1347-06-15, Reading de Haudele Midsummer

Order to notify Edmund son of Richard and Alesia his wife to be before the king fifteen days from next to show cause why two bovates of land in Acle, Brehull and the bailwick of the forestership of Bernewode should not into the king's hand, so to remain until Edmund, as kinsman and John de Hautlou and Joan his wife come of age and further to receive what the king's court shall determine in this matter, as on found by inquisition taken by Thomas de Swyneford, then in that county, that John de Haudele enfeoffed William and Geoffrey de Scardeburgh, by the king's licence, his death with the said land and bailiwick, which are chief, and William and Geoffrey delivered them to John to life with remainder to Edmund son of Richard de Haudele and Edmund's heirs, by a fine levied in the king's court, Edmund is John's next heir and aged seven years, the king the premises to be delivered to the same Edmund and Alesia ; and found by inspection of the chancery rolls of Edward I that that licence to Robert de Harewedon to grant the premises to John to hold for life, with remainder to John son of Richard and Joan, daughter of John son of Nichellus, his wife, and the their bodies, by the serjeanty of keeping the said forest, and in of such heirs, to the right heirs of John son of Nichellus, and found that John de Haudlo, who was the said John son of de Hautlou, it is said, had any estate in the premises, except jointly f 2B 1347. 16. 24. Sept. 3. Sept. 8. 11. Worcester. Sept. 8. Gloucester. with his wife for himself and the heirs of their bodies, as aforesaid, by the . licence of the king, his father or grandfather, so that he might alienate the same, and the king gave the said licence to John to enfeoff William and Geoffrey because he was deceived upon John's estate therein.