Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford
Humphrey (VIII) de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford, 5th Earl of Essex (6 December 1309 – 15 October 1361) of
Origins
He was the son and heir of
Poem William of Palerne
In about 1350 he commissioned an alliterative English translation of the French verse romance
For the hend Erl of Herford, Sir Humfray de Bowne,
The king Edwardes newe, at Glouseter that ligges,
For he of Frensche this fayre tale ferst dede translate,
In ese of Englysch men, in Englysch speche.
"At Glouseter that ligges" (lies) is believed not to mean "lies buried" but rather "who lives at Gloucester", probably at his
Death and burial
He died at Pleshey and was buried in the Austin Friars, London, founded by his ancestor Humphrey IV de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex (1204–1275). The earldoms of Hereford and Essex passed to his nephew, Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, the son of his deceased younger brother, William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton.
References
- ^ public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bohun". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 138. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ a b c d Walter Skeat, ed., The romance of William of Palerne translated from the French at the command of Sir Humphrey de Bohun about AD 1350, London, 1867, Preface, p. x
- ^ "Haresfield Mount (The Gatehouse Record)".
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