1325-11-12, Cippenham

To Thomas de Blakebrok, fermor of the manor of Ealdynge, in the king's by the forfeiture of Hugh de Audele, the younger. Order to pay to prior and convent of Tonebrigge the arrears of 51s. 5d. yearly for time that the manor has been in the fermor s custody, and to pay them same henceforth, as the king learns by inquisition taken by Thomas de and William de Cotes that Richard de Clare, sometime earl of founded a priory in bis manor of Tonebrigge before the time of and granted by his charters to the canons regular there instituted above sum, to be received yearly from all the assarts of old and new of his in Dennemannesbrok, and that the prior and all bis successors the said sum from the aforesaid assarts, and were seised of the as of the right of their church of Tonebrigge during all the time aforewithout making any quit-claim thereof or changing their estate therein any way, until the assarts came to the king's hands by reason of the afore- Hugh's forfeiture, and that the assarts are part of the demesne lands of manor of Kaldynge, and that the manor is held of the king by the of a knight's fee, and is worth yearly in all issues 100 marks. To Henry de Cobeham, keeper of certain rebels lands in co. Kent. to pay to the aforesaid prior and convent the arrears, from the time he received the custody of the manor of Tonebrigg and of the assarts in the preceding order, of 10 marks yearly from that manor, and of 51s. 5d. from the assarts aforesaid, and to pay them the said 10 marks yearly and to permit them to have wood from the dead wood in the (memore) of that manor for two sumpter-horses (swmmarios) daily, and for 120 swine in the forest of Tonebrigg, and to cause them have a hart yearly, as the king learns by inquisition taken by Thomas de and William de Cotes that Richard de Clare, sometime earl of founded a priory in his manor of Tonebrigg before the time memory, and granted to the canons regular thereof 10 marks yearly from manor of Tonebrigg, and 51s. 5d. from the assarts aforesaid, and that they should have yearly 120 swine in his forest of Tonebrigg of pannage, and that they should have two sumpter-horses free and quit carry to them daily wood from his grove nearest and most convenient for to wit from the dead wood, and that they should have a hart yearly be taken by his men at the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, and it is found the inquisition that the prior and all his successors received the above, were seised thereof as of the right of their church of Tonebrigg all the aforesaid, without making quit-claim thereof and without changing estate therein, until the manor, assarts, groves, and forest came to king's hands by the forfeiture of Hugh de Audele, the younger, and that manor with the forest is held of the archbishop of Canterbury by service of being steward of his hall at the time of his enthroning, that it is worth in all issues 80/. yearly, and that the assarts are parcels the demesnes of the manor of Euldyngge, which is of the honour of and that the manor is held of the king by the service of one knight's and is worth yearly in all issues 100 marks.