[1] [2] [3] This yeare died sir Nicholas Samford knight, a man of great reputation and valiancie.The death of sir Nicholas Samford. Also on the twentith day of October, the countesse of Winche|ster daughter to the earle of Hereford departed this life at Grobie,The countesse of Winchester departeth this life. a manour place belonging to hir hus|band the earle of Winchester, a little besides Leice|ster, and was buried at Braklie. The said earle short|lie after married an other wife in hope of issue. For neither by this his last wife, neither by his first that was daughter to the lord Alane de Galowaie had he any children. Matth. Paris. Also the same yeare, that noble ladie Margaret countesse of Lisle surnamed Riuers,The deceasse of the coun|tesse de Lisle de Wight. som|time wife to Fouks de Brent, departed out of this world, about the second day of October. In the sea|uen and thirtith yeare of king Henries reigne, one of the popes notaries called Albert came into Eng|land to offer vnto Richard earle of Cornewall the kings brother, Anno Reg. 37. The pope of|fereth the kingdome of Sicill vnto the earle of Cornewall. the kingdoms of Naples and Sicill. But the earle supposing it not to stand with his ho|nour, to depriue his nephue Henrie, sonne to the em|peror Frederike the second, by his wife the empresse Isabell that was sister to the said erle, refused to take that honour vpon him.