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ROBERT DE MORLEY was b. ca 1290, d. 1360 in France, a warrior during the reign of King Edward III, fighting in Scotland and at the battle of Crecy in 1346. Crecy was fought because King Edward III was trying to avoid the army of the King of France until he could join forces with a Flemish army which had invaded France at the same time. The Flemiuh army was accompanied by a small English contingent. The rival armies shadowed each other on opposite banks of the Seine for ten days or so. Louviers was sacked. A bridge was found at Poissy in which to cross the river. It was weakly guarded. Edward sent his son, the Black Prince, towards Paris as a diversion, while the bridge was repaired and the army crossed it August 16, 1346. Having given Philip the slip, Edward arrived at Somme on August 21st to learn that Philip's army had already crossed the river and were ahead of him on the opposite bank. They discovered there was a ford at Blanchetaque where they could cross at the river at low tide. Philip, anticipating the move, guarded Blanchetaque with 500 knights and 3000 infantrymen. The crossing by tile English was led by Hugh Despencer. The English managed to cross in the face of crossbows. Now Edward chose the battleground. It was 3 ridge to the northeast of the village of Crecy. At the highest point on tile ridge stood a windmill. The English numbered about 12,000 men, their right wing being commanded by Prince Edward, then only sixteen years old. The French army advanced lats in the afternoon of August 26, 1346. The English enjoying victory, Crecy became the end of the campaign.
Robert de Morley m. Hawise Marshall, the daughter of John Marshall (d. 1315 Ireland), the Marshal of Ireland, and his wife, Christian Fitzwalter, a daughter of Robert Fitzwalter, b. 1247 in Ireland, d. 1/18/1325/1326 Ireland, and his wife, Alice del Isle. Robert Fitzwalter was a son of Walter Fitzwalter, b. 1215 at Great: Dunmow, Essex, England, died before 4/10/1258 in Ireland m. 1245 in Henham, Essex, England, Ida Longspee, the daughter of William Longspee and his wife, Iodoine de Camvilte. Walter FitzRobert was a son of Kobert Fitzwalter, Lord of Dunmow. Lord Dunmow was a Surety of the Magna Charta, Lord of Dunmow Castle, a leader of the barons and their army, was also an English noble. His cousin was Saher de Quincy (later earl of Winchester) of the castle of Vaudreruil, which, under myterious circumstances, they surrendered to the French King Philip II in 1203. Lord Dunmow and Sher de Quincy were accused of cowardice, but King John issued a written statement that they had acted under his instructions. By 1212, however, Lord Dunmow was in opposition to King John and fled to France. Sentenced to outlawry, his lands were seized and his castles razed. As part of the king's reconciliation settlement with the papcy, Robert's estates were restored in the following year. But he remained in active opposition to the King....not liking the king's designs on his daughter, Maud, wife of Geogfrey de Mandeville. Legends refer to King John and the fair Matilda (Maud). Lord Dunbow d. 11/9/1235 in England.
His wife, Gunora Valoines, who d. after 1207, a daughter of Lord Robert Valoines. William Longspee, b. ca 1207 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, d. 2/7/1249/1250 at Al-Mansura-on-the-Nile in Egypt m. in 1226 at Middleton, Stoney, Oxfordshire, England, Iodoine de Camville. William Longspee was ason of William Longspee, the Earl of Salisbury and his wife, Countess.The Earl of Salisbury, William Longspee was the illegitimate son of King Henry II (1133-1189). He d. 3/7/1225/1226 Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. His wife, Ela, d. 8/24/1261 at Lacock, Wiltshire, England. Ela was a daughter of William Fitzpatrick, the Earl of Salisbury.
ISSUE OF ROBERT DE MORLEY AND WIFE, HAWISE:
WILLIAM DE MORLEY b. 6/24/1319 England d. 4/30/1379 at Great Hallingbury, Essex, England m. Cecily Bardolph (d. 11/23/1386), a daughter of Lord Bardolph. LWT of William Morley dated 4/15/1379 at Great Hallinbury, Essex, England. Issue:
THOMAS DE MORLEY, Captain-General, d. 1417 London, England m. Joan, named in LWT of his Eather. Issue:
ROBERT MORLEY b. ca 1370 in England, d. before 1417 in England m, 1394 Isabel Molines, a daughter of John Molines. Issue:
LORD THOMAS MORLEY d. 23/6/1435 m. Isabel de la Pole who d. 2/8/1466/1467, a daughter of Michael de la Pole, the Earl of Suffolk and his wife, Catherine Stafford, a daughter of Hugh de Stafford, the Earl of Stafford and his wife, Philippa de Beauchamp. Issue:
ANN MORLEY, Baroness, b. ca 1415 Yorkshire, England m. 1447 at Fenwick, Yorkshire, England, John de Hastings, Baron.
ROBERT MORLEY, Lord, b. 11/20/1418 England, d.9/25/1442 England m. Elizabeth de Roos.
