1421-10-20, Westminster

Commitment to John Burgh, by mainprise of Simon Camp, esquire, and William Wakefeld, gentilman, both of London, of the keeping of the.manor and lordship of Haverynge atte Boure, with all lands, tenements, rents, services, heriots, reliefs, escheats, fines, issues and amercements, markets and fairs, together with chattels of felons and fugitives, weyfs, estraies, chimnage, euesage, stratgalsilver, hundreds, leets, courts and perquisites of the same, return of all writs and of other the king's commands and execution of the same, with franchises, liberties and all other customs and commodities or profits whatsoever pertaining to the said manor or lordship, and together with 5 marks of yearly rent which the abbess and convent of Berkynge are bound to pay yearly to the king through the bailiff or farmer or receiver of the said manor and lordship (the herbage and pannage of the park of the said manor and lordship, and wards, marriages, knights fees and advowsons of churches only excepted) ; to hold the same from Michaelmas last for 5 years at a yearly farm of 112/.; provided that he have allowance in the payment of his farm if the said yearly farm or any parcel thereof shall have been granted to any one by the king or his ancestors, or hereafter shall be granted, and allowance of any fees or wages due to any person from the said manor, lordship or park, and also allowance yearly of the 8/. 4s. forthcoming from all the lands, rents, customs or services within the manor and lordship, which Humphrey duke of Gloucester, chamberlain of England, Henry bishop of Winchester, Joan Bohun countess of Hereford, Edmund earl of March, William Kynwolmerssh, John Durward, John Leventhorp and John Peryent, esquires, and Robert Okeburne hold within the said manor and lordship, and which sum Joan queen of England by her letters patent lately granted to Pernell Aldrewyche, her damsel, which grant the king king by the said John for the said 8/. 4s. if the said Pernell shall die within the said term in the life-time of the queen or if the queen and Pernell shall die during the said term ; and provided also that John shall not be bound by this demise to undertake any repair or maintenance of the houses, walls, hays, ditches, ponds, palings or enclosures, or of any defects of the said manor, lordship or park, nor to do or support any other charges belonging thereto. By bill of the treasurer. 21.