1334-12-01, Roxburgh

To William Erneys, escheator in cos. Warwick, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Lancaster. Order to amove the king's hand from the following messuages, garden, cottages, oven, plot, rent aud three parts, and not to intermeddle further with the same, restoring the issue thereof to the present prior of Coventre, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that William, formerly prior of Coventre, acquired a messuage in Coventre, in the street of Smythefford, which William de Wolricheston now holds for himself and his successors, of Vincent le Parker, 10 years before the publication of the statute of mortmain ; and a messuage in the same town and in the same street which Isabella, late the wife of Nicholas le Frettere holds, of Thomas Orfevre, 10 years before the said statute; and a messuage in that town, at . 279 side gate in the angle which belonged to Alan de Waleshale, of Adam Werrour, 5 years before the said statute ; and an oven and three messuages the same town in le Frerelone, which belonged to Richard de chaplain, of Stephen de Wynchecombe, 10 years before the said ; anda messuage in the same town in Sponnestrete, which Nicholas le now holds, 40 years before the said statute, of Roger de Monte and 19s. rent in the same town at Crowemulne, which Roger le Hunte holds, 40 years before the said statute, of Roger de Monte Alto; and rent in the same town in Greater Park Street (majori vico parci), Roger le Hunt now holds, of Adam le Vyneter, 5 years before the statute ; and a messuage in the same town, near the tenement of Henry de of Alexander de Gloucestre, 5 years before the said statute; anda in the same town in Gosefordstrete, of Richard de Romeney, years before the said statute; and a messuage in the same town in the street, which Thomas de Coleshull now holds, of Roger de Monte 40 years before the said statute ; and 12d. rent in the same town from messuage in Smythefford street, which Roger Purfray now holds, of Roger Monte Alto and Cicely his wife, 40 years before the said statute ; and a garden called Erlesorchard, 10 years before the said statute, of le Gardiner ; and 5 cottages in the same town, in le Westorchard, William Pake, 10 years before the said statute; and 20s. rent issuing a messuage in the same town which Thomas de Meseton now holds, years before the said statute ; anda certain plot of land in the same town, Dame Anneisfeld, of Walter Terri, 5 years before the said statute; 4s. rent issuing from a messuage in the same town, which Richard de now holds, of Roger de Monte Alto and Cicely his wife, long the said statute, to wit, in the time of Henry III.; and 23d. rent from two messuages in the same town which John de Ruyton now of the said Reger and Cicely in the time of Henry III.; and three of a messuage called le Draperie, in the same town, of Thomas of John Fabri, Roger de Doggelon and Richard Durant, 10 years the said statute; and that the said messuages, garden, cottages, oven, and rent are held of Queen Isabella in socage, and that the said three at the time of their acquisition, were held of the said prior, and that William and his predecessors, from time out of mind, held 2s. rent, from a messuage in the same town, which Richard le Spicer now and 12d. rent issuing from a messuage in Smythesford street, in the town, which Roger Purfray now holds, as of the right of the foundaof his church of St. Mary, Coventre, which messuages, garden, oven, plot and rent and three parts the escheator took into the hand by reason of a certain inquisition of office by which he found the present prior and his predecessors had acquired them after the of the said statute, without the licence of the king or his