1323-05-11, Cowick

Order to deliver to Loretta, late the wife of Alan de Caterhal, as nearest [friend] of his heir, the lands that Alan held in socage in Gosenargh and the issues received therefrom, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Alan held at his death no lands in chief as of the crown by reason whereof the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held certain lands in Gosenargh of the king in chief as of the honour of Lancaster by the service of 5s. yearly for all service, and that Richard de Caterhal, his eldest son, is his next heir and is aged thirteen. He is ordered not to intermeddle further with Alan's other lands, and to restore the issues thereof. To John le Porter, keeper of certain of the king's enemies lands in co, Essex. As it appears by the second part of a fine levied in the 19th year of the late king's reign before John de Metyngham and his fellows, justices of the Bench, between Nicholas Fermbaud and Amicabilia his wife, demandants, and Isolda, late the wife of Henry de Norwico, deforciant, concerning a messuage, 90 acres of land, 12 acres of meadow, 6 acres of wood and 30s. of rent in Westhorrok, Dongessell and Stanford, that Nicholas and Amicabilia held the said land, ete., to them and the heirs of their bodies, and it appears by an inquisition taken by the escheator and by John de Dovorr , that Amicabilia after the death of Nicholas, in the 13th year of the king's reign, demised the said lands, ete., to Henry Gernet to hold at her will without any deed being made between them, rendering to her therefor 13 marks yearly, and that she did not demise them to Henry in any other way, and that the lands, etc., were taken into the king's hands with Henry's other lands by reason of his trespass, and. Henry afterwards acknowledged in chancery that he held the said lands, ete., as above, the king orders the said keeper not to intermeddle further with the said lands, ete., and to restore to Amicabilia the issues thereof from the time when they were taken into the king's hands. To Thomas de Burgh, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Bolton, co. Westmoreland, and to restore the issues thereof, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that John de Derwentwater, the elder, on 11 September, in the 10th year of the king's reign, enfeotfed John de Derwentwater, his younger brother, of the said manor, and that the said John, the younger, continued his seisin thereof until 1 May following, when John, the elder, died, and that the manor was then taken into the king's hands by Robert de Sapy, then , 647 this side Trent, because it was held by knight service of Ralph de lately a minor in the king's wardship, as if John, the elder, had thereof at his death. like to Anthony de Lusci, in whose custody the manor is.