April 3, Bury St. Edmunds

To the sheriff of Northumberland. Whereas the king learns by an inquisition taken by the sheriff that William de Colevill, deceased, gave in free marriage to Philip de Colevill, his younger brother, and to Agnes, his wife, a messuage, 118 acres of land, nine bondage-holdings (bondayia), a brewhouse, a water-imill and three cottage-holdings (cotayiw) in Spindelestan, in that county, and six bondage-holdings in Botil, in the same county, to have to them and the heirs of their two bodies, with reversion in default of such heirs to William, and that a moiety of the demesne land aforesaid and a moiety of the mill are held of Philip de la Legh by the service of a pair of gold spurs or of 6d. yearly, and that the remainder of the lands with the moiety of the mill are held of the chief lords of Alnewyk by the service of half a knight's fee, and that the reversion of the lands aforesaid ought to pertain by the form of the gift to Robert de Colevill, brother and heir of William, after the death of Agnes, and that the moiety of the demesne, land and mill that are held of Philip are in the king's hands by reason of the rebellion of Henry de Haliburton, Agnes s husband, which Henry and Agnes have now stayed with the Scots, the king's enemies, for four years and still stay with them, contrary to the king's peace and . 528 the king, wishing to show favour to Robert in consideration of his service, orders the sheriff to deliver to him the said moiety in the hands, to be held, saving the rights of others, until it shall be ordained by the king and his council. By p.s.