Fitz-Alan of Bedall.
FRom these Descendants of Ribald, I come lastly to Bryan, a youngera Son to Alan Fergant, A••an Earl of Britanny and Rich∣mund.
This Brian had issueb Alan, commonly called c Alanus filius Briani, who in 21 Hen. 2. gave d Fifteen marks to the King, for the Goods of those his Tenants that adhered to the Kings Ene∣mies; but departed this life in 2 Rich. 1. where∣upon the Wardship of his Son and Heir, called e Brian Fitz-Alan, was grantedf to Hubert, Bi∣shop of Salisbury.
Which Brian, in 2 Ioh. obtained the Kings Charterg for Free-Warren throughout all his Lands, wheresoever, lying out of the Kings Forests. And in 12 Hen. 3. was made Sheriff of h Northumberland, and Governor of the Castle at Newcastle upon Tine, and continued i Sheriff of that County, till 19 Hen. 3. inclusive. Moreover, in 20 Hen. 3. he was constitutedk She∣riff of Yorkshire, as also Governorl of the Castles of Scardeburg•• and ••icke••ing, and continued Sheriff of that County, till the end of the Two and twentieth year of Henry the Third.
And gavem to the Nuns of Sin••••ngthwait, a Toft and Croft, in ••skham-Brian, for to keep the Anniversary of Agnes his Mother, per∣petually in their Church, which Agnesn was Daughter of Bertram Haget, Sister and Coheir of Gilbert; with whom he hado the Mannors of Helagh, Wighill, Bainton, and Essedike, and divers other Lands in Yorkshi••e.
To him succeeded another Brian Fitz-Alan, who in 5 Edw. 1. wasp in that expedition then made into ••ales; and in 19 Edw. 1. obtained Licenseq to make a Castle of his House at ••il∣wa••••eby in Com. Ebor.
In 20 Edw. 1. being thenr one of the Kings Vicegerents in Scotlan••, upons the Address of Iohn de Baillol, to King Edward, by way of Claim, as his Hereditary Right, the King di∣rected his Preceptt to this Brian, and the rest, to give him possession thereof; saving the Right to himself and his Heirs.
Not long after which, scil. 10 Iuly, An. 1296. (24 Edw. 1.) the same King freely giving up himself, with his whole Realm, and People of Scotland, at the Castle of Brechmen, unto that great Prelate, Anthony, Bishop of Dur∣ham; this Brian Fitz-Alan, with Iohn Comyn of Badenach, and Alexander Kenedy, Chan∣cellor of Scotland, was specially called to witness that memorable Act.
In 23 Edw. 1. he had Summonsu to Parlia∣ment, amongst the Barons of this Realm, and so tillx 33 Edw. 1. inclusive. And in 25 Edw. 1. was solely constitutedy the Kings Lieutenant of that whole Realm of Scotland. But in 30 Edw. 1. he departedz this life, and was bu∣ried in the South Isle of the Parish Church at ••edale in Com. Ebor. Where he hath a noble Monument, with his Effigies in Armor, Cross∣leg'd, thereon and upon his Shield Barry of eight pieces, Or, and Gules; which Arms do still remain in the Glass of divers Windows there, in large Shields.
The like do I find upon his Grand-fathers Seal, viz. Alan Fitz-Brian, both upon his Shield