• General Notes

  dau of Leonard Yate of Witney
  
  And surviving her, Robert D'Oyly married secondly at Adderbury, Nov. 1598, Anne, daughter of Leonard Yates of Whitney in Oxfordshire; — a marriage followed by misery and dissension; for this lady was a wicked unprincipled woman, who spared no endeavour to disinherit her husband's son by his former wife; and evidently married him for no good end, as they were scarcely united a year ere she commenced her plots. —After various minor attempts to induce her husband to settle his estates on herself and her issue (in all which, though he was a very weak man, she completely failed,) she at last resorted to the extremity of suing out a commission of lunacy against her said husband, on account of his palpable eccentricities; and thus, in 42d Eliz. 1599-1600, a "commission de lunatico inquirendo" was issued, directed to Francis Harbye, Esq. and others therein mentioned, to inquire after the lunacy of Robert D'Oyly of Adderbury in Oxfordshire, Gentleman.[595]" In consequence thereof, an inquisition was taken at the city of Oxford, Jan. 42d Eliz.; when the jury found that the said Robert D’Oyly had been unable to govern himself, his lands, goods, and chattels, for sixteen years past, viz. since Dec. 1583,—since he was seventeen years of age. It was also found that he was seised in his demesne, as of fee, of the manor of St. Amond's held in chief, and the manor of Browne's held de quo vel quibus; that he was married; and that his son and heir apparent, John D’Oyly, was æt. six years and six months.—But the poor lunatic deemed himself unjustly used; and therefore presented a petition to the Court of Wards: which terminated in a reversal of his entire lunacy,[596] but seems to have left him in the position of a lunatic per lucida intervalla; for the Court of Wards retained the management of his estates (probably to prevent his wife obtaining any power over them,) in 1631, the Court being applied to increase the allowance to his son John out of them.[597]—At the Oxfordshire Visitation, in 1634, Robert D'Oyly of Adderbury recorded his pedigree, but was not, like his kindred, allowed the arms of the Barons D'Oyly undifferenced.[598] He died, æt. 73, and was buried, 20 May 1640, at Adderbury; his Inquis. post. mort. being made 16 Car. I.[599] By Anne, his second wife, who survived him, and was buried, April 1648, at Adderbury, he had further issue,
  
  
  + 4 other children
  
  I. Giles D’Oyly baptized at Adderbury June 1612, who died early, s. p.
  I. Katharine D’Oyly baptized there May 1603.
  II. Anne D’Oyly baptized there Aug. 1607.
  III. Martha D’Oyly baptized there September 1609, who died æt. 2, in December 1611.

Details of Anne's family with Robert D'Oyly (of Adderbury)