1301-09-16, Bothwell

same. Whereas the king learnt by an inquisition taken by the that Simon de Cumbe at his death held of the king two carucates in Fitelton at a fee ferm rent, rendering therefor to the king for all service, and that Richard, his son, is his nearest heir aged ten weeks, and it did not appear to the king by the inquisition held of him elsewhere by reason whereof the wardship of his or ought to pertain to the king, and the king therefore ordered to deliver to Alice, late the wife of Simon, the custody of carucates which the escheator took into the king's hands by of Simon's death, as nearest [friend] of the heir, saving the right ; and the escheator has done nothing in this matter, as the king . 2G learns: the king orders him to deliver the custody of the two carucates to Alice without delay, in accordance with his previous order, together with the issues received thence by him in the meantime, or to signify to the king why he would not or could not execute his other order. He is ordered not to intermeddle with the other lands of Simon, which he has likewise taken into the king's hands.