Nov. 24.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Middlesex. Order to give Edmund
marquess of Dorset, whose fealty the king at another time commanded Henry Frowyk late mayor of London to take, seisin of
500l. a year taken into the king's hand by death of John duke of
Somerset, and the issues and arrears thereof since the duke's death,
saving to Margaret who was wife of the said duke her reasonable
dower thereof; as by petition lately presented to the king he
shewed that divers manors, lands, rents, annuities etc. descended
to him by the death of the duke his brother, but it was thought
that the evidences thereof were then and for no small time would
be out of his hands, so that he might not have information concerning his title in great part of his heritage, which ought to
be found by inquisition taken by virtue of writs of diem clausit
extremum, so that without the king's favour it was feared that he
was like to be prevented no small time from having livery of the
same; and in consideration thereof the king granted that immediately after the return of any inquisitions taken by virtue of
these or other writs he might without let or impeachment sue for
livery from time to time at his will, and might have livery parcel
by parcel of all manors, lands, rents, services, knights' fees,
advowsons, annuities, sums of money payable at the receipt of the
exchequer or of the petty custom of the port of London, liberties,
possessions etc. comprised in such inquisitions whereof he should
be found heritable, and which should descend, remain, revert or
pertain to him as heir male of his said brother, not being hindered
according to the course of chancery and custom of the realm until
the return of all such inquisitions, and that such several liveries
should be of the same force as livery of the whole according to
the course and custom of chancery, and further granted that such
several liveries should be made with all issues, profits, revenues,
rents and arrears thereof since the duke's death, pardon of all
reliefs due for any honour, dignity or any of the manors, lands
etc. aforesaid, and respite of his homage for half a year without
fine or fee, notwithstanding that express mention was not made
of other gifts or grants to him made by the king or his forefathers,
or of the true value of the premises; and it is found by inquisition, taken before Richard Frogenhall late escheator, that by
letters patent of 12 November 6 Henry IV that king, with assent
of the lords spiritual and temporal and of the commons in the
parliament then holden at Coventre, granted to John late earl of
Somerset and to the heirs male of his body to maintain the estate
of earl 1,000l. a year from Michaelmas then last until he and his
heirs should make them provision of lands etc., not parcel of the
crown, to that yearly value, that the earl was thereof seised at
the exchequer, until by other letters patent of 25 October 11
Henry IV the said king, reciting the said grant, did grant to the
earl and his said heirs male from Michaelmas then last 500l. a
year of the petty custom in the port of London in part of the
said 1,000l. and to be therefrom deducted, any ordinances, grants
or assignments to the contrary notwithstanding, granting that if
in time to come for any cause the whole or part might not thereof
be paid, what was lacking should be paid at the exchequer, and
found that of the said 1,000l. a year the earl was seised in fee
tail of 500l. a year payable at the exchequer, according to the
first grant, that he had issue the said duke and marquess, and
died so seised, that after his death the said 500l. descended to
the duke as his son and heir, that he died thereof seised without
issue male, that after his death by the form of the grant the
same descended to the said Edmund as his brother and heir, and
that he is of full age; and at another time without fine or fee
the king respited for a time now past his homage due for other
lands etc. in divers counties. |
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To the escheator in Somerset. Like order, mutatis mutandis,
upon the finding of an inquisition, taken before John Roger late
escheator, that at his death the late duke held in fee tail the
style, name and honour of earl of Somerset by letters patent of
King Henry IV to John late earl of Somerset, father of the duke,
and to the heirs male of his body, and 20l. a year of the issues of
that county, and that the said marquess is brother of the duke
and his next heir, and is of full age. |
Nov. 16.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Suffolk. Order to take the fealty of
William Cotton, and to give him and Alice his wife livery of the
manor of Ixenyng in Ixenyng called 'Cotton maner,' and the
issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before
Richard Wetherton late escheator, that Walter Cotton at his
death held no lands in Suffolk in chief nor of any other in
demesne nor in service, but that William Alnewyk late bishop of
Norwich, William Phelipp knight, Nicholas Wymbyssh clerk,
Thomas Sutton of Milton esquire, Richard Highwey clerk and
William Weldoun of Weldoun were seised of the said manor, and
by charter dated 11 December 15 Henry VI with licence of the
king demised the same and 9 acres of land and 2s. of rent parcel
thereof, by name of the manor of Ixenyng co. Suffolk and all
their lands in Burwell and Reche co. Cantebrigge, to the said
Walter for life, with remainder to the said William his son and
to Alice wife of William for their lives, remainder to the heirs of
the said William's body, that the said Walter was thereof seised as
of freehold, and that by his death it is taken into the king's hand. |
