Alberic de Vere

• Preferred Name: Alberic de Vere^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}
  
• Gender: M
  
• Occupation: tenant-in-chief of William the Conqueror1086
  
• Occupation: Chamberlain
  
• FSID: KJW1-J7M
  
• Occupation: Sheriff of Berkshirefrom 1106
  
• Birth: 1030 in Ver, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France at LATI: N8.8947 LONG: E1.3917
  
• Death: ABT 1112 in Earls Colne Priory, Colne, Essex, England at LATI: N1.9164 LONG: E0.6977
  
• Burial: 1112 in Colne Priory, Essex, England at LATI: N1.8523 LONG: E0.6147 with note: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: AUBREY de Vere, son of --- ([before 1040]-Colne Priory, Essex [1112], bur Colne Priory).
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  Aubrey (Albericus) de Vere (died circa 1112-1113) was a tenant-in-chief in England of William the Conqueror in 1086, as well as a tenant of Geoffrey de Montbray, bishop of Coutances and of Count Alan, lord of Richmond. A much later source named his father as Alphonsus.[1]
  
  Biography
  His origins are obscure and various regions have been proposed for his birthplace, from Zeeland to Brittany. He may have been Norman, possibly from the region of Ver in the Cotentin peninsula of western Normandy, but the evidence is such that no certainty is possible. Late medieval sources put forward claims of descent from Charlemagne through the Counts of Flanders or Guînes. In fact, the only connection of the Veres of England with Guînes in Flanders was through a short-lived marriage; Aubrey I's grandson Aubrey de Vere III married Beatrice, heiress to the county of Guînes, in the 12th century but there was no issue and their marriage was annulled after six or seven years of their marriage.
  
  In the Domesday Book, he is listed as "Aubrey the chamberlain" and "Aubrey the queen's chamberlain" as well as Aubrey de Vere. He and his wife held land in nine counties in 1086. Both were accused of some unauthorized land seizures.[2] Aubrey's estates were valued at approximately £300, putting him in roughly the middle ranks of the post-conquest barons of England in terms of landed wealth.[3] He served King Henry I in the first decade of his reign as a chamberlain and local justiciar in the counties of Berkshire and Northamptonshire.[4]
  
  Sometime in or before 1104, Aubrey's eldest son Geoffrey fell ill and was tended at Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire by the royal physician, Abbot Faritius. The youth appeared to have recovered but suffered a relapse, died, and was buried at the abbey. His parents then founded a cell of Abingdon on land they donated for the purpose: Colne Priory, Essex. Within a year of the formal dedication in March 1111, Aubrey I joined that community and died soon. His youngest son William died not long after his father. Both were buried at the priory, establishing it as the Vere family mausoleum.[5] Aubrey de Vere II then succeeded to his father's estates.
  
  Aubrey I was married by 1086. As his spouse's name is recorded as Beatrice in 1104 and Beatrice is named as the mother of his eldest son, she was almost certainly his wife in 1086.[6] Beatrice attended the formal ceremony for the founding of Earl's Colne Priory. Besides sons Geoffrey, Aubrey II, and William mentioned above, the couple's children included Roger and Robert.[7]
  
  Estates
  The principal estates held by Aubrey de Vere in 1086: Castle Hedingham, Beauchamp [Walter], Great Bentley, Great Canfield, Earls Colne, [White] Colne, and Dovercourt, Essex; Aldham, Belstead, Lavenham, and Waldingfield, Suffolk; Castle Camps, Hildersham, Silverley, and Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire. He possessed houses and acreage in Colchester and a house in Winchester. As tenant of Geoffrey bishop of Coutances, he held Kensington, Middlesex; Scaldwell and Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire. Of the barony of Count Alan of Brittany, he held the manors of Beauchamp Roding, Canfield, and West Wickham, Essex. His wife held Aldham, Essex, in her own right of Odo bishop of Bayeux. The couple both were accused by Domesday jurors of expansion into Little Maplestead, Essex. Aubrey's seizures or questionable right of possession to estates included Manuden, Essex; Great Hemingford, Huntingdonshire; and Swaffham, Cambridgeshire. (Counties given are those of Domesday Book.)
  
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  Medieval Lands:
  
  AUBREY de Vere, son of --- ([before 1040]-Colne Priory, Essex [1112], bur Colne Priory).
  ["Alberico de Ver" attested a charter of Conan II Duke of Brittany[1072] (who ruled in his own name from 1057 to 1066). One passage in the Complete Peerage highlights the absence of proof that this was the same person as Aubrey who later held lands in England[1073]. If it was the same person, his career would have been a long one from [1057/66] to [1112], which suggests that they may have been different persons.] William I King of England granted him estates, particularly in north Essex, south Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. He attested a royal charter as Chamberlain [camerarius] in 1084. [Domesday Book records “the land which belonged to Earl Aubrey”, including Compton, Durrington, Winterslow, in Wiltshire, Iffley and Minster in Oxfordshire[1074]. It is not certain that these entries apply to Aubrey de Vere who has not been identified with the comital title in other sources. In addition, the unusual heading to the section "the land which belonged to…" suggests that it may have been confiscated or relinquished before the date of Domesday.] Domesday Book records “Aubrey de Vere” holding numerous properties in Essex[1075]. He acted as Sheriff of Berkshire in [1106][1076]. The Chronicle of Abingdon records a donation by "dapiferi Albrici…et uxore eius Beatrice", with the consent of "eorum filiis…Albricus, Rogerus, Rotbertus, Wuillelmus"[1077].
  m (before 1086) BEATRICE, daughter of ---. “Godefridus de Ver, Albrici senioris filius, Albrici junioris frater” donated property to Colne priory by undated charter, which names “matre sua Beatrice”[1078].
  Aubrey de Vere & his wife had [six] children:
  1. GEOFFREY (-before 1112). “Godefridus de Ver, Albrici senioris filius, Albrici junioris frater” donated property to Colne priory by undated charter, which names “matre sua Beatrice”[1079].
  2. AUBREY [II] ([before 1090]-London 15 May 1141[1080], bur Colne Priory, Essex). ...
  3. ROGER . The Chronicle of Abingdon records a donation by "dapiferi Albrici…et uxore eius Beatrice", with the consent of "eorum filiis…Albricus, Rogerus, Rotbertus, Wuillelmus"[1142]. “Albericus de Veer regis camerarius” donated property to Colne priory by undated charter, witnessed by “Rogero de Veer et Roberto de Veer fratribus meis…”[1143].
  4. ROBERT (-after 1141). The Chronicle of Abingdon records a donation by "dapiferi Albrici…et uxore eius Beatrice", with the consent of "eorum filiis…Albricus, Rogerus, Rotbertus, Wuillelmus"[1144]. “Albericus de Veer regis camerarius” donated property to Colne priory by undated charter, witnessed by “Rogero de Veer et Roberto de Veer fratribus meis…”[1145]. He succeeded his father in Twywell, Northamptonshire[1146]
  5. WILLIAM (-bur Colne Priory[1147]). The Chronicle of Abingdon records a donation by "dapiferi Albrici…et uxore eius Beatrice", with the consent of "eorum filiis…Albricus, Rogerus, Rotbertus, Wuillelmus"[1148]. He was a priest before his father's death[1149].
  6. [daughter . The Complete Peerage suggests that the mother of Richard de Camville must have been the daughter of Aubrey de Vere: his daughter held "Heldrinham" in 1185, which was held by Aubrey de Vere in 1086[1150]. m --- de Camville, son of ---.]
  
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  BM Cott. Vesp. B 15, f. 61, from an inscription on his 15th-century tomb
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  === !BIRTH: Abt 1040 at Hedingham, England ( ===
  !BIRTH: Abt 1040 at Hedingham, England (Tillotson Project). !DEATH: 1112 at Colne Priory, England (Tillotson Project).
  
  === Founder of the de Vere family in England ===
  Founder of the de Vere family in England
  -- Jesse G. Chaney : Compact Ancestor Chart
  
  === Albury 2 de Ver: Earl of Genney married ===
  Albury 2 de Ver: Earl of Genney married Beatrice Sister to King William the Conqueror. Alberic went with the King to England. He used the motto,"Albri Comes" which meanings "Albery of truth cometh", http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/9744/ Meaning of the name. de -of ; Ver- true. Albery is also Aubri, Albury, Alberic (in Latin); Alphonsus (in Greek). He built "Hedingham Castle". http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-02/moa-11.html The De Vere Star The Norman Conquest The Norman nobility of Britain took charge of the military styled central government created by King Alfred (the Great) in his reconstruction of English society. Alfred's centralized government apparatus, with its sweeping power to levy taxes almost instantly, from every hundred and county, had been misused recently to raise Danegeld, tribute cash, to ransom the kingdom from raiders. (This had only encouraged the Danes, who came in ever greater numbers. Eventually, fleets numbering upwards of two hundred longships had attacked England, as of old.) So, Duke William used this exchequer to levy taxes immediately, twice in succession, using the cash of the land to finance the huge standing army of imported Normans and Frenchmen he needed to consolidate his takeover. Troops were garrisoned in every single town and hamlet. They built redoubts, keeps, forts, even castles, for themselves. From these defensive structures, they could venture out at will and terrorize the English tenants and freemen. The authority of the Normans was incontestable. William's loyal knights were all paid off with manors and earldoms seized from English enemies. William Algernon de Percy received a huge barony in Northumbria, near that of his comrade in arms, Gilbert de Nevile. Aubrey de Vere was rewarded with many holdings, including Hedingham in Essex, where he built his castle. The de Veres settled in for the long haul, bringing hundreds of vines for grapes, and planting them on several estates. Aubrey had to wait some years to taste his first English table wine though, since the entry for another of his vineyards in Essex, recorded in 1086 A.D. in the Domesday Book, states that only one of the eleven arpents of vines bore fruit. Castle Hedingham grew in the importance of English court life over the years. His grandson, also named Aubrey, was created Lord Aubrey, 1st Earl of Oxford, and Lord Great Chamberlain of England, in the reign of Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Albir Cometh Ex libello Genealogiae comitum Oxoniensium Oxford At the time of the general survey, Alberic de Ver, was noted as a person of ancient and noble descent (Domesday Book). Leland, stated or deduced that the pedigree of this family was from "Noah", Meleager, who slew the Caledonian boar, and Diomedes, who was at the seige of Troy. - N.B. Caesar and Charlemagne Alberic held a number of lordships in several countries in England and particularly 14 in Essex, where Hedingham was his castle, chief seat , and head of his barony. His wife was Beatrix, daughter of Henry Castellan, of Baurbough but others say King William sister, by Sibilla, daughter, and heir Manasses Count of Ghisnes; by whom he had a daughter Rohesia, married, first, to Pagen Beauchamp; and after; to Geffery de Mandeville, earl of Essex; and five sons,; Alberci, Geffery, Roger, Robert and William. This Albertic, styled Aberica senior, took the habit of a monk; and was buried in the church of Colne priory, which he had founded. Ablecricus, Junior, was successor to his father; and became so much in favor with Henry I. that the said King made him great "Chamberlain of England", in fee; Patent extracts "H Rex Anglrorum, &c. Sciatis universi quoniam dedi & concssi Alberico de Ver & hereib, ' suis post eum de me & meis tenend'magistram camerarim ,eamtotius Anglie in feode & hereditate quare volo & firmiter precipio quod ipse & heredes sui eam jure hereditario teneant cim omnibus dignaitatibus & libertatib'& honorisicentitis ad eam pertinentibus, i ta bene &libere & honorisice sicat Robertus Malet vel aliquis alius ante vel pst cum inquam melius & nonorisicntius tenuit, cum liberartionibus & hospiciis curie mee que ad ministerium cameratieae pertinent" Test. &c. to hold the same, with all the liberties and privileges thereto belonging, as fully and honourably, as Robert Malet (Robert de Vere or Veer who had been banished and disinherited), had holden that said office. This Alberic was also justice of all England in that king's reign, but about the 5th of king Stephen, was killed in a popular turmult at London; leaving by Adeline his wife, daughter of Gilbert de Clare, or, according to collins, in his Extinct Peerage, daughter to Roger de Ivery, three sons; viz. Alberic, n.n canon of St. Osyth, in Essex; Robert lord of Twiwell, in the county of Narthampton; Geffery, who, the 12th Henry II, certified his knight's fee to be nine deveteri seossamento and three de novo, and then resided in Shropshire; and William; (constituted "chancellor of England", by Maud the empress), and Juliana, Huge Bigot, earl of Northfolk. Alberic the third, succeeded his father, and was so considerable a person, the Maud, the empress, in order to engage him to her interest, confirmed to him the office of great chamberlain, and all his father's estates, with diver other inheritances' likewise the earldom of Cambridge, if the earldoms of Oxford, Berkshire, Wiltshire, or Doreseshire. all which grants, Maud's son, Henry II, confirmed, and constitutes him Earl of Oxford, with the grant of the third penny of the pleas of the county; a perquisite then belonging to the earls of this kingdom. He died the 6th Richard I. having been twice married: first, to Eusamia, daughter of Sir William de Cantilupe, by whom he had no issue; and, secondly daughter (api ) to Lucia, daughter and heir of William de Abrincis ( by his wife, daughter and heir of William de Archis), by whom he had four sons, (apii)and two daughters. ## Domesday Book 1086 Both, Kensingt on and Chelsea originated as Saxon settlements. The origins of the name Chelsea are uncertain. One theory is that the name comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word for gravel bank and as Chelsea lies on gravel this does seem plausible. Kensington is generally thought to be derived from 'Cynesige's farm'. Chelsea is the first to appear in historical documents. It is mentioned in an eighth century charter but Kensington and Chelsea both show up in the Domesday Book (1086). Kensington is described as one of the manors granted to an Aubrey de Vere, while Chelsea was owned by one Edward of Salisbury. In subsequent centuries, the Manor of Chelsea passed through various hands but the de Vere family, remained Lords of the Manor of Kensington until the 16th century. The elevation of the De Veres to the Earldom of Oxford in 1155 led people to begin referring to the Manor's court house as the Earl's Court. The court house stood in the heart of the area which now carries its name. Earl's Court is perhaps best known today for its international exhibition centre and concert venue. The art deco exhibition centre opened in 1937. It stands on the site of the Earl's Court Exhibition Ground, which from 1887 until the Great War, hosted a string of spectacular events including Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/OurHistory/general/sketch.asp
  
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  === Earl of Oxford ===
  Aubrey De Vere I also believed to have been Earl of Oxford
  
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  === The Complete Peerage vol.X,p.193-195. ===
  The Complete Peerage vol.X,p.193-195.

• m. 1061 in Essex, England

1. Aethelaise de Vere, b. ABT 1090 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England     d. 11 MAY 1141 in England
2. Alberic de Vere II, b. ABT 1080 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England     d. 15 MAY 1141 in London, England

1. Title: "Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. X: Oakham to Richmond, 2nd edition. (London, 1945)," Cokayne, George Edward and H.A. Doubleday et. al eds
   Author: INFORMATION Title No: 271412_10 Creator: Cokayne, George Edward, 1825-1911 Gibbs, Vicary Language: English Extent: v. Page Count: 996 Publisher: Digital FamilySearch International
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   Note: .. that Alice’s husband was an otherwise unknown son of that Robert and brother of Henry de Essex... ..., p. 107). Dr. Farrer makes Alice the wife of Robert de Essex in one passage, of Henry de Essex... ... at Colne and another Colne and Roding.(°) She m., Istly, Geoflirey de Mandeville, Ist Earl of Essex... ... of Norfolk; zndly, Walkelin Maminot (see NORFOLK). (iv) m. Roger de Raimes, lord of Rayne (Essex).(8) V... ... Dominobus, p. 7.7). Probably he had come to the conclusion that Gunnor de Essex, who occurs in connexion.... View 976 .... with the Countess of Oxford who was the daughter of Henry de Essex (styled “Lucia” or “Lucy” by Dugdale... ... of Henry de Essex, Baron of Ralegh, the King's Constable” (Book of Colne Priory, as cited by Weever, op... ... of Henry de Essex, as stated in the 1st edition of this work, for Henry had 3 sons (Stowe MS. 935... ..., no. 97; Dugdale, Mon., vol. iv, p. 82). (0) Henry de Essex was son (by his 1st wife, Gunnor Bigod... ... Bishop of London and Henry de Essex was disgraced in 1163, the year must be 1163 or 1164.). (8.... View 218 ....) in Essex, Lavenham (Sufiblk) and Kensington (Midx.). II. OTHER LINES OF I/ERE In England two other... ... lines of Vere emerged from obscurity under Henry I, but soon came to an end. There is no evidence... ..., they are mentioned briefly here, ezwendi eausa: [L] Guy de Vere, who held of the fee of Arsic,(') was father... ... of Guy de Vere, living I 187, whose da. and h. Gundred m. Adam, s. of Robert de Goushill, the issue... ... of this marriage taking the name of Vere.(8) V [IL] Robert de Vere, who was s. of Bernard de Vere.... View 971 .... Henry de Veres: (1) His cousin, Henry de Vere of Drayton, s. of Robert, brother of the .ISt Earl V.C.H... ...., Northants, vol. iii, p. I 56). This was presumably the Henry de Vere who was Con­ stable of Gisors... ... in I 186 (Gesta Hmrici, vol. i, p. 354), and who slew Henry de Vaux for speaking insultingly of his... ...) Henry de Vere, who obtained Mut­ ford (Sufiblk) by marriage with Maud, da. and coh. of Osbert de Cailly... ..., Robert FitzRoger, elder son of Alice de Essex (sister of the 1st Earl of Oxford), by her 2nd.... View 977 .... of the Honor of John the Steward.(°) He was given charge of the Honor of Haughley forfeited by Henry de Essex... ... the Constable and two by Henry de Essex.(1) Geoffrey m., Istly, (-—),widow of Warin FitzGerold... ... charter for Colne and Robert de Vere’s charter for Monks Horton, and he witnessed a charter of Henry... ...) He attested a charter of his nephew William, Earl of Essex, for his sister Alice,(1|) 4. charters... ... for Colne Priory granted respectively by his brother Aubrey, his uncle Roger, Hubert de Munchensy.... View 973 .... marriage; for his barony and oflices passed to Henry de Essex, who in a charter for Monks Horton describes... ... abovenamed, who attested a charter of Robert de Essex.(1) (V) William abovenamed. Aubrey probably had... ...., vol. iii, pp. 250-51. Accordingly Henry’s wife Cecily cannot have been the da. and h. of Robert de... .... of Hugh and sister of Robert de Montfort.(b) He must have of.:.p.s.,(°) at least of the Montfort... ... his prede­ cessors as “Antecessores mei Hugo de Muntfort et Robertus filius ejus”; but when confirming.... View 972 ....); and/or the Gilbert de Vere who circa I 179 attested a charter of Henry II for the Earl of Essex at Winchester... ... was father of Henry de Essex, whose da. Agnes m., as his 3rd wife, the 1st Earl of Oxford... ... of William, Earl of Essex, for Colchester Abbey,(°) and a charter of Aleaume de Burgate for Hatfield.(f... ... (Essex). She m., Istly, as his 2nd wife, Robert de Essex, lord of Rayleigh, for whose soul... ... (Delisle-Berger, Reeueil alesxlctes de Henri II, no. dxlvii). (8) Dugdale, Mon., vol. vi, p. 799.... View 975 ....), forfeited in 1163 by her father, Henry de Essex (ante, p. 206, note “ ° ”... ... Theinard and Henry were each styled castellanus,they were merely constables of the castle of Bourbourg... ... the Constable of Bourbourg. Henry :1. probably circa 1152 and was bur. at St. Bertin. ('1) IX. THE COUNTESS... ... of the Count of Perche.(8) (3) Henry was trying to succour the Count, who was killed while praying before... ....). It may be noted that Jocelin of Louvain, br. of Henry I’s 2nd wife, adhered to the Flemish term.... View 980 .... before 1086 by Suein de Essex (Domesday Baal»,vol. ii, p. 43), son of Robert FitzWimarc, the foreign... ... until the forfeiture of Henry dc Essex, ~ the Constable, in 1163. See Fry, Essex Arch. Soc. Trans... ...RAYLEIGH 74.9 I cr., 18 July 1821,('*)BARONESS RAYLEIGH OF TERLING PLACE, co. Essex,(b) with rem... ..., and for Okehampton, 1826-30; D.L. for Essex. He was for many years Lieut.—Col.of the West Essex Militia (Col. 182 I... ... July 1814.; B.A. 1818; M.A. 1821; Major in the Eastern Battn. of Essex Militia (resigned I 832.... View 761 .... the author states that his father was Aubrey de Vere, the Chamberlain of King Henry, and that his mother... ...118 APPENDIX J Alice, who married John, the Constable of Chester, was the daughter of Alice de... ... Essex, sister of the Ist Earl of Oxford,(**)almost certainly by her 2nd husband, Roger FitzRichard.(b... ...) It is not surprising that she was supposed to be a Vere, for she was actually styled Alice de Vere... ... of the sons of Aubrey II it has been assumed that Round was right in identifying William de Vere.... View 978 Page : 1 ================================================= .... domina Petre de Westhorndon co Essex, alias . . . . uxor Johannis Petre de Westhorndon predict’ militis... ... Temple27Apr. I 567,(°) sue. his father 13 Jan. I571/2;(d) Sheriff of Essex I 575-76; knighted I 576... ...; M.P. for Essex I 584-87; and Lord Lieut. of that county.(°) He was cr., 21 July 1603, BARON PETRE... ..., of Writtle, co. Essex.(f) He 111., I7 Apr. I 570, at Ingatestone, Mary, Ist da. of Sir Edward... ... WALDEGRAVE, of Borley, Essex, by Frances, da. of Sir Edward NEVILL. She d. I I, and was bur. 29 Aug. 1604.... View 518 .... Montfitchet was son of William de Montfitchet by the Earl’s sister Margaret (Round, Essex Arch. Soc... ... escheated to the Crown, but was given by Henry I to William de Mont­ fitchet; which gave rise to the belief... ... to his nephew, Gilbert de Montfitchet,(b) and as such became involved in a dispute with Gloucester Abbey... ..., COUNTor VERMANDOIS, yr. s. of Henry I, King of France, which Isabel (Countess of Meulan) m., zndly... ..., William de Warenne, and Earl of Surrey.(1) Gilbert d. probably 6 Jan. I 147/ 8, or possibly (8) He.... View 363 .....(*’) III. 1176. 3. GILBERT DE STRIGOIL,(°) de jure EARL or PEM­ BROKE,only s. and h.,(f) 5. I173, sue... ... the death of Henry II, 6 July SIGI . . . RICARDIFILII GILLEBERTI; counterseal also similar, with 6... ... for Bertram son of Thierry, alias Bertram de Barwe (Barrow) (Cal. Charter Rally, vol. i, p. 72, no. 3... ...); and confirmed the gift of William de Dudeford and his sons to Biddlesdon Abbey (Wagner, ut supra). He... ... granted Raglan to Walter Bloet (Wood, op. eit., p. 59). (9') Comitissa de Hybernia est de donatione.... View 369 ...., and elsewhere by Alan son of Ralph and his mother Agnes, the grant being confirmed by Henry I and Count... ... Aubrey and his heirs the lordship of Spains Hall in Finchingfield, Essex.(f) In or shortly before I I 39... ... and removed to St. Stephen’s Chapel, Bures. The upper bears the inscription “Albericus de Ver”; the lower... ... coenobiis, quae ipsa cum viro suo instituit, ad patrocinium tuum confugit (William de Vere, in Leland, op... ...,” as supposed by Round (Geoflrey de Mandwille, p. 390). She was a benefactor to St. Osyth’s (Cal.... View 211 ..... (8) His name appears in the Empress Maud’s charters for the Earl of Essex and Aubrey de Vere... ... de: Arte: de Henri II, no. Lv1"; Round, Peerage Studies, pp. 169-70).... ... the King on his progress to the north ;(°) after which Stephen sent him, with the Earl of Essex... ... to 1140 (Essex Arch. Soc. Tramn, N.S., vol. v, p. 140), but which can be assigned confidently to June... ... charter for Earl Geoffrey, granted on this occasion (Round, Geaflrey de Mandeville, pp. 136-38, 140-44.... View 362 ....PEROT 4.73 PEROT, PIROT, PYROT(‘) Pmor in 1086 had large holdings in Essex, SuH"olk,Beds and Cambs... ..., was enfeoffed of 6 knights’ fees in Kent by William d’Aubigny, Pineerna, in the time of Henry I... ..., aunt (avuneula) of William de Watevill, he granted to Bermondsey Abbey the church of Beddington... ..., Surrey.(8) His widow probably 771., zndly, Ingram DE FoN'r£NAYs.(h) RALPH PIROT, Alan's successor... ... of Eudo (Eoun) Dapifer in Hawkwell, Essex, and Glemham, Sufi. (Domesday Baa/E,vol. ii, ff. 50, 4.03 b.... View 485 ..... She was possiblyan elder da. of Henry de Hastinges (grandfather of the first Lord Hastinges... ... of Henry de Hastinges, should not marry before the King’s return from abroad (Idem, 1253-54., p. 162... ... Gestingthorpe, Essex, for life with reversion to the King (Idem, p. 325). The reason for this surrender... ...). In 1254. it was Gilbert Pecche who undertook, to the King’s Council, that Ada de Hastinges, sister... ... . . . de Bernewelle, p. 86. He was a benefactor of Sibton Abbey (Cal. Charter Rolls, 1300-26, p. 4.58.... View 348 .... and the salvation of the soul of his brother Henry de Vere he gave the abbey 5 solidates of revenue from London... ... and sister of Walter DE BOLEBEC,(3) coh. to her niece Isabel, Countess of Oxford,(h) and widow of I... ...-Ienfy DE NoNAN'r.(i) He d. (5) Histoire des Dues, pp. 171, 182; W. Coventry, pp. 231, 235. (b) On 30... ... the cortége at Staines (Hist. de Guillaume de Maréchal, ed. Meyer, I. 19010). (<1)Rot. Lit. Claus., vol... .... i, pp. 444, 474; Patent Rolls, 1216-25, p. 271; Cart. Mon. de Rameseia (Rolls Ser.), vol. ii, pp.... View 224 .... youngest brother William, he gave two ploughlands to Abingdon Abbey.(b)~ As Aubrey de Vere... ...
   
2. Title: Alberic I, II, III and IV in Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 535-536 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 535-536
   Note: Alberic I, II, III and IV in Burke's A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages, pg. 535-536 [See document in the Memories section]
   
3. Title: Wikiwand: The Complete Peerage
   Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Complete_Peerage;
   Note: "The Complete Peerage" (full title: "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant"; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revised by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs "et al.") is a comprehensive and magisterial work on the titled aristocracy of the British Isles. "The Complete Peerage" was first published in eight volumes between 1887 and 1898 by George Edward Cokayne (G. E. C.). This version was effectively replaced by a new and enlarged edition between 1910 and 1959 edited successively by Vicary Gibbs (Cokayne's nephew), H. A. Doubleday, Duncan Warrand, Lord Howard de Walden, Geoffrey H. White and R. S. Lea. The revised edition (published by the St. Catherine Press Limited), took the form of twelve volumes with volume twelve being issued in two parts. Volume thirteen was issued in 1940, not as part of the alphabetical sequence, but as a supplement covering creations and promotions within the peerage between 1900 and 1938. It has subsequently been reprinted in a number of formats, most notably by Alan Sutton Publishers who reduced it in size to six volumes in a photographically reduced format (this contains four page images on each smaller page). It is also available on CD. A further reprint in six volumes appeared in 2000, together with Volume 14, which is an appendix, updating briefly from original publication (1910–1938) to 1995. Volumes 1st edition Volume Pub date I. A to Bo 1887 II. Bra to C 1889 III. D to F 1890 IV. G to K 1892 V. L to M 1893 VI. N to R 1895 VII. S to T 1896 VIII. U to Z, appendix, corrigenda, occurrences after 1 January 1898, and general index to notes, &c. 1898 All volumes edited by George Cokayne. 2nd edition Volume Pub date Editors I. Ab-Adam to Basing 1910 Hon. Vicary Gibbs II. Bass to Canning 1912 Hon. Vicary Gibbs III. Canonteign to Cutts 1913 Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. A. Doubleday IV. Dacre to Dysart 1916 Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. A. Doubleday V. Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat 1921/6 Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. A. Doubleday VI. Gordon to Hustpierpoint 1926 H. A. Doubleday, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden VII. Husee to Lincolnshire 1929 H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden VIII. Lindley to Moate 1932 H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden IX. Moels to Nuneham 1936 H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden X. Oakham to Richmond 1945 H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden XI Rickerton to Sisonby 1949 G. H. White XII (part 1) Skelmersdale to Towton 1953 G. H. White XII (part 2) Tracton to Zouche 1959 G. H. White XIII. Peers created 1901 to 1938 1940 H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden XIV. Addenda & corrigenda 1998 Peter W. Hammond Volumes 1–5 have the title "Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant, and volumes 6–13: The complete peerage; or, A history of the House of lords and all its members from the earliest times."
   
4. Title: Henry Duke, councilor, his descendants and connections; comprising partial records of many allied families. Compiled from reliable genealogical sources, family Bible records, and authentic information. by Duke, Walter Garland
   Author: _________________________________________________ 1. Alberic de Vere 1st Baron de Vere was the son of Alphonse, Count de Chisnes and Married Beatrix daughter of Henry Cartesian of Bourgboug. In the the latter years of his life he became a monk and at his death was buried in the church of Colhe Priory which he founded. Agenda 433 Henry Duke, councilor, his descendants and connections; comprising partial records of many allied families. Compiled from reliable genealogical sources, family Bible records, and authentic information. by Duke, Walter Garland, 1864- Publication date 1949 Topics Duke family Publisher Richmond, Dietz Press, 1949. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language English Notes No copyright. Irregular pagination. Images extend into binding. Variable page sizes. Pages re-sized to capture content. Addeddate 2018-09-20 14:59:07 Bookplateleaf 0004 Call number 929.2 D879D Collat
   
5. Title: Alberic (Aubrey) de Vere in the Domesday Book of William the Conqueror [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Domesday Book of William the Conqueror ~https://opendomesday.org/
   Note: Alberic (Aubrey) de Vere in the Domesday Book of William the Conqueror [See document in the Memories section]
   
6. Title: Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: AUBREY de Vere, son of --- ([before 1040]-Colne Priory, Essex [1112], bur Colne Priory)
   Publication: Name: http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL1.htm#_ftnref1064;
   Note: According to the "Complete Peerage," Aubrey de Vere probably derived his name from Ver in the Cotentin, Normandy and had connections with the neighboring duchy of Brittany. His grandson Aubrey de Vere was created Earl of Oxford by Empress Matilda in [1142], but this was a second choice of county as the empress's original charter records that she intended to create him Earl of Cambridgeshire "unless that county were held by the King of the Scots." Oxford was a surprising choice of earldom for the de Vere family, whose English landholdings were mainly in Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire and which is not recorded in the Complete Peerage as having any prior connection with the county. The Vere family continued to hold the earldom of Oxford until 1703. A. EARLS of OXFORD 1142-1526 (VERE) AUBREY de Vere, son of --- ([before 1040]-Colne Priory, Essex [1112], bur Colne Priory). ["Alberico de Ver" attested a charter of Conan II Duke of Brittany (who ruled in his own name from 1057 to 1066). One passage in the Complete Peerage highlights the absence of proof that this was the same person as Aubrey who later held lands in England. If it was the same person, his career would have been a long one from [1057/66] to [1112], which suggests that they may have been different persons.] William I King of England granted him estates, particularly in north Essex, south Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. He attested a royal charter as Chamberlain ["camerarius"] in 1084. [Domesday Book records “the land which belonged to Earl Aubrey”, including Compton, Durrington, Winterslow, in Wiltshire, Iffley and Minster in Oxfordshire. It is not certain that these entries apply to Aubrey de Vere who has not been identified with the comital title in other sources. In addition, the unusual heading to the section "the land which belonged to…" suggests that it may have been confiscated or relinquished before the date of Domesday.] Domesday Book records “Aubrey de Vere” holding numerous properties in Essex. He acted as Sheriff of Berkshire in [1106]. The Chronicle of Abingdon records a donation by "dapiferi Albrici…et uxore eius Beatrice," with the consent of "eorum filiis…Albricus, Rogerus, Rotbertus, Wuillelmus." m (before 1086) BEATRICE, daughter of ---. “Godefridus de Ver, Albrici senioris filius, Albrici junioris frater” donated property to Colne priory by undated charter, which names “matre sua Beatrice.” Aubrey de Vere & his wife had [six] children:
   
7. Title: Aubrey de Vere I and II in the Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58, pg. 219 [See document in the Memories section]
   Author: Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58, pg. 219
   Note: Aubrey de Vere I and II in the Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 58, pg. 219 [See document in the Memories section]
   
8. Title: Aubrey I de Vere, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JVCM : 20 October 2022), Aubrey I de Vere, ; Burial, Earls Colne, Braintree District, Essex, England, Colne Priory; citing record ID 55999710, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKR-JVCM;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55999710/aubrey_de-vere Aubrey de Vere I BIRTH 1040 France DEATH 26 Dec 1112 (aged 71–72) Essex, England BURIAL Colne Priory Earls Colne, Braintree District, Essex, England MEMORIAL ID 55999710 Before 1104, Aubrey's eldest son Geoffrey became ill, was tended at Abingdon Abbey by the royal physician, Abbot Faritius, but relapsed and was buried at the abbey. His parents founded a cell of Abingdon on land they donated: Colne Priory, Essex.
   
9. Title: Wikiwand: Colne Priory
   Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Colne_Priory;
   Note: Colne Priory at Earls Colne, Essex was a Benedictine priory, initially a dependent cell of Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). It was founded by Aubrey de Vere I and his wife Beatrice in or before 1111. Their eldest son Geoffrey had died at Abingdon about seven or eight years earlier and was buried there. On his deathbed, Geoffrey had bequeathed to Abingdon the church and lands at Kensington, Middlesex, and his parents and brothers had confirmed that grant, as had King Henry I. Aubrey and Beatrice became very attached to Abingdon, but as they lived primarily in Essex, the aging couple found it difficult to journey there. They founded Colne Priory, the only cell of Abingdon, in order to have monks of that house close to them and as a family mausoleum. About 1112 Aubrey I retired to the priory, joined by his youngest son, William de Vere, both of whom died there shortly thereafter. Colne Priory became the principal burial place of the earls of Oxford, with all but a few buried there to 1703. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century, the Crown granted the priory to John de Vere (1482–1540), 15th Earl of Oxford on 22 July 1536. The surviving tombs at Colne, some with effigies, were removed in the 1930s to St Stephen's Chapel near Bures, Suffolk, where they are now. A late 12th-century cartulary exists. The relations between Abingdon and its priory were occasionally discordant, and in the 13th century Colne Priory became an independent priory. Burials Aubrey de Vere I and his wife Beatrice Aubrey de Vere II Aubrey de Vere, 1st Earl of Oxford Aubrey de Vere, 2nd Earl of Oxford Agnes of Essex, Countess of Oxford Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford and his wife Hawise de Quincy (daughter of Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester) Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford and his wife Alice de Sanford (daughter and heiress of Gilbert de Sanford) Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and his wife Maud de Badlesmere, Countess of Oxford Thomas de Vere, 8th Earl of Oxford Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford and his wife Alice Serjeaux John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford
   
10. Title: Wikiwand: Aubrey de Vere I
    Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Publication: Name: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Aubrey_de_Vere_I;
    Note: Aubrey (Albericus) de Vere (died circa 1112-1113) was a tenant-in-chief in England of William the Conqueror in 1086, as well as a tenant of Geoffrey de Montbray, bishop of Coutances and of Count Alan, lord of Richmond. A much later source named his father as Alphonsus. Biography His origins are obscure and various regions have been proposed for his birthplace, from Zeeland to Brittany. He may have been Norman, possibly from the region of Ver in the Cotentin peninsula of western Normandy, but the evidence is such that no certainty is possible. Late medieval sources put forward claims of descent from Charlemagne through the Counts of Flanders or Guînes. In fact, the only connection of the Veres of England with Guînes in Flanders, was through a short-lived marriage; Aubrey I's grandson Aubrey de Vere III married Beatrice, heiress to the county of Guînes, in the 12th century (but there was no issue and their marriage was annulled). In Domesday Book, he is listed as "Aubrey the chamberlain" and "Aubrey the queen's chamberlain" as well as Aubrey de Vere. He and his wife held land in nine counties in 1086. Both were accused of some unauthorized land seizures.[2] Aubrey's estates were valued at approximately £300, putting him in roughly the middle ranks of the post-conquest barons of England in terms of landed wealth.[3] He served King Henry I in the first decade of his reign as a chamberlain and local justiciar in the counties of Berkshire and Northamptonshire.[4] Sometime in or before 1104, Aubrey's eldest son Geoffrey fell ill and was tended at Abingdon Abbey in Berkshire by the royal physician, Abbot Faritius. The youth appeared to have recovered but suffered a relapse, died, and was buried at the abbey. His parents then founded a cell of Abingdon on land they donated for the purpose: Colne Priory, Essex. Within a year of the formal dedication in March 1111, Aubrey I joined that community and died soon. His youngest son William died not long after his father. Both were buried at the priory, establishing it as the Vere family mausoleum.[5] Aubrey de Vere II then succeeded to his father's estates. Aubrey I was married by 1086. As his spouse's name is recorded as Beatrice in 1104 and Beatrice is named as the mother of his eldest son, she was almost certainly his wife in 1086.[6] Beatrice attended the formal ceremony for the founding of Earl's Colne Priory. Besides sons Geoffrey, Aubrey II, and William mentioned above, the couple's children included Roger and Robert.[7] Estates The principal estates held by Aubrey de Vere in 1086: Castle Hedingham, Beauchamp [Walter], Great Bentley, Great Canfield, Earls Colne, [White] Colne, and Dovercourt, Essex; Aldham, Belstead, Lavenham, and Waldingfield, Suffolk; Castle Camps, Hildersham, Silverley, and Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire. He possessed houses and acreage in Colchester and a house in Winchester. As tenant of Geoffrey bishop of Coutances, he held Kensington, Middlesex; Scaldwell and Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire. Of the barony of Count Alan of Brittany, he held the manors of Beauchamp Roding, Canfield, and West Wickham, Essex. His wife held Aldham, Essex, in her own right of Odo bishop of Bayeux. The couple both were accused by Domesday jurors of expansion into Little Maplestead, Essex. Aubrey's seizures or questionable right of possession to estates included Manuden, Essex; Great Hemingford, Huntingdonshire; and Swaffham, Cambridgeshire. (Counties given are those of Domesday Book.)
    
11. Title: Alberic de Vere I, II and III in Dugdale’s the Baronage of England, pg. 189-190 [See document in the Memories section]
    Author: Dugdale’s the Baronage of England, pg. 189-190
    Note: Alberic de Vere I, II and III in Dugdale’s the Baronage of England, pg. 189-190 [See document in the Memories section]
    
12. Title: Legacy NFS Source: Aubrey de Vere I -
    Author: Marjorie Geraldine Chaney Compact Ancestor Chart 29 Nov 1989 Jesse Gerald Chaney 1096 Lariat LanePebble Beach, CA 93953
    Note: death: 1088; Essex, England, United Kingdom birth: ; Ver, Manche, France
    
13. Title: British History Online > Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Earl's Colne
    Author: Citation: 'Houses of Benedictine monks: Priory of Earl's Colne', in A History of the County of Essex: Volume 2, ed. William Page and J Horace Round (London, 1907), pp. 102-105. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol2/pp102-105 [accessed 9 November 2019]. In this section 2. THE PRIORY OF EARL'S COLNE Priors of Colne
    Publication: Name: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol2/pp102-105;
    Note: 2. THE PRIORY OF EARL'S COLNE Colne Priory was founded as a cell to the abbey of Abingdon in Berkshire. Godfrey de Vere, the eldest son of Aubrey de Vere and Beatrice his wife, had been cured of an illness by Faritius, abbot of Abingdon, and when later he died of another illness he was buried in the abbey. On his deathbed he granted to the monks the church of Kensington in Middlesex, and his parents confirmed this; but, on account of the distance of Abingdon from Essex, they determined, instead of making further grants, to found a monastery on their own land of Colne, to be subject to Abingdon. The consent of the king and of Maurice, bishop of London, was obtained, and the foundation was confirmed by a charter of the king in 1111. Faritius became abbot in 1101 and Maurice died in 1107, and so the date of the priory can be placed between fairly narrow limits. Abbot Faritius placed six monks at Colne originally, and afterwards increased the number to twelve. The founder himself became a monk in the priory and was buried there, as were also his youngest son William and a large number of his successors and their relatives, including thirteen earls of Oxford. The patronage of the priory remained with the de Veres through the whole of its history. A transcript of a small chartulary is preserved at the British Museum, by which the early pos sessions of the priory can be traced. The founder granted the church of St. Andrew and lands in Earl's Colne, the churches of Dovercourt, Great Bentley, Belchamp Walter and Camps (Cambridgeshire), and various lands and tithes. The church of Camps, however, afterwards belonged to Abingdon, while the church of Great Bentley appears to have come back to the de Veres, for the prior and convent had license in 1320 to acquire the advowson from the earl of Oxford and to appropriate it. The church of Edwardstone in Suffolk was granted to Abingdon by Hubert de Monte Caniso in 1115, Abbot Faritius placing two monks there to pray for his soul; but later Abbot Walchelin (1159-1164) transferred them to Colne, and Hugh de Monte Caniso, the son of Hubert, granted the church to the priory. Colne also owned the churches of White Colne and Messing in Essex and Waldingfield in Suffolk, and tithes in Halstead, Castle Hedingham, Sible Hedingham, Stansted, Maplestead, Beauchamp Roding and Aythorpe Roding in Essex, Aldham, Bures and Lavenham in Suffolk, and Wadenhoe in Northamptonshire. The churches of Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire and Lamarsh were granted to it, but the grants do not appear to have taken effect. The temporalities of the priory amounted in 1291 to £49 4s. 9d. yearly, of which £10 17s. 6d. came from White Colne, £10 12s. 7½d. from Monk's Colne, sums of over £1 from Great Bentley, Halstead, Aythorpe Roding, Sudbury, Ashingdon, Aldham, Beauchamp William, Alphamstone, Great Tey and Sible Hedingham, and the remainder from nearly twenty other places. The prior and convent had license on 4 July 1354, to acquire land and rent in Little Colne, White Colne, Earl's Colne and Alphamstone; and on 26 November 1361, to acquire the advowson of the church of Wickham in Cambridgeshire from the earl of Oxford and to appropriate it. The priory church was dedicated to St. Mary and St. John the Evangelist in 1148 by Robert, bishop of London, who invoked a long and detailed curse on all who should rob it of its possessions, while indulgences of relaxation from penance were promised by successive bishops of London to persons who should visit it on the day of dedication. The doings of Prior William, early in the thirteenth century, were thought worthy of special mention in the Abingdon Chronicle. The churches of Edwardstone, Waldingfield and Messing were appropriated in his time. He made a conduit and lavatory, and afterwards repaired it when broken, surrounded the whole court with a wall, covered the church with shingles, instituted the monks' chamber, renewed the organs, and built the tower. All the unfruitful land he improved with a composition of marl. He caused the feasts of St. Gregory in Lent and St. Augustine to be celebrated with greater solemnity. The chronicler appears, however, to have considered that his greatest achievement was the increase of allowances of food and wine to the convent. Disputes arose after a time between Colne and Abingdon, because the abbot and convent used to recall learned monks from Colne to the abbey at their pleasure and send ignorant ones of their own in their stead, and lay the charges of their journey on the priory although the abbey had lands assigned to this purpose. This was rectified at last by Robert Winchelsey, archbishop of Canterbury, in his metropolitical visitation in 1303. But disputes on this and other points still continued until an agreement was come to in 1311 by the mediation of the earl of Oxford. It was settled that the prior and convent should receive into the monastic habit what clerks they pleased without consulting the abbot, and for the future none of the convent of Abingdon should be sent to Colne to be admitted as monks, and such as were there at present might within three years return to the abbey if they pleased and be there admitted, and the monks at Colne should be professed by the prior. On the vacancy of the priory the convent might elect one of their fellow monks, to be named and sent to the abbot and the patron, to be presented if fit to the bishop, or if not fit to be sent back for another to be elected. The right of visiting the priory and receiving procurations for the same was reserved to the abbot, and the prior renounced all claim to the church of Kensington and all interference in the election of the abbot. This agreement was confirmed by the king on 7 September 1321. At the end of the fourteenth century there was a dispute about the priorship. Henry Colne or Kebell had been elected by the monks, but Maud, countess of Oxford, the patron, objected to the election; and the king on 26 March, 1394, ordered the bishop to survey the house and its possessions and make order for its custody. Henry on 16 December placed his resignation in the hands of the bishop, who on 1 February ordered the convent to proceed to a fresh election, and on their omission to do so appointed Henry as prior on 6 May, 1395. But William Courtenay, archbishop of Canterbury, conferred the priory upon John Preston by metropolitical authority; and although Henry made divers appeals to the court of Rome, John recovered it by a judgement in that court, and on 7 April 1399, obtained a ratification from Richard II. He also had the support of the countess. Meanwhile Henry appears to have been in possession and to have brought the case before the bishop, whose delegate, Robert Wytton, decided in favor of Henry, but the adherents of John refused to accept his decision. Henry IV on 12 October, 1400, ordered a serjeant-at-arms to arrest the rival claimants and bring them before the council; and on 10 November issued a commission of oyer and terminer, on complaint by Prior Henry that the countess and Preston and others had trespassed on the possessions of the priory, breaking in by night and carrying him off 'shamefully clad,' and imprisoned him until he had sworn on the Host never to disturb Preston in his claim or divulge the fact that he had taken the oath under compulsion. On 19 November the justices of the peace were ordered to go to the priory and arrest the adherents of Preston. But after this things went the other way. The countess obtained a commission of oyer and terminer on 27 May 1401, complaining of trespass by Henry Kebell and John Sudbury, monks, and others. Kebell was charged before the justices of the Common Bench with having obtained a provision to the priory from Rome and failed to appear, and though he afterwards surrendered it is probable that Preston was left in possession. Richard II dated letters patent at the priory on 22 November 1395; which was probably the day of the funeral of his favorite Robert de Vere, duke of Ireland, who had died in exile at Louvain three years before. The king is said to have attended the funeral in the company of the duke's mother and many bishops, and to have been much affected. On 12 March 1449, in consideration of their alleged poverty, the prior and convent were exempted from being made collectors of tenths, etc. On 7 February 1489, at the instance of their patron, the earl of Oxford, they were granted license to acquire property in mortmain to the value of £40 yearly. It is not known how much use was made of this license. The oath of supremacy was taken on 3 July 1534, by Robert Abell, prior, John London, sub-prior, John Bery alias Colne, John Bylston, William Thorpe, John Attylborow, Robert Wyttam, John Maldon, Reginald Maldon, John Bockyng and John Sonne. The net value of the priory was returned in the Valor as £156 12s. 4½d. yearly; the gross value (fn. 28) being £175 14s. 8¾d. It thus came under the operation of the Act of 1536 and was dissolved, the prior receiving a pension of £20 yearly. The site of the priory and most of its possessions, including the manors of Colne Priory in Earl's Colne, Barwyke in White Colne, Ingesthorpe and Ingeston (Cambridgeshire), the rectories and advowsons of Earl's Colne, Great Bentley, Belchamp Walter, Dovercourt, Harwich, Messing and White Colne in Essex, and Wickham in Cambridgeshire, and various tithes and lands, were granted in tail to John de Vere, earl of Oxford, on 20 July 1536. An inventory was taken on 10 June, 1536, of the goods in the various chambers and buildings of the priory. These were valued at £89 1s. 4d., the cattle at £6 9s. 4d., and the corn at £17 18s. 4d. The debts due to the house amounted to £2, and those due by it to £15 13s. 9d. The whole of the stuff—goods, corn and cattle—in the priory was sold to the earl of Oxford for £69 11s., exclusive of the plate, which reached the large amount of 307 ounces and was valued at £58 16s. 8d. Priors of C..