[1] "He was not unworthy of this name of John, or of the grace of God, and of this surname of Chaumpenays, who by the grace of God bore himself, and he justly deserves the title of Champion of Christ...[2] Chaumpeneys was said by the Abbeys' chronicler to have been a stalwart in the defence of his house, overthrowing those enemies who tried to attack.
[3] Wool exports were, like its predecessor at Darnhall, the Abbey's main source of income.
In 1283, Chaumpeneys acknowledged receipt of 53s 6d 8p as an advance on the Abbey's eventual delivery of twelve sacks of collecta.
It is likely as a result of his presence there that he took part in the King's "momentous progress" from York, the following year, joining the entourage at Tarporley.
Chaumpenays witnessed "events which shaped the course of English history": the promulagation of the Statute of Rhuddlan in March that year, and the birth of the future Prince of Wales and King Edward II in Caernarfon in April.