C I A N T presentes et futuri quod ego Willmus de fferrars, comes Derbe, assensu et bona voluntate Agnetis uxoris mee, dedi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui p salute anime mee et Agnetis uxoris mee et omnium antecessorum et successorum

* This nobleman was descended from an illustrious line of ancestors.

Robert de fferrers, the second earl of Derby, founded the abbey of Mirival, see ante, p. 512, and was buried there. He was succeeded by his son,

William de Ferrers, the third earl of Derby, married Margaret daughter and heiress of William Peverell of Nottingham, and was succeeded by his eldest son,

Robert de fferrers, fourth earl, who founded the priory of Woodham fferrers in Essex. He married Sibilla, daughter of William de Draose, lord of Abergavenny and Brecknock, and was succeeded by his son,

William de fferrers, fifth earl, who was killed before Aeon, A.D. 1191, while on the crusades. He was succeeded by his son, the grantor,

William de fferrers, sixth earl, who married Agnes, sister and one of the coheirs of Ranulph, earl of Chester, ante, p. 8, and obtained with her, amongst other large possessions, the manor of West Derby, and all earl Ranulph's lands between the Ribble and the Mersey. A portion of those lands had been purchased by Earl Ranulph from Roger de Maresey, and consisted of the manor of Great Bolton and lands in Little Bolton, Tonge, Halghe, Brethmete, Radecliffe, Ormeston,* Wiffeleg, Sharplis, Ilaghe, Stanedisch,t Longre, Sevington, Chernoc, Hedchernoc, Dokeshur', Adelvinton, Whit- all, Hirelton, Scaresbrek, Heton iuxta Lancaster, Meluer, Derwente et in Eccleshill. He died A.D. 1247, and was succeeded by his son,

William de fferrers, seventh earl of Derby. He married Sibil, daughter and coheir of W. Mareschal„earl of Pembroke, and had seven daughters. He married, secondly, Margaret, daughter and coheir of Roger de Quincy, earl of Winchester, and had two sons, Robert and William, who was possessed of considerable property in Lancashire, as appears by his in quisition, 16 Edward I., and was seated at Groby. The earl died 1254, 38 Ilenry III. Ilis son,

Robert, eighth earl, joined the insurgent barons, who were defeated at Evesham. He was attainted, and the greater part of his possessions were conferred upon the king's second son, Edmund, surnamed Crouchback, see ante, p. 364.

* Sic in Coucher Book of the Duchy of Lancaster; according to Kuerden, "Crorton and Westlegh."

t Transcribed "ffanedlsch" In the Duchy Concher Book.

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nostrorum Deo et ecclesie beate Marie de Stan la we et monachis ibi dem Deo seruientib3 terram de Cadewalisset. Tenendam et haben- dam de me et heredib3 meis sibi et successorib3 suis imppetuum libere, quiete, et solute. Reddendo inde annuatim mihi et heredib3 meis dimidiam marcam argenti ad quatuor anni terminos p omnib3, videlicet, ad festum sancti Michaclis xx. denarios, et ad natal em Dñi xx. denarios, et ad pascham xx. denarios, et ad natiuitatem beati Johannis Bapte xx. denarios. Et ego vero Willmus et heredes mei predictam terram cum ptinentijs dictis monachis et eorum successorib3 imppetuum p predicto seruicio contra omnes warantizabimus. Et ut hec mea donatio et concessio firma sit et stabilis imppetuum hoc presens scriptum sigilli mei munimine duxi roborandum. Hijs tes- tib3, dño Roberto de Osseburn tune senescallo, dño Normanno Paunton, dño Roberto Gernet, Roberto de Mountgay, Olivero de ffoune, Henrico de Waleton, Roberto de Hulton, Roberto de Clayton, Ricardo, Ada, et Willmo de Knouslegh fratrib3, et alijs.