1341-02-11, Tower of London

Order to the escheator in the counties of Kent etc., pursuant to an inquisition made by John de Bereford, late escheator, shewing that Avice late the wife of Stephen de Cobeham held no lands of the king in chief in her demesne as of fee, but held for life of the inheritance of John de Cobeham, son and heir of Stephen de Cobeham, 40 acres of land and 13s. of yearly rent in Ovenhull at Michaelmas, Christmas, Easter and Midsummer by equal portions, of the king in chief by the service of finding in each war of Wales a horse worth 5s., a sack worth 6d. and a pin worth 3d. at the king's costs, and divers other lands in dower and otherwise for life of John's inheritance of divers other lords by divers services, and that John is next heir of her and Stephen and of full age, to deliver to him the said land and rent, he having done fealty, and to meddle no further with the lands held of other lords, delivering any issues thereof received by him to those whose they are. . 207 Commitment to brother Odo Fryket, monk of the order of Marmoutier Tours, whom the abbot of Marmoutier, superior of the priory Holy Trinity, York, has substituted as prior of that priory in the of brother John de Boys Brymol, of the keeping of that priory of the lands, benefices, possessions, goods and chattels belonging which the king committed during pleasure to the said John, has destroyed, scattered and wasted the goods, rents and of the priory, by pretext whereof the abbot removed him : hold so long as the same remain in the king's hand, rendering yearly the Exchequer or elsewhere at the king's order 100 marks at Easter Michaelmas by equal portions, and satisfying the king of any and doing all other charges incumbent, and finding for the or canons and the servants of the priory their sustenance usual stipends, saving to the king knights fees and advowsons churches. By p.s. [13687.] Be it remembered that the said Odo appeared in Chancery and as mainpernors Edmund de Ekeneye of the county of Bucking- William Eche and Thomas atte Welle of the same county, Richard of the county of York, and John de Neuton of the county Warwick, who have mainprised that he will pay the said sum and arrears and will be of good behaviour towards the king and people will not withdraw the goods of the priory nor send any revenue foreign parts.