1322-11-10, Tutbury

To Master John Walewayn, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage and two virgates of land that William Hughes held in Schulton, a messuage and 5 acres of land that Agnes and Eustace atte Grove held, a messuage that John le Mustarder held, two cottages that Gilbert Matyn held, a messuage that John Motesfonte held, a messuage that Ralph le Rok held, a messuage that John le Fevre held, a messuage that John Talebot held, a messuage that William de Culnham held, a messuage that William Hamond held, a messuage that Thomas Hamond held, a messuage that Henry Bonefaunt held, a messuage that William le White held, 2 acres that Henry Chape held, a messuage that Henry Odam held, a messuage that Robert le Prest held, a messuage that John Ernelyn held, and a messuage that Juliana Goldhord held in Farendon, as it was found by an inquisition taken by Richard de Rodeneye, late escheator beyond Trent, that the aforesaid tenants left the above tenements on account of the great arrears of services therefor due, and that the abbot of King's Beaulieu, of whom they were held, entered them as chief lord and not in fraud of the statute of mortmain, and the king ordered the said Richard not to intermeddle further with the tenements, which he had taken into the king's hands believing that the abbot had acquired them after the publication of the said statute, the present escheator having since . taken them into the king's hands upon the like grounds.