Knight and Lord of Botheby was living in the reign of the Conqueror, and in the reign of Henry I. he and his wife, Lozelina, made a gift of lands to the Abbey of Croyland in Lincolnshire, and on March 7, 1114, at the invitation of the Abbott they both. assisted in laying the foundation stones of a new Abbey Church, and gave a donation of 1 toft 2 acres of land. Simon, Earl of Northampton, Richard, Lord of Brun and Deeping, and other nobles representative of the Ancient Saxon nobility also assisted at the ceremony. He is supposed to have built the Norman Manor House at Boothby Pagnell, which was. then considered the finest specimen of Norman domestic architecture (refers to year 1632) extant.

SIR HUGO DE BOBY, Kt.

Held a Knight's fee in 1166 in the fealty of Malive de Crohun, Lincoln. The first mention of this Knight is in the Miracula St. Thomas a Beeckett, p. 249, vol. II., and tells of a boy in the house of Huge de Bobi being miraculously cured of deafness by the sanctity of St. Thomas " Infusa est aqua in aurem statienque perfectus recuperavit auditum."

Simon de Bobi in 1166 held a 5th part of a Knight's fee in the fealty of Robert, son of Huge de Baicocis.

SIR HUGO DE BOBI, Kt.

Married Emma, daughter of Baldwin Wac, ancestor of Sir Herewald Wake, Bart.
This Knight was distinguished, and held many offices.
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire, 11 92, 1193, 1194.
He was also a Justice Itinerant with Simon de Kine and others, and settled the tallage. upon the King's escheats and wards in Lincoln.
He was also Sheriff of Lincoln, and held one fourth of a Knight's fee.
His name appears as a witness to a charter of Roger de Lacy to the Burgesses of Pontefract, 6th June 1194.
He was one of the sureties for the appearance of the Abbot-of Croyland in a great dispute between the Abbey and 3000 Hollanders in a trespass on the Abbey lands.
Hugo, as Lord of Botheby, by a deed gave lands (which he inherited from his brothers Osbert and Radulphus, which were left them by Baldwin, Lord Wake of Liddel) to the Hospital of Botheby. Huge and Hugh de Wac, the King's Chancellor, afterwards Bishop of Lincoln, were appointed Custodians of that Bishopric.

HUGO, eldest son, was heir to his father but died without issue. He and his brother Walter were witnesses with others to Baldwin Wae's confirmation of grant to the Canons of St. Peter de Brunne by Baldwin's son Gilbert, Adelina, his wife, and Hugh Wac of the Churches of Brunne, Morton Helpingham, West Deeping, Hicham, Skillington, Berchem Stowe and Warpeton.
He was a Knight Templor.
Robert had a son Huge and a grandson Osbert.

SIR OSBERT DE BOBI, Kt.

Was a Knight Templar, and had an adventurous career. He took- an active part in the Wars of the Barons and the signature of Magna Charta.

King John issued a warrant to Nicholas de Haya, Sheriff of Lincoln, granting the lands of Osbert to one of his Knights, l1th October. 1216, but on 19th October John died.

In 1214, as soon as King John had returned to England from his expedition against the French, the Barons resolved, after great consideration, to demand in a body the reestablishment of their ancient rights and privileges. In 1215,over fifty Barons and Knights, of which number Osbert was one, came to London and met the King at the New Temple. John procrastinated and wrote to the Pope. The following year the Barons and Knights met at Stamford, making in all over 2000 Knights besides Horse and Foot. King John was at Oxford, and sent the Earl of Pembroke and the Archbishop of Canterbury to know what the Laws and Liberties were, and in reply gave him a long memorial of Saxon Laws, declaring if he would not confirm them they would compel him by seizing his Castles. John fell into a fierce passion, swearing an oath that he would never grant his subjects such liberties as would make himself a slave. The Barons marched to Northampton, but raised the seige after 15 days and went to Bedford, the castle of which capitulated. They then marched to Aldgate and arrived 24th May, 1215. John at the Tower 'Was taken aback at their arrival and sent word he would grant their demand, and signed the Charter at Runnymede.