1328-10-26, Salisbury

the justice of the Bench. Eleanor, late the wife of Herbert son of has shewn the king, by her petition before him and his council, that she lately demanded before the justices a third of the manor of co, Berks, against Robert de Sapy as the third whereof the dowered her at the church door when he married her, by the and will of John son of Reginald, his father, of whom he was the hereupon she produced a deed before the justices, the said Robert before the justices in the Bench that he held the manor for life by from Peter de Gavelston by Peter's deed, which he exhibited, and reversion of the manor after his death pertained to the king by forfeiture, so that he ought not to answer to Eleanor without conthe king, by reason whereof the justices have deferred proceeding in the suit, and she has prayed the king to cause justice to be done in this matter: the king therefore orders the justices to proceed in to the final discussion thereof, and to cause justice to be done to notwithstanding Robert's aforesaid allegation, provided that they proceed to render judgment without consulting the king. By pet. of C. [2680.] the same. The aforesaid Eleanor has shewn the king that whereas demanded before the justices a third of the manor of Swerford, against John de Hanlo as the third whereof the aforesaid dowered her at the church door when he married her, by the assent of John son of Reginald his father, and hereupon she produced a the justices, the aforesaid John alleged before the justices in that he held the manor for life. by demise from Hugh le by Hugh's deed, which he exhibited, and that the reversion of ufter his death pertained to the king by Hugh's forfeiture, so ought net to answer to Eleanor without consulting the king, by whereof the justices have deferred proceeding further in the suit, has prayed the king to cause justice to be done to her in this matter: the king therefore orders the justices to proceed in the suit to the final discussion thereof [ete., as in preceding order]. By pet. of C. [5537.]