1323-05-16, Rothwell

To Robert de Gaddesby, keeper of forfeited and other lands in the king's hands in co. Leicester. Whereas the king lately ordered the keeper to certify him of the reason for taking the hamlets of Glen, Blakfordeby, and Assheby in the manor of Assheby-la-Zousche into the king's hands, and the keeper has certified that he took the service of certain free tenants of the hamlets aforesaid, which pertain to the said manor, into the king's hands because he was given to understand that Robert de Holand had the said services on the day of his forfeiture, and that William la Zousche said, at the time when they were taken into the king's hands, that he was seised of the services of the said tenants ; whereupon the king appointed certain of his subjects to make enquiry in the keeper's presence concerning this matter, by whose inquisition it is found that Alan la Zousche was formerly seised of the aforesaid manor with all appurtepances, and that he afterwards granted it to Wiiliam Por, chaplain, by virtue of which grant the said William Por was seised of the manor and the services of all the free tenants of the hamlets of Glen, Blakfordeby, Alton, Overton, Raveneston, and Assheby, as pertaining to the aforesaid manor, and that the said William Por afterwards granted the manor and appurtenances to the aforesaid Alan by fine levied in the king's court, to hold for life, with remainder to William la Zousche and the heirs of his body, with remainder, in default of heirs, to the right heirs of Alan, and that Alan was seised all his life of the manor with the services of all the free tenants of the aforesaid hamlets, as pertaining to the said manor, and after his death William la Zousche entered-the manor by virtue of the said fine, and all the free tenants of the aforesaid hamlets attorned themselves to William for the fealties and services pertaining to the aforesaid manor, and he was seised thereof at the time of the said Robert de Holand s forfeiture, to wit 20 December last, upon which day the keeper took into the king's hands the services of certain free tenants of the manor, to wit William Truan, William Gunnesone, and Robert Persone and Edith his wife for certain iands in the hamlets aforesaid, and also took into the king's hands three virgates of land, 40s. of rent, . 655 a sixth of a mill in Glen in name of wardship by reason of the of Reginald son of Herbert, whose service pertains to the manor and it is found by the aforesaid inquisition that at the time when la Zousche was in seisin of the manor aforesaid and of the services the tenants of the aforesaid hamlets, as. pertaining to the manor, the Robert de Holand distrained the aforesaid William, William, Person and Edith until they had likewise made fealty to him, but he carried away no profit from their services, and that the said tenants cease doing their services to the said William la Zousche by reason fealty made to Robert de Holand; the king therefore orders the not to intermeddle further with the aforesaid services or with the of the said heir, and to permit William la Zousche to have such in the premises as he had in the time of the aforesaid Robert de from the time when they were taken into the king's hands,