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installed 7 May 1513. To him, 18 Dec. 1512,[1] Henry VIII granted the castle and lands of Abergavenny, &c.,[2] which, in 1389, had been inherited by William Beauchamp, Lord Bergavenny (1392), whose representative he was through his grandmother. His vast estates, derived chiefly from the Beauchamp family, he entailed on himself and the heirs male of his body, with rem. to his brothers Thomas and Edward respectively in like manner, and this entail, made by his will, being confirmed by Act |
- ↑ On the death of Richard III, 22 Aug. 1485, the lordship of Abergavenny appears to have been vested in the s. and h. of Isabel, Duchess of Clarence. For, 1 Feb. 1485/6, one of the servants of that lordship was appointed during the minority of Edward, Earl of Warwick (Privy Seals, 1 Hen. VII, no. 667: Patent Roll, pars ii, m. 13). However, shortly afterwards, 27 Feb. 1485/6, a grant in tail male was made to Jasper, Duke of Bedford, of all the castles, lordships, and manors, of Glamorgan, Morgannwg, Abergavenny, etc., to hold the same as from 21 Aug. last (Privy Seals, 1 Hen. VII, no. 725: Patent Roll, pars ii, m. 5). This grant was repeated 15 and 21 Mar. 1487/8 (Privy Seals, 3 Hen. VII, no. 124: Patent Roll, pars ii, m. 20), subsequent to a grant and confirmation, 13 Dec. 1487, to the King and his heirs male, by Anne, Countess of Warwick, of all her castles, lordships, manors, etc. (including the three abovenamed) except the manor of Erdington, co. Warwick (Close Roll, 3 Hen. VII, m. 11d). Jasper d.s.p. in 1495, when Abergavenny escheated to the Crown. Finally, 18 Dec. 1512, there is an order for George Nevile, Lord Bergevenny, to have livery of lands as s. and h. of George, s. and h. of Edward, Lord Bergevenny, and Elizabeth, his wife, which Edward and Elizabeth were seized in right of the sd. Elizabeth of the castle and manor of Bergevenny, and disseized by Richard, Earl of Warwick, against whom they claimed the premises, and on his death entered on the same, and were again disseized by Henry, Duke of Warwick, s. and h. of the sd. Earl, who d. seized of the premises in fee, leaving issue Anne, his da. and next h. (Patent Roll, 4 Hen. VIII, pars ii, m. 9). In the R.O. there is a roll endorsed "A bill of lands and possessions assigned by the King's Highness to divers uses," wherein, under "Lands and possessions restored," occurs "to Lord Burgavenny £253-7-11½" (Cal. of Letters and Papers, temp. Hen. VIII, vol. ii, no. 1363). (ex inform. G. W. Watson). V.G.
- ↑ It had been granted by Henry VII to his 2nd s., Henry, Duke of York, who is spoken of, 19 Apr. 1496, as Lord of Abergavenny (Ancient Deeds). The statement that this George Nevill was not seized of the castle, made in Nicolas, p. xxxvii, is, of course, not true as to him, though, as is correctly stated by Nicolas, it is true as to his immediate predecessor; the passage therein referred to, as being in Collins' Baronies by Writ (p. 96), only says, "It shall be proved," &c., but does not give any proof. The account of the Barony of Bergavenny given in Nicolas (pp. xxx to xxxvii), is much fuller than that given in the subsequent edition, edited by Courthope, as regards the nature of its tenure and the proceedings concerning it in 1604.
the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, on Tuesday the 21st, will be sold the castle of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire carrying with it the right to a seat in the H. of Lords with high precedence." Later on there would be the Newspaper account of the auction, "We have to chronicle quite a "slump" in feudal Baronies since the "record" price obtained for this unique lot in 18—. We understand that "Abergavenny" did not reach the reserve, and that, like so many of our treasures, it will probably be disposed of privately in America. The fall in values is explained by the fact that the present Government freely supply a very similar though of course modern article, and have practically cleared the Market of buyers." V.G.
