XLVIÜA. Carta Roberti Banastre* militis de decem acris

terre in villa de Walton cum alijs proficuis nobis datis ibidem.

0 T U M sit omшЪ} presentib} et futuris quod ego Robertus Banastre miles, p salute anime mee antecessorum etheredum meorum dedi concessi et hac presenti carta mea confirmaui

I. Robert Banastre, named in the roll of Battle Abbey, had a grant of Pres-

tatyn in Flintshire, and of other lands. Ile had a son, II. Robert Banastre, who built a castle at Prestatyn, which was overthrown in

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Dco et beate Marie et Abbati et conuentui Loci Benedict! de Stanlawe decem acras terre cum ptinentijs ¡acentes iuxta capellam suam de la Lawe in villa mea de Walton in Riblesdale. Habend. et tenend. predictis Abbati et conuentui et successorib} suis libere et quiete integre et pacifice cum omnib} aisiamentis libertatib} et commodita- tib} in terra, in aqua, in moris, boscis, turbarijs, semitis, vijs, pascuis, et pasturis et alijs quibuscunq. pficuis ad predietam villam de Walton spectantib} in puram et liberam et ppetuam elemosynam absq. omni seculari seruicio micbi aut heredib} meis inde faciendo. Concessi etiam prefatis Abbati et conuentui et eorum successorib} imppetuum

1167, when Owen Gwynedh succeeded in driving all the King's people from Wales. At this time Rohcrt Banastre led his followers into Lanca shire, where, temp. Edward I., they were still called "les Wcstroys." He had the Lordship of Walton lo Dale with its appurtenances, as one knight's fee, by charter from Henry de Lascy, Lord of Blackburn Hundred, and also held the barony of Newton in Makerfeld. He had three sons,

Richard, who died s.p. ante 1204.

Warin, married Sarah and died s.p.

Thurstan, who finally succeeded. III. Thurstan Banastre gave, A.D. 1213,15 John, five hundred Marks to the King, to have an inquisition whether the land of Makerfield should descend to him on the part of Robert his father and Warin his brother. He married Cecilia and died A.D. 121S or 1219, leaving a son, Robert, who suc ceeded him, and probably another son, Thurstan, the ancestor of the Banastres of Bank, to whom his brother gave lus lands in Newton, in Wirral Hundred, Cheshire.

IV. Robert Banastre, aii. one year morte patris. Philip de Orreby, Justic. Cos-

trie, made a fine of five hundred marks to have the wardship and marriage of this Robert Banastre. He married Clementia who survived him, and had two sons,

John Banastre, who died in infancy about 26 Henry III.

Robert Banastre. Robert Banastre died ante 27th February, 1242, and was succeeded by his son,

V. Robert Banastre, who claimed Prestatyn 5 Edward I. He married Alice,

danghter of Gilbert Woodeock, and had two children,

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quietantiam pannagij p xxx. porcis habendis tempore pessone in onmib} boscis meis de Walton et quod ipsi et monachi sui apud Locum suum de la Lawe commorantes libere possint capere et habere oumioda estoueria sua in omnib} predictis boscis meis p housebote et heibote, housebolde et heibolde, sicut ipsi et alij monachi ibidem commorantes capere solebant ante hec tempora et habere, videl. mere- mium et boscum ad edificandum comburend. et ad faciend. et reparandum domos, heias, et clausuras suas quotiescunq. et quantum- cimq. eisdem placuerit sine visu aut liberatione forestariorum vel wodewardorum, una cum comiuuna pasture p omniodis animalib} suis ibidem commorantib} p totam villam meam predictam de Wal ton omni tempore anni imppetuum absq. calumpnia, imprecamento, contradictione, vel impedimento mei vel heredum meorum vel aliorum quorumcunq. Et ego vero predictus Robertus et heredes mei omnia predicta terras et tenementa cum suis ptiuentijs una cum omnib} alijs cjuietantijs, libertatib}, communitatib} et pficuis supradictis prefatis Abbati et conuentui et eorum successorib} contra omnes gentes

James Bauastre, who married Elena, daughter of William le Botiler, baron of Warrington, and dying vita patris, left a daughter and heir, Alice, who succeeded.

dementia, to whom her father gave in free marriage the manor of Mollington Banastre, in Cheshire. She married William de Lea, and died ante 8th February, 1290, leaving a son and daughter, Sir Henr. de Lea, beheaded for the rebellion of Sir Adam

Banastrc, and ob. s.p. 9 Edward II. Sibella married Sir Richard Hoghton.

Robert Banastre died ante 21 Edward I., and left his granddaughter and heir,

VI. Alice, who married John de Langeton, son of Robert de Langoton of West Langton in the county of Leicester, and brother of the Bishop of Chichester ofthat name, who was Chancellor in the reigns of Edward I. and Edward II. She died ante 3 Edward II., and left her son,

VII. Robert de Langeton, baron of Newton, who died 26th September, 1341, 35 Edward III.

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warantizabimus acquietabimuset imppetuum defendemus. In cuius rei testimonium sigillum meum huic presenti scripto apposui. Hijs testib}, dño Kob. de Holand, dño Heurico de Lee, dño Rie. ffyton militib}, Joh. Deuyas, Ada de Blakburn, Henr. de Haydok, Henr. Banastre, et alijs. Dat. in manerio meo de Walton, xiij. die Angusti anno regni Regis Edwardi filij regis Henrici undecimo.