1336-02-27, Hertford

To John Moryn, escheator beyond Trent. Order to deliver to Geoffrey son of William Redemar, kinsman of William Berchaud, deceased, a moiety of the manor of Alenburgh co. Cumberland, restoring the issues thereof, as on 20 July last, on its being found by inquisition taken by Simon de Grymesby, escheator in the liberty of Holdernesse, that divers lands in Outneuton, Pundagh and Danthorp were taken into the hands of Edward I. by reason of the idiotey of William Berchaud, and that the said lands are held of the king in chief as of the honour of Albemarle, in the king's hands, by the service of the 8th part of a knight's fee and of making suit at the wapentake of Holdernesse every three weeks, and of rendering 17 d. to the ward of Skipse castle in the middle of Lent, and 133d. to the aid of the sheriff, and that Geoffrey is William's next heir and of full age, the king took Geoffrey's fealty for all those lands, and gave him respite for his homage until the king's return from Scotland and ordered Simon to cause him to have seisin of all these lands, having taken security from him for rendering his reasonable relief for them at the exchequer, as appears by inspection of the chancery rolls; and by another inquisition taken by the escheator it is found that the said moiety was taken into the hands of . 549 I. by reason of the idiotcy of the said William, and it is held Anthony de Lucy, and that Geoffrey is William's next heir of the moiety.