1317-05-28, Westminster

the same. The king, wishing to be certified into which of his prohands the manor of Rolandrith came, and for what causes and when into his hands, ordered the treasurer and barons of the exchequer the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer concerning the and they certified him that Thurstan le Despenser held 100s. of in Great Rolandrith yearly of the late king by the serjeanty of his despenser, and that Philip Burnel, nephew (mepos) and heir of Burnel, late bishop of Bath and Wells, held the same land, but it was known by what warrant he held it, whereupon Philip, then present in late king's exchequer, on the second day after the close of Easter, in the year of his reign, being put to reason as to what warrant he entered serjeanty without the late king's licence, said that he had many and muniments whereof he had not full notice, and he knew not he ought to have warranty or not of the late king thereby, and he day to shew any deed or other warrant that he might have conthe entry upon the said land; and afterwards he came not in from Easter following, the day assigned to him, nor exhibited any ; whereupon the sheriff of Oxford and Berks was ordered to take aforesaid land into the late king's hands; as John de Handlo, who married sister and heiress of Edward Burnel, son and heir of the aforesaid and the said Matilda have prayed the king to restore the manor to as her right and inheritance, and as it appears by the inquisitions the said bishop's lands returned into the late king's chancery, that bishop was seised of the manor at his death in his demesne as of fee, and he held it of the late king by the service of the serjeanty of serving in his spence (dispensa), and that the abovesaid Philip was his nephew heir and of full age, wherefore the late king, on 25 January, in the year of his reign, took Philip's homage for all the lands that the bishop his uncle held in chief, and restored the same to him, ordered Malculm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent, to cause to have seisin thereof upon his finding security for his relief: the now orders the escheator to cause the said John and Matilda to have of the manor aforesaid, as he has taken John's fealty for the same. By K. and C.