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Membrane 11. |
Sept. 3. Woodstock. |
To John Benet escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to take of
Elizabeth who was wife of Maurice son of Thomas de Berkele knight
tenant in chief an oath that she will not marry without the king's
licence, and to deliver to her in dower the manors of Couelegh, Upton
St. Leonard and Aure and a messuage and one virgate of land in
Seintcleye taken into the king's hand by the death of the said Maurice
and by reason of the nonage of his heir; as of her said husband's
lands the king has assigned to her the said manor of Couelegh extended
at 57l. 4s. 10d. a year, the said manor of Upton at 4l., the said manor
of Aure, namely Ettelowe and Blakeneye with the hundred of Bliddeslowe at 27l. 17s. 10½d., and the said messuage and land at 40s. all
in the said county, in Somerset two thirds of the manor of Portbury
extended at 66l. 18s. 9d., a third part of the manor of Portesheved at
4l. 9s. 6d., and a messuage, a dovecot and one virgate of land in Portesheved at 18s. 5d., in Essex the manor of Great Wenden extended at
10l. a year, 10l. of rent in Briggewater co. Somerset and 30s. of rent
in Chiklade co. Wiltes, rendering at the exchequer during the said
heir's nonage and to the said heir when of full age 15d. a year which
is the excess of her said dower. |
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To William Cheyne escheator in Somerset. Like order to deliver
to the said Elizabeth in dower two thirds of the manor of Portbury,
a third part of the manor of Portesheved, a messuage, a dovecot
and one virgate of land in Portesheved, and 10l. of rent in Briggewater. |
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The like to the following: |
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Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex, concerning the manor of
Great Wenden. |
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John de Evesham escheator in Wiltes, concerning 30s. of rent
in Chiklade. |
Sept. 12. Clere Episcopi. |
To John de Tye escheator in Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Middlesex.
Order to cause John de Hastyngges, son and heir of Lawrence de Hastyngges earl of Pembroke tenant in chief, to have seisin as well of
the lands of his said father as of those which Agnes who was wife of the
said earl and Juliana countess of Huntyngdon held in dower or otherwise for life of his heritage, and which by their death are taken into
the king's hand; as the said John has proved his age before the
escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. |
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To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex, Hertfordshire, Norffolk
and Suffolk. Like order; as John de Hastyngges has proved his
age before John de Tye. |
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The like to the following: |
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Richard de Wydeville escheator in Norhamptonshire and Roteland. |
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Philip de Lutteley escheator in Salop, Staffordshire, Herefordshire and the march of Wales adjoining. |
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John Benet escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales
adjoining. |
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William Cheyne escheator in Somerset and Dorset. |
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John de Evesham escheator in the counties of Wiltes, Suthampton,
Oxford and Berkshire. |
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William atte More escheator in Warwickshire and Leycestershire. |
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Leo de Perton escheator in Worcestershire. |
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Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. |
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John de Olneye escheator in Bedfordshire, Bukinghamshire,
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire. |
Nov. 6. Westminster. |
To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire and Northumberland.
Order to deliver in dower to Joan who was wife of Henry de Percy
the father tenant in chief, of whom the king has taken an oath that
she will not marry without his licence, the manor of Semer, a third
part of the manors of Starbotill, Spofford, Topcliff, of certain lands and
tenements in Walton, Bukden and the city of York, and of two thirds
of the manor of Wharrompercy co. York, a third part of the manor of
Alnewyk and of the mills of Northcarleton, of the town of Denewyk,
of the manors and towns of Lessebery, Great Hoghton and Chatton, of
the manor of Thrasterston, of the manor and town of Alneham and
of a pasture called Swynlescheiles (Swynleischeles), of the manors of
Werkeworth, Routhebury, Corbrigge and Newborne with their
members, of certain tenements in Wollore, of 13l. 6s. 5½d. of rent
pertaining to the ward of Alnewyk castle, of 8l. of rent yearly to be
taken of the manor of Benley by the hands of the tenants thereof, and
of 66s. 8d. of rent to be taken of the manor of Southmidelton under
Chevyot co. Northumberland, a third part of the knights' fees pertaining to that heritage, and the advowson of Arneclyf, taken into
the king's hand by the death of the said Henry; as of her said husband's
heritage whereof she may be dowered, with the assent of Henry de
Percy son and heir of the said Henry, the king has assigned to the said
Joan the manors, lands, rents and advowson aforesaid, a third part of
8 marks of rent to be taken of the manor of the prior of Sixhill in
Luddeford, of 40s. of rent to be taken of the lands of the prior of
Thornton in Outheby, and of 13s. 4d. of rent to be taken of the lands
of the prior of Elsham in Outhenby co. Lincoln, and a third part of
certain tenements in London. |
Nov. 6. Westminster. |
To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Like order to
deliver to Joan who was wife of Henry de Percy the father a third
part of 8 marks of rent to be taken of the manor of the prior of Sixhill in Luddeford, of 40s. of rent to be taken of the lands of the prior
of Thornton in Outhenby, and of 13s. 4d. of rent to be taken of the
lands of the prior of Elsham in Outhenby. |
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The like to Simon de Mordon mayor of the city of London and
escheator therein, concerning the third part of certain tenements
in that city. |
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Membrane 10. |
Sept. 22. Windsor. |
To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order not to meddle
further with the manor of Toft by Wytham taken into the king's hand
by the death of Henry de Percy the father, delivering to Joan sometime his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Henry at his death
held the said manor of her heritage, and that it is held of another
than the king. |
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To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk. Order
not to meddle further with the hundred of Shropham and a parcel of
the manor of Old Bokenham co. Norffolk, and with the manor of
Crattefeld co. Suffolk, taken into the king's hand by the death of Henry
de Percy the father, delivering to Joan sometime his wife any issues
thereof taken; as the king has learned by divers inquisitions, taken
by the escheator, that the said Henry at his death held the premises
of her heritage, and that the said hundred and parcel are held in
chief as parcel of the barony of Tateshale, and the said manor of
Crattefeld of others than the king. |
Sept. 24. Westminster. |
To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Northumberland. Order to
deliver to Gilbert de Umtramville earl of Angos, son and heir of Robert
de Umframville knight, the lands, rents and advowson hereinafter
mentioned, which were held in dower of his heritage by Eleanor who
was wife of the said Robert, and by her death are taken into the king's
hand, together with the issues thereof taken since her death; as the
king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said
Eleanor at her death held no lands in that county in chief nor of any
other in her demesne as of fee, but held in dower by assignment of the
king the town and advowson of Ovyngeham, 26s. 8d. of rent issuing
from the town of Rouchastre, a messuage, a water mill, five carucates
of land, 20 acres of meadow and 50 acres of wood in Shirmonden,
five messuages, one cottage and five husband lands in Alwynton,
a pasture in Redesdale called Erlesside, 20 acres of wood called Akenside, four messuages and four bovates of land at the Wodside by
Ellesden, 100 acres of wood called Kyngthorp, two messuages and
two bovates of land in Little Wodburne, a messuage and one bovate
of land [in] Wolrig by Herbotill, a pasture in Redesdale called Fulhope, a piece of land called Grenesoneheseles, two thirds of the pasture
of the Smalburne in Redesdale, a rent of 10s. and 1lb. of pepper of
Ladiland in Hatherwyk in Redesdale, 5s. of rent issuing from the
lands of Gilbert Kayrewyk in Ellesden, a rent of 2s. issuing from
the lands of Nicholas Doun in Ellesden, and a rent of 14d. issuing from
the lands of Thomas Shert in Lynsheles, that all the premises are held
in chief by knight service except certain lands in Alwynton, which are
held of Henry de Percy, and that the said earl is son and heir of the
said Robert and of full age; and the king has taken his homage and
fealty, and has commanded livery to be given him of his said father's
lands. |