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Robert obtained a confirmation, upon the accession of King John, of the c a s t l e a nd manor of Warkworth, of the manor of Clavering, in Essex, to h o l d b y t h e service of one knight's fee each. And in that monarch's reig n h e s e r v ed the office of sheriff for Northumberland, Norfolk, and Suff ol k, f o r e a ch county thrice. In the conflict between John and the baron s , t h i s p owerful person, although indebted to the crown for immense ter r i t o r ial possessions, took part in the first instance with the latter, b u t u n d e r the apprehension of confiscation, and the other visitations of r o y a l v e ngeance, he was very soon induced to return to his allegiance.
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