had issue a daughter, Anna Barbara, who died March 14th, 1749, in the tenth year of her age, and was buried in the church at Avely. His Lordship died January 12th, 1786, without lawful issue. z He was succeeded by his nephew CHARLES TREvor Roper, eighteenth Lord DACRE, born June 14th, 1745, who married March 2d, 1773, Mary, who died September 1st, 1808, only daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Fiudyer, Knight, and died July 4th, 1794, without issue. He was succeeded by his only sister GERTRUDE, BARONESS DACRE. Her Ladyship married, April 20th, 1771, Thomas Brand, Esq. of the Hoo in Hertfordshire, by whom (who died February 21st, 1794), she had issue, First, Gertrude, born October 25th, 1772. Second, Thomas, M. P. for the county of Hertford, born March 15th, 1774. Third, Henry, born July 27th, 1777, a lieutenant-colonel in the second regiment of foot-guards; married, July 21st, 1806, Pyne, eldest daughter of the Hon. Maurice Crosbie, D. D. dean of Limerick, and only brother of William, Earl of Glandore, whose former marriage with Sir John Gordon, Bart. was annulled in 1806. Title. Gertrude Brand, Baroness Dacre. Creations. Originally by tenure and writ of summons in 1 Edw. II.; also by writ of summons in 38 Hen. VI.; and again declared in 1604, 2 Ja. I. Arms. Quarterly of four; the first and fourth, Roper, (as Lord Teynham) or, on a fess, gules, three fleurs-de-lis of the first, for Lennard; third, gules, three escallops, argent, for Dacre : fourth, Trevor. Supporters. On the dexter side, a wolf-dog, argent, collared and chained, or; on the sinister side, a bull, gules, collared with a ducal coronet and chained, or. Chief Seat. The Hoo, Hertfordshire. He left a natural son, now Sir Thomas Barrett-Lennard, of Belhouse in Essex. Bart. THE HE Lordship of ERESBY, which constituted the head of this barony, was, by William the Conqueror, settled upon WALTER DE BEC, who had accompanied him in his successful expedition. against this kingdom, and was rewarded for his services with the gift of this and several other lordships. He married Agnes, daughter and heir of Hugh, the son of Pinco, Lord of Tatshall, in com. Lincoln, and had issue by her five sons; first, Hugh, who succeeded to the estates, but died without issue in his return from the Holy Land; second, HENRY, who being of weak understanding, his younger brothers, Walter, John, and Thomas, shared with him in the inheritance, but Eresby, Spillesby, Kirkby, and Wisperton, were enjoyed by the said Henry, who by Alice his wife, left issue WALTER Bec, or Beke, of Eresby, his son and heir, who married Eva, niece and heir to Walter de Grey, Archbishop of York, by whom he had two sons, Henry and John. b HENRY BEKE, the eldest son, married Hawise, sister to Thomas de Muleton, and had with her, in frank marriage, certain lands in Braitofte, Friskeni, Irebi, and Wynethorp, all in com. Linc. by the gift of her said brother; he was succeeded by his Second, Anthony, Bishop of Durham, and Patriarch of Jeru. salem, of whom Godwin, in his catalogue of Bishops, gives this account: "Before the end of that yeere, 1283, it seemeth Antony Beake was invested in the Bishopricke of Durham, in which he so flourished, as (Cardinall Woolsey excepted) neuer I think any of his predecessors came neer him. He was wonderfull rich, not onely in ready money, but in lands also and tempora!l reuenues for he might dispend yeerely (besides that which belonged to his myter) 5000 markes. Much of that he had of the Lord Vessy, who thinking so to conueigh it vnto his base son William (for that he had no other issue), passed it ouer to this Bishop in trust; which trust, men say he neuer answered. The Queenes house at Eltham, was part of that land. He built the house and gaue it unto Elianor, Queene to King Edward the First, as also the castle of Sourton beside Yorke unto the King, which likewise he built. A man now of this extraordinary welth must not content himselfe with ordinary titles: therefore, he procured the Pope to make him Patriarke of Hierusalem, and obtained of the King the principality of the Isle of Man, which he held during his life. The year 1294, being Embassador to the Emperor, the Archbishop of York, John Roman (upon what quarrell I know not) excommunicated him. It cost him 4000 markes fine and his life in the end. He died (as it is thought) for sorrow. See more in Yorke. Great sturres there were betweene this man and his conuent of Durbam. He informed the Pope that the Prior was a uery simple and unsufficient man to rule that house, and procured the gouernment thereof for all matters both spirituall and temporall to be committed unto him. Hereupon he sent certaine officers to execute in his name that new obtained authority, which when they came to the monastery, were shut out of the gates and not suffred to enter. The monkes appealed vnto the Pope, and alleaged, that the King also had required the hearing of these controuersies betweene the Prior and the Bishop. This notwithstanding the Bishops officers made no more adoo, but excummunicated Prior, Monkes, and all, for not obeying their authority immediately. Herewith the King greatly offended, caused these officers to be fined, and summoned the Bishop himselfe to appeare before him at a day appointed; before which time be gotte him to Rome, neuer acquainted the King with his determination. The King therefore seised into his hand the Bishops liberties, and appointed a new Chauncellor, new Justices, and other officers. He writ also unto the Pope, in fauor of the Prior, who deliuring the Kings letters himself, was adiudged a sober and discrete man, whatsoeuer the Bishop had reported of him. So he was restored to his place againe, but died before he could get home. During the time of the Bishops disgrace, amongst many other things wherein the liberties of the Bishopricke were infringed, it is specially to be remembred, that the King tooke from him divers castles, and lands forfait vnto him by Iohn Bayliol King of Scots and other; but Lewes Beaumont, one of his successors recovered them againe by Law. These broyles ended, he gaue himselfe very much to building. The auncient mannor place at Arkland he did encastellate. He built the great hall there (in which are divers pillars of black marble speckled with white) the great chamber likewise, and many other roomes adjoyning. He also erected that same goodly chappell there, and placed in the same a Deane and Prebendaries, alotting the quadrant in the west side of the castle (built likewise by him) for their habitation. He built or repaired with great charges Barnard Castle, the Castle of Alnwike (part of the L. Vessyes land, which he sold afterward to H. Percy) Gainfoorth, Cuncliff, Somerton, (which he gave unto the King) and the house at Eltham bestowed (as aforesaid) upon the Queen. Hauing sat Bishop of Durham 28 yeeres, he deceased at Eltham, March 28th, 1311, and was buried in his owne Cathedrall Church." Third, Thomas, Bishop of St. David's. The said Walter had likewise four daughters; Eva, married to ....... Goldsborough; Agnes, to Eudo Friskeni; Mary, to Sharston; and Margaret. e Which JOHN Bek, the eldest son and heir, in 4 Edw. I. had licensed of the King to make a castle of his manor house at Eresby; and in 23 and 24 of the same reign was summoned to parliament among the Barons of this realm. He granted the isle of Stepholme, with the advowson of the church of Breen, which had descended to him on the death of his brother Thomas, Bishop of St. David's, to Henry de Laci, Earl of Lincoln. And by his last will and testament made at Eresby, on Wednesday preceding the feast of St. Margaret, anno 29 Edw. I. bequeathed his body to be buried in the chapel of St. Maurice, within the abbey of Kirkstede, whereunto he gave, his best horse, price forty marks, his coat of mail, his gauntlets, his harness of iron, his lance and target, with all other accoutrements appertaining to his own body; moreover, to Walter his son, he bequeathed all his cattle and horses; to Sir Robert Willoughby, and Sir John de Harecurt, the remainder of his arms to be divided betwixt them; to his brother Anthony, Bishop of Durham, his standing cup; to Margaret, his sister, a ring; to William de Thorp, his nephew, a ....; to his sister of Alvingham, twenty shillings. And because his brother, the Bishop of Durham, was so much employed for the King and in his affairs, he constituted John de Aldeburg, Bishop of Lincoln, Sir William de Willughby, Knight, (his son-in-law), and Sir Robert de Willughby, son to the said Sir William, his executors; and died in 31 Edw. I. issue leaving Walter, his son and heir; and three daughters, viz. Alice, wife to the before mentioned Sir William de Willughby; Margaret, married to Richard Harcourt; and Mary. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Thomas, Lord Furnival, by whom he had issue the children mentioned in his will; and another son, Henry, who died in his father's lifetime without issue. Sir WALTER de Bek, the son and heir, was Lord of Eresby ; he survived his father, only a few years, and dying without issue, his nephew, Robert de Willughby, son of Alice, and John de Harcourt, son of Margaret, his sisters became his next heirs. The said Sir WILLIAM DE WILLOUGHBY, Knight, who married the coheiress of Walter Bek, was great grandson to RALPH de Willoughby, lord of the manor of Willoughby, in the county of Lincoln; and grandson to WILLIAM de Willoughby, lord of the said manor, who had two sons, First, Robert; and, Second, Hugh, ancestor to the Willoughbys of Askby, Juxta Horncastle, in Yorkshire. k ROBERT Willoughby, the eldest son and heir, in 48 Hen. III. taking part with the rebellious barons became so powerful in Yorkshire, that the sheriff of that county could not execute his Ex Cod. nigro de Eresby. i Visit. of Staffordshire, anno 1583, in Coll. Arm. |