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Dering 3 Robert de Crevquer.svg|3. Robert de Crevecoeur<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Chatham<br>''robert de crevquer''</span>
Dering 3 Robert de Crevquer.svg|3. Robert de Crevecoeur<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Chatham<br>''robert de crevquer''</span>
Leybourne.svg|4. William de Leybourne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Leyborne and Elmham<br>''willeame de leiborne''</span>
Leybourne.svg|4. William de Leybourne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Leyborne and Elmham<br>''willeame de leiborne''</span>
Dering 5 Roger de Leybourne.svg|5. Roger de Leybourne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Aylesford<br>''roger de leiborne''</span>
Leybourne Aylesford.svg|5. Roger de Leybourne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Aylesford<br>''roger de leiborne''</span>
Stephen de Penchester.svg|6. Stephen de Penchester<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Penshurst and Allington<br>Constable of Dover<br>Warden of Cinque Ports<br>''estefne de pencestre''</span>
Stephen de Penchester.svg|6. Stephen de Penchester<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Penshurst and Allington<br>Constable of Dover<br>Warden of Cinque Ports<br>''estefne de pencestre''</span>
Dering 7 Robert de Colville.svg|7. Robert de Colville<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Carlton and Coldham<br>''robert de cauvile''</span><!-- cf FW154 -->
Dering 7 Robert de Colville.svg|7. Robert de Colville<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Carlton and Coldham<br>''robert de cauvile''</span><!-- cf FW154 -->

Revision as of 06:25, 21 July 2021

The Dering Roll is named after one of its owners, Sir Edward Dering, Lieutenant of Dover Castle, who came into possession of the manuscript in the 17th century.
Made around 1279 for the Constable of Dover Castle, Stephen de Penchester, it is an early depiction of english baronage during the reign of King Edward I.
Many of the 324 individuals represented in the roll hold lands in either Kent (1-84) or Sussex (85+), while a continental program (289+) completes the work.
The manuscript was falsified by Dering who replaced the arms of Nicholas de Criel (item 61, restored here with his father's arms) with those of his own fictitious ancestor, Richard Fitz Dering.