298 DEVEREUX banneret and placed him at the Standard. (") In Nov. 1385 he bought, for ^1,000, from Sir Robert Hereford and Elizabeth his wife, late the wife of James, Earl of Ormond, the castle of Kilpeclc, co. Hereford (parcel of her dower lands), to hold during her life.C") He was appointed a com- missioner to treat for a truce with the King of France, 22 Jan. i385/6,("=) and with the King of France, the Count of Flanders, i^c., 26 Nov. 1388 and 8 Apr. I390.(') Steward of the King's Household, Feb. 1387/8 ("*) till his death. Was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports during the King's pleasure, 3 Jan., and for life, 12 Mar. 1387/8. (') K.G. in or before Apr. 1389. On 9 Dec. 1390 the King granted him, in fee, the castle and manor of Lyonshall, co. Hereford, lately forfeited by Sir Simon de Burley.C^) He had licence to crenellate his manor-house of Penshurst, Kent, 21 Sep. I392.('^) He m. Margaret, da. of John (de Veer), Earl of Oxford, by Maud, sister and coh. of Sir Giles de Badlesmere, of Badlesmere and Chilham, Kent, and 2nd da. of Sir Bartholomew de Badlesmere, of the same [Lords Badlesmere]. She had w., istly, Sir Henry de Beaumont, of Falkingham, CO. Lincoln [Lord Beaumont], who d. 25 July 1369,0 and was bur. in Sempringham Priory: and, 2ndly, as 2nd wife. Sir Nicholas de Lovein, of Penshurst, Kent, who d. in 1375, and whose will, dat. at Poplar, 20 Sep. 1375, was pr. in the manor of the Bishop of Winchester at Southwark, 25 Nov. following.(8) Lord Devereux d., suddenly, 22 Feb. i392/3,() and was bur. in the Church of the Grey Friars, London. King's Chamberlain, dated 8 July [1388], asking him to present Thomas Tryvet chr. to the King to do his homage. Across the top of this letter is written in a bold hand- writing, " le roy ad receu son homage le iij daust," and below, in the same hand, "Deueros" — who was then Steward of the King's Household. (Ch. Inq. p. m. [«V], Ric. II, file 57, no. 11 i). (•) Patent Roll, 9 Ric. 11,/-. I, m. 38. () Fine levied in the octaves of St. Martin 9 Ric. II. [Feet of Fine!, case 83, file 49, no. 38). Pardon for acquisition without licence, 10 Apr. 1386, for a fine of 10 marks. {Patent Roll, 9 Ric. II, p. 2, m. 13). ("=) French Rolls, 9 Ric. II, m. 24; 12 Ric. II, mm. lO, 9, 2; 13 Ric. II, mm. 5, 3. (^) Charter Roll, 11-13 Ric. II, m. 24: Patent Rolls, 14 Ric. II, p. 2, m. 43; 16 Ric. II, p. I, m. I. (") Patent Roll, 11 Ric. II, p. I, m. 2; p. 2, m. 19. His salary was ;^300 a year. Ch. Inq. p. m. (on Henry de Beaumont chr.), Edw. Ill, file 206, no. 12. (8) Lambeth Reg., Sudbury, fF. 86-88v. " Nichol de Loueyn chiualer . . . mon corps destre enseruelez a lesglise parochiale de Penshurst ou en lesglise del abbeye nostre dame de graces lust le tour de Londres." He mentions " monsire Aubray de Veer frere de ma dite femme [Margrete]." C") "Johannes Devereux chivaler." Writ of diem d. ext. 12 July 17 Ric. II. Inq., Bucks, Tuesday before St. Thomas the Apostle [16 Dec] 1393. "Et dicunt quod predictus Johannes Devereux obiit die sabati proximo ante primam dominicam quadragesime ultimo preterite Et quod Johannes Devereux filius predicti Johannis Devereux chivaler defuncti est propinquior heres ejusdem Johannis Et est etatis sexdecim annorum et amplius." (Ch. Inq. p. m., Ric. II, file 80, no. 18: Exch.
