1387-03-10, Westminster

Nicholas Fitz Richard escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire. to give Thomas de Morle knight seisin of the third part of the of Halyngburyburgh co. Essex and Walkerne co. Hertford ; king has learned by divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, Cicely who was wife of William de Morle knight at her death no lands in that county of the king or of others in her demesne fee nor in service, but held the said third part in chief by knight as her dower of the heritage of the said Thomas, being son of her said husband ; and on 1 June 2 Richard II the king the homage and fealty of the said Thomas, and commanded to be given him of his father's lands. Simon Baret escheator in Norffolk. Like order concerning the part of the manor and advowson of Hokeryngge, of the manors Buxton and Swanton Morle, of the advowson of Swanton, of 1 acre of in Brandon and the advowson of the church, the advowson Hengham, the manor of Aldeby with a moiety of the advowson of the manor and hundred of Eynesford with the advowsons Folsham and Byntre and the manor and advowson of Reydoun ; the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that said Cicely held the said third part in dower (as above), and the of the premises for life by gift of Anselm Marchal knight and Payn parson of Swanton made with the king's licence to her husband and her and to her husband's heirs, except the manor and of Reydoun, which she held for life by gift of Robert de knight her husband's father of the heritage of the said Thomas, that the manors of Aldeby and Reydoun, the said moiety and the part of the manors of Hokerynge, Buxton and Swanton, the and advowsons aforesaid are held in chief as parcel of the barony la Ry, the manor of Folsham and the said hundred of others than king; and on 1 June etc. (as above).