1324-05-13, London

Order to pay to Walter Pikerel a yearly rent of 12J. from the manor of Norton, in that county, from the time when it was taken into the king's hands, and to. pay him the same henceforth, as it is found by part of a tine levied before the justices of the Bench, in the 33rd year of the late king's reign, between John Giffard, demandant, and the said Walter, deforciant, concerning a messuage, 3 carucates of land, 2 mills, and 50s. of rent in Little Scherston, that Walter acknowledged the aforesaid tenements be the right of the said Jobn, and rendered them to him in court, and John, in consideration of this acknowledgment, granted to Walter 12J. yearly for life, and it is found by an inquisition taken by the aforesaid keeper and John de Peytou that the said John Giffard, on Monday the eve of the Purification, in the aforesaid year, granted to Walter 12/. of yearly rent for life from his manor of Norton for the aforesaid 122. yearly, and that he the manor with payment of the same, and that Walter was seised the said rent peacefully without change of his estate until the manor was into the king's hands by reason of the rebellion of John son and heir the said John. The king makes this order althongh the manor is held chief, as appears by the aforesaid inquisition, for a fine that Walter has with him for the trespass committed in this behalf. By C. and by a fine of 20s.