1459-06-28

Commitment to Richard Clerk and Richard Wolston, by mainprise of John Hyndeston of the county of Devon, gentilman, and John Sampson of London, gentilman, of the keeping of (1) all the lands late of Nicholas Wodegrave in the town of Chellesword, alias Chelleswordy, co. Devon, which are in the king's hand by the exile of the Jews, (2) all the lands in Le Forde, in the parish of Ippelpen, which the alien abbot of Fougéres in Brittany alienated to Henry at Forde and Juliana his wife in fee without licence from the king, and (3) a messuage and an acre of arable land within the manor of Ippelpen, which Henry Snell acquired in fee from the said abbot (who held the said lands of Richard II in chief as of the foundation of his church) ; to hold from Easter last for 10 years, if the premises shall remain for so long in the king's hand, at a yearly farm of the 50s. 6d. for which answer has been made to the king and an increment of 64d. ; with clause touching maintenance of houses, enclosures and buildings and support of charges ; and with proviso for the increase of the farm. By bill of the treasurer. Dated etc.