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 356 oRiGiKAL Documents. Eavl of Worcester, Countess Isabel's first luishaiul, dated 24 Aug., 9 Hen. v., 1421. If. That by Tliomas le ne^pouser, Lord of Glamorgan, A'c, Countess Isabd's father, dated IS February, 20 Rio. II., i;5l'7, before liis promotion to the Karldom of Gloucester. III. That by Edward le Desiieusor, Lord <>f (Jhimorgau, itc, the father of Karl Thomas. It is dated 2 .Tulv, 32 Kd. III., KUS. IV. That by Hugh le Despenscr Lord of Glamorgan, itc, uncle to Lord Edward, date<l 4 May, 20 Edw, 111., 13413. This last is, of coui-se, the real charter. Some remarks occur as to the witnesses of the several documents, taken in order of date : 1. Sir Mathew or Mayo le Soor, knighted after 1.340, and Shcritt" 134G, was Lord of Peterston and St. Pagans. Ho witnessed CardiH" charters in 1338 and 1340. The family came from Back, well, CO. Somerset, and had long been in ( Jlamorgan. Sir Mathew was the last. He married Maud, daughter and heiress of Thill]) Huntley, and his three daughters married Wolfe of Wolfes Newton, Howell ap (irilVith and Peter do Vele, which last had St. Pagans. Le or la Wardc is luiknown in the county. Sir John le Norreis was of Penlliue and Llanvi- han"cl. He witnessed, liefore kuightliood, Garditf charters of 1338 and 1340, and after knighthood in 13.38. His ancestor. Sir Robert, uas Sheriff under Robert Consul and William Karl of Gloucester. Sir.lohn left four daughters, co-heiresses, of whom Lucy, the second, carried Penlliue to the Turbervilles of that j.lace. Sir Thos. ap Aaron was of Brigan, and gou of Aaron ap Howell vachau by Bettiue, daughter and heiress of Sir Simon Walsh, of Llandough by Cowbridge, by Elizabeth Bawson or do Baiocis, of Brigan. He was knighted after 1338, and married Jane, dau'diter of Llewelyn ap Kynfrig, and had Sir .lenkin, whose daughter carried Brigan to the Thomases. Pagan dc Tnrl)crvillc was of Coyty Ciustle, and head of a family who, though "Advcuie," often married witii, and always sided with, the Welsh. I'agau married Gwenllian, daughter of Sir Richard Talljot. On the failure of his male heirs, his four daughters inherited, and Katherino, who married Sir Roger BerkcroUes, had Coyty. Llewelyn vachan, or tin- little, may be of Senghenydd, nnccstor to the Lewis's of Van, hut is more probably the second son of Llewelyn ap Kynvrig ap Howell ap Madoc ap Jestyn. His father was of Llantrithyd anS ; he may be cither the father or the second son of Pagan, prol)al»ly the latter. William Fleming, who nt>pear8 also in ]'.)•'>>'; was no doulit a menditrof (' l-'limston family, John Bas-set of that of St. Hilary or l^eanpn'-, and John Wallys, or Walsh, one of a family who came from Somerset, and whose connection with Llan- dough has been mentioned. John W.-dsh seems to have hcM Hatton co. Somerset, of the honour of Gloucester. Orcwell was an ecclesiastic ; tlio others are Welsh. III. Sir John St. John, Shiritl" in 1.3li7, was of i'onnion, and acquired the adjacent ca.stle of Peujuark by marriage with the heiress of I'mfra- ville. Sir Lawrence lierki lollcs, the last of the name, was a knight of SomcrHCt and Monmouth'-hin', but seated at East OirJKird iu (Jlamorgan.