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Membrane 13. |
Feb. 20.
Westminster. |
To Richard Ryhale escheator in Worcestershire. Order to remove
the king's hand, and not to meddle further with the manor of Upton
upon Severn taken into the king's hand by the death of Edward le
Despenser knight, delivering to Elizabeth his wife any issues thereof
taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator,
that the said Edward and Elizabeth at his death held that manor
jointly by gift and feoffment of Lambert de Weston knight and John de
Aldrynton to them and the heirs of their bodies, and that the same
is not held of the king. |
Feb. 22.
Westminster. |
To John Rokewode escheator in Suffolk. Order to remove the
king's hand, and not to meddle further with the manors of Carleton,
Middelton, Clopton, Little Welnetham, Blaxsale, Swynlond, Wyttnesham, Cokefeld and Fenhall and the advowsons of Carleton, Middilton,
Clopton, Little Welnetham and Chesilford, all taken into the king's
hand by the death of Edward le Despenser, delivering to Elizabeth
his wife any issues taken of those manors; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Edward at his death
held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but
held the said manors and advowsons of her right and heritage, and that
they are held of others than the king. |
Feb. 24.
Westminster. |
To Edmund de Brugge escheator in Herefordshire and the march
of Wales adjacent. Order to deliver to Elizabeth wife of Edward le
Despenser knight tenant in chief the castle and a moiety of the lordship
of Ewyas in the said march taken into the king's hand by her said
husband's death, together with the issues thereof taken; as the king
has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said
Edward at his death held the premises of her right and heritage, and
that they are held in chief by knight service; and the king has taken
the homage and fealty of the said Elizabeth. By p.s. [30930.] |
Feb. 22.
Westminster. |
To Edmund de Brugge escheator in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and in the march of Wales adjacent. Order to deliver in dower to
Elizabeth who was wife of Edward le Despenser knight tenant in
chief such as are in his bailiwick of the castles, towns, manors and
lands following which the king has assigned to her of her said husband's
lands etc. taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason
of the nonage of his heir, having taken of her an oath that she will
not marry without the king's licence, namely the castle and town of
Keryfilly in the march of Wales extended at 13l. 2s. 1d. a year, the
country of Sengh' above and below Caugh' at 122l. 3s. 10d., the hamlet
of Rothery at 19l. 10s., Enysuaylgoun with appurtenances at
29l. 19s. 5d., the manor of Whytechurch at 10l. 11s. 6d., the manor
and country of Talvan at 37l. 9s. 6¼d., the town of Coubrugge at
14l. 7s. 7d., the castle and manor of Lanblethian at 69l. 15s. 11d.,
the country of Ruthyn at 13l. 11s. 6d. all in the said march, the manor
and borough of Teukesbury co. Gloucester at 132l. 17s. 10d., the
manor of Faireford at 47l. 17s. 8d., the foreign court of Bristol at
10l., the castle and manor of Haneleye co. Worcester at 10l. 11s. 4d.,
the manor of Bischeley at 7l. 8s. 8½d., the manor of Stanford co. Berkes
at 34l. 10s. 6d., the manor of Yelvertoft co. Northampton at 6l. 13s. 4d.
and the hundred of Chadlynton co. Oxford not extended over and
above the farm of 110s. due for the same to the king, rendering yearly
to the king until the lawful age of the heir, and thenceforward to the
said heir, 10s. 4d. which is the excess of her said dower. |
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To Richard Ryhale escheator in Worcestershire. Order to deliver
in dower to Elizabeth who was wife of Edward le Despenser knight
the castle and manor of Hanley and the manor of Bischeley, extended
(as above), which among other castles, towns, manors and lands of
her said husband the king has assigned to her. |
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The like to the following: |
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Nicholas Somerton escheator in Berkshire, concerning the manor
of Stanford. |
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John Carnels escheator in Norhamptonshire, concerning the
manor of Yelvertoft. |
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Nicholas Somerton escheator in Oxfordshire, concerning the
hundred of Chadlynton. |
