1320-07-20, Richard Stratford

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit Laurence de Rustiton of 50 marks yearly from 13 December, in the 10th year of the king's reign, for the custody of the towns of Petresfeld, Mapelderham, Upclatford, and Hardebrugge, which belonged to Gilbert de Clare, late earl of Gloucester and Hertford, which the king committed to him at will on 28 November, in the 9th year of his reign, rendering therefor the above sum yearly, the town of Petresfeld being extended to the yearly valne of 8/. 1s. 64d., the town of Mapelderham to 14/. 3s. 74d., the town of Upcelatford to 7/. 18s. 7d., and the town of Hardebrugge to 28s. 8d., the king having afterwards, on 13 December aforesaid, committed to Richard de Rodeney, Benedict de Cokefeld, and William de Aylmere the custody of all the earl's lands in England until the octaves of Holy Trinity then next following. Witness: The aforesaid eari. To Gilbert de Stapelton, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands of Mary de Nevill, and to restore the issues thereof, as it appears by inquisition taken by the escheator that she held for life the manors of Middelham, Thoraldeby, Welle, Snape, Carleton, Fagherwald, Nosterfeld, Burton, and Crakale, and a messuage and a carucate of land in Aykescard and the advowson of the church of that town, of the inheritance of Ralph de Nevill, by grant from Robert de Nevill, made by a fine levied in the king's court under the following form : that, after her death, the manor of Snape should remain to Robert, and the manors of Middelham, Thoraldeby, Carleton, Nosterfeld, Burton, and Crakale, and the messuage, land and advowson aforesaid should remain to Ranulph de Nevill for life, with reversion to the said Robert, and that the manor of Fag[h Jerwald should remain to Master Ralph de Nevill for life, with reversion to Robert, and that the manor of Welle should remain to Master Robert de Neville for life, with remainder to the aforesaid Ranulph for life, with reversion to Robert ; which manors, etc., are held of others than the king. Here the king returned from parts beyond sea. . 247