1339-10-26, Kennington

the justices of the Bench. Thomas de Berkele has shown the king whereas he impleads before them John Fraunceys, the younger, for a in the suburb of Bristol, asserting that John le Taverner held it Thomas de Berkle, his grandfather, whose heir he is, by certain and it ought to escheat to him because John le Taverner committed for which he abjured the realm ; and John Fraunceys in answering to warranty, against Thomas, John son of John de Weston, knight, appeared before the justices and asserted that the late king in at York a month from Easter in the 12th year of his reign, to John de Weston the younger all the lands and rents which to Robert Martyn le Clerc and John le Taverner, in Bristol and suburb, which escheated to the king by the felonies of Robert and John, he showed the letters patent before the justices, alleging that the messuage cannot be brought into judgment without the king, upon which pretext they have delayed to proceed in the plea, whereupon Thomas has besought the king, by his petition before the king and council in parliament, to provide a remedy: the king thereupon orders the justices to view and inspect the process held before them upon the premises and if they find it has proceeded so, then to proceed further in the plea, notwithstanding the aforesaid letters or allegation, but not to render judgment without consulting the king. By pet. of C.