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Clarence Smith, quoting various sources he explains (p.8 ) concerning h e r f a t h er Ralph de Hastings of Little Easton that: "He was dead by Mich a e l m a s 1210, leaving a daughter under age whose custody and marriage ha d b e e n g r anted to Alan Bassett for 100 marks. It is not therefore surpr is i n g t o f ind at the death of Sir Philip Basset of Wycombe, younger son o f t h i s A l an, in 1271, that he held under Sir Matthew de Lovaine the man or o f W i x ' b y courtesy of England of the inheritance of Helewisia his w ife '. " ( T h e courtesy of England was a legal custom in England meaning h us b an d s c ould hold the inheritance of their wives sometimes.) Her heir w a s A l i n e who married twice, to Hugh le Dispe ncer and to Roger Bigod Ea r l o f N o r folk, and Aline's heir, also name d Hugh le Dispencer, was a f a m ou s f a vourite to King Edward II, and "Wi x was forfeited with the res t o f h i s p o ssessions on his execution in 1326
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Abt 1200 - Bef 1254 (< 53 years)