were patrons. John Leland remarked, "Certen of the Crealles were honorably biried at S. Radegund. Creaulles were greate benefactors to Houses of Religion in Est Kent, as appereth by their Armes in many Glase-Windois." De Criols bore "Or two chevrons and a canton gules", rendered in a 13th-century source as "Bertram de Criol, d'or ove deux chevrons et ung quartier de goules". Matthew Paris provides an epitaph:"Et circa dies illos obiit dominus Bertrammus de Criol, domini regis dapifer et Doveriae opidanus et custos fidelissimus."(And in those days died lord Bertram de Criol, steward of the lord king and most faithful citizen and keeper of Dover.) Family Bertram de Criol had two identified sons: Sir John de Criol, "son and heir". John married in or before 1233 to Matilde de Eastwelle (died 1267), whose mother Margeria was living at the time of her death. In 1258 John received royal letters of protection for his intended journey to Santiago (in Galicia). Richard de Clare is said to have died at John's manor of Ashenfield (Hesmeresfeld) at Waltham in 1262. Sir John died in 1264. They were the parents of Sir Bertram de Criol, who did homage for his father's lands in 1264, and was heir to his mother in 1267. He married Alianora, one of the four daughters and co-heirs of Hamo de Crevecoeur and Matilda (Maud) de Avranches. Sir Bertram died in 1295. Their children included John de Criol (born c.1261), who was aged 34 in 1295: died without issue before 1302. Bertram de Criol: died without issue in 1306. Joan de Crioll, who married Sir Richard de Rokesley. They sold the manor of Aldbury in 1309. Sir Simon de Criol. Simon married Matilda, daughter and heir of William de Esseteford (of Ashford, Esturt and Packmanstone in Newchurch). In 1252 he was granted immunity from coroner, assize or jury service for life, but in 1258 he was one of four knights selected for Kent for the bringing of inquisitions into trespasses and damages. Matilda was living at her husband's death in 1267. Simon and Matilda had eight sons, who in 1267 were aged 30, 24, 23, 20, 16, 14, 12 and 11. These sons had an inheritance partible by gavelkind. In 1245/6 Sir John and Sir Simon were together jurors in the inquisition post mortem upon Thomas de Normanville, lord of Kennington, Kent, which constituted part of the barony of the