The Book of Lacock names “Guillelmus Longespe secundus…Ricardum…Stephanum… Nicholaum” as the sons of “Guillelmus Longespe ex…Ela”, adding that Stephen was “Com Ulton” and was buried “apud Lacock”.
Seneschal of Gascony, Justiciar of Ireland. "Stephen Lungespee and Emelina his wife and her heirs" were granted "a yearly fair at their manor of Tristeldermod in Ireland" dated 16 Jun 1248. 1
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8 Feb 1242/3
The king to the justiciary of Ireland. By law and custom of Ireland the king may distrain widows by their lands to take husbands of the king's choice, provided the widows be not disparaged. Mandate that if A., who was the wife of Hugh de Lacy, will not take for her husband Stephen Longespee, as the king had requested her, the justiciary will distrain her to do so according to the custom of Ireland.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 27 Hen. III, p. 1, m. 12 dors.
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13 Jun 1244
Mandate to the justiciary of Ireland to provide Stephen Longespee with 50 or 60 librates of land for his maintenance on the king's service.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 28 Hen. III., m. 8
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28 Aug 1245
Stephen de Longespee being on the king's Welsh expedition, mandate to the justiciary of Ireland to respite, till the quinzaine of Easter, a. r. 30, the plaint in the king's court, between Matilda de Lacy, plaintiff, and John de Cogeham, tenant, touching Matilda's dower, whereof John has called to warranty Stephen and Emelina, his wife.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 29 Hen. III., m. 4 dors.
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9 May 1247
The king restores to Richard de Burgh all the lands and tenements which were in the king's hand and custody while Richard was under age. Mandate to the justiciary of Ireland to cause Richard to have seisin of the lands and tenements committed to Stephen de Longespee till Richard's age; and as Stephen holds in dower of his wife more of Richard's inheritance than belongs to them, mandate to the justiciary to cause the dower to be surveyed, and to restore to Richard what of right belongs to him.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 31 Hen. III., m. 8.
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11 Jun 1248
The king having been informed that lands held in capite by Walter de Rydelesford at his death had been occupied by other persons while the king had the custody of them, the king commands the justiciary to inquire on oath into the truth of these allegations, and to cause all the lands alienated from Walter's inheritance to be restored to Stephen Longespee and Emelina, his wife, one of Walter's heirs, and to Ebulo de Geneve and Christiana his wife, another of Walter's heirs.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 32 Hen. III., m. 8 dors.
16 Jun 1248
Grant to Stephen Longespee and Emelina, his wife, of a yearly fair in their manor of Tristeldermod, Ireland, to last for 8 days from the vigil of the Ascension. Witnesses: John de Plessetis, Earl of Warwick, Ralph Fitz Nicholas, Hugh de Wyvon, John de Lexinton, Paulinus Peivre, Robert de Muscegros, Nicholas de Bolleville, William Gernon, William de Belmont.
Calendar of Charter Rolls, 32 Hen. III., m. 3, and Exchequer, Q. R...., m. 10
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9 Nov 1250
The king prays Luke Archbishop of Dublin not to prevent Stephen Longespee, the king's cousin and a crusader, who proposes to cross over sumptuously in aid of the Holy Land, from availing himself of the grant made to him by the Pope, and collecting money in the land of Leinster for redemption of the vows of crusaders.
Calendar of Close Rolls, 35 Hen. III., m. 25 dors.
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23 Feb 1259, Windsor
Inspeximus and confirmation of letters patent of Edward the king's first-born son, dated at Beckele, 23 June, 42 Henry III, granting to Stephen Lungespee the wardship of the land and heirs of Walter son of Robert, which has by grant of the king, for 3000 marks, whereof 2000 marks have been satisfied as is enrolled under the seal of the said Stephen, in the said Edward's wardrobe; to hold with escheats, dowers, advowsons of churches and all things, without reservation, and with the marriage of the heirs.
17 Aug 1259, Windsor
Mandate to Stephen Lungespee, justiciary of Ireland, to permit Alexander, steward of Scotland, by his serjeants to buy victuals and other necessaries in Ireland until next Easter and to take them to Scotland; on condition that they are not taken to the king's rebels of Wales or others.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. III, vol. 5, pp. 13, 39
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30 Jan 1260, Noyon
Mandate to Stephen Lungespeye, justiciary of Ireland, that whereas in the late voidance of the church of Elphin the chapter of that church elected the said Thomas [archbishop of Tuam], their fellow canon, to be bishop, he is to take his fealty and cause him to have seisin of the lands belonging to the bishopric in the king's hands, after first receiving from him letters patent of the dean and chapter that they will not draw this grace into a precedent to the king's prejudice.
20 Jul 1260, Westminster
[Commission] of John de Wivill to enquire by oath of the county of Essex who entered the parks of Wodeham which are in the custody of the executors of Stephen Lungespeye and carried away deer, and to cause those whom he finds guilty to be put by pledge (per vadium et salvum plegium) by the sheriff of the county to be before the king after Michaelmas wherever the king may be.
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen. III, vol. 5, p. 116, 102
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