174 THE ANCESTOR Supposed Pedigree Gilbert le Grosvenor, came at the Conquest, nephew of Hugh Lupus: Sir Robert le Grosvenor, son and heir, grantee of Over Lostock from Hugh Lupus; Henry [son and heir] = . . . . Rauf, or Randle [son and heir] = Richard [son and heir] = . . Robert le Grosvenor [son and heir] died circ. 1286: bur. at the Friars Minors, Chester Robert le Grosvenor [son and heir], rebuilt Hulme chapel=Emma dau. of William served in Scotland temp. Ed. II., died before the great pestilence of 1349, bur. at Great Budworth de Modburlegh, living circa 1366 Rauf le Grosvenor [son and heir], bur. at Nether Peover= .... . . . dau. of Sir John Danyell (i) = Sir Robert le Grosvenor [son and = (2) the lady of married in his youth heir], the defendant Pulford Now there are evident difficulties in accepting this story as it stands ; but the first question is, what evidence did Grosvenor produce in its favour. The answer is simple. For the tradition there is evidence enough and to spare ; for the truth of it, none. To support such a case we might expect to find an enormous mass of documents — charters, pleas, fines, registers, chronicles and what not. The Abbot of Vale Royal refers to a chronicle, but it was not put in ; not only is the fact categorically asserted by the other side, but when, on the appeal, special requisition is made to the constable of England
