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 A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE he was one of the commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the forests/ and in 1261 was twice summoned to Parliament, once at London and once at St. Albans, on 2 1 September.^ His death occurred about five months later.* He was twice married, having issue by his first wife, whose name is unknown, at least two sons who lived to man's estate. He took for his second wife Christiana Ledet, widow of Gerard de Furnival, and previously of Henry de Braybroc, and in her right possessed a life estate in the barony of Wardon, in CO. Northampton,* and possibly also in the manors of Sutton, Potton, and Cadebury.' In respect of the former he had respite of the scutage of Gannoc in 1248.* In 1 26 1 he enfeoffed his younger and surviving son, Peter Grelley, for the benefit of his grandson, of the manors of Manchester and Cuerdley together with the advowsons of the churches of Manchester and Childwall, and chapels of Ashton under Lyne, Hale, and Garston, and also of the manor of Barton, which he had purchased from his knight, Gilbert de Barton.^ The king, however, set aside this feoffment as of too recent date before Thomas Grelley's death to debar the sovereign of his right of wardship of the heir, and of the lands which Thomas Grelley had held in chief ' by barony.' ° Robert Grelley, eldest son of Thomas, predeceased his father in 1261, leaving issue, Robert his son," whose wardship fell to the king on the death of Thomas Grelley. Subsequently the wardship passed to Edmund, earl of Lancaster, who distributed the inheritance amongst his favourites to the grave detriment of the ward, upon whose petition an inquiry and extent of the Grelley possessions south of the Trent was made in 1272.^" Robert Grelley made proof of being of full age in 1275, and had livery of his lands." In 1277 he was summoned to serve in the Welsh expedition," and, having acknowledged that the service of two knights was due from his barony, him- self served, and John Grelley, William Byron, and Peter de Wotton with him." The year following, upon going beyond seas, he had letters of pro- tection.^* In Charles's Roll of Arms the coat of Robert ' de Greleie ' bears — Gules, three bends or." He married, before 1278, Hawise, younger daughter and co-heir of John de Burgh, junior, by which union the manor of Wakerley, CO. Northampton, parcel of the barony of Lanvaley, and the manor of Port- slade, CO. Sussex, passed to Grelley." Upon the death of Robert Grelley, before 12 March, 1282, his widow had assignment of dower in various places 1 Jnnaks Mm. (Rolls Ser.), i. 478. 2 Close R. 45 Hen. III. m. 19-/. and m. 6 d. His arms are given in Nicolas's Roll, temp. Hen. III.— 'Thomas Greiley, de goules, a trois bendes d'or embelief.' See Glover's Roll, 73. 8 Writ of D.C.E. tested 18 February, 1262. 6 Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 243, 252. Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. III. 259. Walter Ledet, son and heir of Henry de Braybroc and Christiana Ledet, had two daughters, who vitK heirs of this barony in 1272. 6 Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), ii. 32. 7 Close R. No. 82, m. id. 8 Inq. p.m. 56 Hen. III. Nos. 6 and 60 ; Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. III. No. 786 ; Rec. Soc. Lane, and Ches. xlviii. 238. Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), ii. 372. 9 Jbbrev. Plac. (Rec. Com.), 172^. w Inq. p.m. 56 Hen. III. Nos. 6 and 60 ; Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. III. No. 786 ; Rec. Soc. Lane, and Ches. xlviii. 238 ; Excerpta e Rot. Fin. (Rec. Com.), ii. 372. 11 Cal. Close R. 1272-9, 166, 171, 173. He entered pleas in the king's court, in Trinity term, the same year, against those who had been keepers of his lands for having made waste. In this county Peter Grelley, his uncle, was complained against. De Banc. R. No. 10, m. Jjd. 13 Cal. Pat. R. 1272-81, 221. 18 Mil. Writs (Rec. Com.), i. 206. 1* Ibid. 255. IB Roll ed. by G. J. ArmyUge, bart., No. 53. See also Planche's Roll, 614. 16 Cal. Close R. 1279-88, 107, 126, 128-9, 186.
 * Testa de Nevill (Rec. Com.), 23, 34-5 ; Dngdale, Baronage, i. 728, 736.