1447-05-06, of John

Commitment to John West and John Benford, by mainprise Thomas Greswold of the county of Warwick, esquire, and Gamull of Sutton, co. Warwick, esquire of the keeping of a and 40 acres of land in Solihull, co. Warwick, called Caldefordestenement, late of Richard Caldeford, clerk, which to the hands of Henry IV, by the statute of mortmain, by of a grant made by William Hawe, John Horspas and others one John Aas, then chaplain of the chantry of St. Alphegein the of Solihull, to celebrate divine services there for ever for the of Hugh le Despenser and Sibil his wife, without the king's ; to hold the premises (which have come to the king's by the death of John Byrkyn late sergeant of the king's from Christmas last for 10 years, rendering 46s. 8d. yearly equal portions at Midsummer and Christmas; with clause maintenance of houses, enclosures.and buildings and of charges; and with proviso that if any other person shall willing without fraud to give more by way of increment for the keeping, then the said John and John shall be bound to pay larger sum if they will have the keeping : as the said John John, having made agreement with the treasurer, have into the Chancery for cancellation the letters patent 23 January last [p. 65 above], whereby the king committed the to them from Christmas last for 10 years, at a yearly farm as much as might be agreed upon between them and the by Pentecost then next to come. By bill of the treasurer. Dated ete.