The Battle Abbey Roll. Vol. III.
by
The Duchess of Cleveland.

ADDITIONAL NAMES GIVEN BY LELAND.

Prepared by Michael A. Linton
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Mouncy : "from Monchy, near Arras. Drogo de Money came to England 1066, and was in Palestine 1096 (Ord. Vitalis, 723). Drogo de Money, his son, had a pardon in Sussex 1130 (Rot. Pip.). In 1299 Walter de Money was summoned to Parliament as a baron."—The Norman People. Temp. Henry III., "Serlone de Munsay" witnesses a grant to Merevale Abbey. The Moneys held Thornton of the Percy fee in Yorkshire. "Walter de Muncy, 28 Ed. I. had a charter for free-warren in his demesne lands at Thornton juxta Skipton, Everby, and Kelbroke in the co. of York. From the frequency of his name in the writs of summons of his time, he must have been a person of great eminence. In 29 Ed. I. he was one of those barons who, in the parliament at Lincoln, subscribed that memorable letter which was addressed to the Pope, asserting the King's supremacy over the realm of Scotland; on which occasion he was denominated Dominus de Thornton.

"Moreover, he had summons to parliament from the 26th to 35th Ed. I., both inclusive; which, if a writ of summons be creative of a personal and descendable honour, may, by the repetition of the writ upon so many occasions, be considered to have rendered this person a peer of the realm, with a right of succession to the barony, vested in his posterity.

"This Walter was at the famous siege of Carlaverock, in the time of Ed I., where he is mentioned in the roll of those who were then marshalled, as having his banner chequered, Gules and Argent. His heir was probably a female, married to Goushall, who had two daughters, who were his co-heirs; whereof Margaret married first——Despenser, and had a son, Philip Despenser; and secondly, John de Roos, a younger son of William Lord Roos, or Ros, of Hamlake, who died without issue by her, 12 Ed. III., leaving her, the said Margaret surviving, who deceased about 22 Ed. III. Isabel, sister of Margaret, appears afterwards to have been found her heir, and wife of Durand Bard."—Banks.