V. Carta Roberti de Lascy de ecclesia de Blakeburn facta Ade dе Blakeburn.

OMNIBUS sanete matris ecclesie filijs Rob. de Lascy salutes. Sciant tam presentes quam futuri quod ego Rob. de Lascy dedi et concessi et carta mea confirmaui Ad. de Blakeburne clerico meo illam dimidietatem ecclesie de Blak. quam Ric. antecessor eius habuit, adeo liberam et solutam et integram ut idem Ric. dictam dimidietatem unquam melius et plenius et integrius tenuit temporib} suis. Preterea dedi et concessi ei illud beneficium quod Ric. memoratus antecessor dicti Ade habuit in ecclesia de

III. Robert de Lascy, who died 12 kal. Febr., A.D. l193, and devised his estates, consisting of sixty knights' fees, to his uterine sister, Albreida, daughter of Robert de Lizours. See ante, p. 2. Mem.— Dugdale's account of the descent of the Lascy honours has been fol lowed ; but it is proper to state that another version, supported by Dodsworth, implies that the connection of the Lascys with the barons of Ilalton was as fol lows:

I. Robert de Lascy, above, left three children,

1. Ilbert, who succeeded, but died s.p.

2. Henry, who succeeded, and left the above named

Robert de Lascy.

3. Albreida, married Robert de Lizours, who, by an entry on the pipe-roll,

31 Henry I., paid twenty-five marks that he might marry the sister of Ilbert de Lascy. They had a daughter and heir,

Albreda, who married Richard, fifth baron of Halton, ante, p. 2.

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Whalleye, quod ad ecclesiam de Blak. ptinere de iure dinoscitur, adeo libere et integre ut predictus Rie. dictum beneficium de AVhal- leya unquam melius habuit. Memoratam autem dimidietatem ecclesie de Blak. cum omnib} ptinentijs suis et dictum beneficium ecclesie de Whalleya concessi et dedi dicto Ade cum ptinentijs eidem beneficio de iure in puram et ppetuam clemosynam p salute animo mee et antecessorum meorum. Tenend. libere et quiete, in capellis, in terris, in bosco, in plano, in pratis, in pasturis, et in omnib} de iure ptinentibus prenominate medietate de Blak. Hijs testib}, Bur- nullo de Aumeryl, Rob. de Menyl, Haunselino, Galfr. Hansel!, Alano de Kipays, Alano Butell, Nich. capello, Bic. clerico de Lewes, Petro clerico, Bob. clerico, Adam de Kyghelay, et multis alijs.