Sir Nele Loring Knight

  General Notes:

~Weis' Ancestral Roots . . ., 8th Edition, 40:33, father of Isabel Loring, wife of Sir Robert Harington. Sir Nele Loring, Knight of the Gater, 23 Apr 1349, d. 1386 ¹⁶⁰

~TheVisitations of Bedfordshire: Annis Domini 1566, 1582, and 1634, "Broughton Pedigree", pp. 13, 14, "Sir Nele Lorynge, Knight, sonne and heire to Sir Roger Lorynge and mother Cassander Perrott, married to "Margaret, daughter and heire of Sr. Raphe Bewple." ¹⁴⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹³⁸
Sir Nele (Nigel) Loring was the son and heir of Roger Lorying of Chalgrave, Bedfordshire and Cassandra, the daughter of Reginald Perot, and the grandson of Sir Peter Loring, by Jane Morteyn. [Philipot, 3 2. 1. (2nd Kal.) fo. 3, in Coll. Armor]. Sir Peter Loring was probably the Peter le Loreng who, in the reign of Edward I, held a fifth part of a knight's fee of William Beauchamp, baron of Bedford. [Testa de Nevill, MS. Coll. Arm. 21, 97] This relationship can be supported by the close resemblance of the arms borne by Sir Nele to those of the Beauchamp of Bedford, and the practice in ancient times of the assumption, by the tenant, of part of the bearings of the lord paramount. There is record that in the twelfth centry, Rose Loring appropriated the church of Chalgrave to the priory of Dunstaple with consent of Simon de Beauchamp, the lof of the fee.

Sir Nele Loring is known for his gallant conduct in the naval engagement of Sluy, 24 Jun 1340. This attracted the attention of King Edward, who knighted Sir Nele Loring after the victory. By writs, dated at Sluys, 26 Jun 1340, Sir Loring was granted an annuity of 20£ to him and his male heirs.[Commun. de Trin Term. 15 Edward III, m. 3]

Sir Nele showed his diplomitc abilities while he was in an expedition into Britanny in 1342, and the next year he was made a member of the Order of the Gater.

In 1355, he was wife the Black Prince in Gascony, and he was recorded in the household book of Bordeaux, 2 Oct 1335, as well as other occasions up to 30 Jun 1356. [Jornale Temp'e J. Henxeworth contrarotul, in off. Duc. Cornub.] He with with Prince Edward in battle, and is mentioned as present at Romorantin on 4 Sept 1357 [Froiss. tom. iii. p. 163]. He was at the battle of Poitiers on the 19th of the same month. At this time, it appears that he was appointed chamberlain to prince Edward.

In 1359, he was in France with King Edward, [Froiss. tom. iv. p. 10] and he received, 7 May 1360, the appointment of one of the guardians of the truce concluded at Chartres. [Rym. vol. vi. p. 175] He was one of the witnesses to the treaty of Bretagny. [Rym. vol. vi. pp. 178. 230] and was empowered with Stafford and Stapleton to attend to and reform all infractions of the peace.

Sir Nele Lorying continued his life of service until 1365, when he retired to his family estate at Chalgrave. He founded a chantry in the church there, and dying on 18 March 1385/86, he was buried in the priory of Dunstaple, which he had been a benefactor. [Lel. Itin. vol. vi. p. 72]

Sir Nele Loring was married to Margaret, the daughter of Sir Ralph Beauple, of Cnubeston, in Devonshire and his wife Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Alan Bloyhon. They had two daughters and heirs. Isabel was married, first to, William Coggan, and second, to Robert lord Haryngton. Their other daughter was Margaret, who married Thomas Peyvre of Todington, Bedforshire.

~Memorials of the Order of the Garter, pp. 65-68

• Background Information. ¹⁷⁰
The earliest mention of the family, an inquisition dated 1185, tells us that Chalgrave was the inheritance of Roger Loring who died "ante 1185," left issue, Peter, his son and heir, who would be 12 years of age on Easter day of that year. This Peter was living in 1250, as his name can be found in the Dunstable Chronicle when he was defeated in a suit against the Priory. His name appears again in 1273 when the Priory conceded to Peter le Loring and to Peter his son, the privilege of a Chantry at Chalgrave. At this time, Peter, the son of Roger would be 80 years of age. It would likely be Peter the grandson of Roger who according to Rot. Hund. 7 Edward I, held part of Bedford barony land in the parish of Sharnbrook of William de Monchensi. The Dunstable Chronicle records the death of Sir Peter Loring (grandson of Roger le Loring) in the year 1286 with the words, "Eodem anno (1286) mortuus est dominus Petrus Lorenge mense Januario ; qui super ommnes progesnitores suos specialus nos amavit." [p. 260]

Using the information from the Dunstable Chronicle and Herald's Visitations, the author put together the following brief pedigree of this family:

Roger le Lohereng of Chalgrave, Inq. p. m. dated 1185, married and left issue -
Peter le Lohereng, was his eldest son and heir, aged about 12 at the time of his father's Ina. p. m. in 1185. He was succeeded by -
Sir Peter le Lorenger or Loringe, his son and heir who married Joan, daughter and heir of ______ Morteyne, and dying in the month of Jan 1286, was succeeded by -
Sir Roger Loring, his son and heir, who married Cassandra, daughter and heir of Regnold Perrott and had -
Sir Neil Loring, K.G., son and heir. Sir Neil married Margaret, daughter and heir of Sir Raphe Beauple of Bewple by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Allen Bloyon of Corwall, knight, and his wife _______ , daughter and heir of Sir Piers Nanscutt of the same county, Knight. Sir Niel died 13 Mar 1385/86 without male issue, left two daughters and coheirs, one of these -
Isabell, married Sir Robert de Harington, 3rd Baron Harington who died in 1405, and
Margaret, married Thomas Pever or Peyvre of Toddington, Befordshire, who died 22 Sept 1429.

~"Loring Family of Chalgrave," Bedfordshire Notes and Queries, Vol. I, pp. 178-191

Nele married Margaret Beauple, daughter of Sir Ralph Beauple Knight and Elizabeth Bloyhon ¹³⁸.^,140 (Margaret Beauple was born in Cnbeston, Devonshire, England.)