"Seniori meo Gaufredo vicecomite et filiis eius...Aimerico, Savarico, Gaufredo et Radulfo et uxore sua Adenordi et cunctis primoribus castri Toarcensis" are named as present in the charter dated Jan 1038 under which "Dodelinus..." donated the monastery of Saint-Jacques de Thouars to the abbey of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes. “Gauzfredi vicecomitis, Adinauris uxoris eius, Haimerici filii vicecomitis, Savarici filii vicecomitis, Gauzfredi filii vicecomitis, Radulfi filii vicecomitis...” subscribed the undated charter, dated to [1053], under which “Berengerium...cognomento Baoverium et de Branno Herbertum” donated property to Marmoutier “in Oia insula”.
Vicomte de Thouars. "…Aymerici vicecomitis de Tuarz…" subscribed the charter dated [1047] under which "Guilelmus…princeps Arvernorum" donated property to the abbey of Charroux. "Vicecomes Aimericus filius Gaufredi et nepos Radulfi vicecomitis" donated property "Flauziacus" to St Cyprien by charter dated [1055/73] subscribed by "uxor sua Aremgardis". Orderic Vitalis names “...Haimericus Toarcensis præses...” among those who took part in the battle of Hastings. "...Aimerici vice-comitis, Radulfi, Gaufredi fratrum...Ermengardis vicecomitisse" subscribed the undated charter (dated to after [1055]) under which "Petrus frater Dodelini" recorded a dispute between Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes about Thouars Saint-Jacques donated by “Dodelinus...” and a horse bought from “vicecomite Gaufredo”. “Girardus, Rainbaldi de Tefalgia filius...” settled a dispute with Marmoutiers, “in manu Haimerici Toarcensium vicecomitis, præsenti matre Adenaure atque Savarico fratre eius”, by charter dated to [1060], witnessed by “fidelium...Basilius de Toarcio, Gausfredus filius eius, Harduinus nepos eius...”. [The Chronique de Normandie, based on le Roman de Rou, names "le Viconte de Thouars" and "Almaury de Thouars" among those who took part in the conquest of England in 1066. It is uncertain whether either of these entries relate to Vicomte Aimery [IV].] “Aimericus Toarcensium vicecomes” donated the church of Saint-Jean de la Chaise to Saint-Florent de Saumur, in the presence of “uxor ipsius vicecomitis Orengardis”, by charter dated 1069. "Theobaldus Bellimontis dominus" donated “ecclesiam...de Chiche...” to Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes, with the consent of “Aymericus Toarcensium vicecomes et Herbertus et Gaufridus filii eius”, by undated charter. “Aimericus Toarcencis...vicecomes et dominus” confirmed the church of Saint-Jean de la Chaise to Saint-Florent de Saumur, with the consent of “conjugis meæ Amelinæ nec non filiorum Arberti et Goffredi”, and confirmed donations made by “Gognori sorori suæ...Savarici fratris sui...Ingelbertus prepositus et vicecomes...”, by charter dated 13 Dec 1088, subscribed by “Aimerici vicecomitis, Radulfi fratris eius, Arberti filii eius, Goffredi alterius filius eius”.
The Chronicon sancti Florentii Salmurensis records the death in 1093 of "Aimericus vicecomes Toarcensis" and his donation of "Casam". 2
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