1296-10-24, Henry Brotherton

To the sheriff of Northampton. Whereas the king learns that Amice, wife of Elias de Hauvill, has entered by violence Elias s manor of Weston and certain other of his lands in the sheriff's bailiwick without the licence of Elias s attorney appointed to keep the manor and lands, and has consumed Elias s goods and chattels there found, and does from day to day consume them: the king, wishing to provide for the indemnity of Elias while he is in Gascony in the king's service, orders the sheriff to take into the king's hands without delay the manor and lands with Elias s goods there found, and to deliver them to Elias s attorney to be kept for the use of Elias, and to maintain and defend the attorney in the custody thereof so far as he can in accordance with justice until he shall be otherwise ordered by the king, not permitting Amice to intermeddle in any way with the lands or goods of Elias except those that were assigned to her by Elias for her maintenance before he commenced his journey to Gascony. John son of Ralph le Sweyn of Watenowe acknowledges that he owes to Willam de Henover, clerk, 201.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Derby. To Osbert de Spaldyngton, keeper of the lands that belonged to Robert de Ros of Werk. The prior of Kirkham has shown the king that whereas one Robert de Ros, ancestor of the said Robert, bound himself and his heirs by his charter to pay yearly to God and the church of Holy Trinity, Kirkham, and the canons there serving God 105s. 4d. a year for the tenth penny of the income (censw) of his lands in co. Northumberland that belonged to Walter Espec, which sum they received until the lands were taken into the king's hands by Robert's forfeiture, and he has besought the king to cause this sum to be rendered to him. Since it was not the king's intention in lately rendering the lands to William de Ros, the chief lord thereof, and is not his intention to do any prejudice to the church in any of her rights, but rather to cherish her in her right, since he considers that it is by the catholic church that he has that which he had and has in this and in other things, he orders the keeper to inspect the charter aforesaid and to make inquisition, if need be, concerning the possession that the prior and canons have heretofore had in receiving the aforesaid sum yearly, and to cause them to have that sum yearly with the arrears thereof from the time when the land came to the king's hands. 6. To the sheriff of Suffolk. As the king intends shortly to hawk (riveare) by the river (ripariam) of Sture in that county, he orders the sheriff to keep the river, and especialiy the part between Clare and the bridge of Catewade, by certain men so that no one shall hawk in any manner by it, and to cause the bridges over it to be made and repaired as they have been wont to be done heretofore. The like to the sheriff of Essex. Vacated, because otherwise below. To the sheriff of Essex. Like order, substituting an order to cause the river to be bridged (pontari) as has been wont to be done at other times for the clause ordering him to make and repair the bridges.