Anno 1. and nephew vnto Edward king of England, surnamed the Confessor, hauing vanquished the English power, and slaine Harold in the field (as you may read at large towards the end of the historie of England) began his reigne ouer England the xv. daie of October being Sundaie, in the yeare after the creation of the world 5033, (as W. Harison gathereth) and after the birth of our Sauiour 1066, which was in the tenth yeare of the emperour Henrie the fourth, in the sixt of pope Alexander the second, in the sixt of Philip king of France, and about the tenth of Malcolme the third, surnamed Camoir, king of Scotland.
Sim. Dun.
Immediatlie after he had thus got the victorie in a pight field (as before ye haue heard) he first returned to Hastings, and after set forward towards London, wasted the countries of Sussex, Kent, Hamshire, Southerie, Middlesex, and Herefordshire, burning the townes, and sleaing the people, till he came to Beorcham. In the meane time, immediatlie after the discomfiture in Sussex, the two earles of Northumberland and Mercia, Edwin and Marchar, who had withdrawne themselues from the battell togither Edwin and Marchar. Quéene Aldgitha sent to Chester. Wil. Mal. Simon Dun. with their people, came to London, and with all speed sent their sister quéene Aldgitha vnto the citie of Chester, and herewith sought to persuade the Londoners to aduance one of them to the kingdome: as Wil. Mal. writeth. But Simon of Durham saith, that Aldred archbishop of Yorke, and the said earles with others would haue made Edgar Etheling king. Howbeit, whilest manie of the Nobilitie and others prepared to make themselues redie to giue a new battell to the Normans (how or whatsoeuer was the cause) the said earles drew homewards with their powers, to the great discomfort of their freends. Wil. Malm. séemeth to put blame in the bishops, for that the lords Wil. Malm. The bishops blamed. went not forward with their purpose in aduancing Edgar Etheling to the crowne. For the bishops (saith he) refused to ioine with the lords in that behalfe, and so through enuie and spite which one part bare to another, when they could not agree vpon an Englishman, they receiued a stranger, insomuch that vpon king William his comming The archbishop of Yorke & other submit themselues to king William. vnto Beorcham, Aldred archbishop of Yorke, Wolstane bishop of Worcester, and Walter bishop of Hereford, Edgar Etheling, and the foresaid earles Edwin and Marchar came and submitted themselues vnto him, whom he gentlie receiued, and incontinentlie made an agreement with them, taking their oth and hostages (as some write) and yet neuerthelesse he permitted his people to spoile and burne the countrie.
But now, when the feast of Christs natiuitie (commonlie called Christmas) was at hand, he approched to the citie of London, and comming thither, caused his vauntgard first to enter into the stréets, where finding some resistance, he easilie subdued the citizens that thus tooke vpon them to withstand him, though not without some bloudshed (as Gemeticen. writeth) but as by others it should appéere, he was receiued into the Gemeticensis. citie without anie resistance at all; and so being in possession thereof, he spake manie fréendlie words to the citizens, and promised that he would vse them in most liberall William Conquerour crowned 1067, according to their account which begin the yeare on the daie of Christ his natiuitie. & courteous maner. Not long after, when things were brought in order (as was thought requisite) he was crowned king vpon Christmas daie following, by Aldred archbishop of Yorke. For he would not receiue the crowne at the hands of Stigand archbishop of Canturburie, bicause he was hated, and furthermore iudged to be a verie lewd person and a naughtie liuer.
At his coronation he caused the bishops and barons of the realme to take their oth, that they should be his true and loiall subiects (according to the maner in that case accustomed.) And being required thereto by the archbishop of Yorke, he tooke his personall oth before the altar of S. Peter at Westmister, to defend the holie church, and rulers of the same, to gouerne the people in iustice as became a king to doo, to ordeine righteous lawes & kéepe the same, so that all maner of bribing, rapine, and wrongful iudgements should for euer after be abolished.
Polydor.
1067.
After this, he tooke order how to keepe the realme in good and quiet gouernment, fortifieng the necessarie places, and furnishing them with garisons. He also appointed officers and councellers, such as he thought to be wise and discréet men, and appointed ships to be in the hauens by the coast for the defense of the land, as he thought most Iohn Stow. expedient. After his coronation, or rather before (as by some authours it should seeme) Thos. Spot. euen presentlie vpon obteining of the citie of London, he tooke his iourney towards the castell of Douer, to subdue that and the rest of Kent also: which when the archbishop Stigand and Egelsin the abbat of S. Augustines (being as it were the chiefest lords and gouernours of all Kent) did perceiue, and considered that the whole realme was in an euill state; & that whereas in this realme of England, before the Seruitude & bondage of the Nobilitie and Commonaltie to the Normans. comming in of the forsaid duke William, there were no bondmen: now all, as well the Nobilitie as the Commonaltie were without respect made subiect to the intollerable bondage of the Normans, taking an occasion by the perill and danger that their neighbours were in, to prouide for the safegard of themselues and their countrie. They caused all the people of the countie of Kent to assemble at Canturburie, and declared to them the perils and dangers imminent, the miserie that their neighbours were come into, the pride and insolencie of the Normans, and the hardnesse and griefe of bond age and seruile estate. Whereupon all the people rather choosing to end their vnfortunate life, than to submit themselues to an vnaccustomed yoke of seruitude and bondage, with a common consent determined to méet duke William, and to fight with him for the lawes of their countrie. Also, the foresaid Stigand the archbishop, and the abbat Egelsin, choosing rather to die in battell, than to see their nation in so euill an estate, being encouraged by the examples of the holie Machabées, became capteins of the armie. And at a daie appointed, all the people met at Swanescombe, and being hidden in the woods, laie priuilie in wait for the comming of the foresaid duke William.
Now, bicause it cannot hurt to take great héed, and to be verie warie in such cases, they agréed before hand, that when the duke was come, and the passages on euerie side stopped, to the end he should no waie be able to escape, euerie one of them, as well horssemen as footmen should beare boughes in their hands. The next daie after, when the duke was come into the fields and territories néere vnto Swanescombe, and saw all the countrie set and placed about him, as it had beene a stirring and moouing wood, and that with a meane pace they approched and drew neare vnto him, with great discomfort of mind he woondered at that sight. And as soone as the capteins of the Kentishmen sawe that duke William was inclosed in the middest of their armie, they caused their trumpets to be sounded, their banners to be displaied, and threw downe their boughes, & with their bowes bent, their swords drawne, and their speares and other kind of weapons stretched foorth, they shewed themselues readie to fight. Duke William and they that were with him stood (as no maruell it was) sore astonied, and amazed: so that he which thought he had alreadie all England fast in his fist, did now despaire of his owne life. Therefore on the behalfe of the Kentishmen, were sent vnto duke William the archbishop Stigand, and Egelsin abbat of S. Augustines, who told him their message in this sort.
“My lord duke, behold the people of Kent come forth to méet you, and to receiue you as their liege lord, requiring at your hands the things which perteine to peace, and that vnder this condition; that all the people of Kent enioy for euer their ancient liberties, and may for euermore vse the lawes and customes of the countrie: otherwise they are readie presentlie to bid battell to you, and them that be with you, and are minded rather to die here altogither, than to depart from the lawes and customes of their countrie, and to submit themselues to bondage, whereof as yet they neuer had experience.”
The duke séeing himselfe to be driuen to such an exigent & narrow pinch, consulted a while with them that came with him, prudentlie considering, that if he should take anie repulse or displeasure at the hands of this people, which be the key of England, all that he had done before should be disanulled and made of none effect, and all his hope and safetie should stand in danger and ieopardie: not so willinglie as wiselie he granted the people of Kent their request. Now when the couenant was established, and pledges giuen on both sides: the Kentishmen being ioyfull, conducted the Normans (who also were glad) vnto Rochester, and yéelded vp to the duke the earledome of Kent, and the noble castell of Douer. The ancient liberties and lawes of England remaine in Kent onlie. Thus the ancient liberties of England, and the lawes and customes of the countrie, which before the comming of duke William out of Normandie, were equallie kept throughout all England, doo (through this industrie and earnest trauell of the archbishop Stigand and Egelsin abbat of S. Augustines) remaine inuiolablie obserued vntill this daie within that countie of Kent.
Wil. Thorne.
¶ Thus far Thomas Spot, and after him William Thorne writeth the same. Of the which the former (that is Spot) liued in the daies of king Edward the first, and William Thorne in the daies of king Richard the second.
But now, before we proceed anie further in recitall of the Conquerours dooings, we haue here in a table noted all the noble capteins and gentlemen of name, aswell Normans as other strangers, which assisted duke William in the conquest of this land: and first, as we find them written in the chronicles of Normandie by one William Tailleur.
With other lords and men of account in great numbers, whose names the author of the chronicles of Normandie could not come by (as he himselfe confesseth.) In consideration whereof, and bicause diuers of these are set foorth onlie by their titles of estate, and not by their surnames; we haue thought it conuenient to make you partakers of the roll which sometime belonged to Battell abbeie, conteining also (as the title thereof importeth) the names of such Nobles and Gentlemen of Marque, as came at this time with the Conqueror, whereof diuerse maie be the same persons which in the catalog aboue written are conteined, bearing the names of the places whereof they were possessours and owners, as by the same catalog maie appeare.
Sim. Dunel. King William goeth ouer into Normandy. When king William had set all things in order through the most part of the realme, he deliuered the guiding thereof vnto his brother Odo, the bishop of Bayeux, and his coosine Hen. Hunt. Polychron. Sim. Dun. William Fits Osborne, whom he had made erle of Hereford. In Lent following he sailed into Normandie, leading with him the pledges, and other of the chéefest lords of the English nation: among whom, the two earles Edwine and Marchar, Stigand the archbishop, Edgar Etheling, Wialteoff sonne to Siward sometime duke of Northumberland, and Agelnothus the abbat of Glastenburie were the most famous. Edricke Syluaticus. Soone after his departing, Edricke surnamed Syluaticus, sonne to Alfricke that was brother to Edricke de Streona, refusing to submit himselfe vnto the king, rebelled and rose against such as he had left in his absence to gouerne the land. Wherevpon those that laie in the castell of Hereford, as Richard Fits Scroope. Richard Fitz Scroope and others, did oftentimes inuade his lands, and wasted the goods of his farmors and tenants: but yet so often as they attempted to inuade him, they lost manie of their owne souldiers and men of war. Moreouer, the said Edricke calling to his aid the kings of the Welshmen, Bleothgent and Rithwall, about the feast of the assumption of our Ladie, The riuer of Wye. wasted the countrie of Hereford, euen to the bridge of the riuer of Wye, and obteined out of those quarters a maruellous great spoile. In the winter also following, King William returneth into England. and after king William had disposed his busines in Normandie, he returned into England, and euen then began to handle the Englishmen somewhat sharpelie, supposing thereby to kéepe them the more easilie vnder his obedience. He also took awaie from diuerse of the Nobilitie, and others of the better sort, all their liuings, and gaue the same H. Hunt. to his Normans. Moreouer, he raised great taxes and subsidies through the realme: nor any thing regarded th' English Nobilitie, so that they who before thought themselues to be made for euer by bringing a stranger into the realme, doo now see themselues troden vnder foot, to be despised, and to be mocked on all sides, insomuch that many of them Matth. Paris. were constreined (as it were for a further testimonie of seruitude and bondage) to shaue their beards, to round their heare, and to frame themselues as well in apparell as in seruice and diet at their tables after the Norman manner, verie strange and farre differing from the ancient customes and old vsages of their countrie. Others vtterlie refusing to susteine such an intollerable yoke of thraldome as was dailie laid vpon them by the Normans, chose rather to leaue all both goods & lands, & after the maner of outlawes got them to the woods, with their wiues, children, and seruants, meaning from thencefoorth wholie Englishmen withdraw them to the woods as out lawes. to liue vpon the spoile of the countries adioining, and to take whatsoeuer came next to hand: wherevpon it came to passe within a while that noe man might trauell in safetie from his owne house or towne to his next neighbors, and euery quiet and honest mans house became as it were an hold and fortresse furnished for defense with bowes and arrowes, bills, polaxes, swords, clubs, and staues, and other weapons, the doores kept locked and stronglie boulted in the night season, for feare to be surprised as it had beene in time of open warr and amongst publike enimies. Praiers were said also by the maister of the house, as though they had beene in the middest of the seas in some stormie tempest, and when the windowes or doores should be shut in and closed, they vsed to saie Benedicite, and others to answer, Dominus, in like sort as the preest and his penitent were woont to doo at confession in the church. Notwithstanding all this, K. William sought to tame & vanquish those of the English Nobilitie, who would not be at his becke. They againe on the other side made themselues strong, the better to resist him, choosing for their chéefe capteines and leaders, the earles Edwine & Edgar Etheling, who valiantlie resisted the Normans, and slue many of them with great rage and crueltie. And as they thus proceeded in their matters, king William being a politike prince, forward and painefull in his businesse, suffered them not altogither to escape cléere awaie, but did sore annoy and put them oft to remediles losses, though he abode in the meane time many laborious iournies, slaughters of his people, and damages of his person. Herevpon the English Nobilitie euer after, yea in time of peace, were hated of the king and his Normans, and at length were kept so short, that being Polydor.
The Catalog of such Noblemen, Lords, and Gentlemen of Name, as came into this Land with William the Conquerour.
- ODO bishop of Bayeulx.
- Robert erle of Mortaing.
- Roger erle of Beaumont surnamed A la Barbe.
- Guillaume Mallet seigneur de Montfort.
- Henrie seig. de Ferrers.
- Guillaume d'Aubelle-mare seign. de Fougieres.
- Guillaume de Roumare seig. de Lithare.
- Le seig. de Touque.
- Le seig. de la Mare.
- Neel le Viconte.
- Guillaume de Vepont.
- Le seig. de Magneuille.
- Le seig. de Grosmenil.
- Le seig. de S. Martin.
- Le seig. de Puis.
- Guillaume Crespin.
- Guillaume de Moyenne.
- Guillaume Desmoulins.
- Guillaume Desgarennes.
- Hue de Gourney, aliàs Genevay.
- Le seig. de Bray.
- Le seig. de Gouy.
- Le seig. de Laigle.
- Le seig. de Touarts.
- Le seig. de Aurenchin.
- Le seig. de Vitrey.
- Le seig. de Trassy, aliàs Tracy.
- Le seig. de Picquigny.
- Le seig. d'Espinay.
- Osmond seig. du Pont.
- Le seig. de Estouteuile.
- Le seig. de Torchy.
- Le seig. de Barnabost.
- Le seig. de Breual.
- Le seig. de Seeulme.
- Le seig. de Houme.
- Le seig. de Souchoy.
- Le seig de Cally.
- Le seig. de la Riuere.
- Euldes de Beanieu.
- Le seig. de Roumilly.
- Le seig. de Glotz.
- Le seig. du Sap.
- Le seig. de Vanuille.
- Le seig. Branchou.
- Le seig. Balleul.
- Le seig. de Beausault.
- Le seig. de Telleres.
- Le seig. de Senlys.
- Le seig. de Bacqueuille.
- Le seig. de Preaulx.
- Le seig. de Iouy.
- Le seig. de Longueuille.
- Le seig. de Aquigny.
- Le seig. de Passy.
- Le seig. de Tournay.
- Le seig. de Colombieres.
- Le seig. de Bolleber.
- Le seig. de Garensieres.
- Le seig. de Longueile.
- Le seig. de Houdetot.
- Le seig. de Malletot.
- Le seig. de la Haie Malerbe.
- Le seig. de Porch Pinehe.
- Le seig. de Iuetot.
- The erle of Tanqueruile.
- The erle d'Eu.
- The erle d'Arques.
- The erle of Aniou.
- The erle of Neuers.
- Le seig. de Rouuile.
- Le prince de Alemaigne.
- Le seig. de Pauilly.
- Le seig. de S. Cler.
- Le seig. d'Espinay.
- Le seig. de Bremetot.
- Alain Fergant erle of Britaigne.
- Le seig. de la Ferte.
- Robert fils Heruays due de Orleans.
- Le seig. de la Lande.
- Le seig. de Mortimer.
- Le seig. de Clare.
- Le seig. de Magny.
- Le seig. de Fontnay.
- Roger de Montgomery.
- Amaury de Touars.
- Le seig. de Hacqueuile.
- Le seig. de Neanshou.
- Le seig. de Perou.
- Robert de Beaufou.
- Le seig. Meauuon.
- Le seig. de Soteuile.
- Eustace de Hambleuile.
- Geoffray Bournom.
- Le seig. de Blainuile.
- Le seig. de Mauneuile.
- Geoffrey de Moienne.
- Auffray and Mauger de Carteny.
- Le seig. de Freanuile.
- Le seig. de Moubray.
- Le seig. de Iafitay.
- Guillaume Patais seig. de la Lande.
- Eulde de Mortimer.
- Hue erle of Gournay.
- Egremont de Laigle.
- Richard d'Aurinchin,
- Le seig. de Bearts.
- Le seig. de Soulligny.
- Bouteclier d'Aubigny.
- Le seig. de Marcey.
- Le seig. de Lachy.
- Le seig. de Valdere.
- Eulde de Montfort.
- Henoyn de Cahieu.
- Le seig. de Vimers.
- Guillaume de Mouion.
- Raoul Tesson de Tignolles.
- Anguerand erle of Hercourt.
- Roger Marmion.
- Raoul de Gaiel.
- Auenel de Viers.
- Pauuel du Montier Hubert.
- Robert Bertraule Tort.
- Le seig. de Seulle.
- Le seig. Doriual.
- Le seig. de la Hay.
- Le seig. de S. Iohn.
- Le seig. de Saussy.
- Le seig. de Brye.
- Richard Dollebec.
- Le seig. du Monfiquet.
- Le seig. de Bresey.
- Le seig. de Semilly.
- Le seig. de Tilly.
- Le seig. de Preaux.
- Le seig. de S. Denis.
- Le seig. de Meuley.
- Le seig. de Monceaux.
- The archers of Bretuile.
- The archers of Vaudreuile.
- Le seig. de S. Sain.
- Le seig. de Breansou.
- Le seig. de Sassy.
- Le seig. de Nassy.
- Le vidam de Chartres.
- Le seig. de Ieanuile.
- Le vidam du Passais.
- Pierre du Bailleul seig. de Fescampe.
- Le seneschal de Torchy.
- Le seig. de Grissey.
- Le seig. de Bassey.
- Le seig. de Tourneur.
- Guillaume de Colombieres.
- Le seig. de Bonnebault.
- Le seig. de Ennebault.
- Le seig. de Danuillers.
- Le seig. de Beruile.
- Le seig. de Creueceur.
- Le seig. de Breate.
- Le seig. de Coutray.
- The erle of Eureux.
- Le seig. de seint Valery.
- Thomas erle d'Aumale.
- The erle de Hiesmes.
With other lords and men of account in great numbers, whose names the author of the chronicles of Normandie could not come by (as he himselfe confesseth.) In consideration whereof, and bicause diuers of these are set foorth onlie by their titles of estate, and not by their surnames; we haue thought it conuenient to make you partakers of the roll which sometime belonged to Battell abbeie, conteining also (as the title thereof importeth) the names of such Nobles and Gentlemen of Marque, as came at this time with the Conqueror, whereof diuerse maie be the same persons which in the catalog aboue written are conteined, bearing the names of the places whereof they were possessours and owners, as by the same catalog maie appeare.
The Roll of Battell Abbeie.
- Avmarle
- Aincourt
- Audeley
- Adgillam
- Argentoune
- Arundell
- Auenant
- Abell
- Auuerne
- Aunwers
- Angers
- Angenoun
- Archere
- Anuay
- Asperu
- Albeuile
- Andeuile
- Amouerduile
- Arcy and Akeny
- Albeny
- Aybeuare
- Amay
- Aspermound
- Amerenges
A
- Bertram
- Buttecourt
- Brebus and Byseg
- Bardolfe
- Basset and Bigot
- Bohun
- Bailif
- Bondeuile
- Brabason
- Baskeruile
- Bures
- Bounilaine
- Bois
- Botelere
- Bourcher
- Brabaion
- Berners
- Braibuf
- Brande and Bronce
- Burgh
- Bushy
- Banet
- Blondell
- Breton
- Bluat and Baious
- Browne
- Beke
- Bickard
- Banastre
- Baloun
- Beauchampe
- Bray and Bandy
- Bracy
- Boundes
- Bascoun
- Broilem
- Broleuy
- Burnell
- Bellet
- Baudewin
- Beaumont
- Burdon
- Berteuilay
- Barre
- Busseuile
- Blunt
- Beaupere
- Beuill
- Barduedor
- Brette
- Barrett
- Bonret
- Bainard
- Barniuale
- Bonett
- Barry
- Bryan
- Bodin
- Beteruile
- Bertin
- Bereneuile
- Bellewe
- Beuery
- Busshell
- Boranuile
- Browe
- Beleuers
- Buffard
- Botelere
- Bonueier
- Boteuile
- Bellire
- Bastard
- Bainard
- Brasard
- Beelhelme
- Braine
- Brent
- Braunch
- Belesuz
- Blundell
- Burdet
- Bagot
- Beauuise
- Belemis
- Beisin
- Bernon
- Boels
- Belefroun
- Brutz
- Barchampe
B
- Camois
- Camuile
- Chawent
- Chauncy
- Conderay
- Coluile
- Chamberlaine
- Chamburnoun
- Comin
- Columber
- Cribett
- Creuquere
- Corbine
- Corbett
- Chaundos
- Chaworth
- Cleremaus
- Clarell
- Chopis
- Chaunduit
- Chantelow
- Chamberay
- Cressy
- Curtenay
- Conestable
- Cholmeley
- Champney
- Chawnos
- Comiuile
- Champaine
- Careuile
- Carbonelle
- Charles
- Chereberge
- Chawnes
- Chaumont
- Caperoun
- Cheine
- Curson
- Couille
- Chaiters
- Cheines
- Cateray
- Cherecourt
- Cammile
- Clerenay
- Curly
- Cuily
- Clinels
- Chaundos
- Courteney
- Clifford
C
- Denauille
- Dercy
- Diue
- Dispencere
- Daubeny
- Daniell
- Denise and Druell
- Deuans
- Dauers
- Dodingsels
- Darell
- Delaber
- Delapole
- Delalinde
- Delahill
- Delaware
- Delauache
- Dakeny
- Dauntre
- Desny
- Dabernoune
- Damry
- Daueros
- Dauonge
- Duilby
- Dalauere
- Delahoid
- Durange
- Delee
- Delaund
- Delaward
- Delaplanch
- Damnot
- Danway
- Dehense
- Deuile
- Disard
- Doiuille
- Durant
- Drury
- Dabitot
- Dunsteruile
- Dunchampe
- Dambelton
D
- Estrange
- Estuteuile
- Engaine
- Estriels
- Esturney
E
- Ferrerers
- Foluille
- Fitz Water
- Fitz Marmaduke
- Fleuez
- Filberd
- Fitz Roger
- Fauecourt
- Ferrers
- Fitz Philip
- Filiot
- Furniueus
- Furniuaus
- Fitz Otes
- Fitz William
- Fitz Roand
- Fitz Pain
- Fitz Auger
- Fitz Aleyn
- Fitz Rauff
- Fitz Browne
- Fouke
- Freuil
- Front de Boef
- Facunberge
- Fort
- Frisell
- Fitz Simon
- Fitz Fouk
- Filioll
- Fitz Thomas
- Fitz Morice
- Fitz Hugh
- Fitz Henrie
- Fitz Waren
- Fitz Rainold
- Flamuile
- Formay
- Fitz Eustach
- Fitz Laurence
- Formibaud
- Frisound
- Finere and Fitz Robert
- Furniuale
- Fitz Geffrey
- Fitz Herbert
- Fitz Peres
- Fichet
- Fitz Rewes
- Fitz Fitz
- Fitz John
- Fleschampe
F
- Gvrnay
- Gressy
- Graunson
- Gracy
- Georges
- Gower
- Gaugy
- Goband
- Gray
- Gaunson
- Golofre
- Gobion
- Grensy
- Graunt
- Greile
- Greuet
- Gurry
- Gurley
- Grammori
- Gernoun
- Grendon
- Gurdon
- Gines
- Griuil
- Greneuile
- Glateuile
- Gurney
- Giffard
- Gouerges
- Gamages
G
- Haunteney
- Haunsard
- Hastings
- Hanlay
- Haurell
- Husee
- Hercy
- Herioun
- Herne
- Harecourt
- Henoure
- Houell
- Hamelin
- Harewell
- Hardell
- Haket
- Hamound
- Harcord
H
- Iarden
- Iay
- leniels
- Ierconuise
- lanuile
- Iasperuile
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- Kaunt
- Karre
- Karrowe
- Koine
- Kimaronne
- Kiriell
- Kancey
- Kenelre
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- Loueny
- Lacy
- Linneby
- Latomer
- Loueday
- Louell
- Lemare
- Leuetot
- Lucy
- Luny
- Logeuile
- Longespes
- Louerace
- Longechampe
- Lascales
- Lacy
- Louan
- Leded
- Luse
- Loterell
- Loruge
- Longevule
- Loy
- Lorancourt
- Loions
- Limers
- Longepay
- Laumale
- Lane
- Louetot
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- Mohant
- Mowne
- Maundeuile
- Marmilon
- Moribray
- Moruile
- Miriell
- Manlay
- Malebraunch
- Malemame
- Mortimere
- Mortimaine
- Muse
- Marteine
- Mountbother
- Mountsoler
- Maleuile
- Malet
- Mounteney
- Monfichet
- Maleherbe
- Mare
- Musegros
- Musard
- Moine
- Montrauers
- Merke
- Murres
- Mortiuale
- Monchenesy
- Mallory
- Marny
- Mountagu
- Mountford
- Maule
- Monhermon
- Musett
- Meneuile
- Manteuenant and Manfe
- Menpincoy
- Maine
- Mainard
- Morell
- Mainell
- Maleluse
- Memorous
- Morreis
- Morleian Maine
- Maleuere
- Mandut
- Mountmarten
- Manrelet
- Miners
- Mauclerke
- Maunchenell
- Mouet
- Meintenore
- Meletak
- Manuile
- Mangisere
- Maumasin
- Mountlouel
- Mawreward
- Monhaut
- Meller
- Mountgomerie
- Manlay
- Maulard
- Mainard
- Menere
- Martinast
- Mare
- Mainwaring
- Matelay
- Malemis
- Maleheire
- Moren
- Melun
- Marceans
- Maiell
- Morton
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- Noers
- Neuile
- Newmarch
- Norbet
- Norice
- Newborough
- Neiremet
- Neile
- Normauile
- Neofmarch
- Nermitz
- Nembrutz
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- Oteuell
- Olibef
- Olifant
- Osenel
- Oisell
- Olifard
- Orinall
- Orioll
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- Pigot
- Pery
- Perepount
- Pershale
- Power
- Painell
- Perche and Pauey
- Peurell
- Perot
- Picard
- Pinkenie
- Pomeray
- Pounce
- Pauely
- Paifrere
- Plukenet
- Phuars
- Punchardoun
- Pinchard
- Placy
- Pugoy
- Patefinc
- Place
- Pampilioun
- Percelay
- Perere and Pekeny
- Poterell
- Peukeny
- Peccell
- Pinell
- Putrill
- Petiuoll
- Preaus
- Pantolf
- Peito
- Penecord
- Preudirlegast
- Perciuale
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- Qvinci
- Quintiny
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- Ros
- Ridell
- Riuers
- Riuell
- Rous
- Rushell
- Raband
- Ronde
- Rie
- Rokell
- Risers
- Randuile
- Roselin
- Rastoke
- Rinuill
- Rougere
- Rait
- Ripere
- Rigny
- Richemound
- Rochford
- Raimond
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- Souch
- Sheuile
- Seucheus
- Senclere
- Sent Quintin
- Sent Omere
- Sent Amond
- Sent Legere
- Someruile
- Siward
- Saunsovere
- Sanford
- Sanctes
- Sauay
- Saulay
- Sules
- Sorell
- Somerey
- Sent Iohn
- Sent George
- Sent Les
- Sesse
- Saluin
- Say
- Solers
- Saulay
- Sent Albin
- Sent Martin
- Sourdemale
- Seguin
- Sent Barbe
- Sent Vile
- Souremount
- Soreglise
- Sanduile
- Sauncey
- Sirewast
- Sent Cheueroll
- Sent More
- Sent Scudemore
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- Toget
- Tercy
- Tuchet
- Tracy
- Trousbut
- Trainell
- Taket
- Trussel and Trison
- Talbot
- Touny
- Triaies
- Tollemach
- Tolous
- Tanny
- Touke
- Tibtote
- Turbeuile
- Turuile
- Tomy and Taverner
- Trencheuile
- Trenchelion
- Tankeruile
- Tirell
- Triuet
- Tolet
- Trauers
- Tardeuile
- Turburuile
- Tineuile
- Torell
- Tortechappell
- Trusbote
- Treuerell
- Tenwis
- Totelles
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- Vere
- Vernoun
- Vescy
- Verdoune
- Valence
- Verdeire
- Vauasour
- Vendore
- Verlay
- Valenger
- Venables
- Venoure
- Vilan
- Verland
- Valers
- Veirny
- Vauurvile
- Veniels
- Verrere
- Vschere
- Veffay
- Vanay
- Vian
- Verneys
- Vrnall
- Vnket
- Vrnafull
- Vasderoll
- Vaberon
- Valingford
- Venicorde
- Valiue
- Viuille
- Vancorde and Valenges
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- Wardebois
- Ward
- Wafre
- Wake
- Wareine
- Wate
- Watelin
- Wateuil
- Wely
- Werdonell
- Wespaile
- Wiuell
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Sim. Dunel. King William goeth ouer into Normandy. When king William had set all things in order through the most part of the realme, he deliuered the guiding thereof vnto his brother Odo, the bishop of Bayeux, and his coosine Hen. Hunt. Polychron. Sim. Dun. William Fits Osborne, whom he had made erle of Hereford. In Lent following he sailed into Normandie, leading with him the pledges, and other of the chéefest lords of the English nation: among whom, the two earles Edwine and Marchar, Stigand the archbishop, Edgar Etheling, Wialteoff sonne to Siward sometime duke of Northumberland, and Agelnothus the abbat of Glastenburie were the most famous. Edricke Syluaticus. Soone after his departing, Edricke surnamed Syluaticus, sonne to Alfricke that was brother to Edricke de Streona, refusing to submit himselfe vnto the king, rebelled and rose against such as he had left in his absence to gouerne the land. Wherevpon those that laie in the castell of Hereford, as Richard Fits Scroope. Richard Fitz Scroope and others, did oftentimes inuade his lands, and wasted the goods of his farmors and tenants: but yet so often as they attempted to inuade him, they lost manie of their owne souldiers and men of war. Moreouer, the said Edricke calling to his aid the kings of the Welshmen, Bleothgent and Rithwall, about the feast of the assumption of our Ladie, The riuer of Wye. wasted the countrie of Hereford, euen to the bridge of the riuer of Wye, and obteined out of those quarters a maruellous great spoile. In the winter also following, King William returneth into England. and after king William had disposed his busines in Normandie, he returned into England, and euen then began to handle the Englishmen somewhat sharpelie, supposing thereby to kéepe them the more easilie vnder his obedience. He also took awaie from diuerse of the Nobilitie, and others of the better sort, all their liuings, and gaue the same H. Hunt. to his Normans. Moreouer, he raised great taxes and subsidies through the realme: nor any thing regarded th' English Nobilitie, so that they who before thought themselues to be made for euer by bringing a stranger into the realme, doo now see themselues troden vnder foot, to be despised, and to be mocked on all sides, insomuch that many of them Matth. Paris. were constreined (as it were for a further testimonie of seruitude and bondage) to shaue their beards, to round their heare, and to frame themselues as well in apparell as in seruice and diet at their tables after the Norman manner, verie strange and farre differing from the ancient customes and old vsages of their countrie. Others vtterlie refusing to susteine such an intollerable yoke of thraldome as was dailie laid vpon them by the Normans, chose rather to leaue all both goods & lands, & after the maner of outlawes got them to the woods, with their wiues, children, and seruants, meaning from thencefoorth wholie Englishmen withdraw them to the woods as out lawes. to liue vpon the spoile of the countries adioining, and to take whatsoeuer came next to hand: wherevpon it came to passe within a while that noe man might trauell in safetie from his owne house or towne to his next neighbors, and euery quiet and honest mans house became as it were an hold and fortresse furnished for defense with bowes and arrowes, bills, polaxes, swords, clubs, and staues, and other weapons, the doores kept locked and stronglie boulted in the night season, for feare to be surprised as it had beene in time of open warr and amongst publike enimies. Praiers were said also by the maister of the house, as though they had beene in the middest of the seas in some stormie tempest, and when the windowes or doores should be shut in and closed, they vsed to saie Benedicite, and others to answer, Dominus, in like sort as the preest and his penitent were woont to doo at confession in the church. Notwithstanding all this, K. William sought to tame & vanquish those of the English Nobilitie, who would not be at his becke. They againe on the other side made themselues strong, the better to resist him, choosing for their chéefe capteines and leaders, the earles Edwine & Edgar Etheling, who valiantlie resisted the Normans, and slue many of them with great rage and crueltie. And as they thus proceeded in their matters, king William being a politike prince, forward and painefull in his businesse, suffered them not altogither to escape cléere awaie, but did sore annoy and put them oft to remediles losses, though he abode in the meane time many laborious iournies, slaughters of his people, and damages of his person. Herevpon the English Nobilitie euer after, yea in time of peace, were hated of the king and his Normans, and at length were kept so short, that being Polydor.
