1370-05-20, William Westminster

Memorandum of acknowledgment by the parties in the chancery at Westminster, 28 May. Charter indented of Nicholas de Lovayne knight, giving with warranty to William bishop of Wyncestre, Sir John de Pekbrugge, Sir William Harewell clerk and Richard Mafee, their heirs and assigns, the manors of Penshurst and Northpark with all other his lands, rents, services, mills, woods, meadows, pastures, fisheries, lordships, customs, knights fees, advowsons of churches and chapels etc. in the towns of Penshurst, Tonbrugge, Leghe, Bitteberugh, Speldhurst and Chydyngston co. Kent, to hold during his life rendering yearly 60/. at Easter, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas by even portions, power being reserved to the lessor to distrain for arrears and to enter again and hold the premises in his former estate with the growing corn ete. if the rent be one quinzaine in arrear; which lease is made upon condition (as in the last). Witnesses: Sir William de Cobham, Sir Thomas Morant, Sir John Burgh knights, John Colepeper, Sir Robert ' de Lincoln clerk. Dated Penshurst, 25 March 44 Edward III. French. : Memorandum of acknowledgment by the parties, 28 May. . 183 of Nicholas de Lovayne knight, giving to William bishop of Sir John de Pekbrugge, Sir William Harewell clerk and Mafee all his growing corn, goods and chattels upon his manors and Northpark and his lands in the towns of Penshurst, Leghe, Bitteberugh, Speldhurst and Chydyngston co. Kent. Penshurst, 25 March 44 Edward III. French. of Nicholas de Lovayne knight, giving to William bishop of Sir John de Pekbrugge, John Colepeper and Richard all his growing corn, goods and chattels upon his manors of Camois, Chevele, Shenlee, Misterton, Pulteneye and Wytherescos. Cantebrigge, Hertford, Leycester and Suffolk, and all his in the towns of Napton, Shathewell and Welford cos. and Norhampton. Dated Penshurst, 20 March III. French. of Nicholas de Lovayne knight, giving to William bishop Sir John de Pekbrugge, John Colepeper and Richard all his growing corn, goods and chattels upon his manors of and Yenesfeld co. Kent. Dated Penshurst, 25 March III. French. of acknowledgment of the three foregoing writings, indented of Nicholas de Lovayne knight, giving with to William bishop of Wyncestre, Sir John de Pekbrugge, Colepeper and Richard Mafee the manors of Osprenge and co. Kent and all the lands, rents, services, mills, woods, pastures, fisheries, lordships, customs, knights fees, of churches and chapels etc. thereto belonging to hold his life, rendering yearly 70/. at Easter, Midsummer, and Christmas by even portions, power being reserved to distrain for arrears, and to enter again and hold the premises former estate with the growing corn, goods and chattels thereupon rent be one quinzaine in arrear; which lease is made upon (as above, last page). Witnesses: Sir William de Cobham, Morant, Sir John Burgh knights, Sir William Harewell, Lincoln clerks. Dated Penshurst, 25 March 44 Edward III. of acknowledgment by the parties, 28 May. made between William bishop of Wyncestre, Sir John de John Colepeper and Richard Mafee of the one part and de Lovayne knight of the other part, being a lease for years to the said Nicholas, his heirs and executors, of the manors Camoys and Chevelee co. Cantebrigge and of Shenelee a messuage, one virgate and half an acre of land in and Shathewell co. Warrewyk, a messuage and one virgate in Welford co. Norhampton, the manors of Misterton and co. Leycestre and of Wytheresfeld co. Suffolk, and all other rents, services, mills, woods, meadows, pastures, fisheries, customs, knights fees, advowsons of churches and chapels the said counties comprised in a charter indented by the said heretofore made to the said lessors, rendering to the lessors 120/. a year at Easter and Michaelmas by even portions, power being reserved to them to distrain for arrears, and to enter again and hold the premises in their former estate if the rent be one quinzaine in arrear. Dated Peneshurst, 9 April 44 Edward III. French.