1372-04-23, Westminster

To Roger Lascels escheator in Yorkshire. Order to deliver to William Bardolf, son and heir of Elizabeth daughter and heir of Roger whose lands were taken into the late king's hand by reason the quarrel of Thomas sometime earl of Lancastre to prosecute le Despenser the younger and Hugh le Despenser the elder, fourth part of the advowson of Eskyrk which Isabel Lascels (sic) held in dower of the heritage of Joan one of the daughters heirs of Roger Lascels (sic) with reversion after Isabel's death the said Roger Dammory and his heirs, if the same is in the king's by reason of the said quarrel and for no other cause; asin the assembled at Westminster in the first year of the reign was by the king, the prelates, earls, barons, lords and commons the realm agreed that all who in the late king's time were of the of the said then earl should have again their lands, as well as they had in demesne as in reversion, with the liberties, fees, offices, advowsons etc. thereto belonging in England, and Ireland which by reason thereof were taken and seized as forfeit into the late king's hand, into whose hands soever the same should have come, whether into the hands of children within age or of others by feoffment or otherwise, and the issues and arrears of farms for which answer was not made to the said king, for that the said quarrel was by the king and all the parliament judged to be good and just, and the judgments rendered against those who were of that quarrel were utterly annulled ; and now on behalf of the said William prayer is made to the king for lifery of the said fourth part which among other lands of the said Roger was by reason of the said quarrel seized into the late king's hand, and for that cause is yet in the king's hand, although the said Roger's lands so seized as aforesaid were by virtue of the said agreement delivered to the said Elizabeth, who was wife of the said Roger (sic) ; and it is the king's will that the agreement then made shall be observed in all respects.