Robert de Genneville--who apparently had more debts than he conveniently could pay, and more extravagant tastes than he could gratify on a younger son's portion--to lay a claim, on his father's death, to the joint title and a moiety of the revenues of the ancient barony of Genneville, that claim being based upon the validity of the fifteenth-century document.
"You may gather how extensive were the pretensions of the Hon.

Robert from the fact that the greater part of Edgbaston is now built upon land belonging to the old barony.

Anyway, it was the last straw in an ocean of debt and difficulties, and I have no doubt that Beddingfield had not much trouble in persuading the Hon.

Robert to commence litigation at once.
"The young Earl of Brockelsby's attitude, however, remained one of absolute quietude in his nine points of the law.

He was in possession both of the title and of the document.