. spiety as well as generosity, according to the devotion of those days, gave it all to Godand his church; erecting and endowing a monastery at Neth aforesaid, dedicated tothe Virgin Mary, for Cistertian Monks, upon whom, lis said, he bestowd all his mi-nd litary acquests for their maintenance: so that at the dissolution of those houses, it3, p. 479. * was valued at an hundred and fifty pounds per an. Having finished and settled thisfoundation, he returnetl to his patrimony at Bytheford, where he lived iu great honorand reput
. spiety as well as generosity, according to the devotion of those days, gave it all to Godand his church; erecting and endowing a monastery at Neth aforesaid, dedicated tothe Virgin Mary, for Cistertian Monks, upon whom, lis said, he bestowd all his mi-nd litary acquests for their maintenance: so that at the dissolution of those houses, it3, p. 479. * was valued at an hundred and fifty pounds per an. Having finished and settled thisfoundation, he returnetl to his patrimony at Bytheford, where he lived iu great honorand reputation the rest of his days. The name Richard continued in this family many descents without interruption, Richard de Gi-anvil held three knights fees, and half of the honor of Glocester, in f Sir w. Poles K. Hen. 2ds time;« Richard deGranvil held the same in the 13th of ; Richard Granvil held one fee in Bytheford, an. 24 K. Edw. 1st: whereby it ap- ^ pears, that this name lasted upward of two hundred years. Next succeeded Sir Bartholomew, i. j-:\:i, j:y james rjrrLEK. liihhjl,,;/ Jl,-, ?:.,./AT9. /jy Rm .<:;,rlis tB GRENVIL, SIR THEOBALD, KNIGHT. 441 Bartholomew, 8 K. Edw. 2d ; next Henry, who died 1 K. Edw. 3d, and left issue SirTheobald, who had Sir Theobald Grenvil, that married Margaret, daughter of Huo-hCourtenay, Earl of Devon, widow of John Lord Cobham, and had issue Sir John andWilliam. Sir John married the daughter and heir of Sir John Burgherst, but diedwithout issue. William, his brother, married Philippa, daughter of William LordBonvile, and had issue Sir Thomas; which hy Isabel his wife, daughter of Otho Gil-bert, of Compton, in Devon, had issue Roger and Richard. Roger married Maro-aretdaughter and co-heir of Richard Whitlegh, ofEfford, and had issue Sir Richard ;^vhoby Matilda his wife, daughter and co-heir of John Beavil, of Gwarnock, had issueRoger; which by Thomasin, daughter of Thomas Cole, of Slade, in Devon, had issueSir Ri
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