. The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. h: and also a very exact description of it inits present state ; to which we begfeaVe to refer the readers. As our plan does not allow us to reprint articles, which have beenso lately published ; we shall endeavour to gratify the Curious by pre-senting them with what has never yet been offered to the public; viz. , AN ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE PERCY FAMILY. [This curious Memoir, which is only prefaced with the


. The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. h: and also a very exact description of it inits present state ; to which we begfeaVe to refer the readers. As our plan does not allow us to reprint articles, which have beenso lately published ; we shall endeavour to gratify the Curious by pre-senting them with what has never yet been offered to the public; viz. , AN ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE PERCY FAMILY. [This curious Memoir, which is only prefaced with these words: Registro Monasterij de Whitbye, is copied from a manuscript in the Harleyan Collection. N 692. (2©)fob 2iJ5.] William Lord Percy the f^rst founder of Whitbye his ^rmes, Field Azure, 5 Mill Pykes Or. He begatt of Emme of the Portelady Percy, Alayne Percy : AVho by Emme of Gawnt his wife begattWilliam that succeeded him, Walter, Jeffrey, Henry, and Alayne:and lie lycth buiied in the chapter-house of Whitbye, and his mother1 Emme p ft t7=l f^ ^ ^ ft >, s^ ^ s: 1^ !^ Xin. b !^ ;^ > =d x . % ^ ^ ?^ ^ 1 © ^ Si ^06 (=y ^ : ;^, ^ ^? ^ i^* ^ fi 5 :iU ^ ^« ^ L—1 ^. Emme of the Porte. Which Emme fyrst was lady of Semer besidesSkarburfjjh afore the conquest, and of other landes, William Con(|uerorgave to Syr Wilham Percy for hys good service: and he wedded hyrthat was very heire to them in discharging of his conscience. The second William Lord Percv, the sonne of the first Alaynemarried Aliza that lyeth at Whitbye, by whom he had Alayne liisfirst begotten sonne that dyed without issue, Richard the first LordPercy, Robert Percy wlio begatt John Percy. In the year of grace 1120 and in the 20th yere of king Henry thefirst, William the prince of England was at Barkeflete in Norrnandye,and was purposing to follow into England his father, and he wasdrowned in the sea, and many mo noble folkes not farre fro theland ; among whom was Richard a bastard sonne of the Kino-, an


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