REFN: 11689AN Gerald de Camville, his heir, purchased from King Richard the custody of L incoln Castle and the province adjacent. This Gerald was a power feudal lo rd in the reign of King John, to which monarch he stanchly adhered. He mar ried Nichola, eldest daughter and co-heir of Richard de la Hay (Kin of Mellcene Thurman Smith, page 499) 1st son and heir He purchase the custody of Lincoln Castle and the province adjacent. He w as a very powerful feudal lord in the reign of King John, to which monar ch he stanchly adhered., , Text: -Camvill & Longspé, Vol. I, p. 694