1357-05-02, Westminster

Walter lord of Mauny acknowledges that he owes to Roger de Foxcote 100/.; to be levied etc. in the county of Hertford. Enrolment of indenture made between Sir Walter, lord of Mauny, and Roger de Foxcote, witnessing that Walter has sold to Roger all his wood growing in his wood of Kyngeswode, co. Salop, by metes, breadth and bounds, to wit, in length from the house of Peter le Parker to Tybbe Grene, and from Tybbe Grene to the water called Doules, as the highway extends, between the valley and the high wood, and in the water up to la Seurte following the sich which is the bound between the wood of the earl of la Marche and Kyngeswode, with all the wood which grows in the park of Kyngeswode, except le Holowelyne and all other wood previously sold by the lord of Segrave, who is dead, and all the other wood of Kyngeswode . 407 is without the above named bounds, to cut once and carry at will ten years next following ; and whereas Walter is bound to Roger in by a recognisance made in chancery, to be paid at Michaelmas a year Michaelmas next, Roger grants that if he be not disturbed in cutting carrying the said wood in the aforesaid manner by Walter, his wife or heirs, or by the heirs of Sir John lord of Segrave, or if Roger be so and Walter, his wife or their heirs be notified in the following to wit, Walter in person, if he is in England, or the master of the chapel of his foundation near Smethefeld, if he is out of England, so the notification to the master be made by six lawful men, or Walter's after his decease, or his heirs or executors, and make suitable amends the damages and losses sustained by Roger because of such disturbance, be made within half a year after such warning, then the shall be null, and if disturbance of parcel of the wood be at any time within the ten years by Walter, his wife, their heirs or heirs of Segrave, whereby Roger is damaged and suffers loss, and Walter, wife or their heirs, being notified as aforesaid, do not give Roger satisfaction for such damages, Roger grants that he may not execution except for parcel of the recognisance, according to the portion assessment of the damage, to be adjudged for every such disturbance, be found by good enquiry, and the remainder of the recognisance be null; and Roger will discharge Walter towards God and Holy of the tithes of the said wood if they are adjudged. Dated London, the feast of the Invention of the Holy Cross, 31 Edward III. that the said Walter, lord of Mauny, came into the chancery on 8 May and acknowledged the preceding indenture.