1342-07-10, William Westminster
Order to take into the king's hand, without delay a messuage and 2 carucates of land at Estret in Westpennard, so that he shall answer for the issues thereof at the exchequer, until further order, as the king has learned by inquisition of office taken by the escheator that Thomas de Panes acquired the premises, worth 20 marks yearly, of Lucy late the wife of Roger de Estret, without licence, and occupied them for half a year, and afterwards the abbot of Glastonbury acquired the same for his church of Thomas, without the king's licence, occupying them for six weeks, of which ahbot Thomas acquired the tenements for life, without licence, and has occupied them for a a y C.
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