page 77 note * The Honor of the Eagle, during the eleventh and twelfth centuries, belonged to the family of L'Aigle, and was forfeited by Gilbert de Aquila in the reign of King John. It subsequently became the property of the Earls of Warren, from whom it passed to King Henry the Third, who conveyed it in 1240 to Peter de Savoy, the Queen's uncle, to hold during the King's pleasure. It was afterwards settled on the crown. The caput honoris was in Surrey or Sussex. An honor was the fee of an Earl, as a barony was the fee of a Baron.

page 77 note † The following is the Patent annexing it to the Crown : Rot. Patent. 53 Hen. III. m. 24.

Pro Edwardo filio Reg'.—Henr' par la grace de Deu Roy de Engleterre Seignur de Irelaund et Due de Aquitaigne a tuz ceus ki cestes lettres verrunt ou orrunt, saluz. Sachet ke nus par l'asentement e la volente nostre chere compaigne Alianore Rayne de Engleterre avuns donee et grauntee et par ceste nostre presente chartre conferme a Eadward nostre eher fuiz eine le honur del egle ove tuttes les apurtenaunces a avoir e tenyr a luy e a ses eyrs Reys de Engletere ensy ke enterement remayne a la corune quitement et enterement par droyt heritage a tuz jurs. Et pur co ke nus voluns ke cest nostre dun et nostre gaunt et nostre confermement seoynt ferme et estable a tuz jurs nus avuns fet seeler ceste p'sente Chartre de noste seel. Et nus Alianore par la grace de Deu Royne de Engletere avuns ferme et estable icest dun et cest graunt et cest confermement. Et en temoyne de ceo avuns fet mettre de nostre bon gre et de nostre propre volente a ceste Chartre nostre Seel ensemblement ove le Seel nostre Seignur le Roy. A ces temoynes Gilbert de Clare Cunte de Gloucestre et de Herteford, Johan de Warenne Cunte de Surraye, William de Talenz Seignur de Penbroc, Robert Walerand', Roberd Aguilon', Gilberd de Prestun, Johan le Bretun, Roberd de Brywes, Henry de Maulay et plusurs autres. Done a Wyncestre le vynt et utyme jur de Decembre le an del Incarnacion nostre Seignur Mil et deus cenz et seysaunte utyme.

page 80 note * There is no notice extant that Henry the Sixth's badge was an Eagle.