1360-10-12, Westminster

Philippa who was wife of Roger de Mortuo Mari earl of Whereas, among other lands which were of Roger and were into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage heir, the king assigned to Philippa in dower the land and lordof Montegomery to the value of 20 marks a year, and after, for causes shown before him and the council, to preserve the right kingdom, the king granted that the same should remain in the of Edward prince of Wales during that nonage, and that content Philippa of lands in other places being in his hands same value, and thereon discourse being had between the and certain of her counsel at her instant prayer a day was her, as well by warning to her counsel as by writs, to be before king and council in chancery on the octaves of Michaelmas last agree concerning that business, so that all things thereto should in the mean time remain as they were, which at the request of certain lieges was postponed, as_ the has heard, to the morrow of All Souls next; and now divers plaints of some of that land and lordship the king heard that, whereas they are immediately subject to the said have done fealty to him by virtue of the king's letters to them and were and are attendant on him and none other with services, Philippa and her ministers have made and daily are distraints, extortions, excesses and grievances upon them that they gainsay to do to her homages and other services not which she craves of them, imprisoning some, taking some heavy ransoms, their horses and oxen from their ploughs, the same and their other cattle, seizing their goods and and otherwise disturbing them so that they must leave land if remedy be not speedily applied: order, at her peril, desist from bringing such distraints and other grievances upon the of that lordship, to suffer them to be as they were at the time the assignment aforesaid, to cause the men imprisoned, the horses, and goods impounded or taken to be at once delivered, nothing against them by virtue of that assignment before day above named, save only for payment and reasonable levy rents thereof due, and to be before the king and council in chancery that day to answer to the king and to those men touching the and other things which shall be then set forth. Writing of Henry Burdeaux of Woxebrugg, being a quitclaim warranty to John Brokhampton rector of Ikenham, and John vicar of Hilyngdon of the lands, meadows, pastures and sometime of John Burdeaux late citizen and fishmonger London in Colham, Woxebrugg and Couele Pecche. Witnesses : Rabbe, Roger Leget, Walter Lambard, Richard Mareschal, de Thoresby, Simon de Rysby, John Gromet, Ralph Freston, de Assh. Dated Woxebrugg, 16 October 34 Edward III.