1334-03-22, Rockingham

To William de Wittenham. Order to pay to Richard, son of Thomas a rent of 100s. from the issues of the lands which are in the custody the said William by the king's grant for rendering a certain yearly ferm at exchequer, until Richard shall have had promotion to an ecclesiastical or a prebend of the value of 20/. a year at least, as the king had ordered Philip de Hardeshull, keeper of forfeited lands in co. to pay to Richard the said rent from the time Philip had the custody the manor of Newebury, and to pay that sum yearly thenceforth [as in as aforesaid, and afterwards, at the prosecution of Richard, showing William Trussel, then escheator this side Trent, in whose custody the lands were, refused to pay that rent to Richard, the king appointed Robert Achard, John de Brompton and Robert de Hungerford, to take an inquisition upon the premises, and now by the inquisition taken by Robert Achard and John de Brompton in the presence of the sub-escheator of that it is found that Roger de Mortuo Mari of Wygemore bound himself his deed to pay the said rent to Richard and his heirs from his lands at by the hands of his bailiff of Stratfeld Mortymer for the time during Richard's life, and that Richard received that rent from the of the making of that deed, from Roger, for all the time those lands in his hands, and that he had no promotion from Roger, and never or acquitted bim of the said rent. By p.s. and by pet. of C.