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Hunphrey de Bohun III Bard de Bohun, Lord of Hereford and
Complete Peerage vol l p 22 has this line.

Weiss Magna Charta Sureties -12154 This whole line is in
Ancestral Roots by Frederick Weiss line #97.. Humprey IV father
was Hunphrey de Bohun III Bard de Bohun, Lord of Hereford and
Complete Peerage vol l p 22 has this line.

Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier,
Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: Humphrey III, lord of Trowbridge and
constable of England, was very close to Henry I and later Henry
II. He assisted Empress Mathilda against King Stephen. Born in
1109, Humphrey died 6 April 1187. He married Margery
(Marguerite, Margaret), eldest daughter of Milo of Gloucester
from whom he received the heriditary right to the title of
constable of England.
Humphrey III was steward and chancellor to Henry I, perhaps
following his father. He shared this post with Hugh
Bigot/Bigod, Robert Haye, and Simon de Beauchamp. Sometimes he
is confused with his father. We can follow Humphrey III in the
entourage of King Henry I by the documents he signed at
Arques and Dieppe (1131), various English towns (1131-1133), in
Normandy at Rouen (1133 & 1134), and at Argentan (about the
same time). When Steven of Blois, earl of Mortain, grandson of
William the Conqueror and Adele, was
crowned king of England after Henry I died (1135), Humphrey
kept his duties as steward presiding over charters. Two were
written at Evreux in 1137. One concerned infractions against
God; the other gave land in Bramford (Suffolk) to St. Mary
d'Evreux. In 1139 Empress Mathilda arrived in Sussex with her
her half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, to reclaim the
inheritance of his father.
Humphrey, at the instigation of his father-in-law, Milo de
Gloucester, rallied with Mathilda and defended Trowbridge
against King Steven. During the troublesome years of the
anarchy that followed, Humphrey passionately fought with
Mathilda's loyal and true followers. He witnessed Milo being
named earl of Hereford in recognition of his (Milo's) services
on 25 July 1141. Humphrey's signature is found on several
documents in many English villages. After initial success, the
Battle of Winchester (1141) marked a turnaround and Humphrey
was taken prisoner. In 1143 in Devizes (Wiltshire), Mathilda
reinstated possession of lands and the office of chancellor of
England to Henry in a written document. She also gave him new
wealth and land: Melchesam,
Boczam, Malmesbury, and Stokes-Wiltshire. (Humphrey had been
relieved of his duties after the reign of Henry I.) Humphrey
signed a document of Prince Henry in 1149/1150 at Devizes and
another in 1150/1151 at Argentan. In 1150 Trowbridge Castle was
taken by Stephen. When the abbey church of Montebourg was
dedicated in 1152, Humphrey consented to the gift of the church
of St. Gregoire de Catz by Ildebert de Catz and Steven de
Magneville. After the death of his father, Geoffrey Plantagenet
(1153), Henry was in England leading the army. Henry made an
agreement with Stephen when Eustache, Stephen's son, died,
whereby Henry would succeed him to the throne when he died (the
next year). Henry II then confirmed Humphrey's inheritances in
England and Normandy and his titles. Because of his role as
lord chancellor and his signatures on numerous documents, we
are able to account for Humphrey's whereabouts. He was in
England with the king (1153-1154); in Normandy (1156) at
Argentan, Falaise, and Quevilly (1174); with his peers in
Chinon (1170-1173); back in England (between 1174-1179); and
again in Normandy at Valognes, Cherbourg, and
Bonneville-sur-Touques (1180 & 1182).
In January 1164 Humphrey was one of the barons summoned to the
Council of Clarendon where the constitutions were drawn up. In
April 1173 when Prince Henry rebelled against his father, King
Henry II, Humphrey stood by the king. With Richard de Lucy he
invaded Scotland in an attack against King William the Lion who
supported Prince Henry and the destruction of the bishop's
palace at Durham. Humphrey and company burned Berwick and
penetrated deeply into Scotland. But when they learned of the
landing of Robert de Beaumont (earl of Leicester and friend of
Prince Henry) in Suffolk (29 Sept
1173), they made a truce with William the Lion and marched
against Beaumont. Humphrey battled with the help of the
peasants and was taken prisoner with his wife at Fornham St.
Geneviere near Bury St. Edmond (Suffolk) on 16 October 1173.
The prisoners were taken to Falaise castle. The 1st of December
1174/5 in Falaise, Humphrey witnessed a peace accord between
Henry II and William the Lion recognizing the sovereigncy of
England over Scotland. Humphrey's fortune considerably
increased with the death of his father- in-law, Milo of
Gloucester, who without male heirs left a third of his wealth
to each daughter. Humphrey also inherited the position of
constable of England that was held by his father-in-law. In
1166 Humphrey inherited 3
1/2 parts of a knight's fees (rent) from his grandfather's
provinces and 9 1/2 parts "de novo." His wife received 17 parts
from Milo's provinces and 3 3/4 parts of her brothers' land.
He kept in Normandy a part of the inheritance from Humphrey I,
particulary land at Carentan and Pont D'Ouve. A document
confirmed the gifts of his ancestors and the men of the Bohon
priory.
Among the witnesses of this act were Enjuger de Bohon, Robert
of Bohon priory, duchess Margaret, and Henry de Bohon. A
letter from Humphrey de Bohon to the men of Normandy and
England stated that Humphrey and
his son gave to the Blanchelande Abbey the title of Moulin de
Biard with Pont D'Ouve. In 1181 with Alexander de Bohon he
witnessed the foundation of Barbery Abbey. Across the Channel
Humphrey founded the priory of Monkton Farley (Wiltshire) with
his wife, supported by the Lewes Abbey. Near the beautiful
forests and streams in England, his rich endowment provided
them with a large yearly income. Among the benefactors
associated with this
foundation are Mathilda de Bohon (his mother), Ildebert de Catz
(Chaz), Robert de Carentan, and his vassals; among the
witnesses were William de Beuzeville and Humphrey de St. Vigor.
Humphrey died 6 April 1187. He was buried at the Lanthony Abbey
(Gloucestershire) founded by his father-in-law.

He had a son, Humphrey IV, and a daughter Margaret, first wife
of Waleran, earl of Warwick.

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