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See also The de Boeles, The de Boelles of Bedfordshire, Roger de Busli of Tickhill, Yorkshire
The Monasticon Anglicanum can be found online here and here
The Monasticon Anglicanum is a documentation of the abbies and other monasteries in England and Wales during the early Norman period which contains a wealth of information about their Norman founders, their families and their origins. It was published in 1655 by Sir William Dugdale, a herald in the College of Arms who as the Norroy King of Arms made many heralds visitations of the counties north of the Trent and became Garter Principle King of Arms in 1677. It is in Latin but many parts of it have been studied and extracts and partial translations can be found online.
From an Appendix to the MA published in 1661
8:39 Nicholas Busey
34:28 William Builli
105:55 William Buyssy 105:56 Jordan Buyssy Roger Buyssy
Osbert de Boel signed as a witness on one of the founding charters of the Bourn Abbey in Lincolnshire founded by Baldwin son of Gislebert in 1138
I
am very appreciative of Henry Phythian-Adams for summarizing this reference for me.
The priory of
Newenham near Bedford was founded by Simon de Beauchamp during the reign of
Henry II. A charter dated 15
Richard II (1392) from Lord Thomas de Mowbray to the Priory of Newenham,
Bedfordshire refers so an earlier charter from the time of Henry III
(possibly about 1250) regarding land at Hokeseth, Stacheden (Stagsden,
Bedfordshire) and Dilewyke and
refers to tenants there at that time.
None of which were named de Boeles.
However, the 1392 charter does refer to a current agreement that
Mowbray has with Henry de Boeles and a little later in the document refers
to Henry’s land as being held under an earlier charter to a Nicholas de
Boeles, son of Simon de Boeles.
Henry Boeles was also a witness to the document.
There is also this summary published in 1692 in an English translation of
MA:
More information about the grants to Newenham Priory
by members of the de Boeles of Bedfordshire are found in the Charter of Thomas, Lord Mowbray,
in 1392 which confirmed the grants
of the donors.
Item, I have granted to them whatsoever they have of my
fee in the village & parish of Cogepol, out of the gift of Robert
Lismorensis, bishop, and William the chaplain, and out of the gift of Simon
the Englishman and Henry son Henry le Heyr, and whatsoever they have out of
the gift of others holding from my fee in that village and parish, quietly
and freely and from all secular service. Item, I have granted to them all
lands, tenements and possessions, with all their appurtenances, which they
have of my fee in the village and parish of South Givele, and whatsoever
they have from the gift of all holding from my fee in the same village and
parish, quietly and freely from all secular service. Item, all the grants,
lands, tenements and possessions, with all their appurtenances, which they
have of my fee in the village and parish of Stacheden
(Stacheden is Stagsden in Bedfordshire
And be it known that I have a valid & acceptable
exchange that Henry de Boeles
made with the
said canons, over all his land in the territory of Stacheden of my fee; and
the whole tenement which was of Richard Parent, son of Avenel, with the
dwelling and croft, with all his (its?) appurtenances next to the church of
Stacheden.
……
and out of the gift of Hugh Cementarius and
Nicholas de Boeles, son of Simon de Boeles; and out of the gift of
Geoffrey son of Ralph de Ronhale and ……
Besides, I have remitted and quitclaimed, from me and
my heirs to the said canons and their successors, the whole right and claim
which I have
… in the wards,
reliefs, scutages, homage etc….. & suits of my
court and of my heirs forever, of all lands, tenements and
possessions
.. of my fee in the
villages and parishes abovewritten
.. and I have confirmed the present charter with the protection of my
seal, these being witnesses, Ralph Morin, Geoffrey Rufus, John de Pabenham,
John Malerbe, Henry Boeles, Ada son of Dru,
Roger Percesvil, Master Robert the Doctor, Milo de Beauchamp, William de
Estwyck et al.
… Given at
London, the day of March next after the feast of the Conception of the
Blessed Mary, in the 15th year of the reign of King Richard II after the
conquest (1392)
535:25 Roger Buislei
547:63 Roger Buislei 547:66 Roger Bulles
646:42 Galfrid Bussy
794:52 Henry Boels
811:21 William Bolle
This abbey was co-founded
in 1147
by Richard be Builli, the nephew of Sir Roger de
Busli of Tickhill, Yorkshire. See
The Abbey of Roche