1419-08-30, Westminster

Order to the escheator in the county of Kent to take the fealty of William Parker of Warehorne (who has taken to wife Margaret one of the sisters and heirs of Richard Orleston esquire) and William Scot of Braborne (who has taken to wife Joan Richard's other sister and heir), make a partition into two equal parts of all the lands late of the said Richard, and cause William and Margaret and William and Joan to have full seisin of the pourparties of Margaret and Joan respectively ; as the king for 2 marks paid in the hanaper has respited until Christmas next the homage due from William and William by reason of their having issue by their said wives ; provided always that each of the heirs and parceners have in her pourparty a share of the lands which are held of the king in chief, and so be the king's tenant.