1373-02-20, Westminster

Roger Keterigg escheator in Essex. Order, if a third part of manor of Merkes in Dunmowe is in the king's hand for the reason mentioned and for none other, to deliver the same to who was wife of William de Ferrariis of Groby knight, tenant in chief, together with the issues thereof taken, to hold of the king until the lawful age of the said William's heir and of the said heir when he shall be of age ; as lately in the king's court before the justices of the Bench the said Margaret recovered in the name of her dower a third part of the said manor against John bishop of Lincoln, Ralph Basset of Sapcote knight, John de Cavendissh, Simon Pakeman, Richard de Leycestre, Edmund de Stebbyng clerk, Robert de Bradenham, Alan de Sutton and Thomas de Warsop, as the king is assured by the tenor of the record and process of the recovery which he has caused to come before him in chancery ; and after she petitioned the king for removal of his hand from the third part so recovered, as she is therefrom ousted, and the said manor and a rent of 12/. are in the king's hand by colour of an inquisition, lately taken at the king's command by William Tauk and Roger Dygge, whereby it was found that long before his death William de Ferrariis by his writing gave to the said bishop etc. and to Robert de Ufford late earl of Suffolk the manor of Merkeshall in Dunmowe and the said rent, and the reversion of the manor of Fleckenho co. Warrewyk then held for life by Peter West with reversion to the grantor and to his heirs, shewing that the said Edmund and Robert de Bradenham falsely of their malice scheming to deprive Henry son and heir of the said William de Ferrariis, being within age and in the king's wardship, of the reversion of the said manors, caused write a forged release wherein ) it was contained that William de Ferrariis released to them the said ; Edmund and Robert all his right therein, that Robert de Bradenham released all his estate therein to the said Edmund, and that the said Edmund after enfeoffed Thomas de Beauchamp now earl of Warrewyk of the said manors to hold to him and his heirs in fee simple, to the king's hurt and the disherison of the said heir ; and willing to be more fully certified touching the premises the king ordered the sheriff of Essex to certify in chancery whether the said bishop etc. were seised of the said third part at the time of the recovery, by what estate and how, whether the said Margaret was put in seisin thereof by virtue of the recovery or no, and how long she continued therein, and he has certified that at the time of the recovery the said bishop and feoffees were seised for life of the whole manor, that the said Margaret was by him put in seisin of the third part, and continued her seisin until put out by John Bataille late escheator by virtue of a writ to him addressed ; and it is the king's will that judgments rendered in his court shall take effect. To Richard de Foxton escheator in Warwickshire. Like order to deliver to the said Margaret the rent of 12/. above mentioned for the third part of the manor of Fleckenho by her recovered in dower, together with the issues thereof taken; as the sheriff has certified that the said Peter was seised of the said third part for life etc. until put out by William Palmere late escheator. Proviso that due answer be made to the king for two thirds of the said rent since the death of William de Ferrariis.