Biography of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury 1301-1349

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1330 Trial and Execution of Mortimer and his Faction

In or before 1301 [his father] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu (age 25) and [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 25) were married.

In 1301 William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury was born to William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu (age 26) and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 26).

On 18th October 1319 [his father] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu (age 44) died at Gascony [Map]. His son William (age 18) succeeded 3rd Baron Montagu.

Around 1320 William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 19) and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 16) were married. She by marriage Baroness Montagu.

Before 8th June 1322 [his step-father] Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall (age 62) and [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 47) were married. She by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

In or before 1324 [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 22) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 19).

On 10th August 1327 [his brother-in-law] Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was appointed Bishop of Exeter.

On 18th October 1327 [his brother-in-law] Bishop John Grandison 3rd Baron Grandison (age 35) was consecrated Bishop of Exeter.

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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.

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Around 1328 [his son-in-law] Giles Badlesmere 2nd Baron Badlesmere (age 13) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer (age 4) were married. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 24).

On 25th June 1328 [his son] William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 27) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 24).

Around 1330 [his son] John Montagu 1st Baron Montagu, Baron Monthermer was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 29) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 26).

Around 1330 [his daughter] Sybil Montagu was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 29) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 26).

Trial and Execution of Mortimer and his Faction

On 19th October 1330 John Neville 1299-1335, William Eland, William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 20), William Clinton 1st Earl Huntingdon (age 26) and William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 29), friends of King Edward III of England (age 17) secretly entered Nottingham Castle [Map] through tunnels, met with King Edward III of England, and arrested Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) and his son Geoffrey Mortimer (age 21) in the presence of Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 35).

Chronicle of Robert Fabyan [-1512]. [17th October 1330]. In y^e moneth of Octobre, upon the. xvii. daye, and euyn of seynt Luke, syr Roger Mortymer (age 43) before named, by means of syr Wyllyam Montaygne (age 29), syr Rafe Staforde, syr lohn Neuyle, and other, by a compassyd meane was takyn in the castell of Notyngham [Map], notwithstandyrige that the keyes of the sayde eastell were dayly and nyghtlye under his warde and kepynge; the kynge, the quene, the olde quene (age 35), with dyuerse other noblys that beynge in the same eastell lodgyd. The maner of the takynge of this erle syr Roger Mortymer I passe ouer, for the dyuersyte that I haue seen thereof of sundry wryters; but many agreen, y^t he with syr Symonde of Bedforde, & other, were in that nyght takyn, and after sent unto the Towre of London, and there put in streyghte kepynge. Then the kynge, in short processe after, callyd a parlyament at London for y^e reformacion of many thynges rnysorderyd in the realme, by mtatie of the foresayde syr Roger, as the comon fame then went.

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke [-1360]. In the year of our Lord 1330, in the fourth year of King Edward III, on the Friday following the feast of Saint Luke [19th October], a parliament was held at Nottingham,¹ where Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March, shone with excessive but fading honour.² He was considered the chief counsellor of Queen Isabella, at whose command all things were arranged. No one dared to refer to him by any title other than 'Earl of March.' He was accompanied by a greater noise and company of men than the king himself. Those he loved, he honoured. He allowed the king to rise in his presence, and arrogantly used to walk beside the king, step for step, never yielding precedence, and sometimes even walking ahead of him. When a certain official assigned to the king for arranging noble lodgings gave lodging in the town to the Earl of Lancaster, the king's cousin, the Earl of March harshly rebuked him, demanding to know who had made him so bold as to house the queen's enemy so near her. Terrified, the constable reassigned Lancaster's lodging to a place a full league outside the town, and instead gave the chamber to John de Bohun, Earl of Hereford and Essex, the Constable of England. Murmurs rose among the magnates, whispers that spread to the common people, saying in secret that Mortimer, the queen's lover and the king's master, was striving for the ruin of royal blood and the usurpation of royal majesty. This murmuring reached the royal ears and alarmed the king's friends, namely William de Montagu (age 29), Edward de Bohun, and others who, having sworn an oath for the king's safety, judged, and rightly, that it would serve the good of the realm if Mortimer were put to death.

Anno Domini MCCCXXX, ipsius regis Edwardi tercii anno iIIJ, die Veneris proxima post festum sancti Luce, fuit parliamentum apud Notyngham, ubi nimio fulsit honoure marcessibili comes Marchie, Rogerus de Mortuo mari, tamquam regine Isabelle, ad cuius nutum omnia disponebantur, conciliarius principalis. Illum non alio nomine quam titulo comitis Marchie ausus est aliquis nominare; illum maior strepitus virorum comitabatur quam personam regis; ille quos amavit honouravit; regem permittens sibi assurgere, gradiens cum rege pari passu solebat arroganter ambulare, nunquam regem preferre, set ipsum aliquando anteire. Quemdam officiarium deputatum domino regi pro ospiciis nobilium assignandis, ospicium in villa "pro comite Lancastrie regis consanguineo capescentem, vehementer increpuit iste comes Marchie, querens quis eum fecerat audacem inimicum regine Isabelle tam prope illam hospitare; unde territus constabularius ospicium comiti Lancastrie ultra villam ad unam leucam domino assignavit, et comitem Herefordie Essexieque Iohannem de Bohun, constabularium Anglie, ospicio collocavit. Fit murmur inter magnates, quod ad aures populares avolavit, secreto dicencium quod ille de Mortuo mari, amasius regine et regis magister, ad regalis sanguinis demolicionem et regie magestatis usurpacionem anelaret. Terruit iste murmur aures regales et regis amicos, scilicet Willelmum de Monte acuto, Edwardum de Bohun et alios qui, in salutem regis coniurati, arbitrati sunt, et juste, obsequium salutis se prestituros regno, si ille de Mortuo mari morti committeretur.

Note 1. Stow Annales 356, 357.

It will be seen that Stow has quite misunderstood the passage: 'a certain official,' etc.

By the side of this passage from Stow may be placed a chapter from the Brute chronicle (Harley MS. 2279).

Note 2. Compare what Knighton 2552.

The Brute chronicle (Harley MS. 2279).

Chronicle of the Kings of England by Richard Baker. [19th October 1330] And as for Mortimer, (lying then in the Castle of Nottingham and lately created Earl of the Marches of Wales) he was seised on in this manner; the King taking with him William Montacute (age 29), Robert Holland, and others, go secretly one night by Torch-light, through a privy way under ground, till they come to the Queens (age 35) Chamber; where leaving the King without, they entred and found the Queen with Mortimer (age 43), ready to go to bed: then laying hands on him, they led him forth, after whom the Queen followed, crying, Bel fits, ayes pitie du gentil Mortimer; good fon, good fon, take pity upon the gentle Mortimer, suspecting that her son had been among them. This course was taken to apprehend him for avoiding of tumult, he having no fewer then ninescore Knights and Gentlemen, besides other meaner servants continually about him.

                    Scalacronica. [19th October 1330]. The council having been dissolved, the said William (age 29) said to the King that it were better to eat the dog than that the dog [should eat] them; so he advised him to speak to the constable of the castle, charging him upon his oath and allegiance to keep the plan secret, and [directing] him to leave a postern open to the park that very night, and [warning him] that if he would not do so, he [the King] would cause him to be hanged so soon as he [the King] should have the upper hand. The said William arranged with his comrades to assemble by night at a certain thicket in the park to which all should come; but they missed the trysting place, except the said William de Montacute and John de Nevill with four-and-twenty men, who kept their appointment well.
                
                    They were afraid that their comrades might miss them, and they durst not sound a call because of the sentries in the castle; and so, as bold and enterprising men, they declared that, as the matter had gone so far, they would risk the adventure by themselves. They went forward, and found the postern open, as the King had commanded. They entered the castle and mounted the stairs of the second court without meeting anybody, for it was mirk night, and the followers of the [gentle] folk had left the castle for their lodgings. The Queen (age 35), Mortimer (age 43), and their confidential adherents were holding a council to take measures against this plot which had been discovered to them. They [the conspirators] entered the hall where the Queen was sitting in council. The usher cried out at their entry. Hugh de Turpington, who was steward of the King's household, [but] was of the Queen's party, rushed out of the council and met them in the middle of the hall, crying 'Down with the traitors!' and made to strike the first [of them] with a dagger, when John de Nevill ran him through the body and slew him, and an esquire [also] who offered resistance.
                
                    Then they passed forward into the chamber, and seized Mortimer and those whom they wished to have; so that before dawn none remained in the town save those who were of the King's party, who had armed themselves when the conspirators entered the castle.

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Scalacronica. [29th November 1330]. He [the King] gave directions for the custody of his mother, and took the said Mortimer (age 43) with him to Leicester, where he intended to put him to death; but he took other advice, causing a Parliament to be summoned to London, where Mortimer was drawn and hanged, upon a charge of having been party to the death of the King, the father [Edward II.], and because of the death of the Earl of Kent, and for the renunciation of the right to Scotland, and for the dissipation of the King's treasure which had been entrusted to him by his [Edward's] father, and upon other counts with which he was charged.

The lords who had been banished were restored. For a long time after this the King acted upon the advice of William de Montacute (age 29), who always encouraged him to excellence and honour and love of arms; and so they led their young lives in pleasant fashion, until there came a more serious time with serious matters.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke [-1360]. In this year, the lord king, together with the Bishop of Winchester, Lord William de Montagu (age 30), and a very few others, crossed the sea¹ disguised as a merchant, carrying saddlebags and without armour, having with him scarcely fifteen knights. He claimed he was going abroad on pilgrimage, leaving Lord John of Eltham, his brother, as guardian of the realm. Before the end of April, he returned, and a grand tournament was held at Dartford.² Shortly before the feast of Saint Michael, there were splendid jousts in Cheapside,³ London, where Queen Philippa, with a great company of ladies, watched from newly built pavilions. But the pavilions collapsed, though the ladies were unharmed.⁴ The most gracious queen did not allow the carpenters to be punished for this, but with prayers and kneeling, so calmed the king and his friends from anger that, reflecting on her compassion, all were moved to greater love for the merciful queen.

Hoc anno dominus rex, cum episcopo Wyntoniensi et domino Willelmo de Monte acuto et aliis admodum paucis, transfretavit, sicut mercator, cum manticis absque hernesiis, vix secum habens xv equites, pretendens se peregre profecturum, domino Ioanne Deltham, germano suo, custode regni relicto; et ante finem mensis Aprilis rediit, et fuit apud Derteford solempne torneamentum. Et parum ante festum sancti Michaelis Londoniis in Chepe pulcherrima hastiludia fuerunt, ubi domina regina Philippa cum magna dominarum comitiva de tentoriis, unde militares actus specularentur, noviter edificatis, ceciderunt, set illese. Carpentarios proinde puniri non permisit illa piissima regina, set ab iracundia regem et amicos regis precibus et genuflexionibus ita revocavit, quod in sui amorem omnes eius pictatem considerantes regina misericors concitavit.

Note 1. Edward sailed from Dover on the 4th April 1331, leaving John of Eltham guardian of the realm during his absence. He returned on the 20th April. Rymer's Fœdera 2.815, 818. The ostensible reason of his journey was the discharge of a vow; the real reason was the adjustment of certain points in dispute with France.

Note 2. This took place on the 2nd May 1331. See the account, in the Annales Paulini 352.

Note 3. On the 22nd September there was a masquerade wherein appeared the king and his companions, Annales Paulini 354.

Note 4. The Annales Paulini 355.

In 1332 [his daughter] Philippa Montagu Countess March was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 31) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 28).

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke [-1360]. Immediately the opposing forces clashed. The King of England, with wise words and cheerful courage, heartened his men. Yet the battle, though intense, lasted scarcely half an hour of natural daylight, as fierce resistance on both sides gave way: the Scots, now with their three battles compressed into one great host, at last sought the only refuge left, flight. Then the king and his forces, spurring their warhorses, swiftly pursued them, cutting them down, capturing them, driving them into pits and lakes, and scattered them for a distance of five miles. The estimated number of Scots slain exceeded sixty thousand men. After this battle, a false belief spread that the Scottish war was finally ended, since scarcely anyone remained in that nation who could, would, or dared to gather fighters for war, or to lead those gathered. Nearly all the bishops of the kingdom of Scotland fled to France, and their wealthiest men hastened to the Supreme Pontiff, tearfully seeking aid and remedy for their misfortune. After this triumph, the king returned to the siege of Berwick,¹ and both the castle and the town, surrendered by the guardian of both, Earl Patrick, were received into the king's hand. The same Earl Patrick, in the next Parliament held at York, swore fealty and homage to the king and received many honours from him. But again, returning treacherously to his rebellion, he suffered a second siege at Dunbar, this time at the hands of Lord William de Montagu (age 32), Earl of Salisbury.

Continuo congrediuntur partes adverse, rege Anglorum suos sapienter atque decenti hilaritate confortante, set vix per mediam horam diei naturalis attrocitate utrobique resistencium Scotis aliquali numero peremptis et iam illorum tribus aciebus in unum exercitum conglobatis, tandem necessarium fuge presidium arripientes dominus rex et sui, dextrariis concensis, celeriter persecuti, occidendo, capiendo, in puteos et lacus ipsos fugando, per quinque miliaria ventilarunt. Numerus estimatus Scotorum occisorum excedebat sexaginta millia virorum. Post istud bellum opinio falsa fuit pupplicata quod guerra Scotica fuerat finaliter terminata, eo quod vix aliquis de illa nacione remansit, qui posset, sciret, et vellet preliaturos congregare, et regere congregatos, Prelati fere tocius regni Scocie in Franciam fugierunt, et eorum valenciores ad summum pontificem de illorum infortunio adiutorium et remedium flebiliter requirentes. Post belli triumphum rex ad obsidionem Berewici reversus, tam castruim quam villam, per comitem Patricium custodem eorumdem reddita, suscepit. Et idem comes Patricius in proximo sequenti parliamento Eboracensi fidelitatem et homagium iuravit regi, et ab eodem multos recepit honoures; set, iterum infideliter ad suam reversus rebellionem, secundam apud Dunbar passus est obsidionem per dominum Willelmum de Monte acuto, comitem Sarisburie.

Note 1. Berwick surrendered on the 20th July 1333. The siege of Dunbar, referred to in the next sentence, is the famous siege of 1338, when 'Black Agnes,' the earl of March's wife, so gallantly defended the fortress for some five months. March was not present.

Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke [-1360]. In the same year [1333], the king celebrated the feast of the Nativity of Christ at Wallingford with the queen, who was pregnant and later gave birth to their daughter Isabella (age 1) at Woodstock.¹ The king, having gone to York, held a parliament² which began on the Monday in the second week of Lent. Although the King of Scotland by conquest had been invited, he did not attend, but sent formal representatives in his place, namely, the Earls Henry de Beaumont and William de Montagu (age 32), along with certain other barons and knights, who explained to the king that the said Edward, King of Scotland by conquest, could not come to his presence without great peril and resistance from the Scots still hiding out in the islands.

Eodem anno rex celebravit festum Nativitatis Christi apud Walingford cum regina pregnante, que postmodum apud Wodestok peperit filiam suam Isabellam. Rex vero, profectus Eboracum, tenuit parliamentum, die Lune in secunda ebdomada Quadragesime incoatum; ad quod rex Scocie conquestor, licet invitatus, non accessit, set misit pro ipso excusatores solempnes, scilicet Henricum de Bello monte et Willelmum de Monte acuto comites, et quosdam alios barones et milites, qui nunciarunt regi Edwardum predictum Scocie conquestorem non sine grandi periculo atque resistencia contra Scotos in insulis latitantes ad eius presenciam posse accedere.

Note 1. Other sources have Isabella being born on 16th June 1332 at Woodstock Palace.

Note 2. The parliament of York sat from the 21st February to the 2nd March 1333.

1337 Creation of Earls

                    In January 1337 King Edward III of England (age 24) created a number of new Earldom's probably in preparation for his forthcoming war against France ...
                
                    William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 36) was created 1st Earl Salisbury. [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 33) by marriage Countess Salisbury.
                
                    William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 27) was created 1st Earl of Northampton. Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton (age 24) by marriage Countess of Northampton.
                
                    Hugh Audley 1st Earl Gloucester (age 46) was created 1st Earl Gloucester probably as compensation for his daughter Margaret Audley Countess Stafford (age 19) having been abducted by Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 35).
                
                    Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 38) was created 1st Earl Suffolk. Margaret Norwich Countess Suffolk (age 51) by marriage Countess Suffolk.

Around November 1340 [his son] William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 12) and [his daughter-in-law] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 12) were married. She was already married albeit secretly to Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent (age 26). The subsequent investigation found her marriage to Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent to be valid. She the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 43). He the son of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 39) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 36).

Before 27th April 1341 [his son-in-law] Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Montagu Baroness Badlesmere and Despencer (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Despencer. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 40) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 37).

In August 1345 [his mother] Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu (age 70) died. She was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].

Before 16th July 1347 [his son-in-law] Edmund Fitzalan (age 20) and [his daughter] Sybil Montagu (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 46) and [his wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 43). He the son of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 41) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 35).

On 11th June 1349 William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 48) died. His son [his son] William (age 20) succeeded 2nd Earl Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu. [his daughter-in-law] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 20) by marriage Countess Salisbury.

On or before 23rd November 1349 [his daughter] Agnes Montagu was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and [his former wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 45).

On or before 23rd November 1349 [his daughter] Alice Montagu was born to William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury and [his former wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 45).

On 23rd November 1349 [his former wife] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 45) died at Bisham Abbey [Map].

History of Brittany by Morice. To do so, they marched through the night, arriving at dawn at Tréguarantec. The entire garrison was in a deep sleep, except for a few sentries, who raised the alarm too late. The attackers set fire to one of the gates and took control of the fortress. They captured several prisoners, notably: Hervé de Léon, Érard, his brother, Olivier, their cousin, Émeri du Pont, Émeri de Charuelles, Émeri du Pontplancovet, Raoul de Rosmadec, Jean de Joué. All were sent to England. Later, Hervé de Léon and the Scottish Earl of Menteith were exchanged for William Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, who had been captured by King Philip of Valois.

Hervé de Leon après la prise de Carhaix s'étoit retiré au Château de Tregaranteuc pour y prendre un peu de repos. Cette Place étant de facile accès Gautier de Mauni & Tangui du Chastel entreprirent d'enlever Hervé dans ce lieu avec toute sa compagnie. Pour cet effet ils marchérent toute une nuit, & arrivérent à la pointe du jour a Tregaranteuc. Toute la garnison étant ensevelie dans un profond sommeil, excepté quelques sentinelles, qui donnérent l'allarme trop tard, ils mirent le feu à une des portes, & se rendirent maitres de la Place. Ils y firent plusieurs prisonniers, entr'autres Hervé de Leon, Erard son frere, Olivier leur cousin, Emeri du Pont, Emeri de Charuelles, Emeri du Pontplancovet, Raoul de Rosmadec & Jean de Joué , qui furent envoyés en Angleterre. Hervé de Leon & le Comte de Monef Ecossois furent échangés quelque tems après avec Guillaume de Montagu Comte de Salisberi prisonnier du Roi Philippe de Valois.

Parliament Rolls Richard II. 26. [his son] William Montague, Earl of Salisbury, submitted a petition in parliament, the tenor of which follows:

To our lord the king his liege William Montague, Earl of Salisbury, prays: whereas the most noble King Edward [III], your grandfather, by his letters patent gave and granted to William Montague, Earl of Salisbury and father of the said supplicant, whose heir he is, and to the heirs issuing from his body, with the clause of warranty of the said very noble King Edward [III] and his heirs, the castle, town and honour of Denbigh, and the cantreds of Rhos, Rhufiniog, and Cymeirch and the commote of Dinmael with their appurtenances in Wales, as plainly appears from the said letters patent: which castle, town, and honour, cantreds and commote, with their appurtenances, Roger Mortimer, late Earl of March, by the name of the land of Denbigh, in Trinity term, in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of the said most noble King Edward [III] [18 June 1354-9 July 1354], before William Shareshull and his fellow justices assigned to hold the pleas before the said very noble King Edward [III], against the aforesaid supplicant, by erroneous judgment, recovered by a writ of scire facias, founded on a judgment given in the parliament held at Westminster on the Monday after the feast of St Mark the Evangelist in the twenty-eighth year of the reign of the said very noble King Edward [III], for the aforesaid Roger, on a petition showed by him to the said very noble King Edward [III] then, in the name of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore, son and heir of Edmund Mortimer, son and heir of Roger Mortimer; in which record and judgment on the said writ of scire facias there are patent errors.

May it please you of your gracious lordship to cause the full record to be brought before you, with all attachments to the same concerning the said writ of scire facias, in the present parliament, that they may be inspected and examined for error, and to forewarn [his great grandson] Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, cousin and heir of the aforesaid Roger son of Edmund, and others who are to be forewarned in the matter, to be before you at the next parliament to hear the said errors; and if they know of anything to say wherefor the aforesaid judgment on the said writ of scire facias should not be reversed, and the aforesaid supplicant restored to his said possession with the issues and profits in the meantime since the said loss, and also to do right and justice to the parties in the aforesaid manner. Whereupon, the said petition having been read before the king and lords of parliament, the king ordered Sir Walter Clopton, his chief justice, to bring before the king and lords in parliament the record of which the said petition made mention above. Which record, on the king's command, was later brought to parliament before the king and lords, and there it was read in part, and certain errors therein were pointed out and alleged by the said Earl of Salisbury. Whereupon the king, by the assent and advice of the lords of parliament, the justices of the king there present, granted and ordered that the said earl have a writ of scire facias on the matter of the said petition, returnable at the next parliament, as the same petition mentions.

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