1342-04-20, Westminster

Order to cause four men and a reeve from each township of co. Norfolk to come before them and to examine them as to how much each township paid by itself for the ninth and wool, and that done to cause twelve lawful men of each hundred of the county to come before the king and take inquisition upon the levying of the ninth and of wool, and to cause due and speedy complement of justice to be done for deceit and damages inflicted in that levying, according to the law and custom of the realm, as the king has learned that the vendors and assessors of the ninth and the collectors in that county of the wool last granted have levied more than they have answered for from the townships. By K. William de Pikkeslye, parson of Bakewell church, and Thomas de Hal- _ shawe, parson of Cheu church, executors of the will of Richard de Rodeneye, put in their place Geoffrey Martyn and John de Newenham to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 200/. made to Richard in the late king's ioe by William de Grenvile. Alan de Asshe received the attorneys yy writ. Enrolment of grant by William Lovekyn, parson of Beaumond_ church, Thomas de Dedham, burgess of Colchester,and Hugh le Clerk, of Thorp, to Matilda, Alice and Anne, daughters of John son of John de Daniswelle, of Great Oklee, that all their lands which Philippa late the wife of the said John son of John de Danishwelle, of Great Oklee, of co. Essex, holds of them for her life by their demise in the towns of Great Oklee and Wykis, co. Essex, which ought to revert to them after her death, shall remain to Matilda, Alice and Anne. . Witnesses: William le Groos, Walter de Fynchynfeld, John de Burnham, Stephen de Bernham, John de Kirketon, Robert de Misteleye, Nicholas Launche. Dated at Great Oklee on 17 April, 16 Edward III. . Parr 1. 5389 of grant by the same William, Thomas and Hugh to Philippa wife of John son of John de Daniswelle, of Great Oklee, of co. all the lands which they hold of the gift and enfeoffment of John de Danyswelle in the towns of Great Oklee and Wykis, co. hold for life. [Witnesses as above.] Dated at Great Oklee on 16 Edward III. that William, Thomas and Hugh came into chancery at on 29 April and acknowledged the preceding charters.