1340-04-28, Westminster

To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the demand made upon William le Mareschal and Isabella his wife for rendering the extent of a messuage, a watermill and the moiety of a virgate of land, near Lichelade, 0. Gloucester, which Alice Neel held for life, from 13 January in the 4th year of the reign, in accordance with a previous order so that Thomas de Bradeston shall be able to answer for the entire extent, as on 16 November in the 4th year of the reign the king granted the premises to William and Isabella to hold for life, for rendering the extent thereof at the exchequer yearly, and on 13 January following the king committed to Thomas the custody of the manors of Lichelade and of Sodynton and of two parts of the manor of Bardeslegh, which belonged to Edmund ear of Kent, tenant in chief, and were in the king's hand by reason of the minority of the earl's heir, to hold from Easter next following until the heir should come of age, for rendering 1501. 13s. 8d. yearly at the exchequer; and at the suit of William and Isabella showing the king that the premises are parcel of the said manors and two parts and are in the extent of 150/. 18s. Sd., with which Thomas is charged, they answer to Thomas for the extent of the said messuage, mill and moiety, and the treasurer and barons have caused them to be distrained for rendering the extent thereof at the exchequer, the king ordered the treasurer and barons to supersede the demand made upon William and Isabella for that extent, if after inspecting the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer, by inquisition or otherwise, they should find that the messuage, mill and moiety were parcel of the said manors, that William and Isabella paid the extent thereof to Thomas and that Thomas was charged with rendering the aforesaid firm at the exchequer; and afterwards, because the king learned from William and Isabella that although it was found by inquisition taken by the treasurer and barons that the premises are parcel of the manor of Lichelade and are contained in the extent of the aforesaid manors and two parts, and that William and Isabella paid the extent of the premises to Thomas from the said 18 January, yet the treasurer and barons have hitherto delayed to discharge William and Isabella of that extent, the king ordered them to view his order, the inquisition taken upon the premises and other memoranda and to discharge William and Isabella as aforesaid if they found that the premises are parcel of the manor of Lichelade and are contained in the extent of 1502, 18s. 8d. in which Thomas is charged towards the king for the ferm of the manors of Lichelade, Sodynton and two parts of the manor of Bardeslegh and that William and Isabella paid the extent of the premises to him from the said 18 January, or to inform the king if there were any reason why they should not do this, and they returned that although it was found by inquisition that the . Parr 1. 391 are parcel of the manor of Lychelade, and that William and paid their extent to Thomas from 18th January, they have not to their discharge because before the demise of the manors of and Sodynton and two parts to Thomas, the messuage, mill moiety were committed to William and Isabella, and no mention of any to the manors was made in the commission to Thomas, but the wishes justice to be done because it is clear by the certificate of the and barons, that the messuage, mill and moiety are parcel of the of Lychelade and are contained in the extent of the manors of Sodynton and two parts of the manor of Bardeslegh. By C.