1330-02-06, Tower of London
Order to the escheator on this side Trent, pursuant to an inquisition made by him shewing that Henry de Whithele held in chief 7s. of rent in Compton Durvill, rendering 6d. yearly at Michaelmas by the hands of the sheriff of Somerset as of an escheat in the king's hand by the felony of Eustace Durville, and that he held no lands in chief as of the crown whereby the wardship of his lands should pertain at present to the king, but held divers other lands of divers other lords by divers services, and that Reynold his son is his next heir and of the age of twelve years, to retain in the king's hand the said rent until further order, and to meddle no further with the lands held of other lords, delivering any issues thereof received by him to those whose they are.
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