1330-02-15, Tower

To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de Despense, king's yeoman, 20/. yearly from the issues of his bailiwick, sum the king has granted to Nicholas, in consideration of his good to the late king and to queen Isabella and to the king, during or until the king shall provide him with 20J. of land yearly, the king having granted to Nicholas 20J. of land yearly from the lands that to William de Bredon in co. Derby, to have during pleasure in aid the maintenance of him and his wife and children, which land has been from Nicholas and delivered to William by common consent of Robert de Kent of Waltham Holy Cross, imprisoned at Waltham for of vert in the forest of Waltham, has letters to bail him until the assize.