86Sir Ralph de Vernoun kt, baron of Shipbrook
Succeeded the barony 16 Edw 1 (1287) by grants from his father and sister. Survived to the age of 150 years, [levied a fine 19 Edw 2 (1325)]. He added three garbs to the fesse, and was called Old sur Ralphe [or "Sir Ralph the Old"].
Married Mary, daughter of ....., Lord of Dacre of the North
Motto: Vernon Semper Viret ("Vernon is always green")
Intended as a pun in "ver non semper viret" or "the grass is not always green").
Inscription at Vernon in Normandy : "Cy Repose Guillaume de Vernon Digne de nom Prince et Gubernatuar. De ce liru ici dont la pris son surnam par droit canon"