1280-06-04, Robert Westminster

Memorandum, that Geoffrey came into chancery, and acknowledged the premises. Richard de Brus has letters of acquittance of the common summons [of the eyre] in co. York. Richard de Crepping has the lke. The prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England has the lke. Roger de Clifford, the younger, acknowledges that he owes to Bartholomew de Castello 3840 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels. To do this he found as sureties John de Sancto Johanne, John de Boun, William Paynel, Thomas de Cancell is], Thomas Paynel, and Adam de Creting, who appointed themselves principal debtors, and granted that the money shall be levied, in Roger's default, of their lands and chattels. Bartholomew afterwards came, and acquitted John de Sancto Johanne and Wiliam Paynel of the recognisance aforesaid, and acknowledged receipt from them of 130 marks. Norman Darcy acknowledges that he owes to Simon de Rokele 121. ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Lincoln. John de Cameys acknowledges that he owes to Hugh de Basentyn, knight, 82d. ; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Sussex. Robert de Beruwe of Banstyde, Simon son of Stephen de Sutton, Baldric his brother, Simon North of Sutton, and Roger Vyel of Sutton acknowledge that they owe to Master Thomas Bek 40 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Surrey. . 55 son of Guy acknowledges that he owes to Sir R. bishop of Bath Wells, the chancellor, 12 marks 9s. Od.; to be levied, in default of of his lands and chattels in co. Devon. of writ to Robert de Ufford, justiciary of Ireland. Theobald son and heir of John de Verdun, and of Margery his wife, and co-heiress of Walter de Lacy, sometime lord of Meath has shown the king that whereas Walter had by the charters of king's predecessors in his county of Meath all manner of liberties to the crown and royal dignity, except only investiture (crocea), a certain part of the liberties were taken into the late king's hands for causes without judgment, certain of them remaining in Walter's the justiciary has taken into the king's hands without judgment remaining in the hands of Theobald and his ancestors and to his purparty of the inheritance that belonged to Walter: the orders the justiciary to search the rolls and memoranda of the and to cause to be inquired what liberties Walter had in the aforesaid of the commission of the king's predecessors and what taken into the late king's hands, and for what cause, and to certify king thereof under his seal, and to cause to be rendered to Theobald that he has taken into the king's hands. If he see any cause the liberties taken into the king's hands ought, after they have been to come to the king's hands, he is ordered to cause a writ of to be levied upon Theobald in the king's name, and to cause full speedy justice to be exhibited to the king and to Theobald according law and custom of those parts. Witness the king at Westminster, in the seventh year. of inquisition taken at Dublin, on Tuesday after Palm 8 Edward, before brother Stephen, treasurer of Ireland, Sir de Clare, and others of the king's council, by Robert de Ufford, of Ireland, by Reginald de Tiper, Roderic (Rericus) Mapcanan, de Rocheford, Jordan Lokard, John Lupus, William Waspail, le Poher, Geoffrey del Esse, Roger Andreu, Richard Beket, Philip Griffin son of Alan, Walter Porcel, and Jordan de Exonia, say that Hugh de Lacy, formerly lord of Meath, was enfeoffed by King the Elder of all Meath and of all liberties that the said king had or have, except investiture (crocea), for a service of fifty knights ; which had and used all the liberties all his life, and Walter, his son and had all the liberties by right of inheritance and by the charters and of King Richard and King John, and used the liberties until son of Ranulph appealed Robert Omalroni of the death of his in Walter's court of Trim, and a day was prefixed to make the when Walter's wife, by the procurement of Robert, ordered the during her husband's absence, to respite the duel until another ; and Richard the appealer, armed, on the same day, after receiving testimony thereof, went to Dublin and complained to Henry, of Dublin, then justiciary of Ireland, of the injustice done to in the said court, and the said justiciary, by the council of Roger then justiciary of the Bench at Dublin, and of others, took liberty into the said king's hands, without leaving anything ullo retenemento) to Walter and. without any one in his name being to hear the judgment, saving to Walter pleas of forbidden distress, and cri, and pleas of bloodshed and other pleas that pertain to a court, and they made Walter sheriff and keeper of the pleas of the in his own lands, so that he should answer for that office to the in his court at Dublin.