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History and Genealogy
of the Pearsall Family in England
and America:
Volume I
Front Cover
Inside Front Cover
The Motive
Thanks
Illustrations
Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Appendix I
Volume II
Volume III
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN
WALTER
DE PESHALE
Fourteenth
in Ancestry
Section 1, Walter de Peshale-Section 2, Pedigree of Fitz Alan, Lord of
Arundel-Section 3, Stephen de Peshale-Section
4, The Audleys.
SECTION
1.
14.
WALTER DE PESHALE, son of William Peshale,
Chapter 13, Section 1, married a daughter of William Fitz Alan III. Lord
of Clun, Chapter 14, Section 2. Children:
1. *13 WALTER DE PESHALE, Chapter 15,
Section 1.
2. Ralph de Peshale,
Chapter 15, Section 2.
It
is an interesting fact that we claim our ancestry through both Walter de Peshale and his brother Stephen.
Walter
de Peshale, senior resided in Shropshire. By this time the family of
William de Peshale and his sons had become
thoroughly settled in Shropshire,
and we find his son Walter very closely associated with the great family
of Fitz Alan, while the other son Stephen is found serving as a knight of
the shire upon juries of inquisition. John Fitz Alan made his will, dated
October 6, 1207, wherein he styled himself "Lord of Arundel"
and being of sound mind and counsel bequeathed his body to be buried with
his predecessors at Haghmon, in a place already
pre-pared. He gives 20 pounds and his cross in subsidy of the Holy Land. He gives with his body to Haghmon Abbey his mill of Muleford
and two caricates of land in Upton, also one of
his Destrers accoutered fully and honorably as
for a knight. The grant of the mill of Muleford
was made by formal charter. The deed is a simple conveyance by John Fitz
Alan in pure donation and is tested by Sir Roger Fitz Alan his brother,
Master Walter de Peshall, and William de Aldefuek, Will de Drayton, William de Muchale. [Eytons
Antiquities of Shropshire.]
His
title of Master Walter de Peshale indicated
that he was a doctor of medicines. It was a term also, as at present,
indicating specially eminent divines or
scientists, and on the crusades it was used to indicate a specially
exalted ruler. It is hardly possible that either of these latter meanings
could apply to Walter de Peshale; it would seem
therefore more in keeping with the times to call him a doctor of
medicine. Shakespeare gives the same meaning to the word although at his
time there was coming in a change from the old to the new title, so he
uses it to make one of his characters say "Master Doctor, have you
brought those drugs?" [Cymbeline i. v. 4.]
This
will and deed was made by John Fitz Alan, Lord of Clun, who married
Isabella, daughter and eventually coheir, of William Albini
IV. Earl of Arundel. The Fitz Alan ancestry of this Lord of Arundel shows
a collateral marriage with the Pantulfs.
Christina, the aunt of John Fitz Alan, married Hugh Pantulf,
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