DEVON ^ word) of the Abbey of Montebourg.() He m. Adelise, da. of William Peverel of Nottingham, the elder, by Adeline, his wife.C") He d. 8 Sep. 1 107,(') and was bur. in the Abbey of Montebourg. His widow survived her eldest son, Baldwin, and il. 27 May, 1 156 or later. EARLDOM. I. Baldwin de Reviers, s. and h. of Richard de , Reviers above-named. () On the rumour of the King's ■^ ■ death, in Apr. 1 136, he was one of the first to break into revolt. Seizing the royal castle of Exeter, he sustained a long siege by the King, and was ultimately allowed to withdraw his forces (*) The Abbey was actually founded by the Conqueror [fundator originalis). Richard restored to it some lands of which it had been deprived, and made fresh grants. He was therefore esteemed the founder, and on his tombstone were engraved the words, RIG . . . DE reviers' FVNDATOR {Mtm. Soc. Antiq. Norm., vol. ii, p. 36). C>) They had four children, viz., (i) Earl Baldwin, (2) William, Seigneur de V^ernon, who m. Lucy, da. of William de Tancarville, the Chamberlain, (3) Robert de Ste. Mere-Eglise, and (4) Hawise, wife of William, Earl of Roumare. "Henrico dei gracia nobilissimo Regi Anglorum sue karissimo domino et venerabili patri suo Henrico episcopo Wyntonie omnibusque fidclibus tam presentibus quam futuris Hadewysia Comitissa de Rumara salutem in christo Notum sit vobis quod ego inspirante deo dedi partem mariagii mei scilicet terram de Bera et de Chevetona cum omnibus appendiciis suis ecclesie sancte Trinitatis de Twynham et canoiiicis regularibus in eadem ecclesia . . . Hoc autem feci pro salute anime mee et pro anima domini mei Willelmi Comitis de Rumara filiique mei Willelmi de Rumara et pro anima cari fratris mei Baldwini Comitis qui dedit mihi terras illas in franc mariagium quando me desponsari fecit predicto nobili viro domino meo Willelmo de Rumara et pro salute Willelmi de Rumara nepotis et heredis mei et fratris sui Robert! et pro animabus patris mei Ricardi de Redvers et Adeliz matris mee et nobilis nepotis mei Ricardi Comitis et pro salute fratrum meorum Willelmi de Vernoun et Roberti de sancte Marie ecclesia et nepotis mei Willelmi de Vernoun et pro animabus omnium antecessorum meorum." {Cartulary of Twynham, f. 6iv). For a series of charters, dealing with the gift by Adelise to the Abbey of Montebourg of the manor of Woolley, Berks, see Appendix I to this volume, Peverel of Nottingham. if) iioj. (Ordericus, lib. xi, cap. 32). "8 Sep. Ricardus de Reveriis." "27 Mali. Alicia de Reveriis." {Obituary of Montebourg, in Recueil des Hist., vol.xxiii, p. 553). {^) (i) "Baldewinus de Redveriis omnibus . . . salutem Sciatis me . . . con- cessisse . . . Hyllario decano et ceteris omnibus in christi ecclesia de Twynham deo servientibus . . . omnes . . . et omnia . . . ita plene libere et quiete sicut Rex Henricus patri meo Ricardo de Redveriis plenius et liberius habere concessit quando ei primum hereditario iure habendum totum contulit feodum ipsam videlicet christescherchiam de Twynham . . ." {Cartulary of Twynham, f. 13; Impeximui on Charter Roll, 7 Edw. II, m. 9). (ii) " Baldewynus de Redveriis Comes Devon' et Ricardus filius et hcres ejus . . . Concessimus . . . canonicis [christi ecclesie] quic- quid tenuit prefata ecclesia in die qua Rex Henricus dedit earn Ricardo seniori de Redveriis predecessor! nostro . . . Hiis testibus Lucia Comitissa Henrico de Redveriis et Willelmo fratie ejus . . ." {Cartulary of Twynham, {. I 3v). (iii) " Anno . . . m°.c.l°. ego S. Rex Anglorum concedo et confirmo introduccionem canonicorum
