1355-06-18, John Westminster

de Sancto Laudo, escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Order Simon son of Maud, third sister of Nicholas le Walssh, in chief, to have seisin of the purparty falling to him of Nicholas's so that a fourth part of a rent in Athelardeston may be to him in the form provided, retaining in the king's hand of Joan, Nicholas's sister, of John and of Cristina, further order, as on its being found by inquisition taken by de Palton, then escheator in the said counties, that 2 messua curtilage, 84 acres of land, 6 acres of meadow, 8 acres of and ds. 4d. rent with appurtenances in Poditon and Westchikerel, and 26s. 8d. rent in Athelardeston, co. Somerset, and a of certain lands in Hiwisshamfloure in the same county, had into the king's hands by reason of the minority of Joan and Nicholas's daughters and heirs, who died while under age and king's wardship, Joan outliving Elizabeth, and that the rent in is held in chief by the service of a fourth part of a knight's all the other lands are held of others than the king, and one of Nicholas's sisters, whom Walter Malet has married, Joan sister, the said Simon, and Joan daughter of Edith, fourth sister whom Nicholas le Swon has married, Lucy second daughter of whom John Chuket has married, Cristina, third daughter, whom Hulle has married, and John son of Elizabeth, fourth daughter were the next heirs of Joan daughter of Nicholas, and that the Joan sister of Nicholas, Joan wife of Williamand Lucy were of full the said Simon, John and Cristina were then under age, the king January in the 26th year of the reign ordered the then escheator to fealty of Walter, William and John Chuket for the purparties of Joan and Lucy their wives, taking security from them for paying their at the exchequer, and after dividing the said lands into four equal in the presence of the said heirs and parceners, to cause the said and Alice, William and Joan and John and Lucy to have seisin of falling to them, retaining in the king's hand the purparties sister of Nicholas, Simon, John and Cristina until further order, the rent in Athelardeston should be assigned to each of the heirs in proportion, and Simon has now proved his age before the escheator, the king has taken his homage and has rendered his to him. By p.s. [22815.]