1336-11-06, Stirling

To John Moryn, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle with 7 messuages and 7 bovates of land in Carleton near Gedlyng, the issues thereof to John de Cave of Notyngham, as the escheator that he had taken the said messuages and land into the king's because he had found by inquisition of office that Hugh Bardolf, in chief, alienated certain lands in the said town of Carleton, includthe said messuages and land, to John de Cave of Notyngham, father of said John, without the king's licence; and afterwards at the suit John, showing that Hugh never had anything in the said messuages and in any demesne, but that the messuages and land were held of Hugh his ancestors, lords of the manor of Shelford, from time out of mind, are so held at present of his heirs and not in chief, the king ordered escheator to take an inquisition on the matter, by which it is found Hugh never had anything in the said messuages and land in but that they were held of him and his ancestors by homage, scutage and making suit at the court of Shelford every three weeks, by the service of 2s. 6d. yearly, and that they are now held of his heirs the said service, and not of the king in chief, and are worth 40s. yearly all issues.