1349-02-20, Castle Rising

To Roger Hillary, Richard de la Pole and William de Chiltenham, justices of assize in co. Gloucester. Whereas the king lately granted to John Darcy, the elder, the custody of all the lands which Marjory late the wife of Thomas de Swynbourn, tenant in chief, held for life, at her death, of the inheritance of Robert, Thomas's son and heir, in the king's hand by reason of the minority of that heir, and now the king has learned that Warin fitz Waryn arrames an assize of novel disseisin before those justices against Robert and others contained in the original writ, for tenements in Camme, placing in view to the jurors the manor of Wodemancote, which is parcel of the lands which Margery held for life of the said inheritance : the king, considering that he may suffer prejudice and the heir be in peril of disinheriting if the assize is proceeded with without his being consulted, orders the justices, if they find that the said manor 1s parcel of the said lands, then not to proceed to take the assize without consulting the ae y C. Enrolment of grant by Thomas de Drokenesford, knight, to Michael de Drokenesford his brother, for life, of a yearly rent of lul. to be received and levied of his manor of Estwyk, co. Hertford, and also a robe price 20s. yearly at Christmas or 20s., and that Michael shall reside for life at the said manor or in the manor of Stapelford or in the manor of Eston Crok, with proper maintenance for himself, his groom and horse, at his own cost, with power of distraint in the manor of Estwyk if the said rent or part thereof be in arrear at any time. Witnesses: John de Roos, knight, Nicholas Blake, John Blake, John de Estwyk, John Giffard. Dated at Estwyk, on Sunday 1 March, 23 Edward III.