1341-05-25, John Westminster

To the justices of the Bench. Whereas the king ordered them not to proceed in the assize of darrein presentment arramed by Ela late the wife ; of William le Botiller of Wemme against John de Molyns concerning the church of Weston Turvill [above], without consulting the king, wherefore the justices have delayed to proceed with the assize, although it was arramed long before the taking of the lands, fees and advowsons of John into the king's hand, wherenpon Ela has besought the king to provide a remedy ; the king orders the justices to proceed with the assize, if it was prosecuted by her before the taking of the said lands etc. but not to proceed to render judgment without consulting the king. By p.s. [14044.] May 11. John de Barton, serjeant of the king's avenary, is sent to the abbot and 7 convent of Derlay, to receive such maintenance in that abbey as John - Kyngesman, deceased, had there at the late king's request. Enrolment of indenture testifying that Alice de Seyntmor, Elizabeth Peverel, Richard de Baiocis, William de Ruston, Edmund de Benhale and Henry Ewenny, lord of Coveneye, have demised and granted at fermto John de Lyle, knight, lord of Harewode, the manor of Coveneye to hold for their lives, provided that he render to them 20J. yearly during the said term. If John dies before them, the manor shall revert to them or to the survivors, and John binds himself to keep the manor without waste, sale or other destruction for the entire period, and that he will not deliver the manor at ferm. Witnesses: Sir Warin de Bassingbourn, John le Rous, Richard de Sprotford, John de Tostys and Bartholomew de Bradefeld. Dated at Rampton on Monday after Whitsunday, 15 Edward III. Memorandum that John came into chancery at Westminster on 24 May and acknowledged the preceding indenture. May 20. To Bartholomew de Burghersh and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine the extortions and excesses committed by the king's ministers and others, in co. Cambridge. Order not to aggrieve Thomas de ; Heselarton for not coming before them for three weeks after Monday after Epiphany last, and if he has been amerced before them for the said time, they shall cause the amercements to be withdrawn from their rolls and release the distraints made upon Thomas for that cause, as he was - impaneled before Nicholas de Canti Lupo and his fellows, justices of oyer and terminer for stich excesses in co. Lincoln, and he stayed there before _ them at Lincoln for the said three weeks, as fully appears by the certificate of Nicholas sent into chancery by the. king's order. _ By Cag May 26. Thomas Wake of Lydel acknowledges that he owes to Richard earl ofa Arundel, 100 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York. The chancellor received the acknowledgment. a . is blank, . Parr 1. 141