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In the article on Burghersh, Bartholomew, the younger, third Lord Burghersh (d. 1369), his second wife is described as "Margaret, a close relative of Bartholomew Badlesmere, his father's patron".

In the original (1886) article, she was stated to be "his cousin Margaret, sister of Bartholomew, lord Badlesmere".

In contrast, the Complete Peerage describes her as "Margaret, widow of (---) Pichard", and in a footnote ridicules Dugdale's identification of her as "sister to Bartholomew, Lord Badlesmere", on the authority of Glover's MS corrections, because this would make her Bartholomew Burghersh's great aunt.

It looks as though Glover's version has arisen through simple confusion between Bartholomew Burghersh and his grandfather Robert, who married Maud, sister of Bartholomew, lord Badlesmere. The attempt to rehabilitate a clearly mistaken claim by making it vaguer seems misguided.

Contribution of Chris Phillips 24 Sep 2005