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Oct. 23.
Westminster. |
To John de Tye escheator in Kent. Order not to intermeddle
further with divers lands taken into the king's hand by the death of
Robert de Rame, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king
has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Robert
at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as
of fee nor in service, but held divers lands of others than the king. |
Oct. 1.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norhampton. Order, of the farm or issues of his
bailiwick, to pay 20l. for Easter and Michaelmas terms last, if not yet
paid, to Humphrey de Bohun now earl of Norhampton, son and heir of
William de Bohun late earl thereof, whose homage the king has lately
taken and commanded livery to be given him of the lands of his
said father with the issues from the Annunciation last, on which day
he was of full age, taking his acquittance; as the king granted by
charter to the said William, among other things, 20l. under the name
and honour of earl of Norhampton, to be taken to him and his heirs
by the hands of the sheriff at Easter and Michaelmas by even portions. |
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Nov. 13.
Sheen. |
To John de Wyndesore escheator in Leycestershire. Order to
deliver to Thomas de Roos, brother and heir of William son and heir
of William de Roos of Hamelak, the manor and advowson of Botelesford and divers knights' fees and advowsons of his heritage, held in
dower by Margery who was wife of William de Roos of Hamelak
and taken into the king's hand by her death, together with the issues
thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator,
that Margery at her death held no lands in that county in chief in her
demesne as of fee, but held the manor, fees and advowsons aforesaid
in dower by endowment of her said hnsband and by assignment of the
king with reversion to Thomas, and that the same are held in chief
by knight service as parcel of Beauver castle; and the king has at
another time taken the homage and fealty of Thomas. |
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To William de Reygate escheator in Yorkshire. Like order to deliver
to Thomas de Roos the manor of Garton with its members of Brakyn,
Middelton, Northdalton, Naburn and Tylethorp, the manors of Seton,
Storthwayt and Fulford and certain tenements and rents in Wartre,
Methelburn, Herlethorp and Folkethorp taken into the king's hand
by the death of the said Margery, together with the issues thereof
taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator,
that Margery at her death held no lands in that county in chief in her
demesne as of fee, but held the premises in dower of the heritage of
Thomas, and that the manor of Garton with its members is held in
chief, the said other manors, tenements and rents by knight service
of the fees which were of Roger de Mortuo Mari earl of March tenant
in chief, now in the king's hand. |
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To Thomas de Wythornwyk escheator within the liberty of Holdernesse co. York. Order not to intermeddle further with the manors
of Rosse and Monkewyk taken into the king's hand by the death of
the said Margery, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as it is found
by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Margery at her death
held no lands within the said liberty in chief in her demesne as of fee,
but held the said manors in dower of the endowment of her husband
of the heritage of Thomas de Roos brother and heir etc. (as above),
that the manor of Rosse is held of Isabel the king's daughter as of her
manor of Brustwyk by knight service and by the service of ward at the
said Isabel's castle of Skipse and suit at the wapentake of Holdernesse
every three weeks, the manor of Monkewyk of another than the king;
and at another time the king by letters patent has granted to Isabel
the manor of Brustwyk for life with the knights' fees thereto belonging. |
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To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to deliver
to Thomas de Roos (as above) the manors of Melton and Uffyngton,
and 30 acres of meadow in Goushull which are parcel of the manor of
Melton, taken into the king's hand by the death of the said Margery,
with the issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken by
the escheator, that Margery at her death held no lands in that county
in chief in her demesne as of fee, but held the premises in dower by
endowment of her husband of the heritage of the said Thomas,
and that the same are held in chief by knight service. |
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To the same. Order to cause the said Thomas de Roos, son and heir
of Margery who was wife of William de Roos of Hamelak, to have
seisin of the manors of Freston and Boston (de Sancto Botulpho) taken
into the king's hand by the death of his said mother; as the king
has taken his homage and fealty for all the lands which at her death
she held in chief, and has ordered William de Otteford escheator
in Bukinghamshire to take security for payment of his relief at the
exchequer, and to cause him to have seisin of the lands whereof his
said mother was seised in that bailiwick; and it is found by inquisition,
taken by the escheator, that Margery at her death held the said manors,
which are not held of the king, of the gift of the late king to her and the
heirs male of her body and the body of her said husband likewise deceased, and that the said Thomas their son is their next heir, and of
full age. |
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Membrane 6. |
Oct. 5.
Westminster. |
To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Suffolk. Order to assign to
Margaret who was wife of Giles de Neketon, tenant by knight service
of the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds lately void and in the king's
hand, her dower of the lands which her said husband at his death held
of the said abbey, and which were taken into the king's hand by his death
and by reason of the said vacancy and yet are in his hand, sending the
assignment to be enrolled upon the rolls of chancery. |
Sept. 16.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order,
upon the petition of Bernard de la Camynade merchant of Gascony,
attorney for William Arnald esquire (scutiferi) of Gascony, to take
the custom due to the king upon one bed with curtains and certain
points for fastening armour by them arrested, and to dearrest the same,
suffering the said Bernard of the king's favour to take them over this
time to the said William in Gascony; as Bernard has shewn the
king that, whereas William bought the goods aforesaid in the city of
London for his own use, and charged Bernard to take them to Gascony,
and Bernard, believing that they ought not to be customed for that
they were not bought for merchandise, put them in a ship freighted
for Gascony with other customed merchandise to be taken thither,
the collectors have arrested them to the king's use for that they found
them therein and no custom paid, and are keeping them under arrest;
and the king has credible information that they were put in the ship
for William's use and not for the purpose of trading, nor to defraud
him of the custom. |
Oct. 18.
Westminster. |
To Philip de Lutteley escheator in Salop. Order to deliver to John
de Cherleton, cousin and heir of Alan de Cherleton tenant in chief,
the manor of Hagercote with the issues thereof taken from 25 March
in the 35th year of the reign, if the same is in the king's hand by reason
of the death of Alan and of the nonage of John and for no other cause;
as on that day, the age of John being proved, the king took his homage
and fealty for all the lands of the said Alan his grandfather, and
ordered John atte Wode then escheator to cause John to have seisin
of all those which Alan held in his demesne as of fee, and which by
his death were taken into the king's hand; and now of his complaint
the king has learned that, though the said Alan at his death was
seised of the said manor in his demesne as of fee, as is shewn by
inquisitions taken after his death, the said John has not yet obtained
seisin of it, wherefore he has prayed for restitution thereof as his right
and heritage. |
