1375-07-18, Henley

To Walter Cyfrewast escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Order in the name of the king's lordship to take a simple seisin within the gates of Glastonbury abbey and to depart forthwith, not taking or carrying aught away, so that he shall not make his abode there longer than one day nor leave any substitute in his room, suffering the now prior and convent fully to have the keeping and disposal of the abbey, now void by the death of Walter de Monynton the last abbot, and of all the temporalities thereof in his bailiwick, the property and goods thereto belonging, and delivering to them without delay any issues thereof taken, saving to the king the knights fees and advowsons of churches thereto belonging and escheats after 27 January in the third year of the reign, and the keeping during this vacancy of any lands by the abbots acquired since that day and to the abbey ; as on 27 June (sic) in the aforesaid year the king with the of the prelates, earls, barons and other nobles of the realm by letters patent to the abbot, prior and convent of that at every vacancy of the abbey by death, cession, or otherwise the prior and convent and their successors have the keeping of the abbey and all.the temporalities thereof all goods and property to the same belonging as fully as ever abbot had when the see was filled, so that they should have administration and disposal of the said temporalities, property goods as they should see best, saving to the king the knights and advowsons of churches during a vacancy, rendering to the for every vacancy if it should endure one whole year 1,000 and if for a less time or a greater in proportion, so that no escheator or other bailiff or minister of the king whatsoever by reason of such vacancy meddle with the keeping thereof or the manors, granges or other property or goods whatsoever to the belonging, except that at the beginning of every vacancy the or other minister of the king for the time being should take simple seisin and at once depart as aforesaid. To Oliver de Harnham escheator in Wiltesir and Berkshire. Like (omitting the clause which orders a simple seisin and withdrawal).