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Volume I

 

Front Cover

Inside Front Cover

The Motive

Thanks

Illustrations

Contents

 

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Appendix I

 

Volume II

 

Volume III

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

 

WALTER DE PESHALE

Fourteenth in Ancestry

 

Section 1, Walter de Peshale-Section 2, Pedigree of Fitz Alan, Lord of Arundel-Section 3, Stephen de Peshale-Section 4, The Audleys.

 

 

SECTION 1.

 

14. WALTER DE PESHALE, son of William Peshale, Chapter 13, Section 1, married a daughter of William Fitz Alan III. Lord of Clun, Chapter 14, Section 2. Children:

1.    *13 WALTER DE PESHALE, Chapter 15, Section 1.

2.    Ralph de Peshale, Chapter 15, Section 2.

It is an interesting fact that we claim our ancestry through both Walter de Peshale and his brother Stephen.

Walter de Peshale, senior resided in Shropshire. By this time the family of William de Peshale and his sons had become thoroughly settled in Shropshire, and we find his son Walter very closely associated with the great family of Fitz Alan, while the other son Stephen is found serving as a knight of the shire upon juries of inquisition. John Fitz Alan made his will, dated October 6, 1207, wherein he styled himself "Lord of Arundel" and being of sound mind and counsel bequeathed his body to be buried with his predecessors at Haghmon, in a place already pre-pared. He gives 20 pounds and his cross in subsidy of the Holy Land. He gives with his body to Haghmon Abbey his mill of Muleford and two caricates of land in Upton, also one of his Destrers accoutered fully and honorably as for a knight. The grant of the mill of Muleford was made by formal charter. The deed is a simple conveyance by John Fitz Alan in pure donation and is tested by Sir Roger Fitz Alan his brother, Master Walter de Peshall, and William de Aldefuek, Will de Drayton, William de Muchale. [Eytons Antiquities of Shropshire.]

His title of Master Walter de Peshale indicated that he was a doctor of medicines. It was a term also, as at present, indicating specially eminent divines or scientists, and on the crusades it was used to indicate a specially exalted ruler. It is hardly possible that either of these latter meanings could apply to Walter de Peshale; it would seem therefore more in keeping with the times to call him a doctor of medicine. Shakespeare gives the same meaning to the word although at his time there was coming in a change from the old to the new title, so he uses it to make one of his characters say "Master Doctor, have you brought those drugs?" [Cymbeline i. v. 4.]

This will and deed was made by John Fitz Alan, Lord of Clun, who married Isabella, daughter and eventually coheir, of William Albini IV. Earl of Arundel. The Fitz Alan ancestry of this Lord of Arundel shows a collateral marriage with the Pantulfs. Christina, the aunt of John Fitz Alan, married Hugh Pantulf,

 

 

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