1292-03-26, Westminster

Thomas de Normanyill, escheator beyond Trent. Whereas the king ordered him to cause the manor of Tukesford, which Margery, late wife of John de Lexinton, held at her death in dower of the of Henry de Lexinton, tenant in chief of the late king, and the king caused to be taken into his hands after her death, to be equally between John de Bray, who married Cecily, and William Cruce, who married Agnes, daughters and heiresses of Robert deceased, the kinsman and co-heir of the aforesaid Henry, to cause them to have seisin of their purparties thereof, retaining in king's hands the purparty of John de Lungevilers, the kinsman and heir of Robert, a minor in the king's wardship; and the king at the prosecution of Richard de Sutton, kinsman and the heir of the said Henry, who prayed that his part of the and of that of Warshop, which Margery held in dower in like of Henry's inheritance, and which the king had caused to into his hands by reason of her death, [should be assigned to the said escheator to warn John de Bray, Cecily, and Agnes to be before the king on Sunday in Mid Lent last to their purparties of the manors or to show cause why Richard not have his purparty thereof; and they appeared in person before king on the said day, and showed a fine levied in the late king's court before Roger de Thurkelby and his fellows, justices of the king, between William son of Roland de Sutton, grandfather of the Richard, and Richard de Markham, uncle (avunculum) of Cecily and and kinsman of the said John de Lungevilers, whereby Richard remitted to William de Sutton and his heirs all his right in manor of Warshop, and also the advowson of the church of that knights fees and all other appurtenances, and also granted all the land that Richard held in Marnham, Strathawe, and on the day when the agreement was made should wholly after Margery's death to the said William and heirs for his purparty of Margery's dower in the manor of Tukesand moreover Richard granted that he and his heirs should 101. yearly after Margery's death to William and his heirs for his purparty of her dower in the manor of Tukesford ; and the said de Bray, Cecily, William de Sancta Cruce and Agnes and the said de Sutton forthwith besought that the fine should be observed in things between them; and John, Cecily, Wiliam and Agnes surinto the king's hands all the land that they held in Marnham, (sic), and Skegehawe, in their purparties of the inheritance in lifetime by virtue of the fine aforesaid; the king, with the of the parties, has rendered to Richard de Sutton, for his part of manor of Tukesford, the manor of Warshop and the advowson of the of that manor, with the knights fees and all other appurtenances, all the aforesaid land in Marnham, Strathawe, and Skegehawe, with the purparty of John de Lungevilers in the same, which is king's hands by reason of John's minority, and also with the said 101. from John de Bray and Cecily, William de Sancta Cruce and Agnes John de Lungeyilers, to be divided in equal portions, and has rendered John de Bray and Cecily, William and Agnes their purparties of manor of Tukesford, to have in accordance with the fine aforesaid, to the king and to John de Bray and Cecily, William and Agnes the sown in the land of Marnham, Strathawe and Skegehawe : the king orders the escheator to cause Richard de Sutton to have seisin manor of Warshop and of the advowson of that manor, etc., and Membrane T of all the aforesaid land in Marnham, Strathawe, and Skegehawe, with John de Lungevilers purparty aforesaid, and also with the said 101. yearly, in accordance with the fine, saving to the king and John de Bray and Cecily, William and Agnes the corn as aforesaid. He is also ordered to make partition of the manor of Tukesford into three equal parts in the presence of John de Bray and Cecily, William and Agnes, if they wish to be present, and to cause their purparties thereof to be assigned to them, and to cause them to have seisin thereof, retaining in the king's hands until John de Lungeyilers come of age the purparty falling to him. To Ralph de Broghton, late fermor of the manor of Denham.