General Notes

REFN: 1822AN
REFN: P1822
Chief Justice of the King's Bench; Lord Justiciar of Ireland; Baron Zouc
he of Ashby La Zouche
Lord Justiciar of Ireland - appointed in 1255
Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
Dave's Database. Utzinger, Dave, Rootsweb's WorldConnect, World Wide We
b: Available: [Online]: (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?
db=utzing) [30 August 2002].
ALAN La Zouche, son and heir, was to have seisin of his lands, having do
ne homage, 16 June 1238. He took part in the capture of William Marsh, Ju
ne 1242; served in Gascony, 1242-43; was granted a weekly market and year
ly fair at Swavesey, 26 June 1244, and at Ashby, 4 May 1261; Justice of Ch
ester and of the four cantreds in North Wales, 2 July 1250, continui
ng as Deputy under Prince Edward, February 1253/4-October 1255; Commission
er to mediate between Llewelin, Prince of North Wales, and his brother Dav
id, 31 January 1253/4. Having gone to Ireland in the service of Prince Edw
ard early in 1256, he was Justiciar of Ireland from before 27 June 1256 ti
ll shortly before 21 October1258. During the Barons' Wars he stood firm
ly for the King. He was among the tenants summoned to London cum servici
is que nobis debent, Easter 1260, and again cum equis et armis, February 1
260/1; was granted a pension of 50 marks a year, 4 April 1261; Justi
ce of the Forest South of Trent and Constable of Rockingham Castle, 12 Ju
ne 1261-64; Constable of Northampton Castle, 12 June 1261-July 1263, and a
gain, 28 February-June 1267; Sheriff of Northants, 9 July 1261-64; was se
nt hurriedly to defend the march of Wales against Llewelin, December 126
2; was one of the King's supporters who, at Windsor, 16 December 1263, dec
lared themselves willing to accept the arbitration of the King of Franc
e; and was appointed Keeper of cos. Devon, Somerset and Dorset, 24 Decemb
er 1263. According to some accounts he was taken prisoner by Sir John Giff
ard at the battle of Lewes, 14 May 1264, but escaped and was recaptur
ed in the garb of a monk. He was one of the 12 Commissioners, appoint
ed 31 August, who were responsible for the Dictum of Kenilworth, 31 Octob
er 1266; and he was Warden of the City and Constable of the Tower of Londo
n, 23 or 25 June 1267-April 1268. He married, before 1242, Helen, or Elle
n, 3rd daughter and coheir of Roger (DE QUENCY), 2nd EARL OF WINCHESTER, C
ONSTABLE OF SCOTLAND, by his 1st wife, Helen, 2nd but 1st surviving daught
er and coheir of Alan, LORD OF GALLOWAY, CONSTABLE OF SCOTLAND. In the cou
rse of a lawsuit with John (de Warenne), Earl of Surrey, he and his son Ro
ger were violently assaulted by the Earl before the Justices in Westminst
er Hall on the Octave of St. John (1 July) 1270, whereby he received woun
ds of which he died, 10 August following. His widow, who received Brackl
ey in her pourparty and was patron of the Hospital there, was summon
ed to send her service to Wales in 1277 and 1282. She died shortly befo
re 20 August 1296. [CP 12[2]:932-4]
Cokayne's Complete Peerage in Dave's Database.
Dave's Database. Utzinger, Dave, Rootsweb's WorldConnect, World Wide We
b: Available: [Online]: (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?
db=utzing) [30 August 2002].
ALAN CEOCHE, or LA COCHE, otherwise La Zouche, younger brother of Eudo
n, or Eon, VICOMTE OF PORHOËT, sometime (1148-56) recognized jure uxor
is as DUKE OF BRITTANY, both being sons of Geoffrey, VICOMTE OF PORHOËT (d
ied 1141), by Hawise, daughter of Alan FERGANT, DUKE OF BRITTANY, assent
ed to his brother Eudon's charter to the Abbey of Marmoutier in 115
3. He is first mentioned in England in 1172, when the sheriff of Northan
ts answered for the scutage due from one knight's fee on his lands; the
re are many references to him in lawsuits, 1175-90, and as Alan La Zouc
he of North Molton he was fined in Devon in I185. He married Alice, daught
er and (eventually) heir of Philip de BELMEIS, of Tong, Salop, Ashby, c