23641014. Baron
Peter de Brus & 23641015. Lady Helwise de Lancaster
Bef. 1198,
Peter born in England, s/o 47282028. Peter de Brus & 47282029. Agnes ?.
~1200,
Helwise born in England, d/o 47282030. Gilbert fitz Roger fitz Reinfrid
& 47282031. Helwise de Lancaster.
5/12/1216, Prince Louis [future VIII] of France,
after a successful landing, crowned King of England in London. In June, Louis
captured Winchester and controlled half of England.
10/19/1216,
Henry III, age 9, succeeded John as King of England. Louis of France also
claimed the throne.
9/12/1217, For 10,000 marks and land exchanges,
Louis forfeited his claim to the English crown by the treaty at
Kingston-on-Thames.
~1218, Peter married Helwise.
Bef.
1/17/1222, Peter’s father died.
2/3/1222, To
the sheriff of Yorkshire. Peter de Brus, son and heir of Peter de Brus, has
made fine with the king by £100 for his relief of the barony formerly of Peter,
his father, which he held of the king in chief, and by 40m. for having the wapentake of Langbaurgh which
falls to him by hereditary right. … Order to cause Peter to have full seisin
without delay of the aforesaid barony and wapentake with their appurtenances.
(S) FRsHIII.
6/2/1223,
Peter de Brus agreed to the rights of the canons of Guisborough as granted by
his father. The priory
to feed 500 poor yearly on anniversary of Peter's father, and 500 on
anniversary of his mother. (S) UKNA.
6/1224, King Henry began a siege of the castle of
Bedford, lasting 3 months.
6/20/1224,
Peter at the siege of Bedford castle. [Held by Falkes de
Breaute, fell on 8/14.]
8/15/1224,
On submission of Bedford castle, William de Bréauté [and possibly others] was
hanged.
8/17/1224,
Order to the barons of the Exchequer that since the king has given such respite
to Peter de Brus from the 20m. which he ought to have paid to him at Easter
last past. (S) FRsHIII.
1227, Peter
had licence to hold a market at Skelton on Monday. (S) Yorkshire Archaeological
Journal, V13, 1895, P246.
1230, Peter
served in Poitou with King Henry III.
4/30/1230, from Portsmouth, King Henry invaded
Brittany in hopes of recovering Normandy. They established their camp at
Nantes, and captured a small castle. [Returning in October.]
7/17/1234,
The king has granted to his beloved and faithful Peter de Brus that if he will
render presently at the Exchequer 3 m. of the 63 m. which he owes the king. (S)
FRsHIII.
12/17/1234,
Yorkshire. Patrick of Westerdale gives the king 1 mark for attainting 12
jurors by 24 knights in the assize of novel disseisin that Peter de Brus
arraigned against the aforesaid Patrick. (S) FRsHIII.
9/27/1237 at
York, Acceptance of a marriage contracted between Peter son and heir of Peter
de Brus, and Hilary eldest daughter of Peter de Malo Lacu, also a marriage
contracted between Peter son and heir of the said Peter de Malo Lacu and Joan,
eldest daughter of the said Peter de Brus. (S) CPRs.
6/10/1240,
Richard of Cornwall (23640580), younger brother of King Henry, led English
knights off on the 6th crusade. Peter departed on the crusade with
Peter de Mauley (486765080).
1240, Peter,
Lord of Skelton, died at Marseille, France on the trip to the Holy Land.
Peter’s body was returned to England; buried at Guisborough. [The crusading
fleet left from Marseille.]
10/11/1240,
Yorkshire. Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire to take all the lands formerly of
Peter de Brus in his bailiwick into the king’s hand and to keep them safely until
the king orders him otherwise. (S) FRsHIII.
[––Helwise––]
Bef. 1247,
Helwise died.
(S) History
and Topography of the city of York, Whellan, 1859, P813. (S) The Yorkshire
Archaeological Journal, V1, 1892, P139. (S) The Brus Family in England and
Scotland, Blakely, 2005.
Children
of Peter and Helwise:
i. Peter de Brus, born ~1219 in England.
1237, Peter
married to Hilaria de Mauley, d/o 486765080. Peter de Mauley II &
486765081. Isabel de Turnham.
11/15/1240,
Concerning a fine made for Peter, son of Peter de Brus. Peter, son and heir of
Peter de Brus, has made fine with the king by 200m. for his relief of the lands
… to have seisin of all lands that the aforesaid Peter held of the king in
chief and of which he was seised as of fee on the day he set out on pilgrimage
to the Holy Land. (S) FRsHIII.
1241,
Hilary’s father died.
1246-47,
Peter the heir to his maternal uncle William de Lancastre [coheir with Walter
de Lindsey, son of his maternal aunt Alice.] (S) Rec’s Relating to the Barony
of Kendale, V1, 1923.
6/1/1267,
Exemption for life, at the instance of Peter de Brus, of Robert Maucovenaunt,
from being put on assizes, … (S) CPRs.
9/21/1268,
Peter granted a fair to be held at the manor of Kendale, Westmorland. (S) Gaz.
of Markets and Fairs.
9/28/1272,
IPM of Peter de Brus. York: [to Margaret] Scelton ... of the king in
chief for 15 knights' fees … Westmoreland: Kirkeby in Kendal castle, with the
whole of Kendal [to La Dereyne] excepting the dale of Kentemere, which
is assigned to Sir John de Bella Aqua and La Dereyne his wife, and with the
advowson of the priory of Konigesheved, and ¼ of wreck in the sea in Cliveland
… [to Lucy] Karleton in Baune manor, with the marriage of La Dereyne,
wife of Sir John de Belewe. Thorpe de Arches and Waleton manor, with the park,
rents, &c. Tibetorp manor. … The advowson of Moneketon priory, and ¼ of
wreck in Cliveland … [to Agnes] Daneby manor with the forest. Lelhom and
Wolvedale. Manselinges with the farm of Thomas de Wolvedale. Brocton manor and
Skinergrive, and the boats of Skinergrive, rents, &c. Jarum with the rents
and fishery. Great Morsom, with rents, &c. The forest of the chace of the
dales, … Kirkebrun manor and Suthbrune with the mills, &c. … A fourth part
of wreck of sea … (S) CIsPM.
ii. Joan de Brus, born ~1221 in England.
1237, Joan
married to 243382540. Peter de Mauley III. [Brother of her brother Peter’s
wife.]
Bef. 1249,
Joan died. [Without surviving heirs – not named in the IPM of her brother Peter.]
iii. Lucy de Brus (47281181), born ~1223 in
England.
iv. Agnes Brus (11820507), born ~1230 in England.
v. Laderina de Brus (121690515), born ~1235 in
England.
vi. Margaret de Brus (23641489), born by 1240 in
England.
