1366-07-14, Westminster

To Richard de Sutton escheator in Lancashire. Order, upon the of the abbot of Whalleye, if by inspection of divers the king's patent by the said abbot produced, by inquisition or otherwise may be assured that the lands etc. mentioned in the inquisition recited are the same as in the said letters patent contained parcel thereof, to remove the king's hand, and not to further with the same; as the king lately commanded the to certify in chancery the cause wherefore the said abbot's were by him taken into the king's hand, what lands they were, of what value, and he certified that he so took a moiety of the of Billynton which the said abbot acquired of Geoffrey de Scrope value 20 marks a year, a messuage and 20 acres of land in acquired of Richard Daukynson value 20s. a year, a third of the manor of Wysewall acquired of Thomas de Arderne knight 60s. a year, the manor of Standen acquired of Henry late duke Lancastre value 8/. a year, a piece of wood and pasture called containing about 200 acres acquired of the said duke 40s. a year, a messuage and 60 acres of land acquired of John del and John del Wra (or Wro) in Edesford value 53s. 4d. a year, messuages and 40 acres of land in Cliderhou acquired of Hugh de knight value 4/. a year, a messuage and 8 acres of land of John de Kynerdale in Kynerdale value 8s. a year, and 100 acres of land and 20 acres of pasture in Coldecotes of Nicholas del Bruche and Margaret his wife value 60s. for that he found by inquisition, before him taken of his office, the said abbot has licence of the late king to appropriate to him his successors 20/. of land or rent, and in fraud of the king has virtue thereof appropriated the premises, which exceed the value 20/.; and the said abbot has produced divers letters of the king licence to purchase divers lands as well in part of the 20]. aforeas otherwise, alleging that all the premises are under other names contained therein, and that so he has acquired none without praying that the king's hand should be removed. - By C.