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257 . THB( YOEESHIRN BEAUMOWTS - THE WHITLEY AND KIRmATON FAMILY. "Deeds not Worda''. THE LOVERS PROQFUSS, 111. 6, last line. Beaumont and Fletcher. Coat of Arms, GU. a lion rampant arg. 1a.ngued and armed az. within an orle of nine crescents of the second. Crest: a bull's head erased quarterly arg. and gu. btto: Fide sed cui vide. "Trust but see whom you trust". Genealogical Chart c. l150 - 1905. William de Bellomonte, died 1218, possibly decended from I William, brother of Robert and Henry William? (see p, 7). He probably had R son I who was father to the next mentioned. Willism I I I I I I I I I Richard, Willjam. Olodfrey John. Adam d.s.p. Ell%. Isolda. Alice. heir, 1 d.s.p. I - d.8.p. I I l I l I I I 1 Robert.WilSiam. Richard. John. Adam. Alice. I 1 - i I I 1 I I 1 I I John. Thomas. William. Adam. Henry. Nicholas. Robert. I I I t I I l I- I I I I Jois. Christine. Richard. William. Superstes. Agnes. I 1 I 1 I 1 John Robert Henry. Roger, Thomas. d.8.g. b.s.p. \ I--.- I--.- l l I I I I I I Henry. Roger. Robert. John. William. Richard. Adam. Richard, l I d.s.p. l Henry I Bounder of the l Lascelles Hall I Family (see p.315 I for continuation). 268. l I I 1 I I Adam. Henry*l I l I I 1 I John. Lawrence. I I Founder of Bretton Family I I (see p.297 for continuation.) 1 I - 1 l I I I Nicholas. Joan. Thomas. Richard. James. i I I I I I l I Ilizabeth. I John. Johanna.Elizabeth. Alice. I I I I I I Adam. Henry. I I l I I I Elizabeth.Isabella. Joan. Ri ohard I 1 I l I I I I I I Thomas. Robert. Chris- Richard. William. Joan. Eliza- Alice. Son. topher. beth. I I I I Thomas. Son. Daughter, I I I I I I I Robert.l Richard. Edwsrd. William. John. Ann. Elizabeth. Alice. d.6.p. 1 1 I I I l I Roger. Robert. George. Elizabeth. Cecilia. Johanna. I l I I Richard. Elizabeth. I l I 1 l I Richard. Edward. Rosamund. Thomas. Alice. d.s.p. I I-- Edward . l l I I I I I I Richard. Tho- Ma- Susan- Kath- Grace. Alice. I l mas . ry. na. erine . I I I I1 Richard. Grace. Mar- I d4B.p. garet. I I 269, i Ri ohard . I Thomas inherited the Whitley $states. I-- I-- - I I I I I I t l I I Adam. John. Rich- Will- Thomas. Ann. Eliza- Mar- Maria. Sarah, Vita. ard . iam. beth, garet. Pro. Patria. I I ----p- ---I_- II I I l 191 I I I IIII 1 Tho- Rich- Will- Tho- Adam Jo- Adam. Son. Eliza-Ann. Ma- Ann. 8on. I mas. ard. iam. mas. d.s.p. hn. beth. d.s.p. ry. l 1 l 1 I I Richard. Elizabeth. Ann. l I I I l I I I Richard Adam Frances Thomas Mbsry I d.s.g. d.s.p. d.s.g. b.s.p. d.s.p. I Ill l I II I II Ill 1 I Rich- Tho- Hen-Rich- Frizn- Ann Ann. Sus- Su-Eli- Eo. MR. Hen- Char- Char- ard mas 1-y ard. ces. d.s.p. an. San. za- er- ry. ri- lotte lotte d.s.g.d.s.p. d.s.p. I nah beth. ilda. etta d.s.p. I d.8.p. d.s.9. I I I I i Richard Charles Thomas John. Elizabeth, Henry. d.s.p. d.8.p. I d. 5.P" I I I I Charles Richard. Charlotte. Elizabeth. I I ---p I I I l Richard Henry. Martha. Richard Charlotte. Bdary Sarah. d.s.p. leaving his Henry John. Ann0 . Bstates to his godson Henry Frederick son of Henry Ralph (see p.298) . I I I I I I l I l Henry Richard Maria Ernily Maria. Dora May Bred- Everildal Ralph. Henry. Catherine. Diana. Maria. rica Maria. Maria. 1 l I I I l I I Diana. Dulce. Evalyn. Margaret Octavia Ha dee daughter. Louisa Maria. Maria. Maria.1 860. The Park at Whitley is in the parish of Upper Whitley, near Huddersfield. The handsome mnsian is pleasantly situated on a lofty eminencein well woodedgroundf3, with about two hundred acre5 of Parkland, The family owns in addition lands at Kirkheaton, Kirkburton, Mirfield and Crosslands, Yorks. These eatates have been held by the Beaumonts from the days of Henry 11 in-the twelfth century, until the present time, Kirkheaton is two and a half miles from Huddersfield. The north aisle of the choir of the church belongs to, and is the usual burial placeof the family. WILLIAM DE BELLOMONTE, who died circ, 1218; may possibly have 'been descended from William,brother of Robert andHenry, who came over withthe Oonqueror (Bee p. 7). He seems to have been the first of,the familyto own lands in Yorkshire. He held one eighth partof r?. Knight's fee of the honour of John, Earl of Lincoln circ. 1205, who granted him land at Whitley (CL3SE R3LLS). He received from Rogerde Laoi, Constable of Chester and Lord of Pontefract about A.D. 1206, twelvo Bovatea of land In Huddersfield, on condition that he supplied escortsfor Roger's despatchas, whichthe latter sent from time to time between his castles at Halton in Cheshire and Pontefract (T.D. Whitaker Loidis and Elmete p. 347). He accompanied Richard I on the third Crusade in 1191 and was at the Siege 01. Acrs. In 1195 he witnessed certain deeds relating to a transfer of la.ld to William son of Falk, who was Roger de Laci's Marshsl, he also witnessed the foundation dead of Mountjoy Priory. He went to Normandy in 1204/6 and took part in the fruitless campaign which Fesulted in the loss of the Duohy. In those days there seems to have been "8 restriction rent act" similar to that in England during the late great luropean War, for we find thst King John sent an order to the Sheriff of York "to respi5e Will.iam de Bellomonte from the paymentof 10 marks which he owed to the Jews in that city, and to free him fromthe interest ofthe debt, as long as he should remain beyond sea with horses and arms in the King's service, given at Northampton 23rd May 1205. The original is as follows. %EX VIC EB3 Te. P'CIPIBII Ti &D RESPCTU HRE FACIAS WILL0 DE BELLOMOTE DE X M. &A 6 IIEB2T JUDIS EBO T QUIET! BE FACIAL DE USUR ILL1 DEBITI. QA DIU FIJIT ULTA MARE C EQUIS T ARMIS I SVICI3 NRO P PICEPTU NRM, T ME 1PO APD NOWP XXIIJ DIE MAII. P. GST (1) CESTR." (2) (I) (The "thorn") ; a letter like a nine with curved tail - used for Th. (2) CL3SE RCLL 7, Rot-Jli LitterarvmClausarum, I. p. 33 John Memb. 26. S. Bentleyls EXCEPTA HIST3RICA p. 393. 261. In 1213 he gave the King sixty marks in order to obtain the austodg of Walter de Grandcourt, who was indicted for murder, but the latter was acquittedin 1219 (RECTUS IN CURIA). On the 21st May, 1216, either he, or his son William, was made Constable of' Norwich Castle after the city had been besieged, czptured and plundered by Louis, the son of the King of Fnnce, who had invaded EZngland at the invitation of the barono 010mfield~sNORFaLK, 111. 42. There is at Drayton Norfolk, an old memorial or market crods, the inscription 1s now illegible, but in 1809 some portions remained which read: "VOUS CHE PRIE PUR L'AN WILLIAM DE BELLEAlONT .....J3HAE SA BBMtAE. ....PATER N: ...,AVE MARIA ...DE PARDON AVERA" (Blomefield's NORFOLK, X. 413). With the consent of his wife Joan, he granted three shillings rent ts the Cluniac Priory of Castleaore for the 60Ul of his son John. He rnarriea in 1186 Joan, daugh:er of Maurice de Barshaa, the latter was fined %40, for permitting the wedding, as Willlam, was also fined 223. 6s. 2d,, had promised to marry the daughter of Ralph de Gedding. Presumsblg this was the Norman method of settling cases of' this kind. He probably married secondly In i20,7 Alicia wldow of Jervaoe de Bradfield daughter and co-hdiress of Williarn de Ijrayton, of Dragton Hall, East Dereham. iie had issue:- I. William, heir. WILLIAI DE BELLOM63HTE sold lands at Icburgh. Norfolk. to Giltert de Langetot, 1240; he marFied Alice ,' daughter of Sir Ralph le Strhnge; she died 1333. They had issue! I. Richard, heir. 11. William, heir to his brother.Richard. 111. Godfrey, d.s.p. September 1293. He was a tenant at Crigqlestone, Yorks, of the Earl of Warrenne. He and his two uncles, Jonn de Crek md Rdlph de Berners, who married his rnotner's sisters, brought a writ or' riaht against Edmund, Abbot of Bury 8. Edmoncls fur the lordship of' Semer and Groton, Suffolk, to which t,he Abbot h8.a no title. A duel resulted and the Abbot's champion was slain. In 1278 he and his wife Cecilia had a dispute with John Bigoa respecting the manor ot' Bugbrook, Northants. This estate rormed part of Ceoilia's weading dowry, and at her death it passed to the 262. Crown, Godfrey claimad the Denham estate in 1276, and held lands at Huntingdon in 1278, and at Scarning, Norfolk in 1291 (Blomefield's NORFOLK, X.