Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1295

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1295', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296, (London, 1904) pp. 465-466. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol3/pp465-466 [accessed 19 April 2024]

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24 EDWARD I.

November 1295

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Nov. 29.
Westminster.		 To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Hugh Bardolf, son and heir of Juliana, late the wife of William Bardolf, or his attorney to have seisin of the lands that Juliana held of the king in chief and whereof she was seised in her demesne as of fee at her death, as it is found by an inquisition taken by the escheator that Juliana at her death held of the king in chief, and that the lands that belonged to her were taken into the king's hands by reason of her death, and that Hugh is her son and nearest heir, and that he is of full age, and the king wishes to shew Hugh special favour, as he is in Gascony in his service. It is provided that Hugh shall come in person to the king when he returns to England and shall do homage for the said lands.
Nov. 30.
Westminster.		 To Hugh de Bussheye, escheator in co. Chester. Whereas the king lately ordered the escheator not to intermeddle with the six bovates of land in Dutton that Hugh de Dutton held at his death of the manor of Weverham, which manor the abbot of Vale Royal has of the king's gift, by the service of finding a judge (judicatorem) in the abbot's court of Waverham, in order to render more advisedly judgments in that court by reason of the difficulties, which land had been taken into the king's hands by reason of Hugh's death; and the king afterwards, because he retained to himself in making his charter of the manor to the abbot the homages and services of those who hold of the king in that manor by serjeanty or knight service, ordered the escheator to resume the six bovates into the king's hands, and to cause them to be kept safely until otherwise ordered; and the king now understands that two bovates of land of the aforesaid six bovates were assigned in dower by the king's order to Joan, late the wife of the said Hugh, by brother Robert de Valle Regali, the late escheator in that county, before the king's order came to the present escheator, and that the latter has taken the said two bovates together with the other four into the king's hands by virtue of the order aforesaid, and that he detains them from Joan, as the king learns from her complaint: as it was not and is not the king's intention that Joan shall be injured by this order in regard to the dower aforesaid, he orders the escheator to deliver to her the said two bovates, if he ascertain that they were assigned to her in dower in form aforesaid, retaining the other four in the king's hands.
Memorandum, that it was agreed as follows at Westminster in the king's court, on the day of St. Andrew, 24 Edward, between Alexander de Frivyle and Joan, his wife, of the one part, and Ralph son of Ralph le Boteler of the other, heirs and parceners of Joan de Morteyn: that Ralph has granted that Alexander and Joan shall have for their purparty of the said inheritance the castle of Tamworthe and all lands, with the fees, advowsons of churches, waters, fisheries, mills and all other things pertaining to the castle in cos. Warwick, Leicester and Stafford, of which lands, etc., without any reservation or challenge, Joan died seised, with the exception of a purparty of the dower of Mary, late the wife of Philip, when it falls in and shall be equally divided; and Alexander and Joan grant that Ralph shall have and hold the manor of Pulrebache, co. Salop, and all lands, with the fees, advowsons of churches, waters, fisheries, mills and other appurtenances of that manor without any reservation or challenge, of which lands, etc., Joan died seised. For the observation of these covenants Alexander and Ralph have put their seals to this deed (sic) made by indenture (ad modum cyrographi), and have procured its enrolment in chancery.
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