833

"MOX INGELBERTUS FOSSATENSIS, Abbas, adductique exaele FOSATENSI fratres, qui novam instituerunt coenobiarcharum familiam, sub GAUSBERTI cuiusdam regimine, RORIGONIS ipsius germani anno 835. Audiendus nune abbas ODO, GLANNAFOLIENSE (ALLONES on river LOIRE) monasterium asserans a LUDOVICO IMPERATOR (King LOUIS le Debonaire, Charlemagnes son). FOSSATENSIS abbatis tutelae creditum. Devene runt postea Normanni" (Later they went to Normandy.) "INGELBERTUS" was probably "INGUELRAMUS" a version of "GUILHERMUS'.' "RORIGONIS” was probably "ROBERTUS”.

This is one of the earliest of French chartes, GUILLAUME I and GAUSBERT were born about 820 , the older sons of BERTRAND and BERTHE, Count of AGEN & BAZAS. Their sister married WULGRIN, Comte d’ANGOULEME and PERIGUEUX (or ANJOU and POITOU). Some fifty years later GUILLAUME I who was by then Comte de BORDEAUX, Duc de VASCONIE/Gascony married his daughter to GARCIAS SANCHE Le COURBÉ the next Duke of Gascony.

This chart is the joker in the pack: The implication is that the family were in ANJOU almost a hundred years before they were 'discovered’ in Bordeaux, Gascony and the principality of VERDUN. Later research by Ken suggests that this chart is worse than a joker: it is inaccurate & misleading.

880

The 'Extrait du CARTULAIRE de l'Abbaye de BEAULIEU', LIMOUSIN, in Gallia Christiana Book 2 shows the complete will of Achemarus, fifth Comte de QUERCY. He was also called AYMAR/AYMERIC and had a natural son called BERNARD. He left lands to FORSAM AMALGERIUS and mentioned several times lands at FAURCENSIS in VICARIA SPANIACENSI et NAVENSUM. See chapter 40 the Prince of VERDUN. (Source Book 3, p.279 Histoire Politique, Eccl. du QUERCY' by de CATHALA-COTURE.)

977

O. GAUBAN's Histoire de La Reole, Extrait du Cartulaire du PRIEURÉ conventuel de Sainte Pierre de La Reole (GIRONDE). " Incarnationis DCCCCLXXVII Eqo GUMBALDUS (1) EPISCOPUS WASCOME et frater meus WILLELMUS SANCHII (2) DUX WASCONUM...locus dictus fuerit SQUIRS (the old name for LA REOLE) modernis temporibus REGULA (Latin for La Reole). ...exceptis illis de PAPEIRAN (PAREMPURE).. habitantes in terra de PAPERAN liberi sunt in omnibus que nascontur (born) in endam terra. Homini de LAVIZON (modern AVENSAN 30 km north of Bordeaux)e..William GARSIAS. Prepositus (lord) de CABANAC (modern TABANAC 24 km SE of Bordeaux) debit pro curare priorem et socios suos: item AIQUILMUS de FONTE VI denarios sportule (4) (to Church of Sancti AURELIANI). Amaneus de LOBENGT..ARNALDUS BERNARDI de TAURINAG facit hominum priori pro devalata pedagii mans de GERUNA (GARONNE river) et preterea pro communitate castri solvit...v solidos burdegalenses (Bordeaux pounds). Item Donatus Garsie (3) del BERNED et ejus successores debent assistere priori in judicus prof endo quem teneat infra Regulam (La Reole). Dominus GIRUNDE et dominus de TAURINAG et dominus Del Bernel. Signum Garsie Nepotis: Rotgari judicis; (judge): Atzan Amaneu: Seguini Vicecomitis: Areolidat Vicecomitis' Arnoldi Amaneu.

Guillaume Sanche (2) was Duke of Gascony and Comte de Bordeaux. GOMBAUT-SANCHE (1) his younger brother was Bishop of Gascony, Comte d'Agen & Bazas. DONAT GARSIE (3) was GARCIA DONAT, nephew of the Duke, and brother of AIQUILMUS = GUILLERMUS, Comte, Marquis de Gascoigne and first Prince of Verdun. The chartes main purpose was to identify taxes, or presents, each member of the family were making to Saint Peter and Saint AURILLAC.

989

ADELAIDIS FOURCHES, Vicecomtesse in diocese Toulouse/Narbans 'Testament' - will (Anecdote MARTEN, vol i, P.103).

1009

The Charte of the foundation of the Abbey of St. ORENTS of LA REOLE (GASCONY) has already been shown. It showed two GARCIA FORTO/1/S; GUILLELMUS: BRACHEUTTE' ARABI/ARIBERT: AURIOL and SANCIUS GARCIAS. The towns of BARIS/BARS, ARRIMIO/ ARTOMALO or St ARROMAN; St.DODE and LA REUL (Gascony).

1000

A. JOUGLARS Cartulaire de L'Abbaye du MAS-GRENIER (pays de VERDUN) has translated into French many of the original Latin chartes.

'En 1000 donation par FORTON GUILLAUME, a Saint-Pierre, Mas-Garnier a l'abbé HUGUES au moire (priest) ARDIQUO et 'a tous ses religieux de l'alleu d'ANNONAS (now called NONAS) avec les terres cultes et inclutles en dependant, y compris la fontaine: le tout confrontant le chemin qui tend vers GRANDSELVE (another major monastery). Le chemin tendant vers l'eglise de Saint-Martin de VIVIERS, les terres de l'abbaye et le ruisseau (stream) du LAMBON. Le donateur (donor) déclare dans ce contrat qu'il fait cette liberalité au monastère en expiation de la faute (crime) qu'il a commise en s'emparant de vive force de la personne de BERNARD qui était en sauvegarde dans ces murs! Bernard may well have been his brother or son. William, Prince de VERDUN showed remorse for Bernard's banishment to the sanctuary of the Abbey.

1005

"Donation par FORTON GUILLAUME, Vicomte et ARIBERT sa femme, a l'abbé HUGUES d'un bois à Grandselve."

1015

'FORTON GUILLAUME, vicomte de GIMOEZ fait donation à l'abbaye du MAS (Grenier), Hugues-abbaye.' "MANSUM-GARNERII HUIC FORTO GUILLELMO VICECOMES BENE MULTA CONCESSIT Ad ANNUM CIRCITER 1015 TEMPORE ROTBERTI REGIS. DONATION B. PETRO de CURTE (River Garonne) APOSTOLORUM PRINCIPI VIRGINEM DEl PARAM & S. GERONTIUM PATRONOS FECIT" (CURTE is modern CORDES near VERDUM) Source Gallia Christiana Book XIII p.113/4.

1030

Gift of "FORT de MEUREL et frater suvs (G)AZIO FORTE faciunt carta de uno Alodo qui est in pago Alaldigno in Freitmonte pro uno fronte 18 perticas uno latus 30 perticas adiofronte 18 perticas aho latus 30 perticas pro istam pretium qui dicitur VI solides et fecit FORTO Presbiter."

1060

'Donation par GUILLAUME ARNAL et ARNALD GARCY, chevaliers a Raymond, Abbe', et au monastere de Saint Pierre de la Cour de l'eglise de Saint LIZIER et de ses dependances, situées dans SAVANEZ à la priere du frere AYMARD qui vivait solitaire dans cette eglise. Cette donation fut confirmé par GUILLAUME (the Prince of Verdun) le jour de la chaire de Saint-Pierre, Phillipp ler étant ROI, Raymond Conte, et DURAND, eveque de Toulouse.'

1060

Cartulaire de St-Jean de St-MONT "Quam medietatem postem Abbas ipsius ecclesie MOREES (near NOGARO) RAIMUNDUS nomine dedit St. JOHANNES cum unico fiho nomine BERNARDO, cum vineis. Quod postea calum priavetunt FORTO WILHELMUS frater ejus et fihi ejus ARNALDUS & BERNARDUS deo volente, FORTONE WILELMO, supra dicto facto monacho dimissa est illa calumpnia (slander) omnibus illis et affirmata ut amplius non revivisceret. ARNALDUS de SORBEN, frater ejus, et ARNALDUS d'ORFES nepos (nephew) ejus calumpriantes imprimis hoc totem adfirmaverunt."

1060

"Sancto Johanni de Sancto-Monte, Ecc Sancta Maria de AREMBAUDIO datur (AIRE BORDERES = modern ARELE) notum fit omnibus - ego BERNARDUS FILIUS GUILIELMI & BRACHITAE UXORIS, per concilium (advice) uxoris meae ASCELINAE & PATRIS MEl ODONIS VICECOMITIS LOMANIE (Patris in this case was an honorary title) & BERNARDI, Comitis ARMANIACI (Armagnac) MONARCHI CLUNIACENSIS, cognomento TUMAPALERII & aliorum amicorum, donamus Deo & SW Joanni de Sancto Monte, Abbati HUGONI Cluniacensis (diocese of CLUNY), Eccle. S.MARIAE de AREMBODIO cum appenditus & c & post mortem sanctionis presbyteri, aliam ecclesiam de S. MARTINO de RICAU. Falta est carthula mense Octobri Feria v. Luna XXX scripta apud Sanctum-Montem, Phillipo Rege, Guilielmo Duce AQUITANIE & GUASCONIAM Gubernante, Ausciacum Civitatem archiepiscopo, Guilhermo, signum BERNARDI FORCENSIS & UXORIS ejus signum ODONIS vicecomitis Leomani, FORTIS, ComitisAusciensis (Auch) Geraldi Comitis & Arnaldi Bernardi fratois ejus."

1063

Manuscrit de LAPLUME (nr Condom) Gallia Christiana "Noble BERNARD de Fourcès, BARON de ce Lieu donation ROMBOEUF" (nr. Villeneuve de MEZIN)

1080

Cartulaire of PROJANUS (SW of RISCLE). "Deinde Alodum (freehold) cum casalis
(This appears to be incomplete).