11819504. Lord Gerard de Lisle &
11819505. Lady Alice de Armenters
~1240,
Gerard de Insula born in England, younger s/o 23639008. Robert de Lisle & 23639009.
Alice fitz Gerold.
~1240, Alice
born in England, heir & d/o 23639010.
Henry de Armenters & 23639011. Alice ?.
3/25/1256, Northamptonshire.
Gilbert de Gant keeper of Alice, heiress of Henry de Armenters, gives the king
10 m. for an assize of novel disseisin. (S) FRsHIII.
1260, Robert
de Insula, and Alice his wife, conveyed by fine to Gerard de Insula, son of
Robert and Alice, a messuage and 2 carucates of land in West Hall, Mundford,
with the advowson of the church of Mundford.
1262,
Gerard’s father died.
5/3/1262, Northamptonshire.
Alice, daughter of Henry de Armenters, gives half a mark for taking an assize
before Martin of Littlebury. (S) FRsHIII.
11/11/1262, Northamptonshire.
Alice, daughter of Henry de Armenters, gives 20s. for a pone. (S) FRsHIII.
5/17/1262, A
fine was levied between Gerard, and Alice de Insula (his mother) or L'Isle, of
West Hall, Mundford, whereby she releases to Gerard and his heirs, in tail, all
liberties, paying a rose only yearly, instead of £10. perannum, which he was
obliged to pay to Robert, her late husband. (S) UKNA.
4/12/1263,
Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester, lead a rebellion of young barons. Gerard
and adherent of Simon de Montfort.
8/2/1265,
Gerard de Insula and Lady Alice de Insula, his mother, Gerard has granted to
Alice the manors of Kyngeston (Berks.), and Mundeford (Norf.); to hold for
life, to hold as he held before of her gift, rent a sore sparrowhawk a year,
with remainder to Gerard and his heirs. Witnesses: …, Robert de Tybetoft,
Philip de Insula … (S) UKNA.
10/19/1265,
Appointment of Antonius Bek to take charge of the first born daughter and heir
[Alice] of Henry de Armenteres tenant in chief, in place of Peter de Kivilers,
to whom the king granted her marriage, to keep her to the use of the said Peter
so long as the said Peter chooses. (S) CPRs.
7/27/1267,
Remission and pardon for trespasses at the time of the disturbance … Gerard de
Insula : mainprise of William la Zouche and Eudo la Zuche of the county of
Essex. (S) CPRs.
3/24/1268, Grant
to Peter de Kyvillers of the wardship of the lands and heirs of John de
Armenters and Henry de Armenters, his brother, who held in chief of Gilbert de
Gaunt, … with the marriage of the heirs [Alice]. (S) CPRs.
[––Gerard
& Alice––]
By 1269,
Gerard married Alice.
7/18/1269,
Ratification of the restitution … by Robert de Insula to Gerard de Insula of
his lands which the king had given to the said Robert by occasion of trespasses
charged against Gerard. (S) CPRs.
11/11/1269, Gerard de Insula and Lady Alice de Insula, his mother: Final
concord concerning the manor of Kingston; Alice has acknowledged the right of
Gerard in the manor, by her gift, to him and his issue; rent £28 to Alice while
she lives and the service of a quarter of a fee, after her death no rent and
the service of one fee, reversion to Alice and her right heirs if Gerard dies
without issue. (S) UKNA.
11/16/1272,
Edward I ascended to the throne while on crusade.
1272-73, Sir
Gerard de Insula and William de la Forde of Fawler. Gerard has granted to
William and his heirs a plot of ground lying outside William's gate so that he
may enclose it with a wall or ditch. (S) UKNA.
1274, Robert
de Insula acknowledged that he acquitted Gerard de Insula of the service which
Roger Earl of Norfolk demanded of him, for suit of court to his manor of
Fornsete, and of homage, relief, and scutage, which the Bishop of Ely demanded
for his manor of West Hall.
1275, Gerard
de Insula, or Lisle, was found to hold … as part of his barony, and he of the
king, and had the assize of beer and bread.
7/6/1277, Protection for the following going to Wales on the king’s
service … Gerard de Insula going with the king. King Edward made forays into
the Welsh lands of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, prince of Wales, capturing Snowdonia
and the Isle of Anglesey. (S) CPRs.
7/11/1280, William
called Achard, rector of the church of Sparsholt … and Sir Gerard de Insula. William,
Robert and John are bound to Gerard in 100s. (S) UKNS.
6/28/1283,
Gerard de Insula summoned to Shrewsbury by writ from Rhuddlan to the king to
hold a colloquium to ordain what should be done with David, brother of
Llewellyn, formerly prince of Wales. (S) The Titular Barony of Clavering, 1891,
P16.
1284, Gerard
held of Rob. [Robert] de Insula … half a knight’s fee and the service of 1
rose, … relief due on the death of Alice de Insula, whose heir the said Robert
was.
7/25/1284, Sir
Gerard de Insula and Denise, widow of Andrew de Batylking … how Gerard dowered
Denise in Bathilkyng and Abbindon and in Warwickshire, with the assent of her
son Thomas de Bathilkyng. (S) UKNA.
4/27/1286, John
de Neubir and Sir Gerard de Insula, knight. John has quitclaimed to Gerard all
actions and demands which he has against him regarding the animals which Gerard
took on the land formerly of Andrew de Badelekyng. (S) UKNA.
1/20/1287,
Commission … for the preservation of the peace … Gerard de Insula … in Berks.
(S) CPRs.
1287, Gerard
summoned to consult with Edmund, earl of Cornwall, custos of England; and to be
prepared with horse and arms for an expedition into Wales.
1287-8,
Gerard of Kingston Lisle in Sparsholt, Berkshire died.
[––Alice––]
1290, Alice
de Armenters de Insula acquired wardship of the manors of Kingston and Mundford
from Gerard’s nephew, Warin de Lisle of Rougemont.
7/11/1290 at London, Warin de Insula, knight, and Alice
widow of Gerard de Insula. Warin has granted to Alice the custody of Warin, son
and heir of Gerard de Insula, her late husband, with the lands and holdings
which were of Gerard when he died in the vills of Kyngeston and Mundeford,
until the full age of Warin; for 310 marks. (S) UKNA.
8/28/1290, Alice de Insula acknowledges that she owes to Warin
de Insula [of Rougemont] 50 marks, to be levied, in default of payment, of her
lands and chattels in cos. Northampton and Rutland. (S) CCRs.
1292-93,
Alice the “cousin and heir” [niece] of Henry de Armenter’s older brother, John
de Armenters, who died without issue.
Bef.
1/20/1297, Alice married Sir Nicholas de Segrave, Lord Segrave, of Stowe,
Northamptonshire.
2/21/1301, Simon
son of Robert Pampiloun and Lady Alice, widow of Gerard de Insula. Simon, being
of full age, has quitclaimed to Alice a messuage with a curtilage and 12 a. of
arable land in Burgl'. (S) UKNA.
1/10/1303,
Commission to … on complaint by Ralph de Monte Hermerii, earl of Gloucester and
Hertford, that Nicholas de Segrave and Alice his wife, Warin de Insula, … broke
his houses at … co. Berks, carried away his goods and imprisoned and maltreated
William Fraunceys his serjeant. (S) CPRs.
7/13/1303,
Simon de Nevile of Middle Cotton; and Sir Nicholas de Segrave and Alice his
wife … Simon has granted to Nicholas and Alice all the holdings which he had in
Middelcotes, Raundes and Ringstede.
10/20/1304,
IPM of Gilbert de Gaunt. Kesteven: Cranewell. Certain lands held by Alice de
Armenters by service of 1 1/2 knight’s fee. (S) CIsPm.
1/9/1305,
John Spigurnel in Wodeford, knight; and Sir Nicholas de Segrave and Alice his
wife … quitclaimed to Nicholas and Alice and Nicholas's heirs all the holdings
and lands in the hamlet of Middelcotes and in the vills of Raundes and
Ringstede. [Northamptonshire.]
1305, Sir Nicholas challenged Sir James de Cromwell to
battle, but King Edward I would not authorize the contest; whereon Nicholas
challenged Cromwell to meet him in France.
12/21/1312,
Thomas son and heir of the late Robert de Cattewith of Northampton; and Sir
Nicholas de Seggrave and Alice his wife … a holding in the street called
Goldstrete, Northampton, and two cellars and two solars in Wllemongoresstrete.
1312-3,
Alice’s manor of Burley, Rutland was settled on Nicholas and Alice and their
male issue, with reversion to Alice’s younger son by her first marriage, John
de Lisle.
4/25/1313,
Simon le Jorz of Wymeswold; and Sir Nicholas de Segrave and Alice his wife,
widow of Sir Gerard de Insula, and Maud daughter of Nicholas and Alice …
quitclaimed lands of the honour of Tykehil. (S) UKNA.
2/8/1315,
The prioress and convent of Nuneaton, patrons of the church of Burley in the
diocese of Lincoln. … the charter of Nicholas granting to Sir Richard de
Pulham, chaplain, …, to celebrate for the souls of himself and Alice his wife,
in the chapel of Alvesthorp.
Alice died.
1321,
Nicholas died.
(S) Topo.
Hist. of the Co. of Norfolk, V2, 1805, P243.
Children
of Gerard and Alice:
i. Warin de Lisle (5909752), born 1270 in England.
ii. John de Lisle, born by 1288 in England.
11/16/1310,
Warin son and heir of Gerard de Insula; and Sir John de Insula, knight, the
elder, Warin's brother, and Maud his wife. (S) UKNA.
1312-3,
Alice’s manor of Burley, Rutland was settled on Nicholas and Alice and their
male issue, with reversion to Alice’s younger son by her first marriage, John
de Lisle.
Children
of Nicholas and Alice:
i. Maud de Segrave, born ~1296 in England.
Maud married
Edmund de Bohun.
