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Membrane 3. |
Nov. 8.
Westminster. |
To John de Tye escheator in Kent. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manors of Shirlond in the isle of Shepeye, Ufton and
Patrikesbourne (as above, p. 358). |
Nov. 8.
Westminster. |
To William de Nessefeld escheator in Yorkshire. Order to take
the fealty of Joan wife of William de Melton knight, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Killum (as above, p. 358). |
Nov. 20.
Westminster. |
To William de Nessefeld escheator in Northumberland. Order
to take the fealty of Joan late the wife of Thomas de Hoton according
to the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to intermeddle further
with one husband land in Hertlawe, eight burgages in Baumburgh
and 14 acres of land in Alnewyk taken into the king's hand by the death
of Thomas, delivering to her any issues thereof taken; as the king has
learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Thomas at his
death held the premises jointly with Joan and that the said burgages
are held of the king in burgage by the service of 8d. a year, the land in
Hertlawe and Alnewyk of others than the king. |
Nov. 13.
Westminster. |
To William de Wykeham and Peter atte Wode keepers of the king's
forest this side of Trent, or to their representatives in the forest of
Savernake. Order to deliver to Robert son and heir of Thomas de
Alresford of Harden the bailiwick of the forestership called le Broyl
in the said forest, whereof his said father at his death was seised in his
demesne as of fee, as is found by inquisition taken at the king's
command by John de Estbury escheator in Wilts, and which by the
death of Thomas is taken into the king's hand, together with the
issues thereof taken since 13 December last; as on that day the king
of his favour respited until a set day now past the homage of Robert
for the lands which his father held in chief, and commanded that he
should have livery thereof. |
Nov. 26.
Westminster. |
To Philip de Lutteley escheator in Herefordshire and the march
of Wales adjoining. Order to deliver 30 acres of land in Coitrath
in the said march and three burgages in Pembroke taken into the
king's hand by the death of John de Shirbourne, together with the
issues thereof taken, to the next friend of Alice daughter and heir
of the said John to whom the heritage may not descend, to keep to her
use, but not to intermeddle further with other lands likewise so taken,
delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John at his death held no lands
in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee whereby the wardship
of his lands ought at present to pertain to the king, but held in his
demesne as of fee the land aforesaid of the heir of Lawrence de Hastynges earl of Pembroke tenant in chief, a minor in the king's wardship,
by the service of rendering 4d. a year, the said burgages by the service
of 4s. a year, and divers other tenements in the same county and
march of others than the king, and that the said Alice is his next
heir, and of the age of 10 years and upwards. |
Nov. 26.
Westminster. |
To William de Otteford escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to
remove the king's hand and not to intermeddle further with a meadow
called Sondremede in Dachet, delivering to the prioress of St. Helen
London any issues thereof taken; as the king lately ordered the escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore the lands, goods
and chattels of the said prioress in Dachet were by him taken into the
king's hand, and he certified that so took the said meadow, and no
other lands or goods, for that it was found by inquisition, before him
taken of his office, that the same, being within the king's lordship,
was without his licence appropriated to the said house; and after
at the suit of the prioress, alleging that the meadow is not held of the
king, and that it was given and conferred upon the then prioress
and the convent in almoin long before the statute of mortmain, namely
in the time of King Henry III, as by the donors' charters may appear,
and praying the king to remove his hand, the king ordered the escheator
to make inquisition touching the circumstances; and by inquisition
so made it is found that Richard de Mundavilla knight by charter
on the eve of All Saints 48 Henry III conferred upon Scolastica then
prioress of St. Helen aforesaid and the convent and their successors
the meadow in Dachet called Sondremede to hold in almoin, and that
the same is held of another than the king. |
Nov. 20.
Westminster. |
To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to deliver
to Gilbert de Umfraville earl of Angos the manor of Burwell taken
into the king's hand by the death of Joan who was wife of William
de Kyme, together with the issues thereof taken, but not to intermeddle
further with divers other manors and lands likewise taken into his
hand, delivering up any issues of these taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Joan at her death held the
said manor in chief of the gift of the said earl, made with the king's
licence, to her and her said husband and to the heirs male of their
bodies, with reversion for lack of such an heir to the earl and his heirs,
that William and Joan died without an heir male of their bodies,
whereby the same ought to revert to the earl, and that Joan held other
manors and lands likewise for life with reversion to the earl, which
are not held of the king; and the king has taken the homage and
fealty of the earl for the said manor. By p.s. [25879.] |
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To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Herefordshire and the march
of Wales adjoining. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Ellen
who was wife of Robert Robelyn, who held by knight service of the
heir of Lawrence de Hastynges earl of Pembroke tenant in chief, a
minor in the king's wardship, of the lands of her said husband taken
into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of the
said heir, sending the assignment to be enrolled in chancery. |
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The following persons have the like writs of lands held of the
same heir in the county and march aforesaid: |
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Margaret who was wife of William Malenfaunt. |
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Margaret who was wife of Ralph de Bromhull. |
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Membrane 2. |
Nov. 18.
Westminster. |
To John de Estbury, escheator in Wilts (sic.) Order to pay to the bishop
of Winchester, Edward le Despenser and John Talanache, of the issues of
the lands of Henry de Bradewaye tenant in chief, the rents to them respectively due so long as those lands shall remain in the king's hand,
together with the arrears thereof from Henry's death; as the king has
learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Henry
at his death held in his demesne as of fee a messuage and 20 acres
of land in Whydehay of the said bishop by the service of 3s. yearly
to be rendered to him and by suit at the bishop's court of Whydeleye,
and a messuage and one carucate of land in Somburne by knight
service of the heir of Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford, a minor
in the king's wardship, charged to the said Edward in 7s. and to the
said John in 1lb. of pepper payable yearly, and that John son of
Henry is his next heir, and of the age of 2 years and upwards. |
Nov. 18.
Westminster. |
To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor and advowson of Great Sutton taken
into the king's hand by the death of Henry son of Peter son of William
Cosyn delivering up any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Thomas de Apynton parson of Great
Sutton, who was seised in his demesne as of fee of the manor and
advowson aforesaid by gift and feoffment of William Cosyn, gave the
same by charter to the said William for life with remainder to Peter
son of William, Emma and Juliana daughters of Peter, and the heirs
of the body of Peter, Emma and Juliana, and for lack of such heirs
to the right heirs of William Cosyn and Beatrice his wife, that Emma
and Juliana are dead without an heir of either of their bodies, that
Peter, who died seised of the premises in fee tail, had issue Henry his
son, who entered the same after the death of Peter as his son and
heir in fee tail, and died thereof seised without an heir of his body,
whereby the premises ought by virtue of the said gift to remain to the
right heirs of William and Beatrice, that William Cosyn their son is
their next heir and of full age, and that the said manor and advowson
are held of the king as of the honour of Reylegh by the service of the
moiety of one knight's fee and by suit at the hundred of Rocheford every
three weeks and suit at the court of the said honour every month;
and at another time the king by letters patent has granted that honour
to Queen Philippa in dower with the knights' fees thereto belonging. |
