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 180 HASTINGS. 22 May (1313), 6 Ed. II., to 20 Feb. (1324/5), 18 Ed. II. He was in the Scotch wars. Having nt first taken part with the Barons against the King ho subsequently deserted them and in 1322 was made Gov. of Keuil worth. Ho m. Juliana, da. of Thomas Lkybvrne, by Alice dk Tony, and grandaughter and h. of William, Lone Leyhuune. He d. 1325. His widow, who was aged six on her grandfather's death in 1309, »'■. in 1326 Thomas KB Bi.otint. She m. thirdly in 1329 William (Clinton), Lord Clinton, sometime Ejbl of Huntingdon, who d. 31 Aug. 1354. She d. 1 Nov. 1367- Her will dat. 30 Oct. 1367, directs her burial to be at St. Augustine's, Canterbury. 4 fc si □ gw 5 1 s n a a ■- DQ a. fe III. 1325. J. Laurence (Hastings), Lord Hastings, , B. and h., aged six years at his father's death. He was (')•., 13 Oct. 1339, EARL OF PEMBROKE. He d. 30 Aug. 1318, aged 30. IV. 1348. If. John (Hastings), Earl of Pembroke, and Lord Hastings, only s. and h, aged one year at his father's death. He d. 16 April 1375, aged 28. "s | V. 1375. 5. Jonx (Hastings), Earl of Pe.mrroke, and Lord Hastings, only s. and h., aged 2. years at his father's death. He d. imm. and a minor(") 30 Dec. KiS'J, when the Earldom of Pembroke became extinct. ( b ) [On his death the Barony of Hastings became dormant and so remained for nearly 500 t/ears. The right to the Barony was however (according to the decision of the House of Lords in 1841) vested in the heir of the body of the grantee (an set out below) notwithstanding that such heir was related by the half blood(') only to the person last possessed of the dignity. This matter was further complicated hy n decision of the Court of Chivalry in 1410 against such heir, declaring him not to be entitled to the arms of Hastings (without some mark of difference) as being of the half blood to the person last entitled thereto, but allowing such arms (in their integrity) to Reginald (Grey), Lord Grey de Kuthyn. who was heir to his grand- mother Elizabeth (da. of John, 1st Lord Hastings, by his firs', wife) which Elizabeth was aunt of the whole blood to the first, and great grand aunt to the lust, Earl of Pembroke. Lord Grey de Ruthin thereupon ag8Utned( d ) tint additional title of " Xorrf Hastings " as also that of " Lord Weysford " [i.e., Wexford in Ireland] to which last named Barony he pretended as a part of his inheritance from the family of Hastings. His claim was, however, never officially recognised, tho' when the Earldom of Kent [cr. 1405; was confirmed (1484 and 1486) to Edmund, his grandson and heir, such heir is therein styled " Baro et Dominus dc Hattiiiget, U'aysford et de Ruthyn." The claim, however, of Mr. Longueville, the heir general, to I his Barony of Hastings was disallowed in 1640.] (») " It is to be observed that in the different Inquisitions held after his death he is uniformly described as 'John, son of John de Hastings. Jate Earl of Pembroke,' and that in neither of them nor in the proceeding between Grey and Hastings in 14 Ric. II. is he once styled ' Earl of Pembroke.' This may be explained from the circumstance of his not having had livery of his lands." [Cmtrthopc.] ( h ) The castle and honour of Abergavenny devolved by virtue of an entail, made 13 April 1372, by John, Earl of Pembroke (father of the last Earl) on William Beauchamp, whose mother, Katharine, da. of Roger (Mortimer). Earl of March, was sister to Agnes (Mortimer) mother of the said Earl John and wife of Laurence, the 1st Earl. This William, therefore, who was not only not descended from but who, previously to the marriageof his maternal aunt with the then owner, was not even connected withany of the former owners of this great Lordship, succeeded to it accordingly and was ancestor of the Lords Abergavenny. See tabular pedigree vol. i, p. 17, sub " Aber- gavenny." ( c ) On the question whether the possession of an Honour by the elder soil gave, that Honour to a sister of the whole blood in prejudice to the lights of his younger brother of the half blood the Judges gave their unanimous opinion 1 that there cannot be a possessio fratris in point of Honour.' " [Co»rtltope.] ( d ) See p. 105, generally, and notes " e " to *' i," particularly, for greater details as to the assumption of these titles by the Grey family and their heirs.