Oct. 18.
Westminster. |
To William Gascoigne and his fellows, justices appointed to
hold pleas before the king. Order, upon petition of John Cornewaille knight and Elizabeth his wife countess of Huntyngdoun,
to proceed in the plea hereinafter mentioned, the allegation of
John Wyndesore notwithstanding, so that they proceed not to
rendering of judgment without advising the king; as at their
suit, shewing that John Holand late earl of Huntyngdoun,
husband of the said Elizabeth, was seised of the castle, manor and
lordship of Maynerbier and the manor and lordship of Pennaly
co. Pembroke, that long before his forfeiture he gave the same
by charter to John Stevenes and Richard Shelley clerk, their
heirs and assigns, that at the untrue averment of John Wyndesore
the king gave the same to him and his heirs, by name of the
manors of Maynerbier and Pennaly in Wales with all rents
and services of all tenants of David de Barry knight in Begely
in Wales, and all lands, knights' fees and advowsons of benefices
which John Wyndesore, Thomas Holhirst, John Duket and Thomas
Afftenthwayt had by gift of the said David in the said county,
and which came to the king's hands by the said earl's forfeiture,
that the said John Stevenes and Richard continued their estate
until a certain time after the earl's death, when the said John
Stevenes, by name of John Stevenes esquire of Pembrokeshire,
gave the premises, by name of the castle, manor and lordship of
Manerbeer and the manor and lordship of Penale, to the said
countess for life, then being wife of John Cornewaille, with
remainder to John son of the said earl and countess and to his
heirs, and the said Richard after confirmed the charter of John
Stevenes and the estate of the countess and remainder aforesaid,
and shewing that by virtue of the king's grant to him John
Wyndsore has divers times unlawfully troubled John Cornewaille
and the countess touching their possession of the premises,
putting them to travail and expense, although the earl had nought
therein at the time of his forfeiture nor after, neither was any office
found for the king, nor were the same seized into the king's hand,
and the countess and her husband continued their estate, and
praying that the king's grant be revoked and annulled, the king
ordered the sheriff of Hereforde to give John Wyndesore notice
to be in chancery in the octaves of St. John Baptist last in order
to shew cause wherefore that ought not to be done; and that
writ being returned in chancery was sent for debate before the
king, and John Cornewaille and the countess appeared by John
Hulton their attorney, and John Wyndesore appeared in person,
and alleged that by reason of the earl's forfeiture the king did
seize the premises, and gave them to him as aforesaid and to his
heirs, and that he was in possession, averring that he is tenant
thereof by grant of the king, wherefore he took it that the justices
would not proceed further without advising the king, and craved
aid of the king. |
