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 2 DACRE. V. 1383. 5. "W illiam (I)AcriE), Lord Dacre, s. and h., a f, cd 2G in 1383. He was sum. to Pari. 3 March (1888/4), 7 Ric. II, to 2f> May (1455), 33 Hen. VI.( a ) He m. Joan Douglas, said to hove been an ilk-git da. of James (Douglas), Earl Douglas [S.] He </. 20 July 139S. VI. 1398. 6. Thomas (Dacre), Loud Dacre, s. and b., aged 12 in 1398. He made proof of Ms age and had livery of his land in 1409, but was not sum. as a Baron till 2 Dec. 0412) 14 Hen. IV, from which date till 25 May (1455), he reed. writa( b ) directed " Thoma dc Dacrt dc Gilks/und," LORD DACRE DE GILLESLAND.( r ) He was Chief Forester of Inglewood, co. Cumber- land, and, in 1423, one of the Commissioners to treat with King James I [S.] He m. Philippa, da. of Ralph (Nkvill), 1st Eaul ok Westmorland, by his first wife, Margaret, da. of Hugh (Stafford), Earl Stafford. He rf, 15 Jauy. 1*67/8. VII. 1158. 7. Joan, mo jure Baroness Dacre, aged 25 in 1458, grand-daughter and h., being only da. and h. of Sir Thomas Dacre, by Elizabeth, da. and h. of Sir William I'.owett of Horsford, Norfolk, which Thomas was s. and h. ap. of the last Lord and d. v. p. She m. before her grandfather's death, Sir Richard Fiennes(' 1 ) of Hurstmoneeaux, co. Sussex, only s. ami h. of Sir Roger F. of the same, by Elizabeth, sister of Sir John Holland of co. Northampton. By patent 7 Nov. (1455), 37 Hen. VI, the King accepted him as Lord Dacrk,^) and by writs ( b ) ( a ) Writa of summons to Pari, continued, however, to be addressed to " Will'o de Dacre" from 19 Aug. 23 Rich. II, 1399, to 24 Nov. 5 Hen. IV, 1403. ( b ) There is proof in the Rolls of Pari, of his sitting. (c) "The addition of Gillesland occurs for the first time in the Writ of 14 Hen. IV ■ and it may be inferred that although Ralph de Dacre, the first Baron, was probably summoned in consecpieuce of his marriage, yet that the Barony created to him by the Writ of Summons 14 Edw. II, was a distinct Barony from that of Multou of Gillesland, of which his wife was the sole heir, for both this Ralph and his descen- dants were uniformly sum. to Pari, for ninety-one years, viz. : from 14 Edw. II to 12 Hen. IV, without the words Multon or Gillesland being, even in a single instance to be found in the Writs. The Barony of Multon of Gillesland, is therefore, pre- sumed to have become merged in that of Dacre, and to have descended with it to the present Baron Dacre.- This opinion is confirmed by Ralph Dacre, son of Thomas, VI Baron and the heir male of the Dacre family, being sum. by Writ 38 Hen. VI, as Baron Dacre of Gillesland, when at the same time Richard Fienes, the husband of the heir general of the same Thomas, VI Baron, was sum. as Baron Dacre only. Had the Writ of 14 Edw. II to Ralph de Dacre been considered the same as that inherited by his wife, the proper designation of the dignity would have been ' Multon of Gilles- land,' which title the Editor [Sir N. H. Nicolas, 1S25], therefore feels authorised to attribute to the present Lord Dacre. " The addition of ' de Gilledand ' in the Writ to Thomas de Multon, 1 Edw II was evidently used to distinguish him from Thomas de Multon, who had been regularly sum. from 27 Edw. 1, as ; Thomas de Multon ' only ; but in the 1 Edw II he was sum. as ' Thomas de Multon de Eyrcmumi; when the Thomas first mentioned was sum. as ' Thomic de Multon de Gillesland ; ' and the name of the latter imme- diately follows that of the former on the Roll. After the death of Thomas Multon of Gillcsktnd circa 8 Edw. II, the distinction was no longer necessary, and we accord- ingly find that Thomas Multon of Egremond was sum. without that addition in the 13 and 14 Edw. II, and though it occurs in the last Writ directed to him, viz. : 15 May in the latter year, the Writ to his son John, who succeeded him in the Barony, was addressed ' Johanni de Multon.' " [" Nicolas."] (1) See under Dacre of Gillesland for account of proceedings between him and Humphrey, Lord Dacre, the heir male. (°) " This patent contains no words of limitation, and must be considered to be a confirmation of the original Barony, with all the rights belonging thereto " [" Cour- thope," sub " Dacre."] See p. 31, note " e," sub " Daubeney," for a list of and some remarks on Baronies, a: by patent before the 16th century " Sir Richard Fienes, who by this patent was declared Lord Dacre and one of the