1442-02-24, Westminster

Commitment to Robert Roos, knight, by mainprise- of Leventhorp and William Austyn, both of the county of the keeping of the manor and lordship of co. Lincoln, which are in the king's hands by reason the minority of Thomas lord Roos, the king's ward ; to hold same from Michaelmas last until the full age of the said or of any of his heirs within age and in the king's ward, to the king during such minority 40/. yearly by equal at Easter and Michaelmas, maintaining houses, and buildings, and supporting all other charges on the said manor and lordship ; provided always that Richard Roos, the king's knight, brother of the said Robert, during the minority of the said heir, then the said Robert be bound to pay 60/. a year for the said keeping, if he further to have it; since the king, on 11 August 16 VI, by letters patent granted to the said Richard Roos a year, from the time of the death of Margaret late lady during the minority of the said Thomas lord Roos, receivable the issues, profits and revenues of the said manor and lordof Uffyngton by the hands of the receivers, farmers, bailiffs 185]; and since the king afterwards, on 3 December 18 Henry by other letters patent [p. 118 above] committed the keeping the said manor and lordship to the said Robert Roos from then last past until the full age of the said Thomas at yearly farm of the 60/. at which the said manor and lordship extended; he maintaining houses, enclosures and buildings, supporting all other charges incumbent on the manor and ; and since the said Robert (although at the time of the of the said letters made for him touching the keeping he was wholly ignorant of the grant of the said to Richard) is bound, by reason of the clause touching of charges, to pay the said annuity of 20]. to Richard during the said minority from his own goods over and above value of the said manor and lordship, and has therefore made to the king to deign to grant him other letters touching said keeping, in terms as above, and has surrendered his letters into the Chancery for cancellation. By p.s. [6326]. Dated by authority of Parliament.