The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated from records, leiger-books, manuscripts, charters, evidences, tombes, and armes : beautified with maps, prospects and portraictures / by William Dugdale.

Ladbroke.

ABout 2 miles lower, on the Northern bank of the same Torrent, stands Ladbroke, which (I suppose) had its name originally from the dirty soyl and clay where the stream runneth, Llaid in the old British signifying the same with l••••um and limus: but it is frequently written in all antient authorities Lodebroc, the a being chan∣ged into o.

In the Conq. time the E. of Mellent had o two hydes here, then valued at 50 s. Turchill de War∣wick 3 hydes, with 4 yard land and better, whereof one the Priest held, and the other two one William, whom I suppose to be progenitor of the family which afterwards assumed this place for their sirname: And Hugh de Grentmaisnill three yard land, with a Mill of iii s. That Turchill's lands, for the most part, came to Henry E. of Warwick before the end of the Conq. reign, I have in Warwick sufficiently manifested: but of what family he was, whom the succeeding Earls enfeoft of this place, I cannot certainly discover: but Will. de Lodbroch, the first that I find to have assumed his sirname from hence, in 11 H. 2. was certified p to hold a Kts. fee of Will. then Earl of Warwick, de veteri feoffamento; that is to say, whereof himself or his ancestor was enfeoft in H. 1. time; so that I am induced to believe, that the brother of this Will. became so enfeoft: For in the Confirmation, which the said Will. made to the

Canons of Kenilworth of the Church of Herber∣bury, given r originally unto them by G. de Clin∣ton, Founder of that Monastery, he there makes mention s that his brother (whose name is not ex∣prest) was his predecessor.

That which the E. of Mellent had here, was also granted by some of the old Earls of Leicester to one of those Lodbrokes, to hold by the fourth part of a Kts. fee; for the same was held t by their posterity of the Lord Ferrers of Groby, who by Quincy deduceth his descent from a co-heir of those Earls.

• Will. de Lodbroc, 11 H. 2.
  • Henr. de Lodbroc.
    • Will. de Lodbroc, 1 Joh.
    • Joh. de Lodbroc, 1 Joh. - Sarra.
      • Henr. de Lodbroc, 34 H. 3. - Isabella. 34 H. 3.
        • Joh. de Lodbroc, 41 H. 3. - Johanna filia & haer. Ric. de Baresworth, 41 H. 3.
          • Ioh. de Lobrock, 3 E. 3.
          • Henr. de Lodbroke, miles, 9 E. 2.
            • Hugo de Lod∣broc, Rector cccl. de Blaby.
            • Ioh. de Lodbroc, miles, 33 E. 3. - Leticia, ux. 1.
              • Ioh.
              • Hugo.
              • Tho. de Lodbroc, 24 E. 3. - Alicia filia Will. de Ca∣tesby, 24. E. 3.
            • Ioh. de Lodbroc, miles, 33 E. 3. - Hawisia filia & haer. Rob. de Davintre, mil. ux. 2.
              • Alicia uxor Ludovici Cardian, temp. R. 2.
                • Cath. filia & haeres. - Will. Hathewyk
                  • Ioh. Hathewyk, gen. 10 H. 6.
      • Joh. de Lodbroc.
• Rob. de Lodbrock.
  • Rad. Macer, sive le Megre, temp. H. 2.

In 5 Ioh. Iohn de Lodbroc (granchild of Will.) being distrained by the E. of Leic. for the service of a Kts. fee he••d of the said Ear••, impleaded Tho. de Arden for not discharging him thereof. Which Kts. fee lay in Leicestersh. as I guess; for this Mannour was held of the E. of Warwick by the service of a Kts. fee. This Iohn de Lodbroke in H. 3. time, was often in Commiss. for taking Assizes of Novel disseisin and Goal-delivery, and for other affairs of great importance in this County, as I shall here instance, viz. in 16 H. 3. he, with Will. de B••ss••p••sdon had the custody of the Kings Eschaets and Wards committed to them; and the same year was appointed one of the Commissio∣ners for assessing and collecting a xl. part of each mans movable goods for the Ks. use. In 19 H. 3. he was constituted one of the Commissioners for gathering of Tallage upon the K. demesn lands; and in 21 H. 3. for the collecting of a xxx. part of all mens personal estates then granted to the K. In 25. he was one d of those, who with the Shiriff had appointment to view all the Castles in this County, and to certifie under their Seals what de∣fects they found in the strength of them.

To him succeeded Henry, his son and heir, who in 26 H. 3. was certified e to hold 3 Kts. fees of the E. of Warwick; and the next year following was one f of the Justices for Goal-delivery at Warwick. That this Henry and Iohn his father were Benefactors to the Monks of Combe, the particular parcels of land in this Village, given g to that Monastery by them, do sufficiently declare; which were received with such gratefull respect, as that Will. de Chelre the then Abbot, with the Co∣vent of that House, by their publick Instrument, h dated on the Octaves of the holy Trinity, an. 1250. (34 H. 3.) granted to the said Henry, and his heirs, the choyce of a fit Clerk to be presented in that Monastery, and there shorn a Monk suc∣cessively for ever, for the health of the souls of Iohn de Lodbroch his father, Sarra his mother, and of his the said Henry and Isabell his wife.

In 39 H. 3. he underwent the Office of Es∣chaetor i in this County, and had issue Iohn, who wedded k Ioan, the daughter and heir of Ric. de ••aresworth, widow l of Ric. de Bray This Iohn, in 56 H. 3. received pardon m from the King for payment of xl s. at which he was amerced by the Justices Itinerant for not being then a Kt. and in 28 E. 1. being constituted n one of the Justices of peace in this County, had the next year following Summonso, with divers other great men, to at∣tend the K. at Barwick upon Twede on the Feast∣day of the Nativity of S. Iohn Bapt. well and suf∣ficiently provided with Horses and Arms to march against the Scots. I am of opinion, that he was Knighted in that expedition; for in 32 E. 1. I find him so stiled p. In 1 E. 2. he was again in q Commission for the Goal-delivery at Warwick; and left issue r Henry de Lodbroke, who in s 9 E. 2. was a Kt. and in 17. in the List t of those Kts. and men at Arms, whose names were then returned into the Chancery.

Which Henry had issue u Iohn, who in 10 E. 3. had his Knighthood respited w for 2 years. Against this Iohn, and his brother H••gh, did the Earl of Warwick commence suit x in 17 E. 3. alledging, that they went about fraudulently to avo••d him of the services due for the Mannor of Cuntasthorpe in Com. Leic. held of his fee. Which Iohn took to wife y Hawisia, the daughter and heir of Sir Rob. de Davintre Kt. and of Hawise his wife, daughter of Will. de Keynes; and by his Deed z beating date the Tuesday next before the Feast of S. Barnabe the Apostle, 21 E. 3. past this Mannour unto certain Fe••ffees, for the use of himself during life, & after to Thomas his eldest son and his heirs; (who had wedded a the daughter of Will. de Ca∣tesby) the remainder to Hugh, brother to the said Thomas, and his heirs; and so to Iohn, brother of the said Hugh, and to his heirs; and for default of issue by Iohn, to the said Will. de Catesby and his heirs.

Which first mentioned Iohn, being a Kt. in 23. E. 3. by his Deed b dated at Toneworth the same year, released ••o the said Will. de Catesby, and Nich. Woodward of Itchington, and their heirs, all the right he had in this Mannour, granting c to them and their heirs the advouson of the Church, and bore for his Arms. Azure a Cheveron ermine, as by his Seal d appeareth. After which, viz. in 46 E. 3. Tho. de Lodbroke, son to the said Sir Iohn, quit∣ted e all his interest in this Mannour to the before specified Will. de Catesby: which Will. had issue f Iohn, who in 7 R. 2. (his father being then dead) did his homage g to Henry Lord Ferrers of Groby

for those lands that he held in Lodbroke of him, viz. the fifth part of a Kts. fee (which were of the Fee of Leicester.) In K. Ric. 2. time, there were great suits h betwixt Alice, the wife of Lewes Car∣dian, and him the said Iohn, for this Mannour, as appeareth by several Bils of complaint exhibited in the K. Court by her against him: she pretend∣ing an Entail made by Sir Henry Lodbroke Kt. her grandfather, by force whereof she claimed: But Catesby alledged, that his father purchased it from Sir Iohn Lodbroke Kt. (father to Alice) and that the said Deed of Entail was counterfeited by one Tho∣mas Bromle of Coventre, whom he indicted for so doing. In short, after much time and money spent therein, I find, that the said Iohn de Catesby, and Lewes Cardian (together with Will. Hathe∣wyk, husband to Catherine, daughter and heir to the same Lewes and Alice, as the Descent sheweth) entred into C l. bonds apeice to each other, to stand to the Award of the Dukes of Surry and Exeter, for a fina•• end of the business; which Dukes referred the examination of the evidence on both sides to Will. Gascoin, Rab. Tirwhit, Iohn Rede, and Will. Skryne (great Lawyers of that age) who taking to their assistance Sir Walt. Clopton, Sir Will. Thirny••g, Sir Iohn Cassy, Sir Iohn Hulle, Sir W••ll. Rikhull, Will. Hankford, and Will. Bren∣ches••e, at that time Justices of both Benches, and fully weighing the same, made Report on the be∣half of the before specified Iohn de Catesby, as by their Instrument under their Seal, bearing date 20 Iunii, 22 R. 2. appeareth. So that there is no doubt, but that those Dukes determined thereof accordingly: for certain it is, that the said Iohn de Catesby continued the possession. From whom it descended to his son Will. who in 6 H. 4. did his homage i to Ric. Beauchamp E. of Warwick for the Kts. fee which he held here.

But this Will. departing the world without issue, his brother Iohn became k heir, who dyed before the 13 of H. 4. for in that year did the K. grant Free-warren l to Emma his widow, and Iohn his son, in all their demesn lands here, and divers o∣ther places. To which last mentioned Iohn suc∣ceeded Sir Will. Cate••by Kt. and to him another Will. who being attainted m in 1 H. 7. (as in Lap∣worth I have shewed) this Mannour eschaeted to the Crown, and in 3 H. 7. was granted n by the K. to Sir Iohn R••s••e•• Kt. and the heirs male of his body: but by a specia•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 o of Parl. in 11 H. 7. being restored unto George Catesby, son and heir of the said Will. together with the rest of his fa∣thers forfeited lands, continued in this family till 38 Eliz. that Iohn Throgmorton and others, by an Indenture tripartite betwixt Sir Will. Catesby and Sir Thom. Leigh Kts. of the first part, Robert Ca∣tes•••• son and heir of the said Sir Will. on the se∣cond, and Iohn Throgmorton and Thom. Thornton o•• the th••rd part, were enfeoft thereof.

Which Iohn and the rest did by their Deed q of bargain and sale, dated 8 Febr. 40 Eliz. pass the same to Sir Rob. Dudley Kt. and Dame Alice his wife (daughter of the above mentioned Sir Thom. Leigh) and to the heirs of the said Sir Robert. Which Sir Robert having issue onely 4 daughters, viz. Katherine wife of Sir Ric. Leveson Kt. of the Bath, Douglasse, Anne, and Frances, they, toge∣ther with Will. Wise, conveyed the same to Will. Palmer Esq and his heirs, by their Deed ^r bearing date 16 Maii, 9 Car. Which Will. setled it upon Will. Palmer his second son, 1 Iunii, 12 Car. who afterwards, scil. 1 Apr. 18 Car. passed the same to Sir Will. Palmer, now of Clerkenwell in Com. Midd. Kt. a branch of those Palmers of Yorksh. (by a younger son that setled at Merston in Staf∣fordshire) who bear for their Arms Argent upon 2 barrs gules, 3 trefoils of the first, with a Grey∣hound in chief sable.

There was antiently a Bridge over the river be∣twixt this town and Herberbury, which in 21 R. 2. being out of repair, was presenteds to be in the default of those two Villages; but upon proof made, that the same had been first built by one of the Lords of this Mannour, upon his own soyl•• and for the benefit of himself and his own ser∣vants, the said towns were discharged.

The Church (dedicated to All Saints) was in an. 1291. (19 E. 1.) valued t at xv marks, and in u 26 H. 8. at xiii l. x s. over and above ix s. al∣lowed for Procurations and Synodals.

Patroni Ecclesiae.

Incumbentes & temp. Inst.

D. Ioh. de Lodbrok.

Ioh. de Pavely, 13 Cal. Apr. 1298.

Will. de Daleby Pbr. 4 Cal. Nov. 1303.

D. Ioh. de Lodbrok.

Ioh. de Pavely, 13 Cal. Apr. 1298.

Will. de Daleby Pbr. 4 Cal. Nov. 1303.

Hugo fil. D. Ioh. de Lodbrok.

Rog. de Lodbrok, 4 Id. Iu∣nii, 1319.

Hugo de Lodbrok Cler.

Rog. de Clifton Cap. 4 Cal. Iunii, 1340.

D. Hugo de Lodbroc. Rect. eccl. de Blaby.

Will. de Shul••on Cler. 2 Id. Iunii, 1349.

Rad. de Bereford Cler. 9. Cal. Oct. 1349.

D. Petrus Bertholmew, 7. Id. Martii, 1358.

D. Hugo de Lodbroc. Rect. eccl. de Blaby.

Will. de Shul••on Cler. 2 Id. Iunii, 1349.

Rad. de Bereford Cler. 9. Cal. Oct. 1349.

D. Petrus Bertholmew, 7. Id. Martii, 1358.

D. Hugo de Lodbroc. Rect. eccl. de Blaby.

Will. de Shul••on Cler. 2 Id. Iunii, 1349.

Rad. de Bereford Cler. 9. Cal. Oct. 1349.

D. Petrus Bertholmew, 7. Id. Martii, 1358.

Thomas de Lodbrok.

Will. de Southam Pbr. Cal. Sept. 1362.

Ioh. de Catesby.

Ioh. Parker, 6 Febr. 1388.

Nich. Derby, 1 Iulii, 1409.

Ric. Norton Cap. 2 Iulii, 1413.

Ioh. de Catesby.

Ioh. Parker, 6 Febr. 1388.

Nich. Derby, 1 Iulii, 1409.

Ric. Norton Cap. 2 Iulii, 1413.

Ioh. de Catesby.

Ioh. Parker, 6 Febr. 1388.

Nich. Derby, 1 Iulii, 1409.

Ric. Norton Cap. 2 Iulii, 1413.

Ioh. Catesby ar. & Margar. ux. ejus.

Ioh. Grantham Pbr. 4. Maii, 1433.

Will. Catesby ar.

Ioh. Verney Pbr. 20 Dec. 1440.

Ioh. Rysley miles.

Will. Darley, in art. Bacc. 1 Maii, 1506.

Ric. Catesby gen.

D. Thomas Barret, 26. Maii, 1529.

Anth. Throgmorton de Com. Oxon. ar. & Cath. ux. ejus.

Rob. Lancashire Cler. 20. Febr. 1553.

Thom. Williams Cler. 23. Apr. 1564.

Rog. Inkforbie, S. Theol. bac. 5 Iunii, 1582.

Anth. Throgmorton de Com. Oxon. ar. & Cath. ux. ejus.

Rob. Lancashire Cler. 20. Febr. 1553.

Thom. Williams Cler. 23. Apr. 1564.

Rog. Inkforbie, S. Theol. bac. 5 Iunii, 1582.

Anth. Throgmorton de Com. Oxon. ar. & Cath. ux. ejus.

Rob. Lancashire Cler. 20. Febr. 1553.

Thom. Williams Cler. 23. Apr. 1564.

Rog. Inkforbie, S. Theol. bac. 5 Iunii, 1582.

Edm. Tomkins gen.

Ric. Par, S. Theol. bac. 25. Aug. 1626.

D. Alicia Dudley.

Edw. Brounker S. Theol. professor, 5 Feb. 1628.

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Notes

• o

  Domes∣day lib.
• p

  Lib. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 f. 104. a.
• r

  Reg. de Kenill. p. 167.
• s

  Reg. de Kenill. p. 167.
• t

  Esc. 17. R. 2. n. 29.
• Rot. P. 5. Ioh.
• F. levat. ••. Ioh.
• Pat. 12. & 13. H. 3. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 d.
• Pat. 15. & 17. H. 3. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 d.
• Claus. 16. H. 3. in d.
• Claus. 16. H. 3. in d.
• Rot. F. 19. H. 3. ••. 5.
• Claus. 21. H. 3. in d.
• d

  Claus. 25. H. 3. in d.
• e

  Esc. 26. H. 3.
• f

  Pat. 27. H. 3. in d.
• g

  Reg. de Cumba, f. 136. a. &c.
• h

  Ex autog. penès Wil. Palm••r eq. aur.
• i

  Claus. 39. H. 3. m. 6.
• k

  Rot. F. 41. H. 3. m. 4.
• l

  Rot. F. 41. H. 3. m. 4.
• m

  Com. de T. Mich. 56 H. 3. Rot. 2.
• n

  Pat. 28. E. 1. m. 1.
• o

  Claus. 29. E. 1. in d. m. 13.
• p

  Ex autog. penès D. & Ca••. Lich.
• q

  Pat 1. E. 2 p 2. in d. m. 21.
• r

  Claus. 9. E. 2. m. 13.
• s

  Ex autog. penès D. & Cap. Lich.
• t

  Ex col. H. Ferrers.
• u

  Ex autog. penès prae∣fat. W. Palmer.
• w

  Pat. 10. E. 3. p. 1. m. 40.
• x

  Claus. 17. E. 2. p. 2. in d. m. 7.
• y

  Ex vet. membr. pe∣nès Camer. Scac. in baga de Catesby.
• z

  Ex autog. penès prae∣fat. W.P.
• a

  F. levat. crast. As∣cens. 24 E. 3.
• b

  Ex autog. penes Ca∣mer. Scac. &c.
• c

  Ex autog. penès praefat. W. Pal∣mer.
• d

  Ex autog. penès praefat. W. Pal∣mer.
• e

  Ex autog. penès praefat. W. Pal∣mer.
• f

  Ex autog. penès praefat. W. Pal∣mer.
• g

  Ex autog. penès praefat. W. Pal∣mer.
• h

  Ex vet. Rot. penes S. Archer eq. aur.
• Ex autog. penes prae∣fat. W. Palmer.
• i

  Ex au∣tog. pe∣nes prae••. Will. Palmer
• k

  Ex au∣tog. pe∣nes prae••. Will. Palmer
• l

  Cart. 13. H. 4. n. 4.
• m

  Rot. parl. 1 H. 7. m. 6.
• n

  Pat. 3 H. 7 p. 1. m. 5.
• o

  Pasch. R. 11 H. 7. Rot. 13.
• Ex au∣tog. pe∣nes praed. W. P.
• q

  Ex au∣tog. pe∣nes praed. W. P.
• s

  Plac. de T. Mich. 21 R. ••. Rot. 1••.
• t

  MS i•• Scac.
• u

  MS pe∣nes S. A. eq. aur. f. 40. b.
• Langt. f. 5. b.
• Ib. f. 6. b.
• Ib. f. 78. b.
• Northb. ••. 36. b.
• Ib. f. 48. ••.
• Ib. f. 51. ••.
• Stret. f. 1. b.
• Ib. f. 11. b.
• Sk. f. 3. ••.
• Burgh. f. 22. a.
• Ib. f. 33. b.
• Heyw. f. 3••. b.
• Ib. f. 39•• b.
• Bl. f. 4. b.
• Ib. f. 15. b.
• Samps. & B. f. 1. a.
• Bentha•• bund. H.
• Samps. & B. f. 48. b.
• Morton bund. in∣cert.
• Ibid.