1439-11-02, Westminster

Commitment to Thomas Scargill and Thomas Thorp, by mainprise of Roger Lees of the county of Essex, esquire, and James de Legh of the county of Middlesex, esquire, of the keeping of all the lands, in the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey, late of Thomas Legh, esquire, who held of the king in chief on the day of his death ; to hold the same from the time of the death of the said Thomas until the full age of his son and heir, a minor in the king's ward, if the premises shall remain for so long in the king's hand, together with the wardship and marriage of the said heir, rendering for the keeping of the lands in the counties of Essex and Surrey the 12/. 15s. 4d. at which they were extended severally, beyond reprises and charges, before the escheators of the said counties for the year 17 Henry VI, and an increment of 13s. 4d., yearly by equal portions at Michaelmas and Easter, and for the keeping of the lands in the county of Kent as much as may be agreed upon between the said Thomas and Thomas and the treasurer by Easter next, if the lands come to the king's hands within that time, paying also 40 marks in hand for the wardship and marriage of the said heir, and finding fit maintenance for the said heir; provided always that if any other person shall be willing without fraud to give more by way of increment for the keeping of the said lands in Essex and Surrey, then the said Thomas and Thomas shall be bound to pay such larger sum if they will have the keeping : as John lord Scrop, knight, having made no agreement with the treasurer, has surrendered into the Chancery for cancellation the letters patent of 28 June . lll last [p. 82 above], whereby the king committed to him the keeping of all the lands in the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey, late of the said Thomas Legh, esquire, to hold the same from the time of the death of the said Thomas until the full age of the said heir, together with the marriage of the heir, rendering for the keeping as much as might be agreed upon between him and the treasurer by the feast of All Saints then next to come, paying for the marriage as much as might likewise be agreed upon and finding fit maintenance for the heir. By bill of the treasurer.