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Sir Giles de Beauchamp & 7606061. Katherine de Bures
~1290, Giles de Bello Campo born in England, 5th
s/o 15212120. Walter de Beauchamp &
15212121. Alice de Tony.
[Slightly younger than Edward II, Giles was likely raised
with a large group that later surrounded King Edward, including Hugh le
Despenser, Peter de Gavaston, Gilbert de Clare, … ]
7/7/1307, Edward II became king on the death of his father.
1313, Giles’ older brother Walter granted him lands in
Bransford, Worcestershire formerly belonging to their brother Ralph, deceased.
12/31/1313 at Teukesbury, Giles de Bello Campo, knight,
witnessed a deed of Gilbert de Clare son of Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester
and Hertford. (S) CPRs, 12/1/1366.
1314, Robert the Bruce was besieging the castles of Berwick
and Stirling. Giles in the army of King Edward marched north. The army totaled
15,000, including 2000 armored knights.
6/24/1314, Battle of Bannockburn, Scotland, a
victory for the Scots, unusual in that it lasted for 2 days. The Scots,
commanded by Robert Bruce, were laying siege to Stirling castle, held by the
English. As the English attacked across the brook, Robert counter-attacked
along a 2000-yard front. King Edward attempted to flank the Scot’s left with
archers, but they were driven back the Scot cavalry. The English front broke
against the Scottish spearmen. It was the largest loss of English knights in a
single day. This was the battle in which organized foot-soldiers [primarily
pike men] defeated heavily armored mounted knights.
4/1315, Due to a famine in England caused by year-long rains
and flooding, King Edward ordered the regulation of food prices.
1315, Katherine born in England, d/o 15212122. John de Bures & 15212123. Hawise de Muscegros.
2/13/1317, Grant to Giles de Bello Campo, aon account of his
good service and to enable him to continue the better in the king’s service, of
£40 a year … (S) CPRs. [Also 8/16/1317]
1317, Giles’ older brother William made him a land grant.
1318, Sir Giles served in the household of King Edward II.
[From the description given he likely protected the king’s chamber after the
king went to bed.]
11/21/1318, Mandate to Giles de Bello Campo, keeper of the
castle of Droslan, to deliver the castle [to Hugh le Despenser the younger] and
the town of Droslan and Cantredemaure and town of Neuton, and the money from
them to the king. (S) CPRs.
2/10/1319, Commission of oyer and terminer to Giles de Bello
Campo, … (S) CPRs.
1319, Giles’ older brother Walter granted him 2/3’s of the
manor of Alcester.
1319, Edward II and Robert the Bruce made a 2-year peace
agreement.
5/6/1320, Exemption for life, at the request of Giles de
Bello Campo, for William Prodhom, … (S) CPRs.
6/2/1321, Mandate to Giles de Bello Campo, constable of the
castle of Scardeburgh, to induct Robert de Spyneye into custody of the hospital
of the Holy Innocents without Lincoln. (S) CPRs.
11/16/1321, Deliver to Giles de Beauchamp, constableship of
the castle of Beaumaris with it armour, victuals, &c. and the shrievalty of
Kaernarvon, during pleasure, or to his attorney, as the king cannot do without
the presence in his service of the said Giles. (S) UKNA.
2/22/1322, Thomas de Dunstaple, king’s serjeant at arms,
with Griffin ap Rees and Giles de Bello Campo, to levy horse and foot for the
king’s service [2,200 – 800 in angleseye, 800 in Karnarvan, 600 in Merionyth],
march them to Coventy for service against the Scots [led by Robert the Bruce]
and rebels [followers of Thomas of Lancaster]. (S) CPRs.
3/16/1322, Giles at the at the battle of Boroughbridge, northwest
of York. King Edward defeated the forces of the Marcher lords and Thomas of
Lancaster. The royalist forces were
defending their position with dismounted men-at-arms and archers against an
attacking calvary.
10/1322, Giles in the army of Edward II in an invasion of
Scotland.
10/24/1322, King Edward’s retreating forces reached York.
2/26/1325, Appointment of Giles de Beauchamp and Alan de
Cherelton to inspect the levies north and south of Wales and the Marches … to
muster at Shrewsbury … (S) CPRs.
9/24/1326, Roger de Mortimer and Queen Isabella invaded
England, landing at Ipswich, joined up with Henry, Earl of Lancaster and other
opponents of the Despensers.
1/20/1327, Edward II abdicated in favor of his son.
2/1/1327 at Westminster, Edward III, age 14, crowned king of
England.
[––Giles & Katherine––]
By 1329, Giles married to
Katherine.
4/1328-29 at Westminster, Manor of Statwell … Alianore de
Lathum … if Alianore die without heirs … to Giles de Bello Campo and Katherine
his wife … if Giles and Katherine died without issue … (S) Feet of Fines.
1329, John
de Bures and Hawise his wife (Katherine’s parents) to Giles de Bello Campo and
Katherine his wife: Grant of a moiety of the manors of Kemerton (Kenemarton)
and Down Hatherley; (Glouc.) (S) UKNA.
1329, Giles’ mother settled the manor of Mutton, Wiltshire
on him.
4/1329, Petronilla daughter of John de Ferariis, querent ;
and John de Bures and Hawisia his wife, deforciants ; manor of Stawell … the
£10 of rent which John de Annesleye held for his life the heritage of Hawisia,
which after the decease of John ought to revert to John de Bures and Hawisia
shall remain to Petronilla … if Pertronilla die without heirs … to remain to
Alianore de Lathum … then to remain to Giles de Bello Campo and Katherine his
wife … revert to John and Hawisia … (S) Feet of Fines, Somerset.
1329, John de Bures and Hawise his
wife to Giles de Bello Campo and Katherine his wife: Grant of a moiety of the
manors of Kemerton (Kenemarton) and Down Hatherley; (Glouc.) (S) UKNA.
5/27/1330, Protection with clause
volumus, for 1 year, for Giles de Bello Campo, going to Gascony in the king’s
service, with John de Eltham, earl of Cornwall [age 14, the king’s brother, and
at the time the next heir]. (S) CPRs.
6/9/1330, Licence for John de
Bures and Hawaise his wife to enfeoff John de Solariis of £10 rent in Bikenore,
co. Gloucester, … to grant the same to Giles de Bello Campo and Katherine his
wife for the lives of the said John and Hawisia, with remainder to the right
heirs of Hawisia. (S) CPRs.
8/20/1331, Giles de Bello Campo
keeper of the king’s manor and forest of Clarendon. (S) CPRs.
7/19/1333, King Edward, in support
of John Balliol, defeated Archibald, lord of Douglas, at the battle of Halidon
Hill.
10/3/1333, Grant, for life, to Giles de Bello Campo of the
manor of Fresshewater, Isle of Wight, as of the yearly value of £40, … (S)
CPRs.
4/1/1334, Grant to Giles de Bello Campo, in enlargement of
the grant to him, … of the custody of the manor, park and forest of Claryndon …
shall hld the custody without rendring anything … (S) CPRs.
6/27/1337, Order … to Guy Brian and John Joce … to select 60
archers from those archers that the king ordered Giles de Bello Campo
(Beauchamp) to select in the forest of Dean (Dene), and to equip and arm them,
and bring them to the king without delay … (S) Gascon Roll Project.
1338, Giles’ older brother William made him a land grant.
12/10/1339, Pardon to Giles de Bello Campo of all accounts …
time in which he was constable of the castle of Scardeburgh … (S) CPRs.
5/11/1340, Giles granted free warren in Alcester and allowed
to fortify his manor.
3/12/1341, Giles de Belo Campo given a writ for £27 18s. 8d.
for subsidy of war in France. (S) CCRs.
9/17/1343, Commission of oyer … on complaint by Giles de
Bello Campo … entered his free warren at Fersewatere, co. Southampton, hunter
therein, mowed his crops … (S) CPRs.
12/8/1344, Grant to Giles de Bello Campo of the marriage of
John son and heir of Edmund de Thwenge, … (S) CPRs.
5/10/1345, Licence for Giles de Bello Campo to enfeoff …
manor of Freshewatre, Isle of Wight, … remainders to Walter, his son … (S)
CPRs.
8/26/1346, Giles de Bello Campo and his son John [who was
knighted] fought at the battle of Crecy.
8/26/1346, The battle of Crecy, north of Paris.
Edward III vs. Philip VI, heralded the rise of the longbow as the dominant
weapon, and also saw the use of the ribauldequin, an early cannon, by the
English. The English longbowmen could fire much more quickly than the Genoese,
with a killing range of 250 yards. A decisive victory, a third of the French
forces lost [mainly to arrows] to less than 100 Englishmen, this started the
decline in importance of the mounted knight, and the rise of England as a
European power.
9/4/1346 by Calais, General pardon to [4 persons] for good
service in the war in France … By K. and testimony of Giles de Bello Campo. (S)
CPRs.
1347, Giles de Bello Campo and his son John at the siege of
Calais.
8/1347, Calais fell to the English.
1/26/1348, Grant for life to Giles de Bello Campo of 2 tuns
of wine in the port of Bristol yearly, he paying the king’s right prises for
the same. (S) CPRs.
5/22/1349, Pardon, at the request of Giles de Bello Campo …
(S) CPRs.
1351, Katherine age 35 at the death of her father. (S) IPM
of her father.
5/1/1351, John, son of Giles de Bello Campo, and Joan,
daughter of John de Cherleton' the younger, querents, and Giles de Bello Campo
and Katherine, his wife, deforciants. The manor of Alyncestr' in the county of
Warwick … John and Joan have given them 200 marks of silver. (S) Feet of Fines,
Warwickshire, CP 25/1/287/44, number 454.
2/3/1352, Baldwin de Friville states that he had brought a
writ of formedon against Giles de Beaulchaump, knight, concerning some
tenements in Hanbury by Wick, … but that as Giles has claimed that he holds the
tenements of lease of the king, … (S) UKNA.
1353, Giles heir to his older brother William.
8/3/1354, Grant, for life, to Giles de Bello Campo, who has
surrendered the keeping of the manor, forest and park of Claryndon, … £20
yearly … (S) CPRs.
1355-6, Transcript of proceedings in Common Bench, John son
of Robert de Ferrers, kt v Giles de Beauchamp, kt, wood in Charlton Musgrove.
(S) UKNA.
10/1355, Giles de Bello Campo and Katherine his wife to John
de (Bello) Campo and Joan daughter of John de Cherleton the younger: Grant of
the manor of Al[yncestre] and land and rent in East Wickham, Bexley, Plumstead,
and Woolwich; Kent. (S) UKNA, Edw. III.
[––Giles––]
11/25/1355, Pardon of special grace to Giles de Bello Campo,
knight, for all trespasses of vert and venison … (S) CPRs.
6/4/1356, Grant to Giles de Bello Campo of the marriage of
John son and heir of John de Sule [Lord John de Sudeley], … (S) CPRs.
2/1/1357, Pardon to Giles de Bello Campo, ‘chivlaer,’ for
all trespasses of vert and venison … oppressions done by him … (S) CPRs.
7/10/1358, Commission of the peace … Guy de Brian, Giles de Bello
Campo, … county of Worcester. (S) CPRs.
5/16/1359, Commission of oyer … on complaint of John son of
Giles de Bello Campo that whereas he as lord of the town Alyncestre, co.
Warwick, …. (S) CPRs.
1361, There was an outbreak of the plague in
London. (S) Black Death in London, Sloane, 2011.
10/12/1361, Giles, knt. of Alcester, Warwickshire died.
1/21/1362, Writ for IPM of Giles de Bello Campo. Worcester: Poywyk.
The manor, … Acton Beauchamp. The manor, … He died on 12 October, 35 Edward
III. John de Bello Campo, knight, his son, aged 23 years and more, is his heir.
(S) CIsPM.
(S) Magna Carta Ancestry, P675.
Children of Giles and Katherine: [2 sons]
i. Giles de Bello
Campo, born ? in England.
