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and Shilvington came info the family.147 ([jump]To VIII) Sir John de Oggell, or Ogle, and another Sir John Ogle, his father, as Jurors, witnessed together in 1297;148 by a deed dated at Whalton on the Friday next after the Nativity of St. John the Baptist 32 Edward I, he became’ bound to his father in 100 marks to be paid at Oggell, his wife Agnes being then mentioned.149 In 33 Edward I [1305] at Stannington, John, son of John de Ogell witnessed with Sir Hugh Gubiurn a deed of Robert de Wilharn de Longstratton, county Norfolk, giving to John de Plessey all his right in an annual rent in Schotton and Plessis: the deed is also dated the 12th of March, Westminster150. In 1348, he and John Mauduit, by the award of Sir Roger Mauduit, held lands in Shilvington for the life of the said Roger, which lands formerly belonged to Mary de Belshow; the seal of this deed is, on a field cursilly 3 crescents, surrounded by the words S. Johanis de Oggill:151 and in 1351, he gave to his nephew Robert de Oggle, senior, all the lands and tenements in Shilvington, which were probably held in trust.152 In 1381, Letters Patent of Thomas, bishop of Durham, mention 40 acres of land in Spinnyngmore called le Morehous, late belonging to John de Ogle.153 A John Hoghel of Colyngham occurs in 1327 as being pardoned for the death of Stephen le Fevre?154 He married Agnes probably in 1303.155 Isabel, to whom her father gave all the land and croft which he had by the feoffment of Lady Elen de Newham which formerly belonged to Roger, son of Roger Steyward, in the land and territory of Newham, the witnesses were Sir Robert Bertram, Sir Hugh de Eure, Sir Hugh Gubium, etc.156 M. - Henry de Oggill, or Ogle, was in 1316, mentioned as a soldier at arms at Berwick-on-Tweed, and having been paid £28 for a black horse lost in the king’s service at Halsham Stok in 8 Edward II [1315]; the name occurs in 1318, as an attorney, and in 1319, as squire at arms, Berwick-on-Tweed, and having lost a horse at Kelchou, in 7 Edward II [1314].157 On the 3rd of January, 1319, Henry Ogle, formerly a burgess of Newcastle, gave Gilbert Ogle, burgess, all his land and tenements in Newcastle for ever.158 Gilbert de Oggill, or Ogle, a burgess of Newcastle, received on the 3rd of January, 1319, tenements in Newcastle from Henry de Oggill, and in the de Banco or Common Pleas for the year 1344, John, his son, was a plaintiff in a suit concerning a messuage in Newcastle-on-Tyne which had been given on marriage by William de Oggill to this Gilbert.159 He married Alice, daughter of Nicholas Wyght.160 ([jump]To VIII M.) Sir Richard Oggel or Ogle, a witness at Angerton, 1313, and with Thomas, lord of Witton, witnessed a deed of John de Rellistone demising land in Witton in 1314.161 He was in 10 Edward II [1317], on the inquisition post mortem of Robert, Lord Greystock.162 In 1319, Stephen le Blund received the King’s victuals and was ordered to deliver to Richard de Oggil and others 10 tuns of wine out of the 40 granted to those lacking necessities owing to Scottish devastations.163 In 1323 he served on a jury164. In the same year, on the 24th of January, he, described as ‘of Wotton,’ grants to Roger de Redesdale, land in [Long] Witton the deed is dated at Newcastle, and his children gave releases soon after.165 The seal is a buck’s or antelope’s head with embossed cross? and the words ‘S. Richarde . . .gyl.’ ([jump] To VIII N.) 147Ap. 51 and 52. 148Hist. North. IV., p. 322 N. 149Ap. 30. 150Hodgson II, ii., p. 345. 151AP 51 152Ap 52. 153Cal. Pat. 154Cal. Pat. 155Ap. 30. 156Ap. 35. 157Cal. Close. 158New. & Gate. I. p. 49. 159Ap. 249. 160Ap. 249. 161Ap. 161 and 252. 162Wallis II, p. 294. 163Cal. Close. 164Hist. North. IV., p. 292 165Ap. 253. |
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VIII—Sir Robert Ogle, baron of Ogle and Hepple,
was probably born in 1306. On the 28th of March, 1329, he or his
father received a royal pardon for all homicides, felonies, etc.,
with others who aided the king in the late rebellion166, and was
probably soon after married, for on the 10th of May, 1331, his
father-in-law Sir Robert Hepple had licence to entail upon him and
Joan, his wife, lands in Great Tossan, Little Tossan, Low Trewhit,
High Trewhit, Flotterton, and half the advowson of the hospital of
St. Leonard of Alriborn.167 On the 21st of December, 1342, Adam Vaus
of Beaufront, gave him lands and appurtenances in Twisell168, of which
Mary, daughter and one of the heirs of Thomas Thorold of Newcastle,
in 1349 released all her right169. In 1342/3, Richard de Saltwick gave
him his manor of Saltwick170. He was probably with his father at the
battle of Neville’s Cross in 1346, and on the 21st of January, 1347,
the king informed the sheriffs that he had commanded Robert Ogle,
Gerard Widdrington, and 28 other prisoners should be sent to the
Tower which had not been done, the sheriffs were now ordered to take
the bodies of Robert Ogle and others to prison at Newcastle until
the king’s pleasure should be known.171 In 1351, his uncle, Sir John
Ogle, gave to Robert Ogle, senior, all his lands and tenements in
Shilvington172. On the 16th of August of the same year, William, son
of William de Acton of Newcastle, released to him the manor of
Thirnam173, and Robert Ogle, senior, in the same month appoints
William Byset and Robert Ogle, junior, attorneys to take possession
of the manor in his name174, and in 1352, appoints William de
Heppescotes, attorney, to deliver to Thomas, his son, and others,
all lands, etc., in Ogle, Shilvington, Saltwick, Twisell, Seaton
near Woodhorn, Witton and Thirnam. In the same year Sir Robert Ogle
received a commission appointing him arrayer of the forces in
Northumberland176. He was at Capheaton in 1354,177 and a justice at
Hexham178. In 1360, a charter of his granted at Ogle, contains his
seal, an armorial fesse between 3 crescents, on the sinister side of
the shield, a helmet out of which issues a plume ( to which is added
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Hepple in Tossan, Trewhit and Fallowlees, in which lands he eufeoffs
Gilbert of Burradon.’184 On. the 16th of November, 1362, Sir Robert
Ogle is described as deceased and, with his surviving widow, had
held conjointly half the barony of Hepple,’185 but by a grant under the
king’s licence the escheator is forbidden to intromit.186 She died on
the 19th of March, 1364/65. Her inquisitions post mortem were taken in
39 Edward III [1366], and she held
Saltwick and Thursby in dower.187 This Joan was granddaughter of Robert Hepple and Margaret, his wife, daughter and co-heiress (with her sister, Alice) of Sir Richard Chartney and Ethama his wife,’190 the grandson of Richard Chartenay and Matilda, his wife, daughter and co-heiress with her sisters, Elizabeth and Annotta, of William fitz William of Hepple.’188. Elizabeth married first Hugh Bardulf’191 and secondly Ives or Ivo Tailboys, who appears to have had issue, Elizabeth married to Nicholas de Farndon,’192, and Sir Robert Tailboys, whose son was probably Sir Luke Tailboys, who married Alice, daughter and co-heiress of Sir Richard Chartenay above,195, and Sir Luke had a daughter, Alice, married to Hugh, son of Thomas de Bickerton,’196 and presumably a son, Sir William Tailboys, whose son Henry’197 married Eleanor, (laughter of Gilbert de Burradon, and their son was Sir Walter Tailboys, who alienated his portion of the barony of Hepple to the Ogles who had held the other part. ([jump]To IX.) Sir Alexander Ogle. His name was probably suggested by one of that name in the Gubium family. He was captain of Berwick when, on the 6th of November, 1355, Thomas Stewart, earl of Angus, went by sea with some vessels and in the night took the town of Berwick by escalade after killing the watchmen and sentries; the English, townspeople and merchants leapt walls and escaped, some ran to the castle and were saved as the Scots were unable to take it, but Sir Robert Ogle’s son was killed.’198 M.—.John Ogle. In 1344, John, son of Gilbert de Oggill and Alice, his wife, were plaintiffs in a suit concerning a messuage in Neweastle-on-Tyne, which was given on marriage by William de Oggill to the said Gilbert;199 one of the same name was attorney for Elena Bertram, 45 Edward 111 [1372].200 Peter Ogle held in feoff in 1354, land in Newcastle.201 On the 7th of January, 1355 John, son of Robert Castle, released to William Strother (the mayor) all their rights in a piece of land Peter Ogle held. N.—John Ogle. In 1323, .John, son of Sir Richard Ogle of Witton, released to Roger de Redesdale lands in Witton.203. A Johannis de Oggle occurred at Hesilden in 1368.204. The will of a Johannes Ogle was executed in 1372, Margaret was his wife.205 ([jump]To IX. N?) Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Richard Ogle, in 1323, at Newcastle gave a release as above.206 Joan gave a release as above.207 IX.—Sir Robert Ogle. In August, 1351, his father, as Robert de Ogle, senior, appointed William Byset and Robert de Oggle, junior, to receive in his name the manor of Thirnam.208. He is also mentioned with his younger 184Ap. 146. 185Cal. Scot. 186Close Rolls, 187Ap. 177, 178. 188Ap. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 36, 37, and 45. 190Ap. 36. 191Ap. 10 and 16. 192Ap. 14. 193Ap. 38, 45. 196Ap. 17. 197Ap. 47, 53, 58. 198Hist. Scot., Liber Pluscardensis II, p. 226-7 ; Origynale Cronykil of Scotland TI, p. 483; Ridp., c 1848, p. 236, quotes Boece I, p. 15. 199Ap. 249. 200Ap. 150. 201Brand 1., p. 13. 202New. & Gate. I, p. 145. 200 203Ap. 254. 204Surt. Soc. 82, p. 73. 205Ap. 330. 206 206Ap. 255. 207Ap. 256. 208Ap. 54. |
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brother, who witnessed to a deed in 1353.209 He is called a knight
with his father.210. He died before his father in 1355, and his
inquisition taken at Sadberg the same year shows he possessed with
Elena, his wife, half the manor of Hurworth-upon-Tees except one
rood and the advowson of the church, of the gift of Robert Ogle the
elder held in socage and keeping the gaol at Sadberg. Robert his son
was then aged three years.211. He married Elena, daughter and sole heir of Sir Robert Bertram, baron of Bothal, by his wife Margaret de Felton. On the authority of Harleian. MS. No. 294, she is stated to have married secondly John Ogle, no doubt from the fact of John Ogle’s arms being on Bothal castle, who used the same difference marks as a former second son, Sir John Ogle;212 this John, however, was her grandson, who took the name of Bertram and possessed Bothal. She married secondly John Hatfield,213 and he and Elena, his wife, formerly the wife of Robert Ogle, daughter and heir of Sir Robert Bertram, in 40 Edward III [1367], held lands in North Horsley of the heir of the baron of Greystock.214 The custody of the lands of Sir Robert Ogle who died in 1362, were granted to Joan de Saumford, who sold the custody to John Hatfield.215 John Hatfield of London, with his wife, Elena, in 1368, paid a fine of £10 as a pardon for her father having enfeoffed Robert de Ogle in half the manor of Lorbottle and that they might have it to them and their heirs.216. She married thirdly before the year 1377, David Holgrave, for in that year Blanche, late wife of Sir Robert Bertram, grants them a lease of the manor and castle of Bothal.217 They are mentioned in 1388,218 and by the abbot of Newminster,219 and by her son as holding the manor of Bothal.200 In 1389, he and his wife were given by the crown the manor of Mikefleld in Durham, and a tenement in Newcastle formerly belonging to Sir Roger Fulthorp.221 The abbot of Newminster in 1394, quit-claimed to them all his rights in Tritlington held by feoffment of Sir Robert Bertram.222 In 1396, they founded a chantry in St. John’s Church, Bothal, and endowed it with lands in Bothal, Tritlington, Newcastle, and with some land called Le Holme, and in 1398 they founded another in St. Andrew’s church Bothal, and endowed it with land in Seaton, and tenements in Bothal, Earsdon, Tritlington, Fenrother, Longhirst and Pegsworth.224 He died 6 Henry IV. [1405], leaving his son, David, executor of his will;225. his inquisition was taken the same year and shows he held the castle and manor of Bothal by three knight’s fees, Robert Ogle being the heir of Elena his wife.226 Elena died soon afterwards, and her will is dated the 29th of July, 1403, and mentions her sons Robert Ogle and, John Bertram.227 Her inquisitions post mortem was taken 7 Henry IV [1406]. she held Lorbottle in capite.228 She does not appear to have had any daughters. ([jump to X]) Thomas Ogle, son of Sir Robert Ogle, knight, with Robert Heron, chaplain, and others, had licence of seisin from his father of all lands, tenements, etc., in Ogle, Shilvington, Saltwick, Twisehl, Seaton near Woodhorn and Thirnam, the deed being signed at Ogle on the feast of St. Michael, 1352.229. In 26 Edward III [1353], 1352, there is a somewhat similar grant which from Hodgson seems to have included the words ‘at an annual rent of £1,000 a year.230 In 1353, Robert Ogle, junior, his younger brother Thomas, and William de Heselrigge witnessed together. In 1363 he evidently held Thursby in Cumberland,232 and apparently presented a rector to the church of Thursby in 1364, but is wrongly stated to have been under age, which referred to his nephew. On the 15th of August, 1366, Thursby was declared to belong to his nephew Robert.234 209Ap. 56. 210Harl. Soc. XVI 21 211Ap. 173. 212Ap. 51. 213 213Harl MS., 1554; Ap. 240. 214Ap. 59. 215Ap. 180. 216 216Originalia. 42 Ed. III 217Cal. Pat. 219 218Ap. 61. 219 219Ap. 62. 220Ap. 151. 221Hodgson III, ii., p. 379. 222Ap. 152, 62. 223Ap. 241. 224Ap. 242. 225Ap. 65. 226Ap. 183, 243. 227Ap. 331. 228Ap. 184, 244. 229Ap. 55. 230Ap. 57. 231Ap. 56. 232Ap. 177. 233Cumbd. Nich. & Burn TI, p. 201. 234Ap. 179. |
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Capheaton in 1352, when a deed giving her Magna Heton was witnessed
by Sir Robert Bertram, Robert Ogle, senior, and Robert Ogle, Junior. N.—Robert Ogle. In 35 Edward III [1362] a deed executed by Sir Esmond Vernoun concerning Witton was witnessed by Robert de Oggel.* In 1377 Lord Greystock gave the charge of Berwick to a valiant esquire, Robert Ogle, and went to France in the kings service. Berwick meanwhile withstood forty assaults from the Scots and Robert Ogle had two Sons killed, 236 and in 1378 a band of desperate Borderers entered the castle at night, killed the governor and overcame the garrison, being joined by confederates they held the castle for eight days against, the English. X.—Sir Robert Ogle, knight, baron of Ogle, Bothal and Hepple, was born at Callerton on the 8th of December, 1351, and baptised at Ponteland, 237 but some of his grandfather's inquisitions would make it appear that his birth occurred in 1353, 238 but he was evidently born before that year. 239 On the 27th of May, 1360, the monastery of the House of Trinitarians was founded by William Acton for the repose of his soul and of Mary, his wife, Robert Ogle and others, his father and mother, William Acton and Isolda, his wife. 240 This was confirmed by the bishop of Durham on the 2nd of December, 1361.241 On the death of his grandfather in 1362, he was a minor and heir to the estates which were placed under the wardship of John Phillipot and Joan, his wife.242 Sir Thomas Grey of Heton, who married Margaret Presfen, before his death in 1369, placed Robert Ogle in the entail of his property.243 For reasons probably of change of wardship inquisitions were taken in 42 [1369] and 46 [1373] Edward III, in the latter of which he is stated to be twenty-one years and sixteen days old and already married,244 and on the 1st of February of the same year, 1372, he was a witness with Sir Alan Heton to William Eland’s and John of Glederaw’s grant to Sir John Strother of Langtown in Glendale to be held to John and his heirs by his wife, Mary, daughter of Sir Alan Heton. 245 There is probably a mistake of two years, when it is stated that on the 28th of July, 1375, an inquisition was taken at Newcastle for the proof of age of Robert Ogle. son of Robert Ogle: who was born at Callerton on the feast of the Conception of the Virgin (8th December,) 1353; as Johu Ogle recollects the day because they were at Newcastle in company with Robert, the father, when the news was brought.246 He evidently married very young, for in 48 Edward III [1375], probably at the instigation of his father-in-law, Sir Alan Heton, who witnessed the deed, he gave to Joan and Margery, his daughters, then infants, and William de Eland, parson of Ingram, all his lands in Long Witton.247 On the 10th of July. 1386,
he was appointed a conservator of a truce with Scotiand.248
In 1387 or
1388 he made an exchange of lands with Walter Tailboys, givin the
vill of Hurworth-on-Tees for lands in Hepple and Tossan.249 The history of
the period includes the defeat of Sir John Lilburne at Carham in
1370, by the Scots under Sir John Gordon, whom he attacked when
returning from a marauding expedition. In 1377, the Percys became
earls of Northumberland; Berwick was taken and retaken and then
confided to the care of the Percys. In 1385 Ford castle was
destroyed by the Scots under the earls of Fife, March and Douglas. He was knighted before 12 Richard II
[1389], when lie had livery of the
property of Sir Alan Heton, which came to him through his wife
Joan.250 In 1388, James, earl of Douglas, suddenly entered England and
advanced as far as Brancepeth in Durham. On returning he lay three
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there and then marched on to Otterburn where they
encamped and entrenched themselves. The English, under Sir Henry
Percy, surnamed Hotspur after a forced march of thirty-six hours,
attacked them on the 19th of August; Sir Henry had divided his
forces into two parts, one was to attack, and the other, under Sir
Maurice, called Sir Maw with the Red Mane, and Sir Robert Ogle, was
to chase. Just however, as the English had carelessly thought they
had gained a victory they were charged by the earl of Douglas, who
fell but the Scots rallying defeated the English, Sir Henry Percy
and his brother, Sir Robert Ogle, and many others being taken
prisoners.251 Sir Robert Angle of Bothal and Ogle, as he has been
called,252 is described in the ballad of the battle as follows : —
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the 31st of October, 1409, and was buried in Hexham Abbey church
under a black marble slab bearing the arms of Ogle quartering those
of Bertram at each corner, which were enamelled in colours, and on a
brass plate these words in contracted Latin, ‘Here lies Robert Ogle
son of Elene Bertram daughter of Robert Bertram, knight, who died on
the vigil of All Saints, A.D. MCCCCX May God be merciful to his soul.’ A beautiful chantry was placed over the tomb. A charter of the 12th
of May, 1410, mentions him as deceased.267 His inquisitions, by writs
dated the 8th of November, 1409, were taken at Newcastle on the 17th
and 21st of April, 1410, by which it appears he died seized of
Saltwick, the castle and manor of Ogle, Twisell, the manor of
Shilvington, lands in Aldworth, Longwitton, Seaton, Woodhorn,
Thirnam, Culpotts, Fowberry, North Middleton, half the barony of
Hepple, and conjointly with Joan, his wife, the other half of the
barony of Hepple enfeoffed by Walter Tailboys, knight; Sharperton,
Fordene, Shipbank, Fawside, holdings in Alwinton, Newhall,
Huspathouse, Huspathmoor, Fawleyfield, Broklehouse, Felling,
Kirlnehouse, Dalton, Newham, Blagdon, Whalton, Denurn, Fairnley,
Hartington, Stantonshields, Lorbottle: he died on the eve of All
Saints and his son and heir, Robert, was aged more than twenty-six
years.268 By the inquisition of the 21st of April, he held a burgage in
Newcastle, lying near the White Cross, and his heir was aged thirty.269
By an inquisition taken at Durham, the 23rd of June, 1410, lie held
also Netherton, Longmeadow, Swalwell, and Windlestone, and the heir
was aged thirty.270
His will is dated the 7th of February, 1410, in which date there is some error; there also appears to be the same error on his tombstone, each being misdated a year. He desired to be buried in St. Mary’s porch of the parish church of Whalton. and to be covered with, lead ‘at my own trouble and expense.’ That he was not buried there seems to be explained by the fact of there having been a plague raging at Hexham up to the year, 1410,271 and that it was impossible to move the body. His two sons, his wife, and son-in-law are mentioned in his will.272 He married before the 24th of December, 1372,273 Joan, third
daughter and coheir of Sir Alan Heton, of Chillingham, knight,
amongst whose daughters his estates were divided, 24th May, 12
Richard II:274
[1389] and again by a new partition 18 or 21 Richard
11.275
[1395-1398] She was, in 1389, godmother to Joan, born on the 1st of
August, 1389, the daughter and coheiress of Sir Henry de Heton,
knight of Chillingham, and she is mentioned in her husband’s will,
for whom and his wife he arranged that masses should be celebrated
for twelve years.277 She died about 1416, her inquisition being taken
soon after, and appears to have held one third of the manor of
Saltwick, half the manor of Hepple, which reverted to her son
Robert, and she held in dower half of Hepple, Lorbottle, land in
Bamburgh, Alwinton, North Middleton, Ingram, Tynemouth, Felton and
Wooler.278 ([jump] To XI) 267 Ap. 70. 268 Ap. 185.
269 Ap. 186. 270 Ap. 187. 271
Hist. North. III, p.
42. 272 Ap. 332. 273 Ap. 181.
274 Hodgson Ped. 275 Ap. 63.
276 Arch. Ael.
XXII, 118. 277 Ap. 332. 278 Ap. 188.
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King’s Council at Westminster.280 The Scots were defeated at Nesbit
moor in 1402, and three months later they invaded under the earl of
Douglas and the duke of Albany with 10,000 men; on returning laden
with plunder they were intercepted by the
earl of Northumberland and
his son, Hotspur, and routed at Humbledon Hill. He must have been a
man of great zeal and energy, for as early as the 2nd of February,
1403, he, as Robert de Ogle, son of Sir Robert Ogle, knight, was
appointed constable at Norham Castle, and justice, seneschal,
sheriff and escheator in Norhamshire and Islandshire for seven
years, and he was, on the 6th of September of the same year,
appointed to these offices for life, and is mentioned as constable
and escheator thereof a few years later, and appointed justice of
assize on the 28th of July, 1407, and constable again in 1410.281 In
1409/10, he and others had in their hands the prisoners and goods of
a Flemish ship wrecked at Warkworth.282 His brother,
John Bertram, by
virtue of the remainder in the entail and by a grant made by his
father, having taken and being in peaceable possession of the castle
and manor of Bothal, this Robert, on the day after his father's
death, at a late hour some time near midnight, on All Hallows day,
went with 200 armed men at arms and archers, partly soldiers and
partly Scotchmen, all enemies of the king and in a warlike manner
invested the castle of Bothal with escales, pavises, hurdises and
other ordnance of war, and, after besieging it for four days and
more, got possession of it by forcible entry, though John de
Widdrington and Sampson Harding, two justices of the peace, had
charged the besiegers to desist from the assault. Whereupon John
Bertram, on the 13th of February following, petitioned the House of
Commons to make an especial request to the king for his being
restored to the property of which he had been ousted and a writ was
accordingly issued to the sheriff to take the property entailed into
the king’s hands and make a proclamation at the gates of Bothal
castle that Sir Robert and his men should instantly depart from it
on pain of forfeiture of life and limb with land and goods, and that
Robert himself should appear before the king and council to answer
to the charges brought against him by the petitioner, and if he
failed so to do he should stand convicted of all the allegations
brought against him; that Bertram should be restored to his
possessions and have damages assessed at the discretion of the king
and council, and that Sir Robert and his retainers should be
imprisoned till they had made a fine and ransom to the king and
agreed with the petitioner for damages and found sufficient sureties
to keep the peace. He appears to have satisfied the council, for on
the 12th of May, he received livery of his lands285 and in the same
month was deputed, with Thomas Grey of Horton and John Fox, esq., to
treat on matters between England and Scotland with commissioners of
the duke of Albany.286 The negotiations do not appear to have been
satisfactory, for on the 5th of July, 1410, he was appointed a commissioner to raise armed men and archers to repel a threatened
invasion,287 but in 1411 he was again a commissioner to treat for a
truce,288 and was at Fowberry on the 20th of June a witness with John
Middleton and Thomas Grey of Horton, knights.289 In 12 Henry IV
[1411] he was
with John, the king’s son, then constable of England, in the
garrison of Berwick there to resist the attempts of the Scotch.290 On
the 19th of July, 1413, with Sir Robert Umfreville, he was deputed
to treat with Robert, duke of Albany, son of the king of Scotland,
to conclude such differences between the kingdoms,291 and the next year
he was commissioned with Richard, Lord Grey and others to treat for
a general and particular truce by sea and land.292 This appears to
be
the same year in which 4,000 Scots were defeated at the battle of
Geteringe by a small party of Englishmen. In a survey of 1415 he is
noted as possessing six castles and 280 Hodg. I, p. 314. 281 Raine, p. 46. 282 Cal. Scot. 283 Ap. 68. 284 Rolls Parl III, pp. 629, 630 Ap. 80. 285 Ap. 70. 6 Roll Scot. II, p. 194. 286 Ridp., p. 380. 288 Ib., p. 381. 289 Laing. 290 Cav. & Ogle, p. 348. 291 Rymer IX., p. 40. 292 Roll Scot. II, p. 214. |
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towers, and on the 5th of August, 1415, King Henry
V, in consideration of the loyalty, industry and care of Richard,
Lord Grey and Sir Robert Ogle, knight, commissioned them to treat
with the duke of Albany for a general truce.293 He became the same year
a representative in Parliament and he received soon after a
partition of the Ellingham estates which had belonged formerly to the
Heton family; 294 this was probably at his mother’s death in 1416. He
was high sheriff in 1416 and also on the 18th of March, 1417, when
he was at Ellingham and witnessed a grant of William Orde to Robert
Harbottle, constable of Dunstanburgh Castle.295 In 1419, the castle of
Wark, being then in his charge, was taken by William Halliburton,
and the garrison put to the sword, but it was retaken by Sir Robert
Ogle who led a party into the castle by means of a drain, and the
Scots were put to death for their cruelty to the English.296 The Scotch
account says this was an act of treachery, for while they were
treating for peace ladders were placed at the back of the castle by
which they entered and killed twenty-three noble Scotchmen with many
others.297 He was then still a member of Parliament and had cornmissions to make redress of all trespasses against the tenor of the
truce.298 In 1422, he had seisin
[Legal possion of land as a
freehold estate.; property thus possessed.] from Sir William Eure of half the town
of Windlestone in the county of Durham,299 in which year the Scots
tried to take Berwick. On the 12th of April, 1423, he gave to Robert
de Eure all the rights he had in the manor of Saltwick,300 and he
occurs in May as the duke of Bedford’s lieutenant as captain of
Berwick. On the 28th of March, 1424, he was associated with the earl
of Northumberland and Sir William Heron to conduct James, king of
Scotland, into his own realm with all due honour, he having been,
upon pledges given, discharged from his imprisonment in Pomfret
castle,301 He was, on the 11th of January of the same year, again
appointed constable of Norham, sheriff and escheator in ?Norhamshire
and Islandshire,
and gave a bond in £1,405 to the bishop, and he occurs as controller
when the
west gate was rebuilt.302 On the 17th of July he was made warden of
Roxburgh castle for three years with a salary of £1,000 a year in
time of peace
and £2,000 a year in time of war,303 which service was subsequently
extended.304 A marriage having been arranged between Robert Harbottle
and
his daughter, Margery, 305 he, as Robert Ogle, knight, lord of Ellingham,
on
the 20th of August 1424, settled land in Ellingharn on Robert
Harbottle and
his wife, Margery, and their heirs for the annual service of
presenting a rose,
but if no heirs by Margei’y then forty pence at the feasts of
Pentecost and St.
Martin,306 the trustees executing a deed on the 24th of August:307 these
deeds
being signed by Sir Thomas Grey of Horton and others. The same year
the
English made an inroad into Scotland. He was knight of the shire
in the
year 1425. and paid 116 shillings and 8d. for his relief for the
manor of Hepple and the manor of Lowick,308 and on the 4th of April,
1426, he put the safeguard of the castle of Berwick into the hands
of Sir William Swinburne to keep safely the Percy tower until the
feast of All Hallows next, for which Sir Robert was to pay £25.309 In
1427, Thomas Denum granted him the manor of Unthank, Rahegh Wood,
near Middleton, and with lands in Chilcroft within the fields of
Belford and Yesington.310 In 1429 he had a grant of free warren
in
Hepple, and in that year and in 1434, with his son, was a
commissioner for the correction of violations of the truce.312 He was
still at Roxburgh as Sir Robert Ogle, senior, in 1434.313 On the 1st of
May, 1435, he gave his son John the manor of Unthank and tenements in
Howtell and Mindrum.314 Or the 23rd of August, 1435, cardinal Langley
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| for 20 years. The charter appointing
him is interesting; the lessee undertook the duties in times of
peace, truce or war, he was to be constable, seneschal, sheriff,
escheator, etc., to render the yearly rents of three demesnes
belonging to the castle, with other sums, etc., he was to provide
bed and board for the bishop’s receiver, his valet and two
chevaliers and for their trenchman and other servants, for which he
was to get 300 marks a year. Sir John Bertram was one of those who
entered into a bond of £1,000 for the due performance of covenants.315
His name occurs on the 7th of December of the same year as sheriff
of the counties of Norham and Hexham.316 He died on the 12th of
August, 1436. His inquisitions were taken at Durham on the 20th of
September and in Newcastle on the 8th of October, 1436. He held
Netherton, and also Camboise and Choppington held of the earl of
Westmoreland, the manor of Hepple, most of his land being wasted by
the Scots, manors and lands in Tossan, Fallowlees, Netherwhite [Low
Trewhit?], Flotterton, Warton, Trewhit, Ogle, Twisell, Shilvington,
Aldworth, Saltwick, Seaton, South Disington, Blackheddon,
Callerton, Thirnam, Fowberry, Ingram, Eland, Tyrwhite, Horsley,
Denum, Bamburgh, Newhall, St. Mary Hill, Stanley, Clifton, East and
West Hartington, Fairnley, Heugh, Dalton, Unthank, Mindrum,
Whalton, Newham, Morpeth. His son was aged thirty years.317 He married about 1399, Matilda,318 daughter of Sir Thomas Grey of Heton by Joan, daughter and heir of John, Lord Mowbray, but some authorities state it was by Alice, daughter of the earl of Westmoreland.319 She is mentioned on the 22nd of August, 29 Henry VI [1428]as holding Longwitton for life.320 In 1453/4 a Matilda Ogle, widow, held the tithes of Newbiggin.321 ([jump] To XII) Sir John Bertram, alias Ogle, knight, baron of Bothal, was probably born in 1382. On the 22nd of May, 1406, his father by an obligation became bound to him in ten thousand marks, and shortly after John Bertram of Ogle made an agreement with his father concerning the settlement of the barony of Bothal upon the former.322 On the 20th of January, 1407, his father settled £200 a year upon him out of Ogle, Shilvington, Saltwick and other places,323 and about two years later released to him the castle and manor of Bothal.324 On the 22nd of October, 1409, John Bertram released to Richard de Norton all his right in the reversion of half the manor of Bilburgh and tenements in Sandwath, Yorkshire.325 On the 1st of November, 1409, the day after his father’s death, being in peaceable possession of his property, his brother Robert besieged him for four days in his castle of Bothal, and took the castle, whereupon John Bertram petitioned the king and council and was shortly afterwards reinstated in his property.326 From 1410 to 1412 he was high sheriff of Northumberland and also in the years 1415, 1422 and 1424.327 In 1414, Sir John of Etton and Sir John Bertram were appointed wardens of Roxburgh castle from the 20th of January, 1415, at £250 a year, he received in 1416, £297 for expenses and various other sums in 1417 and 1418. On the 1st of February, 1418, he appears as sole warden there, having previously and after, received various things from the Tower of London for its fortification and munition, divers sheaves of arrows, etc., and other stores up to the 23rd of October, 1421, when he is spoken of as late warden,328 in which year, on the 6th of September, he was appointed justice of the peace in Norhamshire and Islandshire. In 1 Henry VI [1422] and 7 Henry VI [1429], he appears to have been knight of the shire.329 He was a witness on the 24th of August, 1424, to the settlements made on his niece’s marriage to Robert Harbottle.330 In 1428, he was a trustee for Chipchase, and on the 11th of July, 1429, a sub- 315Raine, pp. 7, 8. 316 Ap. 76. 317 Ap. 189, 190. 318 Ap. 82. 319 Ap. 821. 320 Ap. 82. 321 Raine, p. 280. 322 322 Ap. 66. 323 Ap. 67. 324 Ap. 68. 325 Ap. 69. 326 Ap. 80. 327 Brand II, pp. 421.424. 328 Cal. Scot. 329 Mackenzie II 330 Ap. 73, 75. 331 Hist. North. IV., p. 338. |
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