1372-02-10, Westminster

To William Auncel escheator in the county of Suthampton. Order to deliver to John Aulton and Agnes his wife, John Enefeld and Christina his wife and Peter atte Barre and Joan his wife three fourths of a messuage, one carucate of land and a water mill in Froille which were of Walter atte Boure who feloniously slew himself, together with the issues taken of those three fourths, according to the judgment and the form of the fine and charter hereinafter recited ; as on 16 October last for 40s. paid by him the king by letters patent granted to Nicholas Huse, without rendering aught further to the king, the year and a day and the waste of the premises, held of the said Nicholas by the said Walter and extended at 20s. a year over and above the rent resolute, being taken into the king's hand by reason of that felony as is found by certificate of John Froille then escheator sent at the king's command ; and after at the suit of Alice atte Boure, the said John Aulton and Agnes, John Enefeld and Christina, Peter and Joan, praying the king to revoke his said letters patent obtained by untrue suggestion and concealment of the truth, as by fine levied in the court of King Edward I in his 18th year Walter de la Perye and Alice his wife acquired from William de la Boure the said messuage and land by name of a messuage and two virgates of land in Froille to them and the heirs of their bodies, and they had issue William their son and heir, who had issue the said Walter atte Boure, Alice atte Boure, Agnes and Christina, and Isabel mother of the said Joan, and William de la Chaumbre by charter gave the said mill to the said Walter de la Perye and Alice his wife in frank marriage, and the said Walter atte Boure had no estate in the premises save in fee tail by virtue of the fine and charter aforesaid, the king ordered the sheriff to give notice to the said Nicholas to be in chancery in the quinzaine of St. Martin last to shew cause wherefore the said letters patent should not be revoked and the premises delivered to the said Alice atte Boure and the parceners, and further to do and receive what the court should determine ; at which day came the said: Nicholas, and likewise the said John and Agnes, John and Christina, Peter and Joan, and Alice atte Boure came not, but did not prosecute her right in that behalf, and the said Nicholas said nought effectual wherefore the said letters patent should not be revoked and the premises delivered as aforesaid, ITI. 367 it was determined that the same should be revoked in to three fourths of the premises, and those three fourths should the issues thereof taken be delivered to the said John and Agnes, and Christina, Peter and Joan, and that in regard to the part the said Nicholas should go without a day.