A DESCRIPTION antient family of Angervile, who bore, " gules, a Cinquefdil, ermine, a border, " fable, Bezant." Of this family was Richard de Angervile, Knight, Lord of this Manor, who had issue Richard, born at St. Edmuhd's-Bury, in Suffolk; who taking upon him religious Orders, renounced the name of Angervile, and was called de Bury, from his native place, as appears in * John Trittenham de Script. Ecclefiafticis, and Bishop Godwin's Catalogue of Bishops. Itwas customary in those times, upon entering into a religious life, to alter their name, and to take it from the place of their birth ; for by taking religious habits, they became persoiis dead in law; and the next heir was to inherit and enter upon their land, as if they were dead indeed; and by professing themselves of aii Ordef,they were raised to a spiritual life, and so assumed a new name. Infinite are the examples wherein I could give instances, but I will name only one of this fa- mily, and Uncle to this man, John de Willoughby; to whom, by his father, (who died, leaving this Richard young) the tuition df him was committed: this John de Willoughby was own brother to Sir Richard de Angervile, and born at this Willoughby; who taking upon him the Orders of a religious person, called him- self de Willoughby. This Richard de Bury, nevertheless is called de Anger- vile by John Rous, -j- John Leland, and John Bale; and also acknowledged by Bishop Godwin, who has set down his life very exactly. He was brought up at Oxford, and became tutor to Prince Edward, who was afterwards King Ed- ward III. and was made by the said King Edward III. his pupil, first his Cof- ferer, then Treasurer of the Wardrobe, and Lord Privy Seal; during which office he was twice sentAmbassado r to the Pope, and being in Italy, he became acquaint- ed with divers learned men, as Francis Petrarch, and others. He was, in the year 1333,made Dean of Wells, and the fame year also, consecrated Bishop dfDurham, and appointed Lord Chancellor, and not long afterwards Lord High Treasurer df England. He devoted himself very studiously to learning, and had more books in his own private library (as was thought) than all the Bishops in Eng- land had; which (having afterwards founded a Library at Oxford) he gave to the fame, and also furnished it with many more; committing the charge thereof to five chief men, to whom he allowed a stipend; but this Library was soon after- wards quite robbed of all those curious Manuscripts, and lay desolate, until Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, that worthy Mæcenas, repaired it again ; having (as Leland fays) sent into Italy, Germany, and France, and other foreign parts, for Books, in all languages, that were written by the most learned Authors, that were to be purchased, not sparing any expence in re-furnishing this Library. But jn that troublesome and unsettled time at the latter end of the reign of King Hen- ry the Eighth, and Edward the Sixth, almost all those excellent works, purchased with so great expence, were, through the avarice of some private persons, embezzled and stolen away. But now of late, by the benevolence of many be- nefactors, but particularly by that famous Sir Thomas Bodley, Knight, who, in beautifying and collecting the fame, has expended many thousand pounds, it is restored again to that magnifience, that it may vie either with the Palatine, Imperial, or Vatican Librarits; arid, may it always continue so, never to fee a third ruin or desolation. This Richard de Bury died 1345, (20 Edw. III.) Anno Æt. 58. having continued in that See eleven years and odd months, and was buried at Durham. In the 29th of Edward the First, Andrew Lord Astlcy was Lord of this Manor. In the reign df King Edward the Third, Thomas Lord Astley, Thomas de Ripariis, and Nicholas de Charnels, were seized of certain lands within this Manor. The now Lord thereof, is Henry, Lord Grey of Groby. J Ecclefiœ de Willoughby patroms Robert us de Anger-vile., persona M. Rebertus instilutus per C.Archidiac. vacante fide. Monachi S. Ebrulfi percipunt ibi duas parks * Jo. Trittem dt Scrift. Eccles. sol. 155 | Leland de Scipt, Ulujlr. sol. Z71. Bali Cent. 5. sol. 426. Godwin Cat. Bfi. 524. J Rot. S Hen. III. decimarum