1405-04-14, Westminster
Order to Thomas Bekyngham, escheator in the county of Berks, pursuant to an inquisition made by him showing that Thomas de la Mare on the day of his death held the manors of Spersholt and Aldermaston, co. Berks, (the advowson of the church of the manor of Spersholt excepted), to himself and the heirs of his body of the king in chief by knight service, by virtue of a certain gift and grant of master Walter de Stratton, parson of the church of Shalyngford, and Thomas de Amewyk made by a fine levied with the king's licence in the court of Edward ITI, and that Robert de la Mare, son of the said Thomas de la Mare, is his next heir and of full age, to take the fealty of Robert and cause him to have full seisin of the said manors (the advowson aforesaid excepted), as the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [4285.]
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