1320-01-01, York
To Master Richard de Clare, escheator beyond Trent. Order not to further with the lands that William de Dene held at his death other lords than the king, retaining in the king's hands the lands that held of the king, as it appears by inquisition taken by the escheator that held certain lands in chief by the service of 10s. yearly to be paid at to the constable of St. Briavels castle for all service, and certain in Little Dene in chief by the yearly service of 6d. to the exchequer, that he held no other Jands of the king in chief at his death by reason the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he divers other lands of other lords by knight service, by which inquisiit was found that Joan and Isabella, William's daughters, are his heirs, and that Joan is aged 5 years and Isabella was aged one on 8 May last.
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