1361-02-20, Westminster

To William de Fynchedon, Peter de Richemund, Willaim de Nessefeld, John de Laysyngcroft, John de Waddesworth and Thomas Gretheved. Order to stay altogether the execution of the king's late commission, appointing them justices to inquire concerning certain trespasses, oppressions, extortions, usurpations, grievances and excesses committed as well against the king and Queen Philippa, their men or servants, within the manors or lands which were of John de Warrenna late earl of Surrey in Yorkshire while the same were in the hands of the said king or queen, as against Edmund de Langele the king's son or his men, tenants or servants from the time the said manors and lands came to his hands, and to do other things in that commission contained ; as it is ordered in the present parliament, with the assent of the council, that all general inquisitions heretofore granted within any lordships whatsoever shall be revoked, and none shall henceforth be granted. By K. and C., Writing of John de Monte Forti duke of Brittany and count of Montfort, being a quitclaim with warranty to John de Gandavo the king's son, by the king created earl of Richemond, and to the heirs of his body, and to the said king and his heirs, of the county, honour, castles, manors, lands and other places, together with the knights fees, advowsons of churches, abbeys, priories, hospitals, chapels and religious . 251 and the liberties, prerogatives and royalties which John late duke Brittany and earl of Richemond had therein and in the members, meadows, feedings, pastures, fisheries, moors, marshes, turforests, chaces, parks, woods, warrens, hundreds, fairs, markets, customs, wards, marriages, escheats, services of freemen and neifs appurtenances to the same belonging, and which were granted the king's charter to his said son and to the heirs of his body as as the late earl in his life time held the same, with reversion to king and his heirs, if the same shall to him and them revert. Simon archbishop of Canterbury, John archbishop of William bishop of Winchester, Thomas bishop of Durham, bishop of London, Robert bishop of Salisbury, Edward of Wales duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester, Henry duke Lancastre, Richard earl of Arundell, Thomas earl of Warrewyk marshal of England, Walter de Mauny, Reynold de Cobham, de Bryan. Dated the palace of Westminster, 19 January 1360, Edward III.