1362-09-28, Westminster

To William de Nessefeld escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and not to intermeddle further with a messuage and land which were of Richard Lewer deceased in Waddeworth by Tykhill hereinafter mentioned or with other lands in Doncastre taken into the king's hand for the same cause, delivering up any issues thereof taken ; as the king lately ordered the escheator to certify in chancery under his seal the cause wherefore the same were by him taken into the king's hand, and their true value, and he certified that he so took the undermentioned tenements by the death of the said Richard, and they are in the king's hand, for that he found by inquisition, before him lately taken of his office, that Peter son of Peter le Lord of Waddeworth, who held certain tenements in Waddeworth in chief of the late king by knight service, thereof aliened in fee to Robert Clarell and William de Wolhous one messuage and 42 acres of land in Waddeworth, that they aliened the same in fee to the said Richard without the king's licence, that Richard died thereof seised in his demesne as of fee after Michaelmas last, and after his death Richard Lewere his son and heir, without process of the king's court and without per- IIT. 357 the services, etc. which pertain to the king in that behalf, the same and other lands of his said father in Doncastre of Dame Margaret de Malo Lacu by divers services; and on behalf of Richard the son it is shewn the king that the premises Waddeworth were held time out of mind of William de Langethwait are yet held of his heirs, and not of the king nor his forefathers chief, and that the said heirs hold them in service of Peter de Malo the sixth and his heirs, and he petitioned the king to remove his wherefore the king ordered the escheator to make inquisition ; and by inquisition so taken it is found that the messuage land were not held in chief of the king nor his forefathers time out mind nor are yet so held, but of other lords. By C.