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GREY. 97 a remonstrance to the Pope. He served iu the Scotch wars, 1311-14 and 1319-20; was Seneschal of Gascoigne, 1818 J Steward of Aquitaine, 1323, and Constable of Nottingham, 1 320. He m. Joanna. He d. (1335), 0 Ed. III. His wife survived him and was bur. at Grey Friars, London. III. 1335. .3. John (Obey), Lord Grey de Codnor, s. and h„ aged 30 in 1335 at his father's death. He was sum. to Pari, from 1 April (1335), 9 Ed. III., to 8 Sep. (1392), 16 Ric. II., by writs directed " Jolianni Grey de Cod more." {*) He took an active part in the Scotch and French wars; was in 1350 on a pilgrimage to Rome, and was in 1360 Gov. of Rochester Castle. He m. Alice de Lisle. He lived to a great age and was alive in Sep. 1392 but probably d. soon afterwards. ( b ) IV. 1393 ? J h Richard (Grey), Lord Grey de Codnor, grandson and h., being s. and h. of Henry Grey, by Johmua,( c ) da. of Reginald (Cobham), Lord Cobham of Sterborovch. which Henry, who was 1st s. and h. ap. of the last Lord, and who was living in 1309, d. v.p. He was sum. to Pari, from 13 Nov, (1393), 17 Rio. II., to 3 Sep. (1417), 5 Hen. V.,( d ) by writs directed "Richardo Grey de Codenwc." In 1400 he was Admiral of the Fleet, north of the Thames, and Joint Gov. of Roxburgh Ca3tle ; in 1404 and in 1405 Lieut. Justice of South Wales ; in 1407 Constable of Rochester Castle ; in 1413 Gov. of FronBac and in 1418 Gov. o£ Argentain (both in Aquitaine) being constantly employed in Diplomatic Missions. K G. | 1404. (°) He m. in or before 137S (at which date the lady was aged seven) Elizabeth, 2d and yst. da. and coheir of Ralph (Basset), Lord Basset DB Sapcote, being the only child of his 2d wife, Alice, da. of John Derby. He d. 1 Aug. (1418), 6 Hen. V., and was bur. at Aylesford, co. Kent. His widow, who was b. July 1372, at Castle Bythnm, co. Lincoln, directs, in her will dat. at Stamford 7 April (1145), 23 Hen. VI., and 24 Aug. (1446), 24 Hen. VI. (pr. at Lincoln) her burial to be at Aylesford. 0 V. 1418. 5. John (Grey), Lord Grey de Codnor, s. and h., aged 22 in 1418 at his father's death. He was sum. to Pari, from 26 Feb. (1420/1), 8 Hen. V.. to 3 Aug. (1429), 7 Hen. VI.,0') by writs directed • Johanni Grey de Codcnorc, Chl'r." He d, s.p. (1430-31), 9 Hen. VI. VI. 1431. 6. Henry (Grey), Lord Grey de Codnoh, br, and h., aged 25 at his brother's death iu 1431. He was sum. to Pari, from 27 Nov. (1430), 9 Hen. VI., to 3 Dec. (1441), 20 Hen. VI..C) by writs directed " Henrico Grey de Codcnorc." He m. Margery, 2d and yst. da. and (1433) coheir(?) of Sir Henry Percy, of Athole, by Elizabeth, da. of William (Bardoith), Lord Bardolrh. He d. 17 July (1444), 22 Hen. VI. His widow m. Sir Richard Vere. (») " The writs from 15 Nov., 11 Ed. III., to the 22 Edw. III., style him ' John, son of Ricltard dc Grey of Codnor.' He is omitted in all writs of the few preceding years." [Courtlwpe.] (b) He is often (by mistake) thought to have been a Knight of the Garter, being con- fused with his cousin, John, Lord Grey de Rotherfield. See Beltz's " Knights of the Garter," p. 57. ( c ) She was married April 1358 at Sterborough and was living 1393. ( d ) There is proof in the Rolls of Pari, of his sitting. ( e ) " In 1405 Grey was engaged in a controversy with Lord Beaumont as to which of them was entitled to precedency, the earliest record of such a dispute between two Barons (Proc. Privy Council, ii, 105.") See Stephen's "Nat. Biogr." The precedency of " Beaumont," as a Barony by writ, appears to be 4 March (1308/9), 9 Ed. II. O See vol. i, p. 260, note " g," snJ " Basset de Sapcote," as to the representation of the Basset family. (8) See vol. i, p. 182, note " d," sub " Athole," as to these two coheirs. H