pg 56 & 70, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists etc" by Frederick Lewis Weiss, 6th Edition
pg 113, Turton's "The Plantagenet Ancestry" published 1928
pg 550, " A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire" by Sir Bernard Burke, published 1883
Grant, ca. 1230. 1 item : parchment ; 12 x 17.5 cm.
SUMMARY: Grant by William le Megre to Hugh de Ver, earl of Oxford, for his service and 16s. which he has given in gersum, of 28d. yearly rent in the parish of Great Benetlegh which Margery de Glebregg was wont to pay to the grantor, with all the tenement which Margery held of him, for which the grantee is to pay yearly one pair of white gloves worth 1/2d. or 1/2 d. at Easter.
WITNESSES: Lord Henry de Bello Campo, then seneschal of the lord count, Lord Hugh le Gros, Lord Thomas de Lancham, William Godescal, Ralph de Stanton, William de Gerdel, William de Barenton, Geoffrey the carter, et al. With 1 seal (3.2 cm.) of white wax, bearing a device: floral pattern, with the legend: S' WILELMI MEGRE.
NAMES: I. Oxford, Hugh de Vere, Earl of, ca. 1210-1263. II. Le Megre, William. III. De Glebregg, Margery. IV. De Bello Campo, Henry, Lord. V. Le Gros, Hugh. VI. De Lancham, Thomas. VII. Godescal, William. VIII. De Stanton, Ralph. IX. De Gerdel, William. X. De Barenton, William. XI. Geoffrey, the cater.
SUBJECTS: 1. Deeds--England--Essex. 2. Deeds--England--Bentley, Great. 3. Essex (England)--Charters, grants, privileges 4. Bentley, Great (England)-- Charters, grants, privileges.
HOLLIS number: -BHJ8699
Quitclaim, ca. 1250. 1 item : parchment ; 12 x 17 cm.
SUMMARY: Quitclaim by William le Megre to Hugh de Veer, earl of Oxford, of 2s. yearly rent to be received from Walter le Alemand which he was wont to pay to the grantor for 5 acres of land held by him of the grantor which is of the fee of the earl in Great Benetley.
WITNESSES: Lord Julian de Baya, Lord Richard de Cadama, Ralph de St. Osith, Gilbert de Hulcote, Thomas the tailor, John, son of William de Frating, Philip the falconer, Master William the cook, William de Lammers, clerk, et al. With 1 seal (3.2 cm.) of white wax, pendant on a tag, bearing a device: same seal as Deeds 190.
NAMES: I. Oxford, Hugh de Vere, Earl of, ca. 1210-1263. II. Le Megre, William. III. Le Alemand, Walter. IV. De Baya, Julian, Lord. V. De Cadama, Richard, Lord. VI. De St. Osyth, Ralph. VII. De Hulcote, Gilbert. VIII. De Frating, William. IX. De Frating, John. X. De Lamarsh, William. XI. Thomas, the tailor. XII. Philip, the falconer. XIII. William, Master, the cook.
SUBJECTS: 1. Deeds--England--Essex. 2. Deeds--England--Bentley, Great. 3. Essex (England)--Charters, grants, privileges. 4. Bentley, Great (England)-- Charters, grants, privileges.
HOLLIS number: -BHJ8739