H

• Hairon, Albany de, 286
• Ham (Essex), 141
• "Hamslep," Hugh de, 419
• Handfasting. See Affidatio
• Harold, his accession compared with Stephen's, 8, 253, 437
• Hartshorne, Mr., on Rochester Castle, 337
• Hastings, William de, 171
• Hatfield Broad Oak (Essex), 100, 140, 141, 149
• "Hattele," church of, 233
• Haughley (Suffolk), 326
• Haye, Ralf de, 159
• Hearne as a critic, 375
• Hedenham (Bucks.), 337
• Hedingham (Essex), 402
• Helion, barony of, 229
• ————, Robert de, 143
• ————, William de, 181, 194
• Henry I., secures Winchester, 63;
  • his style, 25, 432;
  • at St. Evroul and Rouen, 423, 426;
  • at Brampton and Westminster, 428;
  • marries Adeliza, 74, 426, 429;
  • visits Winchester, 426, 421, 430, 432;
  • Portsmouth, 432;
  • Westminster, 433;
  • secures succession to his children, 2, 30-32, 34;
  • dies, 322;
  • his widow's dower, 324;
  • his gifts to Cluny, 254;
  • his reforms, 104, 298;
  • his ministers, 111, 418;
  • his exactions, 101, 105, 150, 360, 361, 366;
  • his forest policy, 377;
  • his dealings with London, 347, 358, 359, 365-367;
  • his chaplains, 427;
  • his military architecture, 333, 334, 341-343, 345, 346;
  • his charter to Eudo Dapifer, 328;
  • his treaty with the Count of Flanders, 176, 380;
  • his knowledge of English, 424
• ————, his son William, heir to the crown, 30, 427;
  • married, 426;
  • drowned, 434
• ————, his children. See Maud, Gloucester, Fitz Edith, Fitz Roy
• ————, his widow. See Adeliza
• Henry II., mentioned in charters of the Empress, 171, 183 417, 418;
  • confirms his mother's charter, 184-186, 384, 418;
  • his hereditary right, 186, 200;
  • lands with his uncle (1142), 198, 405;
  • joins the Empress, 199, 406;
  • resides at Bristol, 407;
  • his gifts to St. Augustine's, 408;
  • lands afresh (1149), 279, 408;
  • visits Devizes, 409;
  • knighted at Carlisle, 408;
  • unsupported, 409;
  • leaves England, 410;
  • his third visit and negotiations, 176, 386, 418;
  • strength of his position, 35;
  • his policy, 112, 372, 378;
  • his alienations of demesne, 269;
  • his charters to Aubrey de Vere, 237, 239;
  • to Hugh Bigod, 239;
  • to Earl of Arundel, 240;
  • to Wallingford, 200;
  • his dealings with London, 358, 367, 370, 372, 440
• Henry III., his charter to London, 358
• Henry VIII., confirms charter of the Empress, 179, 328
• Henry (V.), the Emperor, 300, 301
• Henry of Scotland. See Huntingdon
• Heraclius, the Patriarch, consecrates the Temple church, 225
• Heraldry. See Arms, Quarterly
• Hereditary right. See Crown
• Hereford, Stephen at, 48;
  • seized by Miles, 282
• ————, its "tertius denarius," 288
• ———— Castle, 328, 329
• ————, earldom of, created by the Empress, 97, 123, 187, 271, 273
• ————, earl of, William Fitzosbern, 154, 276
• ————, earls of. See Gloucester
• ————, Roger, earl of, 234, 329, 380, 382, 409, 419
• ————, Richard ("de Sigillo"), bishop of, 427, 428
• ————, Robert, bishop of, 46, 64, 82, 83, 93, 262, 263, 265
• Hertford (or "Clare"), earldom of, 39, 40, 146, 270-272
• ————, Gilbert, earl of, 143, 145, 159, 271, 276
• ————, Roger, earl of, 236
• ————, mills of, 286
• Hertfordshire, shrievalty of, 39, 142, 150, 166;
  • justiciarship of, 142, 150, 167;
  • "firma" of, 142, 150, 166
• Hexham, John of, his accuracy confirmed, 19
• Hinckford hundred (Essex), 404
• "Histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal," extracts from, 130-133;
  • its authority, 130, 194
• Historia Pontificalis, editorial errors in, 253
• Holland, Great (Essex), 141
• Howard, Thomas, 316
• Howlett, Mr., on the landing of the Empress, 278-280;
  • on an unknown landing by Henry II., 409, 410
• "Hugate," 232
• Huitdeniers, Osbert, 170, 374, 375, 382
• ————, Philip, 375
• Humez, Richard de, 236, 419
• Huntingdon, its "tertius denarius," 288
• ————, Henry of, his chronology discussed, 407
• ————, Henry (of Scotland), earl of, 19, 192, 262, 263, 265
• ————, earldom of, 191-193, 265, 272
• Hyde Abbey burnt, 127

I

• Ickleton (Camb.), 141
• "Inga" (Essex), 140, 186
• Ing, Goisbert de, 142
• ————, Hugh de, 185, 186, 190, 384
• Innocent, Pope, hears Maud's appeal against Stephen (1136), 250, 252;
  • dismisses it, 9, 257;
  • "confirms" Stephen, 9, 257, 258, 260;
  • writes to Stephen, 412;
  • to Henry of Winchester, ib.
• Ipra. See Ypres
• Ipswich, "third penny" of, 290
• Irvine, Mr., on Rochester Castle, 338
• Issigeac (Perigord), 247

J

• Jarpenville, David de, 231
• ————, ————, Symon, his brother, 231
• ————, Geoffrey de, 229, 230
• Jerusalem, pilgrimage to, 306, 308
• Jingles in charters, 241
• John, his charters to London, 358, 371
• Juga. See Inga and Ing
• Jurisdiction, the struggle for, 105, 108, 111
• Justicia, the, localized, 105, 373;
  • termed "capitalis," 106;
  • differentiated from the sheriff, 107, 109, 153;
  • feudalized, 109;
  • represented by "coroners," 110;
  • has precedence of the sheriff, 110

K

• Kent, faithful to Stephen, 2, 138
• Kingham (Oxon), 230-233
• Kirton-in-Lindsey (Linc.), 159
• Knightsbridge, the Londoners meet kings at, 84
• Knights' service, grants of, 91, 103, 142, 155, 167, 189, 439

L

• Laci, Hugh de, 331
• ————, Ilbert de, 263
• Læsio fidei, 9, 387
• Lea, the river, 168, 175, 337
• Ledet, Wiscard, 231
• Legate, the papal. See Winchester, Henry, bishop of; Canterbury, Theobald, archbishop of
• Leicester, "third penny" of, 289
• ————, Robert, earl of, 146, 154, 236, 265, 380, 415, 433
• Leicestershire, "tertius denarius" of, 295
• Le Mans, tower of, 336
• Leofstan (of London), 309
• Leominster, Stephen at, 282
• Lewes Priory, 391
• Lexden hundred (Essex), 378, 404
• Librata terræ, the, 99, 104, 140, 141, 241, 305, 314
• Liege homage, 315
• Lincoln, excludes the sheriff, 362;
  • its "firma burgi," 362, 363;
  • Stephen besieges, 46, 159, 440;
  • battle of, 54, 56, 140, 148, 149
• ———— Castle, constableship of, 160
• ————, earldom of, 271, 325
• ————, Robert (I.), bishop of, 329, 433
• ————, Alexander, bishop of, 51, 64, 82, 83, 93, 123, 262, 265, 416
• ————, Robert (II.), bishop of, 236
• ————, William, earl of, 146, 159, 271, 415
• Lisieux, Arnulf, bishop of, Stephen's envoy (1136), 252, 253, 260, 389
• Lisures, Warner de, 120, 320
• ————, William de, 231
• Little Hereford, Stephen at, 282
• Lodnes, Ralf de, 190
• Loftie, Mr. W. J., his strange errors, 152, 349-351, 354-356, 364, 436
• London, its name latinized, 347;
  • inseparable from Middlesex, 347, 352, 353, 357, 359;
  • not a corporate unit, 356;
  • its organization territorial, 357;
  • earliest list of its wards, 351, 435, 436;
  • its auxilium, 352
• ————, portreeve of, 439;
  • ignored by Henry I., 350, 351;
  • difficulty concerning, 354, 356;
  • replaced by Norman vicecomes, 353, 354
• ————, mayor of, 356, 357, 373, 436
• ————, chamberlain of, 355, 366
• ————, Tower of, its custody, 439;
  • held by the Mandevilles, 38, 89, 117, 141, 143, 149, 156, 166;
  • its importance, 98, 113, 119, 139, 164;
  • Stephen at, 48;
  • surrendered by Geoffrey, 207;
  • explanation of its name, 336;
  • its inner ward, 334
• ————, Guildhall (?) of, earliest mention of, 436
• ————, St. Michael's, Cheap, 309, 310
• ————, bishops of, Maurice, 68, 328;
  • —— Gilbert, 265;
  • —— Robert ("de Sigillo"), 45, 67, 117, 118, 123, 167, 194, 402;
  • —— Richard, 236, 370
• ————. See also Temple; Cnihtengild
• London and Middlesex, spoken of as London, 348, 351, 372;
  • as Middlesex, 347;
  • sheriff of, replaces portreeve, 353, 354, 356;
  • firma of, 142, 150, 151, 66, 347-349, 352, 355, 357-359, 362, 366, 371, 372, 440;
  • shrievalty of, 110, 141, 150, 166, 347-349, 358, 359, 363, 364, 367, 372, 439;
  • justiciarship of, 110, 141, 150, 167, 347, 373
• London and Middlesex, sheriffs of, Esegar, 353;
  • —— Ulf, 353, 354;
  • —— Geoffrey de Mandeville (I.), 354, 439;
  • —— William de Eynsford, 360
  • See also Mandeville
• ————, justiciars of, Gervase (de Cornhill), 120, 121, 373;
  • —— Geoffrey de Mandeville, 141, 150, 167, 373
• Londoners, the, obtain from Henry I. shrievalty of Middlesex, 347, 349, 359, 363, 364, 366;
  • dislike his system, 366;
  • elect Stephen, 2;
  • their compact with him, 3, 27, 247-249;
  • faithful to him, 49, 116, 354;
  • at the election of the Empress, 69;
  • slow to receive her, 81;
  • admit her conditionally, 84, 248;
  • harassed by the Queen, 114;
  • expel the Empress, 115, 117;
  • join the Queen, 119, 128;
  • record Stephen's release, 136;
  • abandoned by him to Geoffrey, 153;
  • whose mortal foes they are, 168, 174;
  • treatment of, by Henry II., 370-372, 440;
  • join Simon de Montfort, 358;
  • their charters from the Conqueror, 354, 439;
  • from Henry I., 109, 347, 356, 359, 364;
  • from Henry II., 367-370, 440;
  • from Richard I., 371;
  • from John, 358, 371;
  • from Henry III., 348;
  • their communa, 116, 247, 357, 373, 439;
  • their alleged early liberties, 152, 372, 440;
  • their "wardmoot," 370
• Lords' Reports, error in, 39
• Lovel, Ralf, 94
• Luci, Richard de, 101, 109, 112, 137, 146, 373;
  • with Stephen at Norwich, 49;
  • at Canterbury, 144;
  • at Ipswich, 158;
  • at Oxford, 201;
  • with Henry II., 236
• Lucius, Pope, 208, 215, 258, 412
• Ludgershall, the Empress flees to, 133
• "Luffenham," 314

M

• Magn', Ralf, 230
• Maldon (Essex), 90, 92, 99, 100, 102, 140
• Malet, Robert (I.), great chamberlain, 180, 395
• ————, Robert (II.), 93, 262
• ————, William, 93, 436
• Malmesbury, Stephen at, 47, 281
• ————, William of, his accuracy confirmed, 11, 61;
  • impugned, 69, 115, 132;
  • discussed, 283, 344, 438
• Maminot, Walchelin, 2, 94, 264, 286, 314, 418
• Mandeville family, origin of, 37;
  • heirs of, 232, 233, 243, 244;
  • charters of, 228-233, 390;
  • pedigree of, 392
• Mandeville, Geoffrey de (I.), 89, 235, 236, 358;
  • receives fief from the Conqueror, 37;
  • founds Hurley Priory, 38;
  • sheriff of three counties, 142, 166;
  • said to be "portreeve," 152;
  • and may have been, 439
• ————, Geoffrey de (II.), Earl of Essex, 181-184;
  • his parentage, 37;
  • succeeds his father, 40;
  • at Stephen's court (1136), 19, 263, 264;
  • detains Constance in the Tower, 47;
  • his first charter from the king, 41-53, 292;
  • created Earl of Essex, 52, 270, 272;
  • with Stephen at Norwich, 49;
  • strengthens the Tower, 81;
  • his first charter from the Empress, 87-113, 292;
  • made justice, sheriff, and escheator of Essex, 92;
  • deserts the Empress, 119;
  • seizes Bishop of London, 117;
  • obtains a charter from the Queen, 118;
  • his second charter from the king, 138-156;
  • made justice and sheriff of Herts. and of London and Middlesex, 141, 142;
  • with Stephen at Ipswich, 158;
  • sent against Ely, 161;
  • aspires to be king-maker, 164;
  • his second charter from the Empress, 165-178, 183;
  • obtains charter for Aubrey de Vere, 183, 184;
  • his plot against Stephen, 195;
  • is with him at Oxford, 201;
  • arrested by Stephen, 202-206;
  • surrenders his castles, 207;
  • breaks into revolt, ib.;
  • secures Ely, 209;
  • seizes Ramsey Abbey, 210;
  • holds the fenland, 211;
  • sacks Cambridge, 212;
  • evades Stephen, 213;
  • his atrocities, 214, 218;
  • wounded at Burwell, 221;
  • dies at Mildenhall, 222, 276;
  • fate of his corpse, 224-226;
  • his alleged effigy, 226, 395;
  • his heirs, 232, 244;
  • he founds Walden Abbey, 45;
  • burns Waltham, 323;
  • his policy, 98, 153, 164, 173, 439;
  • his greatness, 164, 203, 223, 323;
  • his arms, 392-396
• ————, Geoffrey de (II.), his sister Beatrice (de Say), 169, 392, 393
• ————, ————, his wife Rohese (de Vere), 171, 229, 232, 388, 390-393
• ————, ————, his father-in-law, Aubrey de Vere, 81
• ————, his brother-in-law, Earl Aubrey, 178. See also Vere
• ————, Geoffrey de (III.), Earl of Essex, 112, 169, 238;
  • succeeds his father, 233;
  • styled earl, 238, 417;
  • his charter from Henry II., 235;
  • procures his father's absolution, 225;
  • his charter to Ernulf, 230, 231;
  • his grant of Sawbridgeworth, 241;
  • his death, 242;
  • struggle for his corpse, 226
• ————, ————, his wife Eustachia, 229
• ————, Geoffrey de (IV.), Earl of Essex, 229;
  • confused with Geoffrey de Mandeville (II.), 39
• ————, William de (I.), constable of the Tower, 38, 166, 169, 392
• ————, William de (II.), Earl of Essex, 169, 390;
  • his charter to Ernulf, 231;
  • succeeds his brother as earl, 242;
  • devoted to Henry II., 243;
  • becomes Great Justiciar, ib.;
  • dies, ib.
• ————, Ernulf (or Arnulf, or Ernald, or Hernald) de, grants to him, 141, 142, 149, 155, 167, 168, 174;
  • fortifies Wood Walton, 211;
  • holds Ramsey Abbey, 223;
  • surrenders it, 227;
  • exiled, ib.;
  • reappears, 228, 238;
  • occurs in family charters, 229-233;
  • disinherited, 233
• ————, ————, his wife Aaliz, 232, 233
• ————, ————, his son Geoffrey, 232
• ————, ————, his son Ralf, 231
• ————, ————, his grandson Geoffrey, 232
• ————, ————, his heir Geoffrey, 229
• ————, Geoffrey de, 233
• ————, Hugh de, 232
• ————, Robert de, 232
• ————, ————, Ralf, his brother, 232
• ————, Walter de, 229, 230
• ————, William de, 233
• Mansel, William, 383
• Marmion, Robert, 313
• Marshal, Gilbert the, 171
• ————, John the. See Fitz-Gilbert
• Martel, Eudo (?), 263
• ————, Geoffrey, 147
• ————, William, 46, 144, 146, 158, 159, 206, 262, 263, 320, 378, 407, 416
• Masculus, Osbert, 29
• Mathew, Master, 407
• Matilda (of Boulogne), Stephen's queen, 262;
  • advances on London, 114;
  • her charter to Geoffrey, 118-121, 139;
  • rallies her party, 119;
  • her charter to Gervase, 120;
  • gains the legate, 122;
  • wears crown at Canterbury, 138, 143;
  • visits York, 157;
  • her charters and seal, 302;
  • at Barking, 320
• Matom, Alan de, 233
• ————, Serlo de, 89
• Maud, the Empress, her legitimacy, 256;
  • marries the Emperor, 300;
  • oath sworn to her (1127), 6, 10, 31, 255;
  • appeals to Rome (1136), 8, 32, 253-257;
  • her claim to the throne, 29-34;
  • lands in England (1139), 55, 278-280, 283;
  • reaches Bristol, 55;
  • resides at Gloucester, 56;
  • joined by Miles, 56, 285;
  • joined by Bishop Nigel, 161;
  • received at Winchester (1141), 57, 64, 79;
  • her style, 63-67, 70-77, 300-302;
  • visits Wilton and Oxford, 65-67;
  • elected "Domina," 58-61, 69;
  • forfeits Count Theobald, 102, 140;
  • visits Reading, 66, 82;
  • advances to St. Albans, 83;
  • reaches London, 84;
  • her intended coronation, 78, 80, 84, 302;
  • her Valoines charter, 286;
  • her first charter to Geoffrey, 86-113, 149-155, 238;
  • deals with see of Durham, 85;
  • expelled from London, 85, 115, 117;
  • flees to Gloucester, 115;
  • returns to Oxford, 123;
  • her Beauchamp charter, 313-315;
  • marches on Winchester, 124;
  • besieges the legate, 126-128;
  • flees from Winchester, 130, 132, 133;
  • reaches Gloucester, 134;
  • visits Bristol, 135;
  • again returns to Oxford, 163;
  • holds councils at Devizes, 165;
  • sends for her husband, 165, 177;
  • her second charter to Geoffrey, 165-177;
  • her charter to Aubrey de Vere, 179-184, 187, 190-195;
  • is besieged in Oxford, 198;
  • escapes to Wallingford, 199;
  • visited by Bishop Nigel, 208;
  • quarters her followers on Wilts, 230;
  • her charter to Geoffrey de Mandeville the younger, 233;
  • to Geoffrey Ridel, 234, 417;
  • her court, 64, 82, 95, 124, 178, 286;
  • her earls, 271-273;
  • her seal, 299-303;
  • her arrogance, 96, 114, 367;
  • her gifts to Cluny, 254
• Mauduit, Ralf, 142
• Mayenne, Juhel de, 172, 183
• Meduana. See Mayenne
• Melford, Geoffrey de, 190
• ————, Helias de, 190
• Mercata terræ, 232
• Merton, charter to, 433
• Meulan, Robert, count of, 329
• ————, Waleran, count of, 46, 145, 262, 263, 271, 313, 314;
  • escorts the Empress, 55;
  • faithful to Stephen, 120;
  • his brother Hugh, 171
• Middlesex, comprised London, 347;
  • archdeaconry of, 348.
  • See London and Middlesex
• Mildenhall (Suffolk), Geoffrey dies at, 222, 223
• Moch' (? Woch[endona]), William de, 229
• Mohun (Moion), William de (Earl of Somerset or Dorset), 93, 125, 266, 272, 277
• Money-lending denounced, 311, 312, 440
• Monks Horton Priory, 148, 158, 326
• Montfort, Hugh de, 148, 326
• ————, Robert de, 148, 327
• ————, Thurstan de, 65, 327
• Montgomery, Arnulf de, 331
• ————, Roger de, 322
• Montreuil, 331, 338
• Mortgage. See Vadimonium
• 'Mottes,' shell-keeps termed, 328, 330, 333, 336, 337
• Mountnessing (Essex), 169