Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1361

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 11, 1360-1364. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1909.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: November 1361', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 11, 1360-1364, (London, 1909) pp. 236. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol11/p236 [accessed 24 April 2024]

November 1361



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Nov. 10. Westminster.	To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to take the fealty of Maurice, son of Thomas de Berkele late lord of Berkele, according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and to deliver to him the castle of Berkele, the manors of Berkele, Hamme, Appulrugge, Alkynton, Hyneton, Wotton, Symondeshale, Camme, Cuueleye, Slymbrugge, Upton St. Leonard, the hundred of Berkele with the view of frankpledge to the said manors pertaining, and the advowsons of Wotton and Slymbrugge taken into the king's hand by the death of the said Thomas; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Thomas at his death held no lands in chief nor of any other in his demesne as of fee, but held the castle, manors, hundred and advowsons aforesaid in chief by knight service of the gift of William de Syde, Walter Goldemere and David de Milkesham by fine levied in the king's court with his licence, with remainder to the said Maurice and the heirs male of his body; and the king of his favour has respited the homage of Maurice until the Purification next. By K.
Nov. 30. Westminster.	To the same. Order to take the fealty of Katherine late the wife of Thomas de Berkele late lord of Berkele according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to intermeddle further with the castle, manors, messuages and land hereinafter mentioned, taken into the king's hand by the death of Thomas, delivering to Katherine any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Thomas at his death held no lands in that county in chief nor of any other in his demesne as of fee, but held the castle and manor of Beviston of the gift of William Goldemere and John de Glyne, the manors of Overe and Kyngesweston of the gift of Thomas Besferd, Roger de Estham and John le Veye, the manor of Tokynton of the gift of Nicholas Poyntz parson of Hoo, a messuage and one virgate of land in Weston Brut and a messuage and one virgate of land in Dounhat Hurleye of the gift of the said Nicholas, all to Thomas and Katherine and the heirs of their bodies, and that the said castle and manor of Beviston are held in chief by knight service, the residue of the premises of others than the king.