. The Herald and genealogist. wardship. He only lived three years after hecame of age, and left a son Robert, the petitioner, who was award nineteen years; and since he had been lord of land therehad always been war until this time. He prays for an inquisitionto be taken by English, the Welshmen having already twicerefused to go to oath in a mixed jury, as being against theirfranchises, Responsio : declaret jus suum et seisinam suam vel ante cess or umsuorum. Amongst the many other lands, which the Banastres held,were Mollington and Newton in Wirral hundred, co. Chester,long retained by their
. The Herald and genealogist. wardship. He only lived three years after hecame of age, and left a son Robert, the petitioner, who was award nineteen years; and since he had been lord of land therehad always been war until this time. He prays for an inquisitionto be taken by English, the Welshmen having already twicerefused to go to oath in a mixed jury, as being against theirfranchises, Responsio : declaret jus suum et seisinam suam vel ante cess or umsuorum. Amongst the many other lands, which the Banastres held,were Mollington and Newton in Wirral hundred, co. Chester,long retained by their descendants. It is said that the firstRobert Banastre was one of the Barons placed by Roger ofPoictou in South Lancashire, but we lack evidence to prove it is, however, that his son or grandson, the father of The Saxon designation of that part of North Wales. 2 The site of Robert Banastres castle of Prestatyn is now only marked by a slightelevation in a meadow below the mill. To face page 442. No. 17. - j,Tq No. 21. THE ARMS OF BANASTRE AND OF LANGTON. 443 Ricliard Warin and Thurstan, who was driven out of Wales, waslord of the fee of Makerfeld described in Domesday Book as thehundred of Newton, which gave the feudal title of Baron to hisposterity. It is also on record that he held of the Lacy fee thelordship of Walton-in-le-dale, to which the manors of Mellor,Eccleshill, liarwood, with Upper and Lower Darwen, weresubordinate. Amongst the muniments of the Leghs of Lyme, in whichfamily the Barony of Newton is now vested, has been found afragment of a seal of Warin Banastre, who succeeded his brotherRichard in 1205 (No. 1). The device may be a pair of dossersor water-bags. It occurs again in a somewhat different form onthe seal of Robert Banastre, the descendant of his brother Thurs-tan (No. 2). Thurstan left two sons, infants, whose wardship was obtainedby Philip de Orreby, justice of Chester, for a consideration of500 marks. Thurstan the younger, who is said t
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