 On 29 July 1229, Henry III of England signed a document allowing the castle to stand and remain for ever.Maurice de Gaunt was also known as Maurice de Ghent or de Gant, and as Maurice Paynel; Beverston was called Beverestan in the July 1229 document which was written in Latin.A report from 1865 states that Maurice had inherited the property from his father Robert Fitzharding.