1372-07-12, Westminster

Order to deliver to Thomas de Roos of Hamelak and Beatrice his wife the manor of Wragby taken into the king's hand by the death of Margaret who was wife of Henry de Percy and sometime of William son of William de Roos of Hamelak and by reason of certain trespasses; as by fine levied in the king's court the said Thomas granted the remainder of the said manor and of the manors of Orston and Warsop co. Notyngham, which are held in chief and were held for life by the said Margaret in fee tail with reversion for lack of an heir of the bodies of the said Margaret and William to the said Thomas and his heirs, to Henry de Codyngton parson of Botelesford, Robert de Tynton parson of Uffyngton, Nicholas de Stayngreve parson of Thornton in Craven and Lawrence Hauberk of Claxton and to the heirs of Henry de Codyngton, and they the said Henry de Codyngton, Robert, Nicholas and Lawrence took an attornment of the said Henry de Percy and Margaret and granted to the said Thomas and Beatrice and to the heirs of their bodies the remainder of the said manors which should come to them by virtue of the aforesaid grant, remainder for lack of such an heir to the right heirs of the said Thomas, not having obtained the king's licence so to do, and the same are taken into the king's hand by reason of Margaret's death and of those trespasses ; and of his favour and for 100 marks by the said Thomas paid, the king by letters patent has pardoned the trespasses therein committed, granting that the said Thomas and Beatrice may hold those manors as aforesaid without let or trouble of the king or his heirs, their justices, escheators, sheriffs, bailiffs or ministers whatsoever. By p.s. [29243.]