1323-06-11, Cowick

Grant to Hugh de Moriceby, for good service, of three parts of the manor of Colgarth, co. Cumberland, late of Andrew de Harcla, of late the king's enemy and rebel, which have come to the king's hand as an escheat by his forfeiture and were held before of the king; to hold to him and his heirs of the king and his heirs by the service of a moiety of a knight's fee, rendering 101. a year at the Exchequer of Michaelmas and doing the rents and services due to any other chief lords of that fee before the premises came to the king's hands ; grant also to him of the remainder of the fourth part of the said manor after the death of Robert de Askeby, knight, who holds the same for life, which also should revert to the king as an escheat by reason of Andrew's forfeiture, to hold with the said three parts by the said knight service, rendering 10 marks a year at the said Exchequer for the said fourth part after Robert's death beyond the said 10/., and doing the rents and services due to any other chief lords of that fee before Andrew's forfeiture, without sale of the lands, or waste or destruction of the woods, or exile of the men pertaining to the said manor, until the king provide Hugh or his heirs lands to the value of 20/. a year in a suitable place to hold in fee; saving to the king knights fees and advowsons of churches pertaining to the said manor ; and if he make sale, waste, destruction or exile, or the king provide him or his heirs with 20/. of land a year in fee, the king may resume the manor into his hands and hold the same without reclamation on the part of Hugh or any other. By K.