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8 GENEALOGIEOF THE
man, and cauVd print them therafter. In the first chapter, he says he is
a gentleman, and speaks of the houses De La Haye de Passavant, de
Mortagne, du Puis, and of the Hayes of Montbault. He mentions one
Johannes de Haya, page 92, witness to a charter, Guidonis de Thoarcyo,
grandchilde to Arnoldus Castellaneus de Thouars, in favours of the
church Beatse M arise et Sanctorum Apostolorum in foro castri mei. He
asserts, page 129, that William, the fourth Earle of Poiutou, and fifth
Duke of Aquitanie, who institut the Guillemius or Blanc-Mantaux, and
died about 1160, maried Jean, daughter to the King of Scotland, upon
whom he begot only two daughters, Leonor, who espoused Lowis the
Seventh King of France, and was afterwards seperat from her by a na-
tionall counsell held at Beaugency, by reason of their proximity of blood.
This Lowis had by this lady two daughters, viz. Mary, wife to Henry
Eaile of Champagyne, and Alix, wife to Thibault, Earle of Blois, the
one and other, sons to Thibault, Earle of Champagyne and Blois. After
this seperation, King Lowis espous'd Constance, daughter to the King of
Castile, and at last a daughter of the forsaid Thibault Earl of Champa-
gyne and Blois and Leonor, espous'd Henry, sone to Geofroey Earle of
Angers and Maine, and Mauld, daughter to Henry the First King of
England, who bore to him Richard Cceur du Lyone, Duke of Aquitanie,
and King of England. Henry Duke of Normandie, Godfrey Earle of
Richemond, who espous'd Constance, heir to Conon Earle of Brittanie.
Alionor or Leonor died in the castle of Mirebau, her heart was carried
to Saint Hilars in Poitiers, and her body was interr'd at Frontervaux.
Perronelle, whom some call Alix, married Raoul Earle of Wermandois,
and therafter Stephen Earl of Bologne and Mortagne, who became King
of England in right of his mother, Adella, sister to Henry First King of
England.
Mr. P. du Valle in vita Caroli Septimi, pag. 260, Epitome Annalium,
writts that John of Harcourt, Compte of Aumale, Governour of Anjou,

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