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 76 WBLLBS. 11. 1311. i^. RoBBBT (db Wbllbs), Lobd Wbllbb, 8. and h., 16 yean old at his father's death, made proof of bia afce (1818-19), 12 Ed. IL(^) He, who waa never aiim. to Pari., waa knighted before 1319. He m. ICaud, widow of llobert (db Clikvokd), Lokd Cuktouo (alain 26 June 1314), 2d and yat. da. of Tbomaa OB Glahb, probably that Thomaa, who waa 2d a. of Qilbert, Earl OF Qloucbstbe AMD HifUTVouD. He d. a.p. Aug. 1320. Each. 14 Ed. II. Will pr. (as that of "Sir Hubert de Welle") Feb. 1321, at Liuoolu. His widow waa found heir in (1320-21) 14 Kd. II., to her nephew, Thomaa, only a. and h. of Richard (DB Clarb), Lobd db Claeb.(^) She d, (1326-27) 1 Ed. III. HI. 1320. 8, Adam (db Wbllbs), Lord Wbllbs, br. and h., aged 16 at his brother's death, made proof of age, 22 Aug. 1326. He wiui in the Scotch warn in 1333 and in 1336, being then a Knight, and waa iu the Kiug'a senrice in France, 1342-43. He waa aum. to Pari, from 20 July (1332) 6 Ed. III. Vj 20 April (1348) 17 Ed. III. He m. Margaret,^) presumably da. of Juhu (Bamdolv), Lord Bardout, by Elizabeth, da. and coheir of Sir Uoger D' Ajcobik, or, acoording to aome, he m. <'Mand,(«) da. of KuUilo Uos, of Hamlake.*'(<i) He d. 27 Feb. 1344/5, having lands in the Counties of Lincoln, Northampton, Essex and Northumberland. Each. 19 Ed. III. Will dat 24 Feb. 1344/5, directing hU burial to be at QreenBeld, near his late wife, Margaret, pr. 2 April 1345, at Liuoolu. IV. 1345. 4' John (dk Wbllbb), IjObd Wbllks, h. and h., agod 12 at liia father's deiith, his wardship beiug granted to Margaret, widow of William (db lios), Lokd Uos ; made proof of hia full age iu 1355 ; served iu the wara of Oaacouy iu 1359. He was sum. to Pari, from 15 Dec. (1357) 31 Ed. III. to 20 Nov. (1360) 34 Ed. III. He vi., when a minor, before 1350, Maud,(«) who, apparently, waa da. of the said William (db Uos), Lord Kos, by Margaret, sister of Jonn, Earl ov Aruhdbl, da. of John (Fitzalan, oth^rynae Abdndbl), Lord Arurdbl. He d. (1861) 85 Ed. III. Each. 35 Ed. III. His widow was, apparently, the '*Maud, Lady Wellea," who d. 1399. Each, of that dato.(0 V. 1361. 5. John (de Wbllbs), Lord Wbllbs, s. and h., aged 11 at hia father's death, made proof of his age in 1378, beiug knigkUd before Nov. 1373. He served iu the expediticm to Flaudera and the French wars ; waa on an embasay to Scotland, where hia challenge to prove " the chivalry and valiant deeda of Englishmen " was accupted by Sir David Lindaay of Crawford, afterwarda (1398) Earl of Crawford [S]. iu which combat on London bridge, 23 April 1390, he waa, however, unhorsed by the said David. He waa aum. to Parl.(i) from 20 Jan. (1875/6) 49 Ed. III. to 26 Feb. (1420/1) 8 Hen. V., auch aummons beiug, apparently, continued no less than seven yeara after hia death, viz., from 29 Sep. (1422) 1 Hen. VI. to 3 Aug. (1429) 7 Hen. VL{^) He wi., in or befora 1366, Cicely, (A) He had, four years previously, when aged 19, been found heir to the landa held in dower by Isabel, widow of Robert de Welles, but the relationahip ia not clear. (t») See vol. ii, p. 266, note " a," sub <* Clare." («) See p. 76, note " b." (d) "IhgUr {•) Acoording to *' Doyle" he m. " Alice, da. of John, 8th Lord Bardolf of Wirmegay. O In her Inq. p, tn., however, it is stated '* that her heir was her son, John, Uien aged seven." [Query if not 87]. See '* N. A d';* 6th S., vii, 287 (14 AprU 1883), in a letter signed *' Tewars," «.«., It E. Chester Waters. (b) There ia proof in the rolla of ParL of hia sitting. (Ik) '* Though Dugdale'a statement relative to this llaron has been followed in the text, it must be observed that a *John de Welles' (and apparently the aame personage) was regularly aummoned to Parliament from 29 September (1 Hen. VI.) 1422, to 8 August (7 Hen. VI.) 1429. Many insUnces are to be found of Write of Summons being directed to Barons sevei-al years after their deaths, probably from ignorance of their demise : of which that of Maurice, I^ord Berkeley, ia a aingular example, who, though dead in 1368, waa regularly summoned until 1380, viz.^ twelve yeari after his decease." [iVtco^ue]. The foUowiug remarks made by U. £. C. Waters (as in note " f," above) are subjoined : '* Dugdale'a account of the suooeasion in the peerage [of Wellea] ia o|^n to mve doubta, fur it would aeem that Adam II. was succeeded [in 1845] by thru Johns successively! and Dugdale only mentious two.