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DEVON 315 IV. 1 188. 4. Richard (de Reviers), Earl of Dkvon, Lord of THE Isle of Wight, next br. and h. He m. Emma or Gieva, sister of Robert de Pont de l'Arche.() He d. s.p., 19 Aug., in or before 1 193.() ' . .1193. 5. William (de Reviers, called D£ Vernon), () Earl of Devon, Lord of the Isle of Wight, uncle and h., being 3rd but only surviving s. of Baldwin, the ist Earl.('^) He tooic part in Richard's second Coronation, i 7 Apr. 1 194, being one of the four Earls who bore the Canopy.C") He was a consistent supporter of King John. He m. Mabirie, or Mabel, da. and h. of Robert de Beaumont, last Count of Meulan of that family,(') by Maud, da. and coh. of Reynold, Earl of (*) " H. del gracia Rex Angl' etc' Sciatis me ad peticionem Robert! de Ponte Arche concessisse . . . ecclesie Apostolorum Petri et Pauli de Pliiitoii' . . . totain terram de Niwetoii' . . . quia predictus Robertus de Ponte Arche assensu Matild' uxoris sue et heredum suorum dedit eis . . . quia Emma soror ejusdem Robert! sponsa R. dc River' Comitis Devon' eidem ecclesie . . . dederat." {Cart. Antiq., no. 24). C") "19 Aug. Ricardus de Reveriis tercius": " 10 Dec. Gieva uxor Ricardi de Reveriis [tercii — Recueildes Hist., vol. xxiii, p. 554, note]." {Obituary of Alontebourg). By charter dated at Portsmouth 28 Apr. (i 194) 5 Ric. I, the King gave to Earl William the third penny of co. Devon, in the same manner as his father, Earl B., and his brother. Earl R., had been wont to receive it. {Hiit. MSS. Com., 9th Report, part ii, p. 405). It is said that both the 3rd and 4th Earls were bur. in the Abbey of Montebourg. (') " Quia Vernone scholaris fuerat." {C /iron, of ford). {^) (i) " Baldewyno et Ricardo dilectissimis nepotibus suis et omnibus . . . VViUelmus de Vernoun salutem Sciatis me dedisse . . . ecclesiam de Pidelton' ecclesie sancte Trinitatis de Twynham." (ii) " Ego Willelmus de Redveriis Comes Devon' pro salute anime mee et Comitisse Mabilie uxoris mee et Baldewini de Redveriis filii mei . . . dedi . . . deoetchristi ecclesie de Twynham . . . totum manerium meum de Pideleton' . . . cum corpore meo." {Cartulary of Tivyn/iam, ff. 138, 141 v). (iii) " Universis . . . Willelmus de Redvers Comes Devon' salutem Sciatis me . . . concessisse . . . canonicis christi ecclesie de Twynham donaciones et concessiones quas Baldewinus pater meus et Ricardus frater meus ceterique predecessores mei eidem christi ecclesie fecerunt." {Cartu/ary of Twynham, f. 22v; Inspeximus on Clwrter Roll, 7 Edw. II, m. 9). (iv) " Universis . . . Willelmus de Vernon Comes Devonie et filius Comitis Baldewini salutem Cognitum sit vobis . . . quod ego pro salute Regis Henrici et . . . pro salute anime mee et patris mei Comitis Baldewini et matris mee Adelicie Comitisse et fratris mei Comitis Ricardi et uxoris mee Mabilie Comitisse . . . dedi et concessi deo et beate Marie de Quarrara . . . ducentas acras terre in manerio meo de AVelega." {Monasticon, vol. v, p. 317). C) Hoveden, vol. iii, p. 248. (') " Notum sit omnibus presentibus et futuris quod ego Robertus Comes Mellenti me dimisi de omnibus terris meis tarn in Francia quam in Normannia et in Anglia ubicumque fuerint et illas omnes terras meas ubicumque fuerint cum omnibus pertinenciis quicumque illas teneat vel possideat ex toto reliqui Mabirie filie mee uxori Willelmi Comitis de Insula et ipsi tanquam heredi meo propinquiori hac presenti carta mea confirmavi ut de illis integre faciat sicut de suis propriis et suis dominicis terris hominibus et redditibus ita quod in illis nichil reclamare potero in tota vita mea nisi per suam liberam voluntatem Ut hoc autem ratum et inconcussum futuris temporibus