Biography of Gerard Canville 1132-1214

Before 1132 [his father] Richard Camville (age 21) and [his mother] Millicent Rethel were married.

In 1132 Gerard Canville was born to Richard Camville (age 22) and Millicent Rethel.

In 1176 [his father] Richard Camville (age 66) died.

Before 1178 Gerard Canville (age 45) and Nichola de la Haie (age 27) were married.

In 1178 [his son] Richard Camville was born to Gerard Canville (age 46) and [his wife] Nichola de la Haie (age 28).

In or before 1184 William fitz Erneis and [his wife] Nichola de la Haie (age 33) were married.

After the death of King Henry II (deceased) on 6th July 1189 [his wife] Nichola de la Haie (age 39) and her husband Gerard Canville (age 57) travelled to Barfleur to confirm her rights from the new King Richard (age 31).

In 1191 regent Bishop William Longchamp removed the offices of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire and Constable of Lincoln Castle from [his wife] Nichola de la Haie (age 41) and her husband Gerard Canville (age 59).They refused to hand over the castle. While Camville stayed with Prince John at Nottingham, Nicola held out against a month-long siege. Having failed to take the castle, Longchamp reached a compromise with Camville and restored him to his two posts, but then had him excommunicated. When King Richard returned from crusade and captivity in 1194, he removed Camville from both posts.

Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. [2nd April 1194] Then, through the counsel and scheming of the chancellor, as it was said, Gerard de Camville (age 62) was accused of harboring robbers, who had plundered the goods of merchants traveling to the Stamford fair. These robbers had departed from his lands to commit the crime and, after the plundering, had returned to him. Furthermore, he was charged with violating the royal majesty, because he refused to appear when summoned by the king's justices to answer for the harboring of these robbers, nor did he bring them to royal justice. Instead, he declared himself a man of Count John, insisting that he would only answer in John's court. Additionally, he was accused of providing military aid and assistance to Count John and other enemies of the king in their attempt to seize the royal castles of Nottingham and Tickhill. Gerard de Camville denied all the charges brought against him, while his accusers pledged to prosecute their case. In response, Gerard gave a pledge to defend himself by means of one of his free men.

Deinde per consilium et machinationem cancellarii, ut dicitur, Girardus de Camvilla fuit retatus de receptatione prædonum, qui rapuerunt bona mercatorum euntium ad nundinas de Stanford; et ab eo recesserunt ad rapinam illam faciendam, et de rapina illa redierunt ad eum. Præterea appellaverunt eum de lesione regio majestatis, in eo quod ipse ad vocationem justitiarum regis venire noluit, nec juri stare de prædicta receptatione raptorum, neque eos ad justitiam regis producere; sed respondit se esse hominem comitis Johannis, et velle in curia sua juri stare. Præterea appellaverunt eum quod ipse fuit in vi et adjutorio cum comite Johanne, et aliis inimicis regis, ad castella regis de Notingham et de Tikehil capienda. Girardus vero de Camvilla negavit omnia quae objiciebantur ei ab illis; et illi dederunt vadium de prosequendo, et Girardus dedit vadium de defendendo se per unum de liberis hominibus suis.

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In 1199 King John of England (age 32) restored the offices of High Sheriff of Lincolnshire and Constable of Lincoln Castle to [his wife] Nichola de la Haie (age 49) and her husband Gerard Canville (age 67).

Before 1209 [his son] Richard Camville (age 30) and [his daughter-in-law] Eustachia Basset (age 28) were married.

In 1214 Gerard Canville (age 82) died.

On 20th November 1230 [his former wife] Nichola de la Haie (age 80) died at Swaton, Lincolnshire. She was buried at St Michael's Church, Swaton.

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Chronicle of Roger de Hoveden. On the same day, the king dispossessed Gerard de Camville of Lincoln Castle [Map] and the Sheriffdom of Lincolnshire, as well as Hugh Bardolf of the Sheriffdom of Yorkshire, York Castle, Scarborough Castle [Map], and the custody of Westmorland. All of these properties were then put up for sale. As a result, when the chancellor negotiated to pay the king 1,500 marks upfront for the sheriffdoms of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Northamptonshire, along with an additional 100 marks annually from each county. Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, instead offered the king 3,000 marks for the sheriffdom of Yorkshire, along with an annual payment of 100 marks. Thus, the chancellor was dismissed, and the Archbishop of York won control of the sheriffdom, effectively becoming the king's servant and throwing himself into the king's power.

Fodem die rex dissaisivit Gyrardum de Camvilla de castello et vicecomitatu Lincolniensi, et Hugonem Bardolf de vicecomitatu Eboraci siræ, et de castello Eboraci, et de castello de Scardheburg, et de custodia de Westmerilande; et omnia supradicta exposuit venditioni. Unde factum est, quod cum cancellarius conventionasset, se daturum regi pro vicecomitatu Eboraci siræ, et pro vicecomitatu Lincolniensi, et pro vicecomitatu Nordhamtesiræ, mille et quingentas marcas in principio conventionis, et singulis annis de unoquoque prædictorum comitatuum centum marcas de incremento; Gaufridus Eboracensis archiepiscopus obtulit regi tria millia marcarum pro vicecomitatu Eboracensi, et singulis annis centum marcas de incremento: et sic abjecto cancellario, Eboracensis archiepiscopus obtinuit vicecomitatum Eboracensem, et ita facta est regis serviens, et præcipitavit se in potentias regis.

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