1347-02-06, John Eltham

Cancelled on payment. Enrolment of indenture made between Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford and Essex, and Sir John de Pulteneye, knight, testifying that whereas John and Margaret his wife, by a fine levied in the king's court, have granted to the earl the manor of Populer, and 2 water mills with 10 marks rent in Estsmethefeld, co. Middlesex, and the manor of Swafham Priour, co. Cambridge, and the manors of Plumpsted and Suthalle, co. Kent, and by a charter enrolled in the Gyhalle of London before the mayor and aldermen, they haye also granted a messuage called le Coldeherberghere in the ward of Dusgate in the said city, with all its lands extending from Thamisestrete towards le Heywharf, as is more fully contained in the charter, to hold for life with reversion to John and his heirs, the earl has released to John all the said manors, mills, lands and rents to hold for fifty years from the date of these presents for rendering 80J. yearly at the house of Blauncheapelton, London, so that if the rent be in arrear the earl shall enter the said manors, etc. and detain all the goods and chattels found there as his own, and he or his executors shall retain the manors, etc. until the arrears have been fully paid, after which John shall enter the manor as his reversion, and if the earl does not enter the manor and dies when the payment is in arrear, John shall pay what is in arrear within four days of the earl's death, or the earl's executors shall hold the said manors, ete. until they are satisfied for the arrears, and . Parr 1. 237 John shall re-enter, and John will do all services to the chief lords of during the said term. Witnesses: Sir Geoffrey de Say, Sir John Sir Robert de Burghcher, Sir John Fermer, Sir William de Sir Hugh de Badowe, John Waleis, William Cloville. Dated at co. Essex, on Saturday after St. Peter in Cathedra, 21 Edward III. that both the earl and John came into chancery at London February and acknowledged the preceding indenture.