• General Notes

  [SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]
  
  2nd/4th Lord.  First military campaign w/ Edward III in
  Brittany ca 1343.
  K.G., an original Knight of the Garter. Fought at Crecy.
  Went w/ the Black Prince in the King's Expedition into France.
  Stayed with the Black Prince at the Siege of Calais.
  To pay for his expenses, he was granted the estates of Jn. de
  Loueyne, deceased.
  Went w/ Edward III into Gascoigne.
  Commander of the main hold of the Black Prince's army in
  Gascoigne.
  Via his marriage to Cicely, he gained much land & estates.
  
  Sir Bartholomew BURGHERSH was son of Bartholomew Lord BURGHERSH
  (frequently distinguished by the title of Senior) and
  Elizabeth, one of the daughters and co-heirs of Theobald de
  VERDON.  His father was first ummoned to Parliment I Edward
  III.  A person of great council and valor which laid a strong
  foundation for his son's honor. But among these, enumerated in
  the preamble to the Statutes, both of Institution, (with their
  Exemplars) and those of King Henry V, he is called Bartholomeus
  de Burghersh filius, and Bartholomew de Burghersh le filz. (and
  so in divers places of our Publick Records) though we have seen
  some transcripts of these Statutes, wherein the point hath been
  at the end of the surname, and filius (so also le filz) joined
  to Dom. Johannes de Beauchamp.  But this was a plain mistake of
  the transcriber, since this John was never married.    His
  first martial service was when the King went into Bretagne 16
  Edward III, next he went with the Prince in the Kings
  Expedition into France 20 Edward III, where he staid with him
  at the Siege of Calais.  And for recompence of his expenses, in
  this Voyage, the King granted him the Custody of all the lands
  and Tenements, which had belonged to John de LOUEYNE deceased,
  till his Heir should come of age, without rendring any thing
  therefore. the 23 yead of King Edward, he went along with him
  into Gascoigne.  And again thither with the Prince of Wales, 29
  Edward III, and had command in the main body of the Prince's
  Army.  The following year, as the Prince retired from forraging
  the Country of Berry, and was got near Romerentyne, this Knight
  (whom Froissard in several places calls the Lord Bartholomew
  BRECHES, Sir Bartholomew de BOUNES, de BRENNES and de BRUNES,
  but such mistakes are too frequent in that Author in this and
  other mens names as also in the names of places) was set upon
  by a French Ambushment, but he and his troops so gallantly
  behaved themselves, that they kept the French in play till the
  Prince drew near, upon the sight of whom they fled to
  Romerentyne (pursued by the English) and got into the Castle,
  which the Prince commaned Sir John CHANDOS to Summon; but they
  refusing to yield, after two desperate but fruitless assaults,
  the English set it on fire which caused them to speedily
  surrender.  He attended the King in his expedition into France
  33 Edward III and towards the end of the year 37 Edward III he
  and divers other Knights of the Court were sent to Dover, to
  wait upon John King of France, who, comming over to visit King
  Edward, landed there the 4 of January, and was conducted by
  them to Canterbury where having offered a rich Jewel at the
  Shrine of Thomas Becket, he after rode to Eltham to the King,
  and thence to the Savoy where he was honorably entertained.
  Half a year before this, we find the King appointed the
  Treasurer of his Chamber to give him 200 L upon the debt due to
  him from the King for the Count de VENDEDOUR his prisoner.  He
  had two wives, the first was Cecily, daughter and heir to
  Richard WEYLAND, by whom he had divers lands in the Counties of
  Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Essex, and Hertford;
  by her he had Elizabeth his daughter and Heir, married to
  Edward le DESPENSER. His second wife was Margaret, sister to
  Sir Bartholomew BADLISMERE, whom he left a widow; but she
  afterwards married William de BURCESTER, and dyed about the 18
  year of King Richard the Second.  The 5 of April, 43 Edward III
  he dyed, leaving Elizabeth, his daughter and Heir, then about
  24 years of age.

Details of Bartholomew de Burghersh II's family with Cicely de Weyland