Com Noting' Wappintak de Thurgarton & Lye Anno 3 Edw 1 Com Notting in Turri Lond
Dicut q' Hug de Babincton' Vic' Not' huit in prifona in Caftello de Not' de fociis Walti Denias & Rogi Godberd quatuor hoines qui capta fuunt apd le Nordgrange et eos a prifona pmifit abine nefcuit q warranto n q tempe'.
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Hugo de Babinton was one of the undersheriffs of Nottingham to Walter Giffard when he was Sheriiff of Nottingham 1270 to 1273. Giffard did not serve personally during all this time, his undersheriffs fulfilled his duties, Giffard serving directly as Sheriff from 1272. Babinton was known to have been sheriff up to June 1271. Giffard was the Archbishop of York who paid Reginald de Grey 100 marks to track down and capture Godberd. It was actually the Sheriff of Nottingham who paid for the expedition to hunt down Godberd. Godberd was captured at a place called 'the north grange' soemtime before June 1271 and after Mich 1270 (the date of the Stanley Abbey robbery), a grange of Rufford Abbey right on what is now the A614 near Blidworth. He, Devyas and four of their men were imprisoned in Nottingham Castle.
I am actually just in the process of making an enquiry about the Sep 14 Charnwood expedition, list in the Roll of Leyburn's expense account, E101/3/6.
I think we know who was involved in the March attack on Nottingham Castle and theApril Duffeld conflict. There is no evidence though that links in Godberd to any activity between Dec 10 1266 to Mich 1270 when the Stanley Abbey robbery took place. There is no evidence to place him as a malefactor in 1267, 1268 or 1269.
Godberd is a totally fascinatin man in his own right and elements of his activities may have influenced the RH stories, been absorbed, but there is just no evidence that Godberd was called Robin Hood or had any connection to that name. If Godberd was Robin Hood then the name must be fictional and I personally am not convinced by that when you compare the tales which arose to those of others outlaws and notable men, Eustace, Hereward, Godwin, Fulk, Randolf earl of Chester, John Giffard, Simon de Montfort, Adam Gurdon. Either a man named Robert Hode is at the origin or someone who took that name in a record for which we must have evidence.
Graham, before you start, Robert Dore of Wadsley is too late.
Dicut q' Hug de Babincton' Vic' Not' huit in prifona in Caftello de Not' de fociis Walti Denias & Rogi Godberd quatuor hoines qui capta fuunt apd le Nordgrange et eos a prifona pmifit abine nefcuit q warranto n q tempe'.
I can provide full references for all these entries if required.
Hugo de Babinton was one of the undersheriffs of Nottingham to Walter Giffard when he was Sheriiff of Nottingham 1270 to 1273. Giffard did not serve personally during all this time, his undersheriffs fulfilled his duties, Giffard serving directly as Sheriff from 1272. Babinton was known to have been sheriff up to June 1271. Giffard was the Archbishop of York who paid Reginald de Grey 100 marks to track down and capture Godberd. It was actually the Sheriff of Nottingham who paid for the expedition to hunt down Godberd. Godberd was captured at a place called 'the north grange' soemtime before June 1271 and after Mich 1270 (the date of the Stanley Abbey robbery), a grange of Rufford Abbey right on what is now the A614 near Blidworth. He, Devyas and four of their men were imprisoned in Nottingham Castle.
I am actually just in the process of making an enquiry about the Sep 14 Charnwood expedition, list in the Roll of Leyburn's expense account, E101/3/6.
I think we know who was involved in the March attack on Nottingham Castle and theApril Duffeld conflict. There is no evidence though that links in Godberd to any activity between Dec 10 1266 to Mich 1270 when the Stanley Abbey robbery took place. There is no evidence to place him as a malefactor in 1267, 1268 or 1269.
Godberd is a totally fascinatin man in his own right and elements of his activities may have influenced the RH stories, been absorbed, but there is just no evidence that Godberd was called Robin Hood or had any connection to that name. If Godberd was Robin Hood then the name must be fictional and I personally am not convinced by that when you compare the tales which arose to those of others outlaws and notable men, Eustace, Hereward, Godwin, Fulk, Randolf earl of Chester, John Giffard, Simon de Montfort, Adam Gurdon. Either a man named Robert Hode is at the origin or someone who took that name in a record for which we must have evidence.
Graham, before you start, Robert Dore of Wadsley is too late.
