[786] Ibid., p. 369.
[787] Ibid., p. 496, note.
[788] I called attention to this letter in a communication to the Athenæum, pointing out that in Mr. Horwood's report on the Liber Epistolaris in an Historical MSS. Commission Report on Lord Harlech's MSS. (1874), mention was made, among its contents, of a letter from the Bishop of Winchester to Brian fitz Count, and of Brian's reply, which is merely described as "a long reply to the above" (it extends over three folios), and of which a précis should certainly have been given.
APPENDIX C.
THE EASTER COURT OF 1136.
(See p. [19].)
I here give in parallel columns the witnesses to (I.) Stephen's grant to Winchester; (II.) his grant of the bishopric of Bath; (III.) his great charter of liberties subsequently issued at Oxford.
| I. | II. | III. |
|---|---|---|
|
King Stephen. Queen Matilda. William, Earl Warenne. Ranulf, Earl of Chester. Henry, son of the King of Scotland [Scotie]. Roger, Earl of Warwick. Waleran, Count of Meulan. William de Albemarla. Simon de Silvanecta. Aubrey de Vere, Camerarius. William de Albini, Pincerna. Robert de Ver, Conestabularius. Miles de Gloucester, Conestabularius. Brian fitz Count, Conestabularius. Robert fitz Richard, Dapifer. Robert Malet, Dapifer. [William] Martel, Dapifer. Simon de Beauchamp, Dapifer. William, Archbishop of Canterbury. Thurstan, Archbishop of York. Hugh, Archbishop of Rouen. Roger, Bishop of Salisbury. Nigel, Bishop of Ely. Seffrid, Bishop of Chichester. Ebrard, Bishop of Norwich. Simon, Bishop of Worcester. Robert, Bishop of Bath. Bernard, Bishop of St. David's. Robert, Bishop of Hereford. John, Bishop of Rochester. Audoen, Bishop of Evreux. John, Bishop of Séez. Richard, Bishop of Avranches. "Algarus," Bishop of Coutances. Roger the Chancellor. Roger de Fecamp, Capellanus. Henry, nephew of King Stephen. Reginald, son of King Henry. Barones. Robert de Ferrers. William Peverel de Nottingham. Ilbert de Lacy. Walter Espec. Payn fitz John. Eustace fitz John. Walter de Salisbury. Robert Arundel. Geoffrey de Mandeville. Hamo de St. Clare. Roger de Valoines. Henry de Port. Walter fitz Richard. Walter de Gant. Walter de Bolebec. Walchelin Maminot. William de Percy.[790] |
William, Archbishop of Canterbury. Thurstan, Archbishop of York. Hugh, Archbishop of Rouen. Henry, Bishop of Winchester. Roger, Bishop of Salisbury. Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. Nigel, Bishop of Ely. Seffrid, Bishop of Chichester. Robert, Bishop of Hereford. John, Bishop of Rochester. Bernard, Bishop of St. David's. Simon, Bishop of Worcester. Ebrard, Bishop of Norwich. Audoen, Bishop of Evreux. John, Bishop of Séez. "Algarus," Bishop of Coutances. Richard, Bishop of Avranches. Athelwulf, Bishop of Carlisle. Roger the Chancellor. Henry, the nephew of the king. Henry, son of the King of Scotland. William, Earl Warenne. Waleran, Count of Meulan. Roger, Earl of Warwick. Robert de Ver, Conestabularius. Miles de Gloucester, Conestabularius. Aubrey de Vere, Camerarius. William de Pont de l'arche, Camerarius. Robert fitz Richard, Camerarius. William de Albini, Pincerna. Robert de Ferrars. Robert Arundel. Geoffrey de Mandeville. Ilbert de Lacy. William Peverel. Geoffrey Talbot. |
William, Archbishop of Canterbury. Hugh, Archbishop of Rouen. Henry, Bishop of Winchester. Roger, Bishop of Salisbury. Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln. Nigel, Bishop of Ely. Ebrard, Bishop of Norwich. Simon, Bishop of Worcester. Bernard, Bishop of St. David's. Audoen, Bishop of Evreux. Richard, Bishop of Avranches. Robert, Bishop of Hereford. John, Bishop of Rochester. Athelwulf, Bishop of Carlisle. Roger the Chancellor. Henry, the nephew of the king. Robert, Earl of Gloucester. William, Earl Warenne. Ranulf, Earl of Chester. Roger, Earl of Warwick. Conestabuli. Robert de Ver. Miles de Gloucester. Brian fitz Count. Robert de Oilli. Dapiferi. William Martel. Hugh Bigot. Humphrey de Bohun. Simon de Beauchamp. Pincernæ William de Albini. Eudo Martel. Robert de Ferrers. William Peverel de Nottingham. Simon de Saintliz. William de Albamarla. Payn fitz John. Hamo de St. Clare. Ilbert de Lacy.[789] |
There were thus assembled at the Easter court of 1136 the two primates of England and twelve of their suffragans, and the primate of Normandy, with four of his—nineteen prelates in all. Next to these, in order of precedence, were Henry, the king's nephew,[791] Henry, son of the King of Scots, and Reginald, afterwards Earl of Cornwall, whose presence, as a son of the late king, was of importance in the absence of the Earl of Gloucester. The names in all three lists repay careful study. Among them we find all those of the leading supporters of the Empress in the future, while in Robert de Ferrers, William de Aumale, and Geoffrey de Mandeville, we recognize three of those who were to receive earldoms from Stephen. The style and place of William de Aumale deserves special notice, because they prove that he did not, as is supposed, enjoy comital rank at the time.[792] This fact, further on, will have an important bearing. So, too, Simon de St. Liz ("de Silva Necta") was clearly not an earl at the time of these charters. It is believed indeed that he was Earl of Northampton, while Henry of Scotland was Earl of Huntingdon. But it is clear that when Henry received from Stephen, as he had just done, Waltheof's earldom, that grant must have comprised Northampton as well as Huntingdon; and I have seen other evidence pointing to the same conclusion. In after years, when Simon was as loyal as the Scotch court was hostile to Stephen, he may well have received the earldom of Northampton from the king he served so well. But for the present, Henry of Scotland was in high favour with Stephen, so high that the jealousy of the Earl of Chester, stirred by the alienation of Carlisle, blazed forth at this very court.[793] Their mention of Ranulf's presence, as of Henry's, confirms the authenticity of our charters.