1355-03-12, Westminster

To the bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, knights, freemen and all other tenants of the lands which belonged to Hugh le Despenser, tenant in chief, in the king's hand by reason of the death of Hugh and the minority of his heir. Whereas on 27 September in the 27th year of the reign the king committed to Anne late the wife of Edward le Despenser and to Edward son of the said Edward the wardship of two thirds of all the said . 121 in England and Wales, to hold together with the lordships, royalties, and all other appurtenances until the heir should come of age, a certain ferm yearly to the king ; and now the king has learned malevolent persons, contriving to exclude Anne and Edward the profits pertaining to those two thirds, put it about that they do that wardship of the king's will and that they will shortly be therefrom, upon which pretext the said tenants are not attendant Anne and Edward for their services, so that they cannot levy the and profits which pertain to the two thirds and from which the ferm levied, or answer therefor to the king, so that the ferm remains for a great while: the king therefore notifies those tenants that he that wardship to Anne and Edward wittingly and grants they shall hold it in accordance with the form of the commission to wherefore the king orders the tenants to be attendant upon Anne for their services during that wardship and to permit them to the issues, profits and other emoluments.