1358-05-14, William Westminster

Heroun, knight, and John Heroun, knight, acknowledge that they William de Dalton, clerk, 800. ; to be levied etc. in Northumberland, on payment. Enrolment of indenture made between Thomas Brome of Hamslap and Peter son of Roger de Bosenho, witnessing that Peter has granted to Thomas a yearly rent of 20/. to be received of all his lands in the town of Chalk, co. Kent, at Whitsuntide and Martinmas in equal portions, and if that rent is in arrear at any of the said terms, then Thomas may distrain in the said lands until he is satisfied, and Thomas grants that if the lands which he has of the feoffment of Peter and Juliana his wife in Hamslap, co. Buckingham, or parcel thereof be not recovered by the heirs of Peter's body or by the heirs of Peter brother of Roger de Bosenho, the said rent of 20s. shall be null and void, and if they are recovered the rent shall remain in force ; Thomas also grants that the payment of the rent shall cease until the said lands be recovered by any of the heirs aforesaid; also that if the lands which he has in Hamslap of the feoffment of Peter and Juliana, or parcel thereof, be recovered by any of the said heirs, then the arrears of the rent from the lands in Chalk between the making of these presents and such recovery shall not be claimed or levied by distress, recovery or in any other manner by Thomas and his heirs. Dated Westminster, Monday before Whitsuntide, 82 Edward III. French.