Volume 1

The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A.

  • John Hutchins
Date:
1774
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Credit: The history and antiquities of the county of Dorset / Compiled from the best and most ancient historians, inquisitions post mortem, and other valuable records and mss. in the public offices, and libraries, and in private hands. With a copy of Domesday book and the Inquisitio Gheldi for the county: interspersed with some remarkable particulars of natural history; and adorned with a correct map of the county, and views of antiquities, seats of the nobility and gentry, &c. By John Hutchins, M.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *5 and Baldwin de Molis He was fecond Ton of Gilbert Crifpin, earl of Brion, whofe father was a natural fon of Richard I. duke of Normandy, great grandfather to the Conqueror. Be- fides this alliance he married Albreda, daughter to the Conqueror’s aunt, and by his favour ob¬ tained the charge of the county of Devon. Hence he is Riled Viceconies; and from his refidence at Exeter cable, which he built, de Excefire. He had 150 manors in that county, and 19 lioufes in Exeter; but in this county only one manor. He left iflue three fons and three daugh¬ ters h. His eldeb fon Richard lurnamed de Redvers, had the barony of Okehampton, c. Devon ; and on his father’s death, the cable of Exeter, with the flieriffalty of Devon. He was a great favourite with Henry I. who made him one of his chief counfellors, gave him Tiverton, with the honour of Plimpton, and created him earl of Devon ; though from his prin¬ cipal refidence he was mob ufually called earl of Exeter. He held Mortejione [Mobcrton] in this county, and died 2 Steph. leaving three fons, Baldwin who fucceeded him, William and Robert, and a daughter, Hawis countefs of Lincoln. The earldom of Devon became extineb in this family in an heir female, who afterwards conveyed it with that part of the ebate to the Courtneys k. Berenger and Osbern Giffard. Thefe were probably relations of Walter Gif- fard, nephew to the Conqueror’s great grandmother, whom for his fervices at the battle of Habings he created earl of Buckingham *. Ofibern Gifford came over with the Conqueror, and had the rich manor of Brimpsfield, c. Glouceber m. Between thefe and the next the record inferts Alvredus Hispaniensis, who held Turnworth. If he was the fame with Aluredus *vicecomes, who Cokern fays is mentioned in Domefday, he was ancebor to the Lincolnias, or Nicholes, who were his immediate fucceffors at, and gave their name to Ockford, afterwards called Fitzpaine. Mathiv 0 or Maci de Moretania ; fo called from Mortaign in Normandy, in Latin Mauritania. ‘ V', /V Roger de Arundel. He held 28 lordfhips in Somerfet, but in this county only Pidle Trent- hide, and was ancebor to the Lords Arundel of Wardour?. One of both thefe names witneffes charters of religious houfes in Yorkfliire, and was a bencfa&or to the hofpitalers in London q. Serlo de Burci. Aiulfus camerariusr held the manor of Hame \V£ampreJlori\, which has retained the epithet of Chamberlayne ever fince. He appears to have been Jhenff of this county in the Confeffor’s time, and to have been continued both in his office and polleflions by the Conqueror. His te¬ nure of Chirce [one of the Crichels] was quamdiu erit 'vicecomes. He held alfo inFarnham fome land of the abbey of Shaftfbury, to which he gave half a hide on his daughter’s taking the veil, and half a hide in Blanford for his wife’s foul s. « 41 (u 1' )! L’ f fl ■ t /■*) * ft 17 • <-*41 * f ' r*‘ t 1* < f '• 11 f * Hunfridus camerarius.. Hugh de Porth. Richard de Portes, or de Pontes, who held Doddingfbere, and Frome Whitfield, t. E. I. was probably his defeendant. Hugh de St. Quintin. Coker fays the great Northern barons of this name pobebed Frome St. Quintin in this county, t. R. I. and long before. But we do not find it in their hands at this time, which was a century before. L j . * ... Hugh de Boscherberti, called in the Inquifitio Gheldi De Nemore Herberti. Hugh de Luri. * : ' Of feveral of thefe lab nothing is known but from the record of their pofieffions, any more than of the alii fraud, or other freemen, joined in the fame article with Luri, viz. Hugh silvestris. Fulcred. ; . >*•<«♦»l • l 1 ' ’ *' * * ) • 6 Ord. Vit. p. 5 10. h Dugd. Bar. I. 154. 5 Mifcalled BenediH in H. I.’s confirmation of Lodres to Montburgh abbey in Normandy. Mon. Ang. I. 570. k Dugd. Bar. v. I. 254. 1 lb. I. 59. m Atkins, Gloucefterthire, p. 2d ed. Dugd. Bar. I. 499. n P. 93. 0Mathene, Inq. Gh. p Dugd. Bar. II. 422. 4 Mon. Ang. II. 510,799, 808. r The lilt of titles prefixed to the record calls him Vicecomes. The office of the Camera¬ rius was to take charge of the King’s Camera, or Trealury, and anfwered to the treafurer ol the houffiold at prelent. See Du Cange, in voce. • Mon. Ang. I. 983. Shelin. 2