy quod si
Willelmus filius ipsius Roberti de Ros ad vos venerit: ipsum non
capiemus nec molestabimus nec et si venerit ad dilectum nostrum Petrum
filium Herberti. Immo ipsum Willelmum sine redempcione liberabimus
prefato Roberto de Ros patri ejus quietum. Et in hujus etc. vobis
mittimus. Teste me ipso apud Rading’, ix. die Aprilis, anno regni
nostri xvijmo.
Idem Willelmus filius Roberti de Ros habet litteras de conductu
in eundo ad dictum G. de Nevill’ scilicet ad Petrum filium Herberti.
Apud Rading’, ix. die Aprilis, anno etc..
which translates into English as:
1216.
The King to Geoffrey de Neville etc. We command you that you
become mainpernor [guarantor] toward Robert de Ros and Eustace de Vesci
that if William, the son of the same Robert de Ros, shall come to you:
we will not arrest him nor molest him, nor even if he shall come to our
beloved Peter son of Herbert. On the contrary, we will deliver the same
William without ransom quit [free] to the aforesaid Robert de Ros, his
father. And in [witness] of this etc. we send to you. Witness myself at
Reading, 9th day of April, in the 17th year of our reign.
The same William son of Robert de Ros has letters of conduct in
going to the said G. de Neville, that is to say to Peter son of Herbert.
At Reading, 9th day of April, year etc.
p177
This transcribes into regular Latin type
as:
1216.
Custodia puelle. REX Waltero Foliot et
Johanni de Wyghenholt Vicecomiti Berkesire salutem. Sciatis quod
commisimus dilecto et fideli nostro Petro filio Herberti Johannam
filiam Willelmi de Bocland’ custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit. Et
ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem Petro vel certo nuncio ejus predictam
Johannam sine dilacione liberetis. Et in hujus etc. vobis mittimus.
Teste Rege apud Odiham, xv. die Aprilis, anno regni nostri xvijmo.
which translates into English as:
1216.
Custody of a girl. The King to Walter Foliot and John de
Wikenholt, Sheriff of Berkshire, greeting. Know ye that we have
committed to our beloved and faithful Peter son of Herbert, Joan,
daughter of William de Buckland, to be kept for as long as it shall
please us. And therefore we command you that to the same Peter or his
certain messenger you deliver the aforesaid Joan without delay. And in
[witness] of this etc. we send to you. Witness the king at Odiham, 15th
day of April, in the 17th year of our reign..
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p262b (1833)
1216.
Mandatu’ est Constabuł Waling̃ qđ hr̃e fac̃ Petro fit̄
Herb̄ t̃ram qΪ fuit Wit̄łi Paẏnełł in Watlintoñ cū ptiñ qΪm dñs Rex
ei cōmisit. ℟ Ap̄ Odihā, xv. die Apr̅.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1216.
Mandatum est Constabulario Walingfordiae quod habere facias
Petro filio Herberti terram quae fuit Willelmi Paynell in Watlinton
cum pertinentiis quam dominus Rex ei commisit. Teste apud Odiham, xv.
die Aprilis.
which translates into English as:
1216.
It is commanded to the constable of Wallingford that you cause
Peter son of Herbert to have the land which belonged to William Paynel
in Watlington with its appurtenances, which the lord king has committed
to him. Witnessed at Odiham, the 15th day of April.
p266
1216.
REX Pet̅o de Maulaẏ t̃c̃.
Scias qd̄ cōmisim̄9 dilc̃o & fideli nr̃o Pet̅o
filio Herb̅ti t̃ram Ric̃i de Wrotham cū ptiñ [in
Haseber̃ & īo vob̃ mandam̄9 qd̄ ei īñ sñ dilōne pleñ
saisinā hr̃e fac̃.] T. me ip̅o apud Dovr̃, xxvij. die Ap̅it̄.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1216.
Rex Petro de Maulay etc. Sciatis quod commisimus dilecto et
fideli nostro Petro filio Herberti terram Ricardi de Wrotham cum
pertinentiis [in Haseber’ et ideo vobis mandamus quod ei inde sine
dilatione plenam seisinam habere facias.] Teste me ipso apud Dover,
xxvij. die Aprilis.
which translates into English as:
1216. The king to Peter de Maulay
greeting. Know ye that we have committed to our beloved and faithful
Peter son of Herbert the land of Richard de Wrotham with appurtenances
[in Haselbury and therefore we command you that you cause him to have
full seisin of it without delay.] Witnessed by myself at Dover, the 27th
day of April.
p272b
1216.
Tʼre.
REX Vic̃ Suhamt̃ t̃c̃. Scias qd̄
concessim̄9 dilc̃o & fideli nr̃o Petro fit̄ Herb̅ti
totam t̃ram qΪ fuit Walt̅i Crok in Septoñ que capta fuit in manu nr̃a
pp̅t̄ debitū Judōꭄ custodiendā qΪmdiu nob̃ placūit. Et īo tibi
p̄cipim̄9 qΪ eid̄ Petro plenā saisinā īñ hr̃e fac̃. T. me
ip̅o ap̄ Wintoñ, xxix. die Maii.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1216.
Terrae.
Rex vicecomiti Suhamt’ etc. Scias quod concessimus dilecto et
fideli nostro Petro filio Herberti totam terram quae fuit Walteri Crok
in Septon quae capta fuit in manu nostra propter debitum Judaeorum
custodiendam quamdiu nobis placuerit. Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod
eidem Petro plenam seisinam inde habere facias. Teste me ipso apud
Winton’ [Wincon’], xxix. die Maii.
which translates into English as:
1216.
Lands.
The king to the sheriff of Southampton greeting. Know ye that we
have granted to our beloved and faithful Peter son of Herbert all the
land which belonged to Walter Crok in Shipton, which was taken into our
hand on account of a debt to the Jews, to be held in custody as long as
it shall please us. And therefore we command you that you cause the same
Peter to have full seisin of it. Witnessed by myself at Winchester, the
29th day of May.
p273b
1216.
De feodis dat̃.
MANDATU’ est Viã̃ Vic̃b’ Oxoñ,
Glouã̃, Buking̃ & Hertford̄ qđ hr̃e fac̃ Petro fit̄ Her̄bti om̄ia
feoda inimicoꭄ dñi Reg̃ que ip̅i de eodem P. ten̅unt in Bailliis suis.
T. ut supius [R̄. iã̅o apud Wintoñ, xxxj. die Maii].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1216.
De feodis datis.
Mandatum est vicecomitibus Oxon’, Glouc’, Buking’ et Hertford’
quod habere facias Petro filio Herberti omnia feoda inimicorum domini
Regis quae ipsi de eodem P. tenent in bailliis suis. Teste ut superius
[Rege ipso apud Wintoniam, xxxj. die Maii].
which translates into English as:
1216.
Concerning fees given.
It is commanded to the sheriffs of Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire,
Buckinghamshire, and Hertfordshire that you cause Peter son of Herbert
to have all the fees of the enemies of our lord the king which they hold
of the same P[eter] within your bailiwicks. Witnessed as above [by the
king himself at Winchester, the 31st day of May].
Prince Louis of France invaded England with a massive army and took control
of London. Seeing king John cornered, a huge wave of his core counselors
(including the king's own half-brother, William Longespée, earl of
Salisbury) realized the royal cause was doomed and defected to the
French-baronial alliance. Peter, who had been firmly loyal to king John
though the Magna Carta and siege of Winchester followed them into the rebel
camp. In response, a furious king John retaliated, stripping the "traitor"
Peter of his midland ancestral lands at Alcester and turning them over to
the loyalist captain William de Camville.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p280 (1833)
1216.
MAND’ est Vic̃ Warr̃ qđ hr̃e fac̃ Witto de
Cāpvitt t̃ram q̃ fuit Peti fit Herbti in Alencestr̃ cū
om̄ibz ptiñ suis hndam
qamdiu dño Regi placūit ni vatat p annū plusqa
xij. libr̃. T. Reg̃ apud Blancmustr̃, vj. die Aug̃.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1216.
Mandatum est vicecomiti Warwici quod habere faciat Willelmo de
Camvilla terram quae fuit Petri filii Herberti in Alencestre cum
omnibus pertinentiis suis habendam quamdiu domino Regi placuerit nisi
valeat per annum plusquam xij. libras. Teste Rege apud Blancmustre,
vj. die Augusti.
which translates into English as:
1216.
It is commanded to the sheriff of Warwickshire that you cause
William de Camville to have the land which belonged to Peter son of
Herbert in Alcester with all its appurtenances, to be held as long as it
shall please the lord king, unless it is worth more than 12 pounds per
year. Witnessed by the king at Blancmustre [Whitchurch/Oswestry], the
6th day of August.
As a further consequence of Peter's rebellion, all his lands were
temporarily ("as long as it shall please us") confiscated in March 1217 by
the regent of the young Henry III in favour of the king's half-brother,
Oliver. In April the regent, Earl Marshal, offered Peter a truce encouraging
him to abandon the rebellion and Peter returned to crown allegiance before
the decisive Battle
of Lincoln against prince Louis.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls Henry III 1216-1225
pp42-43 (1901)
1217.
… De terra concessa.—Rex omnibus militibus, libere tenentibus
et aliis de terris Petri filii Herberti, ubicumque terre ille fuerint,
salutem. Sciatis quod commisimus, quamdiu nobis placuerit, dilecto
fratri nostro, Olivero filio Regis, totam terram que fuit Petri filii
Herberti, ubicumque fuerit, cum omnibus pertinenciis suis, ad se
sustentandum in servicio nostro. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eidem
Olivero in omnibus sitis intendentes et respondentes. Et in hujus rei
testimonium etc. vobis inde mittimus. Teste eodem.
De eodem.—Rex omnibus has litteras inspecturis,
salutem. Sciatis quod concessimus dilecto fratri nostro, Olivero filio
Regis, quamdiu nobis placuerit, totam terram que fuit Petri filii
Herberti, cum omnibus pertinenciis suis, ad se sustentandum in
servicio nostro. Et in hujus rei testimonium has litteras nostras
patentes etc. eidem Olivero fieri fecimus. Teste eodem comite, apud
Wintoniam, xx die Marcii, anno regni nostri primo.
This roughly translates as:
1217. … Concerning Land Granted.—The King to all knights, free
tenants, and others holding the lands of Peter son of Herbert, wherever
those lands may be, greeting. Know ye that we have committed, for as
long as it shall please us, to our beloved brother Oliver, son of the
King, the whole land which belonged to Peter son of Herbert, wherever it
may be, with all its appurtenances, for his maintenance in our service.
And therefore we command you that you be intentive and respondent to the
same Oliver in all things. And in testimony of this matter, etc., we
send this to you. Witnessed by the same.
Concerning the Same.—The King to all who shall look upon
these letters, greeting. Know ye that we have granted to our beloved
brother Oliver, son of the King, for as long as it shall please us, the
whole land which belonged to Peter son of Herbert, with all its
appurtenances, for his maintenance in our service. And in testimony of
this matter, we have caused these our letters patent to be made for the
same Oliver. Witnessed by the same Earl [of Pembroke] at Winchester, the
20th day of March, in the first year of our reign.
p110
1217.
Rex nobilibus viris, W. comite Arundell, Petro filio
Herberti, Willelmo de Sancto Johanne, et ceteris inprisiis suis,
spiritum consilii sanioris. Sciatis quod bene volumus quod habeatis
terminum et treugam in eadem forma quam nobis significastis per
venerabiles patres nostros, dominum J. Bathoniensem et Glastoniensem
et R. Cicestrensem, episcopos, et Alanum Basset et Thomam de Erdinton,
usque ad diem Lune proximam ante festum Sancti Marci Ewangeliste, anno
regni nostri primo. Et vobis mandamus quod ex parte vestra et
inprisiorum vestrorum pacem interim teneatis terris nostris et terris
inprisiorum nostrorum. Et in hujus rei testimonium, has litteras
nostras. Et in hujus rei testimonium etc. (sic) vobis inde
mittimus. Teste comite, apud Wintoniam, viij. die Aprilis, anno regni
nostri primo.
1217.
The King to the noble men, W. Earl of Arundel, Peter son of
Herbert, William de St. John, and the rest of their partisans
[adherents], [wishing them] the spirit of wiser counsel. Know ye that we
willingly grant that you may have a truce and truce-term in the same
form as you indicated to us through our venerable fathers, the lord
J[ocelin], bishop of Bath and Glastonbury, and R[anulf], bishop of
Chichester, and Alan Basset and Thomas de Erdington, until the Monday
next before the feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist, in the first year of
our reign [24 April 1217]. And we command you that on your part and on
the part of your partisans you maintain peace in the meantime with our
lands and the lands of our partisans. And in testimony of this matter,
these our letters. And in testimony of this matter etc. (sic) we
send to you thereof. Witness the Earl [Marshal], at Winchester, 8th day
of April, in the first year of our reign.
By accepting the pardon offer from the crown and returning to royalist
allegiance, Peter regained his original lands as well as some of the lands
given to him temporarily after their confiscation from other rebel barons in
1215.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p314 (1833)
1217.
PETR’ fit̄ Herb̅ti rediit ad pacē &
s̅viciū dñi Regis & mand̄ e̅ Vic̃ Glouc̃, Warewic̃, Wiltisir̃,
Eboꭄ sicud px̧i̧o supius [qđ faciant ei h̅re talē saisinā de ōmibz
t̅ris c̅ ptiñ suis in Baillia sua qualē inde h̅uit die qa
recessit a fide & s̅vico dñi J. Regis pr̃is Henr̅ R̃]. T. Com̅ apđ
Strigoyľ, t̅cio decimo die Juł.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1217.
Petrus filius Herberti rediit ad pacem et servicium domini
Regis et mandatum est vicecomitibus Gloucestrie, Warewici, Wiltisire,
Eboraci sicut proximo superius [quod faciant ei habere talem saisinam
de omnibus terris cum pertinentiis suis in baillia sua qualem inde
habuit die qua recessit a fide et servicio domini Johannis Regis
patris Henrici Regis]. Teste Comite apud Strigoyl, tercio decimo die
Julii.
which translates into English as:
1217.
Peter son of Herbert has returned to the peace and service of our
lord the king, and it is commanded to the sheriffs of Gloucestershire,
Warwickshire, Wiltshire, [and] Yorkshire, in the same manner as next
above [that they cause him to have such seisin of all his lands with
their appurtenances within their bailiwick as he held on the day when he
withdrew from the faith and service of lord king John, father of king
Henry]. Witnessed by the Earl at Chepstow [Strigoyl], the thirteenth day
of July.
p316
1217.
REX ven̄abli pat̅i in Xp̅o P. ead̄e gr̃a
Wintoñ Ep̄o sat̃ł. Sciatis qđ Petr̅9 filius Herb̅ti rediit
ad fid̄ē & serviciū ñrm. Et iđo võb mandam̄9 qđ sine
dil̅ōne talē saisinā ei h̅re faciatis de mañio de Estleǧ quod est de
feodo suo & de mañio de Hurtleǧ quod fuit Rob̄ti Maudut; qΪlem
īñ h̅uit die qa recessit a serviã̃o dñi Reg̃ J. pat̅is
ñri. Et q’a nōdū h̅uim̄9 sigillū t̃c̃a. T. Coñ ut p̧x̧o
supa [apud Oxoñ, xxiiij̅o. die Juł].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1217.
Rex venerabili patri in Christo P[etro] eadem gratia
Wintoniensi Episcopo salutem. Sciatis quod Petrus filius Herberti
rediit ad fidem et servicium nostrum. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod sine
dilatione talem saisinam ei habere faciatis de manerio de Estlegh quod
est de feodo suo et de manerio de Hurtlegh quod fuit Roberti Mauduit;
qualem inde habuit die qua recessit a servicio domini Regis Johannis
patris nostri. Et quia nondum habuimus sigillum etcetera. Teste Comite
ut proximo supra [apud Oxoniam, xxiiij°. die Julii].
which translates into English as:
1217.
The King to the venerable father in Christ, P[eter des Roches],
by the same grace Bishop of Winchester, greeting. Know ye that Peter son
of Herbert has returned to our faith and service. And therefore we
command you that without delay you cause him to have such seisin
[possession] of the manor of Eastley which is of his fee, and of the
manor of Hartley which belonged to Robert Mauduit: as he held thereof on
the day when he withdrew from the service of lord King John, our father.
And since we have not yet a seal, etc. Witnessed by the Earl as next
above [at Oxford, the 24th day of July].
p320b
1217.
REX Regiñ de Brewos̃ sat̃ł. Mandam̄9
võb qđ sñ dil̅ōne pleñã saisinā h̅re faciatis dilc̃o & fideli
ñro Pet̅o filio Herb̅ti qui ad fidem & serviciū ñrm
est de cast̅ls & t̅ris suis cū ptiñ in Ballia vr̃a. T. Com̅ apđ
Certeš, ix̅o. die Sept̃.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1217.
Rex Reginaldo de Brewos salutem. Mandamus vobis quod sine
dilatione plenam saisinam habere faciatis dilecto et fideli nostro
Petro filio Herberti, qui ad fidem et servicium nostrum est, de
castris et terris suis cum pertinentiis in Ballia vestra. Teste Comite
apud Certes’, ix°. die Septembris.
which translates into English as:
1217.
The King to Reginald de Braose greeting. We command you that
without delay you cause our beloved and faithful Peter son of Herbert,
who is in our faith and service, to have full seisin of his castles and
lands with appurtenances within your bailiwick. Witnessed by the Earl at
Chertsey, the 9th day of September.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p490 (1833)
1222.
D’ fil’ & h̃ede Johis fil’ Hugōis.
MANDAT’ est P. fit̄ Hereb̄ qđ filiū & heredē
Joh̃is fit̄ Hugōis qⁱ mortuus est qui est ī custodia sua, & cuj9
custodia ad dñm Regē ptinet rōne tenem̃ti qđ ip̃e de dño Rege tenuit
ī capite: h̅re faciat H. de Burgo Justic̃. T. H. tc̃. ap̃ Skenefrith,
vij. die Marc̃.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1222.
De filio et herede Johannis filii Hugonis.
Mandatum est P[etro] filio Herberti quod filium et heredem
Johannis filii Hugonis qui mortuus est, qui est in custodia sua, et
cujus custodia ad dominum Regem pertinet ratione tenementi quod ipse
de domino Rege tenuit in capite: habere faciat H[uberto] de Burgo
Justiciario. Teste H[uberto] etcetera apud Skenefrith, vij. die
Marcii.
which translates into English as:
1222.
Concerning the son and heir of John fitz Hugh.
It is commanded to P[eter] son of Herbert that the son and heir
of John fitz Hugh, who is dead, and who is in his custody, and whose
wardship belongs to our lord the King by reason of the tenement which he
held of our lord the King in chief: he cause H[ubert] de Burgh, the
Justiciar, to have him. Witnessed by H[ubert] etc. at Skenfrith, the 7th
day of March.
p616
1224.
D’ pdoñ xxx. marc̃.
REX Bar̃ de Scªc̃io sat̃ł. Sciatis qđ pdonavim9
Petrᵒ fit̃ H’eb̃ti xxx. m̃. quas nob̃ [debet] de fine xl. m̃. quē
nob̃c̃ fecit p h̃nda custodia t̃re & h̃edis Joh̃ fit̃ Hug̃. Et io
vo𝔷 mandam9 qđ de itt xxx. m̃. ip̃m Petrū q’etū ee
faciatis. T. R̃. ap̃ Bed̃, xvj. die Aug̃, anno viij. Corā Justic̃.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1224.
De pardonatione xxx. marcarum.
Rex Baronibus de Scaccario salutem. Sciatis quod pardonavimus
Petro filio Herberti xxx. marcas quas nobis [debet] de fine xl.
marcarum quem nobiscum fecit pro habenda custodia terrae et heredis
Johannis filii Hugonis. Et ideo vobis mandamus quod de illis xxx.
marcis ipsum Petrum quietum esse faciatis. Teste Rege apud Bedfordiam,
xvj. die Augusti, anno octavo. Coram Justiciario.
which translates into English as:
1224.
Concerning the pardon of 30 marks.
The King to the barons of the exchequer, greeting. Know ye that
we have pardoned to Peter son of Herbert 30 marks, which he [owes] us of
a fine of 40 marks which he made with us for having the wardship of the
land and heir of John fitz Hugh. And therefore we command you that,
concerning those 30 marks, you cause the same Peter to be quit thereof.
Witnessed by the King at Bedford, the 16th day of August, in the eighth
year. Before the Justiciar.
Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1224-1227 vol 2 pp78b-79 (1844)
1225.
Norh̃t̃ p Petᵒ fit H’ebti.
REX Martino de Patesh̃ & soc̃ suis tc̃. ī
Cōm Norh̃t̃. Mandam9 voβ qđ assisā de morte antecess̃ q̃
sūmonita est corā voβ int̃ Hug̃ de Mortuo Mari pet̃ & Petum
fit Hereβ cuj9 fit pⁱmogenit9 est ī s̃vic̃o
nr̃o ī Wascoñ cũ Ric̃ fr̃e nr̃o p p̃cep̃t̃ nr̃m & Isabełł ux̃
ejus teñ de tⁱbus carucatis t̃re cũ ptiñ ī Langebergh̃: ponatis ī
resp̃cm usqꭄ ad adveñ alioꝝ Justic̃ ī ptes illas. T. R̃. ap̃
Windles̃, xxix. die Juł.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1225.
Northampton. Pro Petro filio Herberti.
Rex Martino de Pateshull et sociis suis etc. in comitatu
Northampton. Mandamus vobis quod assisam de morte antecessoris quae
summonita est coram vobis inter Hugonem de Mortuo Mari petentem, et
Petrum filium Hereberti, cujus filius primogenitus est in servicio
nostro in Wasconia cum Ricardo fratre nostro per praeceptum nostrum,
et Isabellam uxorem ejus tenentes, de tribus carucatis terrae cum
pertinentiis in Langebergh: ponatis in respectum usque ad adventum
aliorum Justiciariorum in partes illas. Teste Rege apud Windlesoram,
xxix. die Julii.
which translates into English as:
1225.
Northamptonshire. For Peter son of Herbert.
The King to Martin de Pateshull and his associates, [justices]
etc. in the county of Northampton. We command you that the assize of
mort d'ancestor which is summoned before you between Hugh de Mortimer,
plaintiff, and Peter son of Herbert, whose eldest son is in our service
in Gascony with Richard our brother by our command, and Isabella his
wife, tenants, concerning three carucates of land with appurtenances in
Longborough: you put in respite [postpone] until the arrival of other
Justices into those parts. Witnessed by the King at Windsor, the 29th
day of July.
p155b
1226.
MAND’ est M. de Patesh̃ & soc̃ suis assigatis
ī Cōm Eboꝝ qđ ad petic̃oem Petⁱ fit Hereb̃ti om̃s assisas tā ultie
presētac̃ois qa nove dissais̃, qas id̃ Petr9
arainiavit ṽs9 Priorē de Sc̃o Oswaldo & Thom̃ de
Lintuñ & Joh̃em de Arcune ī Cōm Eboꝝ ponāt ī respectū usq̃ ad
pximū reditū suū ap̃ Westm̃. T. R̄. ap̃ Westm̃, iiij. die
Octobꝝ.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1226.
Mandatum est M[artino] de Pateshull et sociis suis assignatis
in comitatu Eboraci quod ad petitionem Petri filii Hereberti omnes
assisas tam ultimae praesentacionis quam novae disseisinae, quas idem
Petrus arainiavit versus Priorem de Sancto Oswaldo et Thomam de Linton
et Johannem de Arcune in comitatu Eboraci ponant in respectum usque ad
proximum reditum suum apud Westmonasterium. Teste Rege apud
Westmonasterium, iiij. die Octobris.
which translates into English as:
1226.
It is commanded to M[artin] de Pateshull and his associates,
[Justices] assigned in the county of York, that at the petition of Peter
son of Herbert, they put in respite [postpone] all assizes, as well of
darrein presentment [last presentation to a church] as of novel
disseisin [recent unlawful eviction], which the same Peter has arraigned
against the Prior of St. Oswald, and Thomas de Linton, and John de
Arcune in the county of York, until his next return to Westminster.
Witnessed by the King at Westminster, the 4th day of October.
p178b
1227.
p̃ Petᵒ fit̄ Hereb̄.
MAND’ est H. de Nevit̄ qđ pmittat Petrū fit Hereb̄
cape x. damas & tres broket̃ in foresta de Saṽnac de dono dñi
R̃. nisi eos alias h̃uit p p̃cept̃ dñi R̃. T. R̃. ap̃ Westm̃, xxvj.
die Marc̃.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1227.
Pro Petro filio Hereberti.
Mandatum est H[ugoni] de Neville quod permittat Petrum filium
Hereberti capere x. damas et tres broketos in foresta de Savernake de
dono domini Regis, nisi eos alias habuit per praeceptum domini Regis.
Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium, xxvj. die Marcii.
which translates into English as:
1227.
For Peter son of Herbert.
It is commanded to H[ugh] de Neville that he permit Peter son of Herbert
to take 10 doe deer and three brockets [young red deer stags] in the
forest of Savernake, as a gift of the lord King, unless he has had them
elsewhere by command of the lord King. Witnessed by the King at
Westminster, the 26th day of March.
p186b
1227.
p Petrᵒ fit̃ Hereb̃ti.
REX Vic̃ Suhāpt̃ [sat̃ł]. Ostendit nob̃ dilc̃s
& fidēł nr̃ Petr9 fit̃ H’rβti qđ cũ tenuisset qundā
t̃rā ī Werdlehā que est de feodo suo & eā pacifice posedisset,
tu ppʼa aucte tua de gªngia ip̃ius serā qua firmata fuit
amovisti & serā tuā apposuisti ijuste ip̃m de t̃ra p̃dc̃a
disseisiendo ut dic̃. De quo qⁱdē si ita fũit valde miramr.
Et īo tⁱ p̃cipim9 qđ p visū pboꝝ & leg̃ hoīū bladū
ī gªngia p̃dc̃a īvẽtū appciari facias & p p̃cio illo eidẽ
Petᵒ bladū ittđ dimittas, nob̃ sñ ditōne p littas tuas sig̃catur9
qua occōne de p̃dc̃is sñ p̃cepto ñro tat̃r te int̃misisti. T. me
ip̃o ap̃ Westm̃, xxij. die Maii.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1227.
Pro Petro filio Hereberti.
Rex vicecomiti Suhamt’ [salutem]. Ostendit nobis dilectus et fidelis
noster Petrus filius Herberti quod cum tenuisset quandam terram in
Werdleham quae est de feodo suo et eam pacifice possedisset, tu
propria auctoritate tua de grangia ipsius seram qua firmata fuit
amovisti et seram tuam apposuisti injuste ipsum de terra praedicta
disseisiendo ut dicitur. De quo quidem si ita fuerit valde miramur. Et
ideo tibi praecipimus quod per visum proborum et legalium hominum
bladum in grangia praedicta inventum appreciari facias et pro precio
illo eidem Petro bladum illud dimittas, nobis sine dilatione per
litteras tuas significaturus qua occasione de praedictis sine
praecepto nostro taliter te intromisisti. Teste me ipso apud
Westmonasterium, xxij. die Maii.
which translates into English as:
1227.
For Peter son of Herbert.
The King to the sheriff of Southampton [Hampshire] greeting. Our beloved
and faithful Peter son of Herbert has shown to us that, whereas he had
held a certain land in Worldham which is of his fee and had peacefully
possessed it, you, by your own authority, removed from his grange the
lock with which it was fastened, and affixed your own lock, unjustly
disseising him of the aforesaid land, as it is said. Concerning which
matter, if it indeed be so, we marvel greatly. And therefore we command
you that, by the view of upright and lawful men, you cause the grain
found in the aforesaid grange to be appraised, and for that price you
release that grain to the same Peter, certifying to us without delay by
your letters by what occasion you intermeddled yourself in such a manner
in the aforesaid matters without our command. Witnessed by myself at
Westminster, the 22nd day of May.
p190
1227.
p̃ Petᵒ fit̄ Hereb̄.
MAND’ est Rogo de Clifford̄ qđ pmittat Petrū filiū
Hereb̃ti cape duos c̃vos in foresta de Dene de dono dñi R̄. T. R̄. ap̅
Westm̃, xx. die Juñ, anno xj̅o.
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1227.
Pro Petro filio Hereberti.
Mandatum est Rogo de Clifford quod permittat Petrum filium Hereberti
capere duos cervos in foresta de Dene de dono domini Regis. Teste Rege
apud Westmonasterium, xx. die Junii, anno undecimo.
which translates into English as:
1227.
For Peter son of Herbert.
It is commanded to Roger de Clifford that he permit Peter son of Herbert
to take two stags in the forest of Dean, as a gift of our lord the King.
Witnessed by the King at Westminster, the 20th day of June, in the
eleventh year.
p200
1227.
p Decano & Capitulo Rotom̃.
DECANUS & Capitulū Rotomag̃ de licenc̃ dñi
R̄. retornent se ī ass̃ nove diss̃ quā arainiavnt ṽs9
Petrū fit̃ H’eb̃ de teñ ī villa Sc̃e Marie de Ot̃rẏ unde amicabit̃r
ut dix̃nt int̃ eos cōvenit. Et mand̃ est Henr̃ de Trªcẏ
& soc̃ suis Justic̃ inde 9stitutis qđ p̃dc̃am ass̃ remañe &
ip̃os Dec̃ & Capitul̃ & pt̃ suos de p̃s quietos ẽe faciant.
T. ut sª [R̄. ap̃ Windles̃, viij. die Sept̃].
This transcribes into regular Latin type as:
1227.
Pro Decano et Capitulo Rotomagensi.
Decanus et Capitulum Rotomagenses de licencia domini Regis retornerunt
se in assisa novae disseisinae quam arainiaverunt versus Petrum filium
Herberti de tenemento in villa Sanctae Mariae de Otry unde
amicabiliter ut dixerunt inter eos convenit. Et mandatum est Henrico
de Tracy et sociis suis Justiciariis inde constitutis quod praedictam
assisam remanere et ipsos Decanum et Capitulum et plegios suos de
misericordia quietos esse faciant. Teste ut supra [Rege apud
Windlesoram, viij. die Septembris].
which translates into English as:
1227.
For the Dean and Chapter of Rouen.
The Dean and Chapter of Rouen, by license of our lord the King, have
withdrawn themselves from the assize of novel disseisin [recent unlawful
eviction] which they had arraigned against Peter son of Herbert
concerning a tenement in the vill of St. Mary of Ottery [Ottery St.
Mary], whereof it has been amicably agreed between them, as they have
said.And it is commanded to Henry de Tracy and his associates, Justices
appointed for this matter, that they cause the aforesaid assize to be
stayed, and cause the same Dean and Chapter, and their guarantors, to be
quit of amercement [court fines]. Witnessed as above [the King at
Windsor, the 8th day of September].
Peter was given deer by the king to stock his deer park at Leckhampstead, a
manor he inherited from his mother.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1227-1231 pp32-33
(1902)
1228.
De damis datis.—Mandatum est
Hugoni de Nevill’ quod habere faciat Petro filio Hereberti sex damos
in foresta nostra de Merleberg’, ponendos in parco suo de Lechamsted’,
de dono nostro. Teste rege apud Rading’, iiij die Aprilis.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
buck deer given.—It is commanded to Hugh de Neville that he cause
Peter son of Herbert to have six buck deer in our forest of Marlborough,
to be placed in his park of Leckhampstead, as our gift. Witnessed by the
king at Reading, the 4th day of April.
Calendar of the Charter Rolls Henry III 1226-1257 p72
(1903)
1228. April 20.
Westminster.
Grant to
Peter son of Herbert of warren for the fox, the hare and the roe in his
land of Wulfreton, Akele, Hampton and in the hundred of Clere.
This entry refers to the Hospital of St. John the Baptist at Lechlade, which
Peter formally founded in the 1220s, next to the primary bridge over the
River Thames. In the 13th century, a "hospital" was an ecclesiastical
almshouse and chapel complex run by an Augustinian prior and monks, built to
offer free shelter, medical care, and food to poor travelers, pilgrims, and
local infirm unfortunates. Because Peter had built the bridge and its raised
earthen approach causeway, he wanted to erect a formal gate structure
directly in front of his new hospital. The king approves the project on the
condition that the gate must remain permanently open and clear to everyday
commercial traffic, ensuring that pedestrians, mounted knights, and heavy
trade wagons can cross the Thames freely without extortion or obstruction.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1227-1231 p82
(1902)
1228.
Pro Petro filio Hereberti.—Mandatum
est vicecomiti Gloucestrie quod permittat Petrum filium Hereberti
levare quandam portam super calcetam pontis Lechelad’ coram hospitali
quod ibidem construxit, salva transeuntibus, tam peditibus quam
equitibus et carectis, absque impedimento communi via sua. Teste rege
apud Kery, xxvij die Septembris.
This roughly translates as:
For
Peter son of Herbert.—It is commanded to the sheriff of
Gloucestershire that he permit Peter son of Herbert to erect a certain
gate upon the causeway of the bridge of Lechlade in front of the
hospital which he has constructed there, saving to those passing by, as
well pedestrians as horsemen and carts, without impediment to their
common way. Witnessed by the king at Kerry, the 27nd day of September.
p156
1229.
Pro Petro filio Hereberti.—Quia
protestatum est coram rege quod Petrus filius Hereberti habuit milites
suos cum domino J. rege in ultimo itinere suo in Pictavia, mandatum
est baronibus de Scaccario quod de sex marcis que ab eodem Petro
exiguntur per summonitionem Scaccarii de scutagio predicti itineris,
ipsum Petrum quietum esse faciant. Teste ut supra [rege apud
Croinden’, xxiij die Februarii].
This roughly translates as:
For
Peter son of Herbert.—Because it has been testified before the
king that Peter son of Herbert had his knights with lord King John, in
his last journey in Poitou [in 1214], it is commanded to the barons of
the exchequer that, concerning the six marks which are exacted from the
same Peter by summons of the exchequer for the scutage of the aforesaid
journey; they cause the same Peter to be quit thereof. Witnessed as
above [the king at Croydon, the 23rd day of February].
In 1229, Herbert prepared to participate in Henry III's unsuccessful
military expedition to France to support a revolt against the young king of
France, Louis IX. The expedition failed to leave Portsmouth in its planned
October 1229 departure from Portsmouth due to logistics failures and only
departed the following April.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls Henry III 1225-1232 p311
(1901)
1229.
Rex omnibus ballivis etc.
salutem. Mandamus vobis quod manuteneatis, protegatis et defendatis
homines, terras, res, redditus et possessiones dilecti et fidelis
nostri Petri filii Hereberti, qui profectus est nobiscum ad partes
transmarinas per preceptum nostrum; non inferentes eis vel inferri
permittentes injuriam, molestiam, dampnum aut gravamen, quamdiu fuerit
nobiscum in partibus transmarinis per preceptum nostrum; et si quid
eis forisfactum fuerit, id eis sine dilatione faciatis emendari. Teste
me ipso, apud Portesmue, xix die Octobris, anno regni nostri xiij.
This roughly translates as:
The
King to all bailiffs etc., greeting. We command you that you maintain,
protect, and defend the men, lands, things, rents, and possessions of
our beloved and faithful Peter son of Herbert, who has set out with us
to parts beyond the seas by our command; not bringing upon them, nor
permitting to be brought upon them, injury, molestation, damage, or
grievance, for as long as he shall be with us in parts beyond the seas
by our command; and if anything shall have been forfeited [done amiss]
against them, you shall cause it to be amended to them without delay.
Witness myself, at Portsmouth, 19th day of October, in the 13th year
of our reign.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1227-1231 p265
(1902)
1229.
De damis datis.
… Mandatum est Galfrido Esturmy quod habere faciat Petro filio
Hereberti x damas et duos brokettos in balliva sua de dono regis,
ponendos in quodam parco suo. Teste ut supra [rege apud Oxoniam, xviij
die Novembris].
This roughly translates as:
For
Peter son of Herbert.
… It is commanded to Geoffrey Esturmy that he cause Peter son of Herbert
to have 10 doe deer and two brockets [young red deer stags] within his
bailiwick, as a gift of the king, to be placed in a certain park of his.
Witnessed as above [the king at Oxford, the 18th day of November].
p273
1229.
De roboribus datis.—Mandatum
est Hasculfo de Nevill’ quod habere faciat Petro filio Hereberti v
vetera robora de dono regis in balliva sua ad focum suum. Teste rege
apud Croxton’, xiij die Decembris.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning oak trees given.—It is commanded to Hasculf de Neville
that he cause Peter son of Herbert to have 5 old oak logs as a gift of
the king within his bailiwick for his hearth [firewood]. Witnessed by
the king at Croxton, the 13th day of December.
In 1230 Peter went with king Henry
III on his expedition to Brittany. Ongoing lawsuits against Peter were
halted while he was in the king's service.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1227-1231 pp333-334
(1902)
1230.
De loquelis ponendis in respectum.—Mandatum est justiciariis de
Banco quod loquelam que est coram eis apud Westmonasterium inter
Willelmum de Gamag’, petentem, qui profectus est cum rege ad partes
transmarinas, et Osbertum Smeth’, Walterum de Strafford’, Robertum de
Strafford’, Radulfum le Pelerin, et Oliverum de Eton’, tenentes de
terra in Eton’, ponant in respectum quamdiu idem Willelmus fuerit in
partibus transmarinis etc. Teste ut supra [me ipso apud Portesmue, xix
die Aprilis, anno regni nostri xiiij].
…
Eodem modo scribitur—justiciariis de Banco pro Gileberto
Basset...eisdem pro Petro filio Hereberti de loquela que est inter
Fulconem filium Warini petentem, et eum tenentem, de manerio de
Staunton’, ponenda in respectum etc.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning lawsuits to be put in respite.—It is commanded to the
justices of the Bench that the lawsuit which is before them at
Westminster between William de Gamages, plaintiff, who has set out with
the king to parts overseas, and Osbert Smith, Walter de Strafford,
Robert de Strafford, Ralph le Pelerin, and Oliver de Eaton, tenants,
concerning land in Eaton: they put in respite for as long as the same
William shall be in parts overseas etc. Witnessed as above [myself at
Portsmouth, on the 19th day of April, in the 14th year of our reign].
… In the same manner it is written—To the justices of the Bench for
Gilbert Basset...To the same [justices] for Peter son of Herbert,
concerning the lawsuit which is between Fulk fitz Warin, plaintiff, and
him [Peter], tenant, concerning the manor of Stanton [Staunton’], to be
put in respite etc.
Meanwhile Peter was also expected to deal with the capture and ransoming of
William
de Braose by Llywelyn
in Wales, specifically by taking control of de Braose's castles in the area
to prevent them falling into Welsh hands. This responsibility was soon
handed off as Peter was required on the Brittany expedition which departed
on 30 April.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls Henry III 1225-1232 p336
(1901)
1230.
De castris Willelmi
de Braosa.—Rex constabulario W. de Braosa de Radenour, salutem.
Datum est nobis intelligi quod L. princeps Norwallie cepit W. de
Braosa, dominum vestrum, et detinet imprisonatum, unde plurimum
dolemus et cujus deliberationem valde desideramus. Quia igitur tam
nobis quam ipsi domino vestro expedit ut castra sua interim salvo
custodiantur, vobis mandamus, firmiter injungentes in fide qua nobis
tenemini, quatinus castrum de Radenour liberetis dilectis et fidelibus
nostris Petro filio Hereberti et Johanni de Monemue, quibus illud
commisimus custodiendum ad securitatem nostram et ipsius domini
vestri, donec Dominus eum liberaverit. Teste ut supra [me ipso, apud
Portesmue, xx die Aprilis, anno regni nostri xiiij].
Eodem modo scribitur constabulario de Haya, et constabulario de
Huntinton, et constabulario de Brechinnijo, et constabulario de
Bergeveny.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
the castles of William de Braose.—The King to the constable of
W. de Braose of Radnor, greeting. It has been given us to understand
that L[lywelyn], prince of North Wales, has captured W[illiam]. de
Braose, your lord, and detains him imprisoned, whereat we grieve
exceedingly and whose release we greatly desire. Because therefore it
is expedient both to us and to your lord himself that his castles be
safely kept in the meantime, we command you, firmly enjoining in the
faith by which you are bound to us, that you deliver the castle of
Radnor to our beloved and faithful Peter son of Herbert and John of
Monmouth, to whom we have committed it to be kept for our security and
that of your lord himself, until the Lord shall set him free. Witness
as above [by my own hand, at Portsmouth, on the 20th day of April, in
the 14th year of our reign].
In the same manner it is written to the constable of Hay, and
to the constable of Huntington, and to the constable of Brecon, and to
the constable of Abergavenny.
p339
1230.
De terris et castris
Willelmi de Braosa.—Rex commisit W. comiti Marescallo omnes
terras et tenementa et castra Willelmi de Braosa cum omnibus
pertinenciis suis quamdiu in prisona fuerit, custodienda ad
indempnitatem et commodum ipsius Willelmi et ad respondendum ipsi
Willelmo de exitibus eorum quamcitius a prisona fuerit liberatus. Et
mandatum est constabulario de Bergeveny quod castrum illud cum omnibus
terris ipsius Willelmi in manu et custodia sua existentibus, predicto
comiti sine dilatione liberet, non obstante precepto regis quod prius
fecit de terris et castris ipsius Willelmi, Petro filio Hereberti et
Johanni de Monemue committendis et salvo custodiendis. In cujus rei
etc. Teste rege, apud Portesmue, xxvij die Aprilis.
Eodem modo scribitur constabulariis:—
de Toten[eis].
de Stratmelthin.
de Brechennio.
de Sancto Claro.
de Huntindon.
da Haya.
de Radenor.
Ballivo de Kingeslen et Erleslen.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
the lands and castles of William de Braose.—The King has
committed to W[illiam], Earl Marshal, all the lands and tenements and
castles of William de Braose with all their appurtenances for as long
as he shall be in prison, to be kept for the indemnity and advantage
of the same William and to answer to the same William for the issues
[revenues] thereof as soon as he shall be delivered from prison. And
it is commanded to the constable of Abergavenny that he deliver that
castle without delay to the aforesaid earl, together with all the
lands of the same William existing in his hand and custody,
notwithstanding the king's command which he previously made concerning
committing and safely keeping the lands and castles of the same
William to Peter son of Herbert and John of Monmouth. In [witness] of
which thing etc. Witness the king, at Portsmouth, 27th day of April.
In the same manner it is written to the constables:
of Totnes.
of Ystradfellte (Stratmelthin).
of Brecon.
of St. Clears.
of Huntington.
of Hay.
of Radnor.
To the bailiff of Kingsland and Eardisland.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1227-1231 p557
(1902)
1231.
Pro Fulcone filio Warini.—Mandatum est justiciariis de Banco
quod loquelam, que fuit inter Fulconem filium Warini petentem et
Petrum filium Hereberti tenentem, de medietate manerii de Stanton’ cum
pertinentiis, et quam rex precepit poni in respectum usque ad reditum
suum de partibus transmarinis, ut dicitur, faciant resummoneri ita
quod sit coram eis a die Sancti Michaelis in tres septimanas in eodem
statu quo remansit per preceptum regis. Teste rege apud Castrum
Matildis, xv die Septembris.
This roughly translates as:
On
behalf of Fulk, son of Warin..—It is commanded to the justices of
the Bench that the lawsuit which was between Fulk, son of Warin,
demandant [plaintiff], and Peter, son of Herbert, tenant [defendant],
concerning half of the manor of Stanton with its appurtenances, and
which the King had ordered to be put in respite [postponed] until his
return from parts overseas, as it is said, they shall cause to be
resummoned so that it may be before them three weeks from the day of
Saint Michael, in the same state in which it remained by command of the
king. Witnessed by the king at Painscastle, on the 15th day of
September.
pp591-592
1231.
Mandatum est Petro filio Hereberti quod, eum oporteat regem factum et
collationem H. regis avi sui tueri et warantizare, non inquietet
priorissam et moniales de Ambresbir’ de quadam terre in Wellop’, quam
habent de dono H. regis, et quam idem P. trahit in placitam, ut
dicitur. Teste rege apud Rading’, vj die Julii.
This roughly translates as:
It is commanded
to Peter son of Herbert, since it is incumbent upon him to uphold and
warrant the grant made by King Henry, his grandfather, not to disturb
the prioress and nuns of Amesbury regarding certain land in Wallop which
they hold by the gift of king Henry, and which the said Peter is
bringing into litigation, as is alleged. Witnessed by the king at
Reading, the 6th day of July.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1231-1234 pp1-2
(1905)
1231.
De
capreolis datis.—Mandatum est Galfrido Esturmy quod in bruilliis
regis de Bedewinde faciat habere Petro filio Hereberti tres capreolos
de dono regis. Teste ut supra [rege apud Merleberg’, ij. die
Novembris].
Pro Petro filio Hereberti.—Mandatum est Hasculfo de
Nevill’ quod non inpediat quominus homines Petri filii Hereberti
colligere possint singulis annis per unum diem nuces in foresta regis
de Rotel’ ad opus ipsius Petri, sicut eas colligere debent et solent.
Teste ut supra.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
roebucks given.—It is commanded to Geoffrey Esturmy that in the
king’s copsewood of Bedwyn he cause Peter son of Herbert to have three
roebucks as a gift of the king. Witness as above [the king at
Marlborough, 2nd day of November].
For
Peter son of Herbert.—It is commanded to Hasculf de Neville that
he do not hinder the men of Peter son of Herbert from being able to
gather nuts every year for one day in the king’s forest of Rutland for
the use of the same Peter, as they ought and are accustomed to gather
them. Witness as above.
Calendar of the Patent Rolls Henry III 1225-1232 p469
(1901)
1232.
Pro Petro filio
Hereberti.—Rex concessit Petro filio Hereberti quod quandocunque
voluerit, libere et sine inpedimento condat testamentum suum de bladis
suis tunc solo herentibus et de aliis bonis, rebus et catallis suis.
In cujus etc.
This roughly translates as:
For
Peter son of Herbert.—The King has granted to Peter son of
Herbert that whenever he shall wish, freely and without impediment he
may make his testament [will] concerning his corn [crops] then growing
in the soil and concerning his other goods, things, and chattels. In
[witness] of which thing etc.
p478
1232.
Rex Petro filio Herberti et
Isabelle uxori ejus, salutem. Veniens ad nos Henricus de Fraxneto,
nobis monstravit quod terram que fuit Reginaldi de Fraxneto, patris
sui Normanni, cujus heres ipse est, ut dicit, in Belton, et est de
feodo de Ocham, ei redderetis si nobis placeret. Et ideo vobis
significamus quod bene placet nobis quod terram illam ei reddatis, si
id facere volueritis. In cujus rei testimonium etc. Teste ut supra
[rege, apud Gloucestre, vij. die Junii].
This roughly translates as:
The
King to Peter son of Herbert and Isabella his wife, greeting. Coming
to us Henry de Fraxneto [de Ash], has shown to us that the land which
belonged to Reginald de Fraxneto, his Norman father, whose heir he is,
as he says, in Belton, and which is of the fee of Oakhampstead [or
Oakham], you would restore to him if it should please us. And
therefore we signify to you that it well pleases us that you restore
that land to him, if you be willing to do so. In testimony of which
thing etc. Witness as above [the king, at Gloucester, 7th day of
June].
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1231-1234 p206
(1905)
1233.
De
capreolis datis.—Mandatum est P. de Rivall’ quod in foresta de
Arundell’, que est in custodia sua per preceptum regis, faciat habere
Petro filio Herberti v. capreolos de dono regis. Teste rege apud
Otteford’, x. die Aprilis. Per Radulfum filium Nicholai.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
roebucks given.—It is commanded to P[eter] de Rivaux that in the
forest of Arundel, which is in his custody by order of the king, he
cause Peter son of Herbert to have 5 roebucks as a gift of the king.
Witness the king at Otford, on the 10th day of April. By Ralph son of
Nicholas.
p261
1233.
De
cervis datis.—Mandatum est P. de Rivall’ quod in foresta regis
de Axiholt’ faciat habere Petro filio Hereberti tres cervos de dono
regis. Teste ut supra [me ipso apud Heref’, xj. die Septembris, anno
regni nostri xvij]. Per justiciarium.
This roughly translates as:
Concerning
stags given.—It is commanded to P[eter] de Rivaux that in the
king's forest of Alice Holt he cause Peter son of Herbert to have three
stags as a gift of the king. Witness as above [myself at Hereford, on
the 11th day of September, in the 17th year of our reign]. By the
Justiciar.
p313
1233.
Die Lune proxima post festum Sancti Barnabe Apostoli apud Wigorniam
coram rege anno etc. xvij., presentibus dominis Wintoniensi et
Cycestrensi, S. de Sedgrave justiciario Anglie, comite Ricardo, W.
comite Ablem’, Thoma comite War’, Philippo de Albiniaco, Petro de Malo
Lacu, Pagano de Chaurces, Andrea de Chanceaus, P. de Rivall’ tunc
thesaurario, Willelmo filio Warini, Hugone Dispensatore, Radulfo filio
Nicholai, liberaverunt subscripti barones de Marchia obsides suos
domino regi de fideli servicio, quousque regnum sit ita securatum quod
firma pax sit in regno Anglie.
… Walterus de Bello Campo eodem modo liberavit Jacobum filium suum in
obsidem pro eo. Et dominus rex tradidit eum Petro filio Hereberti.
This roughly translates as:
On the
Monday next after the feast of Saint Barnabas the Apostle [13 June] at
Worcester before the king in the year etc. 17th, in the presence of the
lords [bishops] of Winchester and Chichester, S[tephen] de Segrave
justiciar of England, earl Richard, W. earl of Aumale, Thomas earl of
Warwick, Philip d’Aubigny, Peter de Maulay, Pain de Chaworth, Andrew de
Chanceaux, P. de Rivaux then treasurer, William fitz Warin, Hugh le
Despenser, Ralph fitz Nicholas, the undersigned barons of the March
delivered their hostages to the lord king for faithful service, until
the realm be so secured that there be firm peace in the kingdom of
England.
… Walter de Beauchamp in the same manner delivered James his son as a
hostage for him. And the lord king handed him over to Peter fitz
Herbert.
p478
1234.
Pro Petro filio Herberti. De cervis datis.—Mandatum est Johanni
de Venuz quod faciat habere Petro filio Herberti tres cervos in
foresta de Wulvesmere, de dono regis. Teste rege apud Havering’, xx.
die Julii.
This roughly translates as:
For
Peter son of Herbert. Concerning stags given.—It is commanded to
John de Venuz that he cause Peter son of Herbert to have three stags in
the forest of Woolmer, as a gift of the king. Witness the king at
Havering, 20th day of July.
Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1234-1237 p56
(1908)
1235.
Pro
Petro filio Hereberti.—Mandatum est Johanni de Colemere quod
tria dolia vini, que Petrus filius Hereberti emi fecit ad opus suum
apud Suht’ et que arestari fecit, ut dicitur, eidem Petro sine
dilatione deliberari faciat. Teste rege apud Gipewicum, viij. die
Marcii. Per G. de Craucumb’.
This roughly translates as:
For
Peter son of Herbert.—It is commanded to John de Colemere that he
cause to be delivered without delay to the same Peter three tuns [about
750 gallons] of wine, which Peter son of Herbert caused to be bought for
his own use at Southampton and which he [John] caused to be arrested, as
it is said. Witness the king at Ipswich, 8th day of March. By G. de
Crowcombe.
p93
1235.
Pro P. filio Herberti.—Mandatum
est Johanni de Colemere quod de vinis, que arestata sunt apud Suht’ ad
opus regis, permittat P. filium Hereberti habere v. dolia vini ad
denarios suos. Teste ut supra. [rege apud Westmonasterium, xix. die
Maii].
This roughly translates as:
For
P[eter]. son of Herbert.—It is commanded to John de Colemere that
from the wines which are arrested at Southampton for the king’s use, he
permit P[eter]. son of Herbert to have 5 tuns [about 1250 gallons] of
wine for his own money. Witness as above [the king at Westminster, 19th
day of May].
p204
1235.
Pro abbate de Rading’.—Mandatum
est majori et ballivis Oxonie quod de mesuagio illo in villa Oxonie
quod Petrus filius Hereberti dedit abbati de Rading’, ut dicitur, et
quod ceperunt in manum regis pro defectu muragii ad mesuagio illud
pertinentis, eidem abbati plenam seisinam habere faciant, accepta ab
eo prius bona securitate quod de predicto muragio regi satisfaciet tam
de tempore preterito quam de futuro. Teste ut supra [rege apud
Wudestok’, v. die Novembris].
This roughly translates as:
For
the abbot of Reading.—It is commanded to the mayor and bailiffs of
Oxford that concerning that messuage in the town of Oxford which Peter
son of Herbert gave to the abbot of Reading, as it is said, and which
they took into the king’s hand for default of murage belonging to that
messuage, they cause the same abbot to have full seisin, having first
received good security from him that he will satisfy the king concerning
the aforesaid murage both for past time and for future time. Witness as
above [the king at Woodstock, 5th day of November].
An earlier gift from Peter, amongst others, to the monks at Alcester was
confirmed by charter after his death when the monks planned development of
their land.
Calendar of the Charter Rolls Henry III 1226-1257 p256
(1903)
1241. Feb. 8.
Woodstock.
Grant to
the abbot and monks of Alencestre of the following gifts:—
… of the gift of Peter son of Herbert, all the holding which is of
his fee, which the monks previously held, that is half the court of the
said monks, half the mill which the monks made without their court, with
half of the meadow, called Halemede, and half of the meadow, called
Mulnham, which belong to the said half of the mill, for 10s.; and
the demesne pigs of the said monks to be quit of pannage in the wood of
the said Peter in Alencestre and without it; and from the wood
sufficient timber for the use of the said monks and for the said mill,
by view of the foresters of the said Peter and his heirs; and common of
pasture for their beasts and flocks:
A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners
of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John Burke, 1838)
PETER
FITZ-HERBERT, Baron of Berstaple in
Devonshire, the honor of which he obtained from King John, with
fifteen knight’s fees, part of the lands of William de Braose, and he
was made Governor of Pickering Castle in Yorkshire, and Sheriff of that
county by the same moarch. This Peter was one of the barons named in
Magna Charta, and by his signature fourth in rank amongst the barons. He
m. first, Alice, dau. of Robert Fitz Roger, a great baron in
Northumberland, Lord of Warkworth and Clavering, and sister of John, to
whom EDWARD I. gave the surname of CLAVERING,
Lord of Callaly in Northumberland. By this lady he had a son and heir, REGINALD
FITZ PETER. He m. secondly Isabel,
dau. and coheir of William de Braose, and widow of David Llewellin,
Prince of Wales, and by the alliance acquired the lordships and castles
of Blenlevenny and Talgarth in the county of Brecknock, with other
possessions in Wales. He fortified his castle of Blenlevenny, and dying
in 1235 was s. by his son,
The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n (George
Edward Cokayne, 1926)
(d)
… Herbert was s. and h. of Piers fitz Herbert (living 19 May 1235), by
his 1st wife, Alice (marriage settlement, 28 Nov. 1203), da. of Robert
fitz Roger, of Warkworth (Pipe Roll, 5 Joh., m. 5: Close Roll,
19 Hen. III, m. 11). Piers (who d. kal. Julii—seemingly a
mistake for kal. Junii—was bur. at Reading—Annales de
Theokesberia, p. 97) was 2nd but 1st surv. s. and h. of Herbert
fitz Herbert (who d. before 18 July 1204), by Lucy, Lady of
Blaen Llyfni and Bwlch y Dinas, da. and eventually coh. of Miles, Earl
of Hereford.
The Complete Peerage vol 11 p94 (George
Edward Cokayne, enlarged by Geoffrey H. White, 1949)
ROS or ROOS OF HELMSLEY
… Piers FitzHerbert, lords of the Honour of Brecknock, whose castle was
at Blaenllyfni. Piers FitzHerbert m. in 1203, his son Reynold
not till 1249 (Curia Regis Rolls, vol. iii, p. 6; Close Rolls,
1247-51, p. 200).
1 June 1235
Annales de Theokesberia in Annales
monastici vol 1 p97 (ed. Henry Richards Luard, 1864)
Kal.
Julii obiit Petrus filius Hereberti, et sepultus est apud Radinges
This roughly translates as:
On the Kalends of July [1 July], Peter, son of Herbert, died and was
buried at Reading.
Although the death of Peter is stated in Annales de
Theokesberi to be 1 July, it is likely that this is an error for 1
June ("Kal. Junii" rather tham "Kal. Julii") as Peter is documented to have
already died in a document related to his estate dated 6 June 1235.
Henry
III Fine Rolls Project: C 60/34, 19 HENRY III (1234–1235)
1235.
306 6 June. Westminster. For Herbert, son of Peter
fitz Herbert. The king has taken the homage of Herbert, son of
Peter fitz Herbert, and heir of the same, for all lands and tenements
which Peter fitz Herbert held in chief and which fall to Herbert by
hereditary right. Order to the sheriff of Hampshire that, having
accepted security from Herbert for rendering his relief to the king, he
is to cause him to have full seisin of all lands and tenements of which
Peter fitz Herbert died seised in his bailiwick and which fall to
Herbert by hereditary right.
307 For Herbert, son of Peter fitz Herbert. Order in the
same manner to the sheriffs of: Warwickshire. Worcestershire. Yorkshire.
Shropshire. Berkshire. Wiltshire. Gloucestershire. Essex. Norfolk and
Suffolk; [all of the above] with the exception that no mention is to be
made of security, but that they are to cause the aforesaid Herbert to
have full seisin of the lands and tenements etc. in the aforesaid form.
Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire,
England
- A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); wikipedia
(Peter FitzHerbert)
- Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p296 (1833); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); wikipedia
(Peter FitzHerbert)
- Curia Regis Rolls 5-7 JOHN pp6-7
(1926); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); wikipedia
(Peter FitzHerbert)
- Henry
III Fine Rolls Project: C 60/22, 9 HENRY III (28 October 1224–14 June
1225); The Complete Peerage vol 4 p191n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1916);A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); Medieval
Lands (PIERS FitzHerbert); Isabel 1st marriage, notes from A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838) and The Complete Peerage vol 4 p191n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1916) and Medieval
Lands (ISABEL de Ferrers); Isabel death from Calendar of the Close Rolls Henry III 1251-1253 pp82-83
(1927); Isabel burial from Monasticon Anglicanum vol 6 part 1 p350
(William Dugdale, 1849); Medieval
Lands (PIERS FitzHerbert)
- Rotuli litterarum clausarum in Turri Londinensi
asservati 1204-1224 vol 1 p203 (1833); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838)
- Rogeri de Wendover Chronica, sive Flores
historiarum vol 3 pp237-238 (Roger of Wendover, 1841); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland vol 4 p465 (John
Burke, 1838); The Complete Peerage vol 11 p94
(George Edward Cokayne, enlarged by Geoffrey H. White, 1949); Medieval
Lands (PIERS FitzHerbert); wikipedia
(Peter FitzHerbert)
- Annales de Theokesberia in Annales
monastici vol 1 p97 (ed. Henry Richards Luard, 1864); Henry
III Fine Rolls Project: C 60/34, 19 HENRY III (1234–1235); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926); Medieval
Lands (PIERS FitzHerbert)
- Annales de Theokesberia in Annales
monastici vol 1 p97 (ed. Henry Richards Luard, 1864); The Complete Peerage vol 5 p465n
(George Edward Cokayne, 1926)
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