To this Richard succeeded Robert de Lexinton,
who in 8 H. 3. was made Governour of the
Castles of Pec and Bolesover, in Com. Derb.
and in 13 H. 3. of Oxford Castle; being
then in such esteem with that King, as that he
obtain'd his Letters swasory, to Aliva the
Daughter of Alan Fitz-Iordan, to grant her
Mannor of Tuxford (which was held in Capite)
unto him: intimating, that in case she would so
do, he should take it for a favour. Which Let∣ters
were so prevalent, that he had his desire;
and the next year following, did his Homage
for it: but soon after passed it, together with
the Mannor of Warsop (near at hand) to
Iohn de Lexinton his Brother, with condition,
That if the said Iohn did die without issue, that
then those Lordships should return to him and
his Heirs.
This Robert de Lexinton, being a person learned
in the Laws, was a Justice Itinerant in 9 H. 3. in
the Counties of Northampt. Rutl. Nott. Derb. Linc.
Ebor. Northumb. Cumb. and Westmor. In 10
Hen. 3. in the Counties of Nott. Derb. Warw.
Leic. Wigorn. and Glouc. Afterwards also in
other Counties, until 26 H. 3. being then one
of the Justices of the Court of Common-Pleas:
and departed this life 4 Cal. Iunii, Anno 1250.
(34 H. 3.) leaving Sir Iohn de Lexinton Knight
his Brother and Heir.
Which Sir Iohn Lexinton, in 3 H. 3. when
the Bishop of London declared to the Prelates
and Clergy of England, that the Pope re∣quired
the Third part of all the Livings of the
Beneficed Clergy, and the one half of all the
Non-residents, was sent by the King to prohi∣bit
them from giving obedience to such an intol∣lerable
exaction.
In 37 H. 3. this Iohn was made Chief Ju∣stice
of all the Forests North of Trent; as also
Governour of Bamburgh Castle in Comi∣tat.
Northumb. and of Scardeburgh and
Pikering in Com. Ebor. but died in 41 H. 3.
without issue. Whereupon Henry de Lexinton,
Bishop of Lincoln, his Brother, was found his
next Heir: who thereupon doing his Homage,
had Livery of all his Lands, lying in the Coun∣ties
of Nottingham and Derby. Which Henry
departed this Life the next ensuing year; leav∣ing
Richard de Markham and William de Sutton,
his Nephews, and next Heirs; Richard de
Markham being at that time fifty years of age,
and William de Sutton forty; who thereupon
doing their Homage, had Livery of his Lands.