Volume 1

Berkeley manuscripts. Abstracts and extracts of Smyth's Lives of the Berkeleys, illustrative of ancient manners and the constitution; including all the pedigrees in that ancient manuscript. To which are annexed, a copious history of the castle and parish of Berkeley, consisting of matter never before published; and biographical anecdotes of Dr. Jenner / By Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, M.A. F.S.A.

Thomas Dudley Fosbroke

Date:: 1821

Credit: Berkeley manuscripts. Abstracts and extracts of Smyth's Lives of the Berkeleys, illustrative of ancient manners and the constitution; including all the pedigrees in that ancient manuscript. To which are annexed, a copious history of the castle and parish of Berkeley, consisting of matter never before published; and biographical anecdotes of Dr. Jenner / By Thomas Dudley Fosbroke, M.A. F.S.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Corton, co. Leicester — Eynesbury, co. Huntingdon. —This Lord married, about 51 Henry III. Joan, daughter of William de Ferrars, who brought him the Manor and Advowson of Corton, co. Leicester, which Robert her brother conveyed to her in tayle; and also the Manor of Eynesbury, co. Huntingdon, which Roger de Quincey her grandfather gave her in fee simple before her marriage. J/S. Veel, p. 216. Females of Rank antiently mere Housewifes, as Barons were Farmers and Soldiers. —‘‘ When shee [Joan Lady Berkeley] came to the farme-houses (as oft shee did, to oversee or take accompt of her dairy affaires), shee often times spent in provisions at a meal there, the value of iiijd. and iiijd3, and also a cheese of ij Jb. weight was at such time spent by her attendants.” Jd. p. 216. — Isable her daugh- ter died unmarried. She had an-annuity of 4/. and also lands, upon which she exercised part of her housewifery. Jd. -p. 227. Seal used by Females. —“ Shee contracted as a femme sole, and for her seale constantly used the picture of herself, holding in her right hand the escucheon of her husband’s arms, the chevron without crosses, and in her left the escucheon of her father’s arms, circum- scribed “, Joanne de Berkeleic.” Sawing Billets for Exercise. — In her elder years she used to saw billets and sticks in her chamber for part of physick, for which pur- pose she bought certain fine hand-saws, which commonly cost 11d. apiece. Id. p. 217. Travelling with large Retinues — Physicians rare. — Her Physi- cians were, by the journey of Mr. James her son, fetched from Ox- ford, who, departing in the evening from Berkeley, lodged the first night at the Manor-house of Came (Cam), where the horses of his company spent a quarter of oats. bid. Violence of the Barons. —‘‘ In consequence of refusal of the Bur- gesses of Bristol to doe suit to Lord Berkeley’s Court of Radclyve Street, this Lord, Maurice his son, and a large retinue of Horse and Foot, meeting a Bayly of Bristol in Frampton on Severne, soe assalted and wickedly wounded him, that shortly after hee died; and afterwards they came to Tetbury Faire, and there with an armed rout of pepe

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