1420-12-04, Westminster

Order to the escheator in the county of Warwick to take the fealty of (1) Thomas Ferrers, esquire, who has taken to wife Elizabeth Frevill one of the sisters and heirs of Baldwin Frevill, chivaler, son and heir of Baldwin Frevyll, chivaler, the son and heir of Baldwin Frevyll, knight, late the husband of Joyce late the wife of Adam Peshale, knight, and (2) of Hugh Wylughby of Wollaton, co. Nottingham, esquire, who has taken to wife Margaret the second sister and heir of Baldwin son of Baldwin the son of Baldwin; make a partition into three equal parts of all the lands which the said Joyce wife of Adam held in dower or otherwise for life of the inheritance of the said Elizabeth and Margaret and of Robert Aston, (a minor in the king's ward), son and heir of Roger Aston, knight, and Joyce late his wife, the third sister and heir of the said Baldwin the grandson; and cause Thomas and Elizabeth and Hugh and Margaret to have full seisin of the pourparties of Elizabeth and Margaret respectively ; as the king for 40s. paid in the hanaper has respited until Easter next the homage due from Thomas and Hugh by reason of their having issue by their said wives ; retaining Robert's pourparty in the king's hand until further order; provided always that each of the heirs and parceners have a share of the lands which are held of the king in chief, and so be the king's tenant. Order in like terms to the escheator in the county of Worcester, omitting the taking of fealty.