The following summary is extracted from an
article by W. Bruce Bannerman published in Miscellanea Genealogica et
Heraldica (1908) entitled 'Descent of the Male Line of the Family of
Glazebrook from 1065 with Proofs for Each Generation' which starts with
85 pages documenting the de Bueles line.
Roger de Busli and his brother Ernold were
sons of the Lord of Buslei-en-Bray near Drincourt (now called
Neufchatel-en-Bray) and had recently inherited the family holding.With the Prince of Normandy, William, assembling a huge army for
a planned invasion of England, Roger as the eldest brother, sold the
tithes of the ville of Buslei to Abbot Rainier of the Holy Trinity at
Rouen for 72 pounds of silver and a horse in a document witnessed by his
brother Hernaldi and by Prince William(image of document) and joined William’s forces.The Norman army landed at Pevensey on Sept. 29, 1066 catching
King Harold busy fighting a Norwegian army at Stamford Bridge in
Yorkshire.When their
forces met at Hastings on Oct. 14 William was victorious and William the
Conqueror now held England.
William quickly divided England up for his principle Lieutenants to hold
under his authority. His Lieutenants then divided up their holdings
under their principle knights and relations who may have subdivided
their portion etc.Every
holding and sub-holding though was held in
capite of King William and
were subject to the usual feudal services.The Domesday Book of 1086 records a survey of the resulting
landholdings.Roger de
Busli was awarded a huge area covering considerable portions of
Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Leicestershire
which would later become called the Hundred of Tickhill and also held
parts of Gloucestershire and Leicestershire as a sub-tenant under
another Baron and also had charge of the holdings of King William’s
niece, the Countess Judith.
He made his Baronial capital at Tickhill where he had built his castle
by 1071.
The engraving is based on other surviving Norman castles and is
probably a good example of the simple ‘keep on an artificial mound with
a circular walled bailey and a gate tower’ which Roger built.There are no remains of the castle visible today.
See the full text of W. Bruce Bannerman's
article in Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica (London, 1908)
entitled 'Descent of the Male Line of the Family of Glazebrook from 1065
with Proofs for Each Generation' on pages 268-271 and 311-316 of
Volume II and on pages 18-26, 77-85, 106-113, 150-157, 198-203,
254-261, 305-312 and 366-370 of
Volume III. Note: there is much useful information in this
article but Bannerman confused the de Busli and de Bussei families
when he stated on p. 21 of Volume III that William de Buislei was the
eldest son of Ernold de Builli when in fact Ernold's eldest son was
Jordan de Builli. Possibly it was an assumption that he made in
order to explain how a later de Bussei held a half share of an estate in
Bedfordshire with Ernold's grandson John de Builli holding the other
half as typically two brothers might. However, that situation had
risen when John de Builli married Cecily de Bussei, daughter of William
de Bussei and Hawise Espec, who brought half of a de Bussei holding to a
de Builli. This is best explained by examining the history of Old
Wardon Manor (which is also under
construction)
Archbishop Rotherham, p. 103
Idonea Vipont's
possession of Kimberworth outlining how it descended to her
upon the partition of the Vipont and Busli estate
Kimberworth, p. 581
A history of Kimberworth from when Roger de
Busli held it as part of his honour of Tickhill
p. 582
Richard de Busli and wife Emma's grant of land
in Kimberworth to the monks of Kirkstead
p. 583
John de Busli's grant to St John of Pontefract
and the descent of Kimberworth from him to Idonea Vipont
Maison de Bully, Notice Historique et Genealogique by J. Noulens; J.
Claye; Paris 1874
De
Bully: Barons et Seigneurs de Bully, Tikhill, Blyth, Sandfort, Wapentac,
Thelon, Kadefort, Frodeston, Cletone, Barneby, Wateley, Appelby,
Lactone, Cliffort, Saltebey, Garthorp, Berchassebey, Buggeford,
Clippeston, Crokeston, Kymberworth, etc. (en Angleterre), du Hamel, de
Duestrame, de Guerame, de Fougeray, du Mesny, de Conjugiville.
Angleterre, Normandie, Picardie.
This 450 page history of the House of Bully
contains many references for people named Bully/Builli/Busli in both
Normandy and England. He did miss Roger de Busli's brother Ernold
de Builli and has Ernold's grandson Richard as Roger's direct son and
heir.
Some notes from the book:
p. 6 the Belleme brothers and Roger de Bully
were related; Roger de Belleme was his cousin (this is possible but I
believe is still unproven; Roger de Belleme was granted wardship of
Roger de Bully's young heir Roger II which indicates some relationship)
p. 7 the manor of Sandford in Devonshire given
to Roger by Queen Matilda
p. 9 Roger de Bully was listed as the 17th
highest official in England in the Domesday Book (#1 The King, #2
Archbishop, #3-#7 Bishops, #8-#11 Abbots, 12 Count Alan, 13 Count Hugh,
14 Ivan Taillebois, 15 William de Warenne, 16 Roger Pictaventis, 17
Roger de Busli)
p. 13 about 1147 Richard de Bully with the
consent of his wife granted the manor of Eilrihetorp to Roche Abbey.
This charter was signed by Robert de Bully and William de Bully
(Richard’s heir)
(copy in the appendix)
p. 14 in another charter giving the mill at
Northun to St Mary and St John of Pontefract witnessed by Othon (Otto)
son of Robert de Bully (attachment 12) and in 1159 another charter (copy
in the appendix)
p. 16 continuation of the Bully line in
Normandy; Thomas de Bully there in 1234 and on into the 1700’s (p. 55,
93) and 1800’s (p. 99-112)
p. 23 Robert de Vieuxpont built a castle at
Powys-Land that Leweline, prince of the Welsh attacked in 1212
Full
CopyJournal
of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Volume IV
p. 142
Journal of the
Yorkshire Archaeological Society Volume IX
p. 287-290
Further histories to come