EARLY BRYAN KNIGHTS.




The following entries were taken from "Knights of Edward I.", Vol.  I, a  copy  of  which is in the library at the Society of Genealogists in London.  They were copied by Eardley Bryan on 6th May, 1991.
 

          pages 145,146 and 148.
BRIAN, sr. Guy de, Kt. D'azur a trois piles d'or (Glover). Or. 3 piles az. (St. George).  Comr. re peace with Llewellyn, P. of Wales, 29 Sep. 1267 (P.R.).  His w. Eva was d. h. of Hen.  de  Tracy  of  Barnstaple,
their  d. Maud, w. of Geoffry de Camvile, being heir to said Henry, 21 Aug. 1274 (Cart.R.).  Protection, going to Wales for K.., 24 Jan. 1277 (P.R.). Sumd. to serve agst. Welsh 1 Jy. 1277, and 1282 (P.W.). Having served with K. in Walses 10 Ed. I, has his scutage  in  Devon  5  Jan. 1286  (S.R.).  Owes  œ60 to Exors. of Maurice le Bright of Ireland Nov 1286 (C.R.). Sumd. to Council  at  Gloucester  15  Jy.  1287,  and  at Rochester  8  Sep 1297, and to serve agst. Scots 1298 and 1301 (P.W.).  Holds 2 Kt. Fees, val. œ20, at Slapton, Devon, 8 Jy. 1292 (C.R.). Dead 6  Jy.  1307,  holding  many  lands in Camarthen and Pembroke, Slapton Manor, Devon, and rents at Nymyd St. George, Kylmeton, and  Lyw,  with Toriton  Manor,  some  of  these  held  jointly  with his w. Sibyl, by enfeoeement of Walter de Sully.  They left s. h. Guy 23.   His  mother Joan,  wid.  of  his  f.  Guy de Bryan, has one-third of the Camarthen lands in dower (Inq.).  Livery to his s. h. Guy 16 Oct. 1307 (F.R.).

BRIAN, Guy de.  Aged 23, s. h. of Guy and Sibyl  de  B.,  6  Jy.  1397 (Inq.).  A  lord  of  Nympton St. George, Neweton, Rocumb, Northaller, Scheftrugg, Inwok, and Slapton, Devon, 1316 (P.W.). K's yeoman.   Made Custos  of  St.  Briavel's  Cas.  and Dean Forest 17 Oct. 1335 (F.R.). Qualified for Kthood.

BRIAN, Sr. Roger, Kt. (Brien, Bryan).  Exor. of Ralph de  Haunvill  25 June  1281  (C.R.).   Lic. for him to alienate lands and 100/- rent in Herts. to a chaplain at Buntingford  21  Ap.  1292  (P.R.).  Assessor,
etc.,  of  subsidy,  Herts.,  4 Dec. 1295.  Justice for gaol delivery, Hertford, 1297 (P.R.).  Kt. of Shire, Herts.,  1295  and  1297,  Beds. 1302  (P.W.).   Sumd.  to  Council  at Rochester 8 Sep. 1297, and from
Beds., Bucks., Ess., and Herts., to serve  agst.  Scots  1301  (P.W.). Comr.  in  Ess.,  Cambs.,  Herts.,  Hunts., Midx., and Beds., 1298 and later (P.R.).

BRYANE, Sr. William  de,  Kt.   De  gulez  ou  iiii  Bousses  d'argent  (Falkirk).   Wm.  Bryan,  jun  was  hanged for felony more than a year before 9  Dec.  1296,  and  his  lands  at  Steeple  Bumpstead,  Ess.,
confiscated  (C.R.).   Possibly a son of the Kt. who fought at Falkirk 1298.

BRIENNE, John de, K. of Jerusalem.  1. Scutum ejus primum: Az. a  fish erect  in pale arg.  2. Jerusalem: Or. A cross bet. 14 smaller crosses arg. (M. Paris I).  Younger s. of Erard  II,  Count  of  Brienne.   He married  (1)  Marie  de  Montferrat, Q. of Jerusalem, and became K. of Jerusalem 1210, and Emporer of Constantinople 1231.   By  his  2nd  w.  Berengaria,  d. of Alonzo IX, K. of Castile, he had Alphonso, Count of Eu, Jean D'Acre, Grand Butler of France (whose d. Blanche  married  Wm. Baron  de  Fiennes),  Loius  de  Brienne,  and marie, w. of Baldwin de Courtenay, Emperor of Constantinople.  Of these, Loius de Brienne  was f. of Henry de Beaumont, E. of Buchan, etc., Louis de Beaumont, Bp. of Durham, and Isabel, w. of Jn. de Vesci.  Henry de Beaumont was  direct ancestor  of Beaumont of Cole orton, Barts. (Dict. de la Noblesse, iv, 125, etc.).