General Notes

ROGER (Sir), knt. who, in the 34 EDWARD I. had a charter for freewarren in all his demesne lands in his manor of Swinnerton, as also for keeping a market there on Wednesday (*) Erdeswick, in his Survey of Staffordshire, says that 20 Conquerour, Comes Alanus held
Swinnerton of Robert de Stafford, and that this Alain is ancestor of the Swinnertons. Holinshed, in his Chronicle, states that whilst the
Conqueror held siege before York, he advanced at the request of his Queen Maud, his nephew Alane, Earl of Britain, with the gift of all those lands that some time belonged to Earl Edwine, and calls him a man of stout stomach, and one that would defend what was given him. In Tailleur's Chronicle of Normandie in the catalogue of the noblemen that came into England with the Conqueror, this Alain is called Alain Fergant, Earl of Britaine.

    A day every week, and a fair yearly upon the festival of our Lady's assumption; and in the 4 EDWARD II.  He was in the wars in Scotland. In 11EDWARD II. He was governor of the town of Stafford, and in three years after of the strong castle of Hardelagh, in Wales. In the 15th of the same reign he had the custody of Eccleshall Castle (during the vacancy of the bishoprick of Lichfield and Coventry, whereunto it belonged), and was in some years after constituted constable of the Tower of London.
      In the 2 EDWARD III. being then a banneret, he had an assignation out of the Exchequer of œ145. 13s. 8d. as well for his wages of war in that expedition made into Scotland as for his services in attending Queen ISABEL.  In the 9 EDWARD III. he was again in the Scottish wars, and in two years subsequently had summons to parliament among the barons of the realm. He m. Johanna, daughter of Sir Robert de Hastange, and dying  in 1338, left two sons, ROGER, his heir, and Robert, aged fifteen at the death of his father.