1277-05-05, Westminster

Grant to Edmund, the king's brother, who by grant of Henry III. holds the manor, castle, and honor of Monemuth, sometime of John de Monemuth, whose debts at the Exchequer are required of the said Edmund, that he and the heirs of his body be quit of all debts, fines, and amercements, accounts, reckonings, and all arrears which are or may be required . 203 by reason of the aforesaid manor, castle, and honor ; saving to the Crown the right of recovery if the said manor, castle and honor shall come into other hands. The like to the same with respect to all the lands which Simon de Monte Forti held of the barony sometime of John le Viscunte, in Northumberland and elsewhere, and which Edmund holds by grant of Henry III. to wit, that he and the heirs of his body be quit of the debts of the said John bv reason of the said lands, for which debts the said Simon also was bound at the Exchequer. The like to the same with respect to the castle and honor of Tuttebiry and the honor of the county of Derby, which he holds by grant of Robert de Forariis ; saving to the Crown the right of recovery against the said Robert and his heirs as well from other lands in the hands of the latter as from the said castle, honors and lands if they should chance to come to the hands of the latter. The like to the same with respect to the castle, town and honor of Leicester, the lands of that honor which Simon de Monte Forti, sometime earl of Leicester, held, and all the lands which the earl held of whatsoever lords, all which the said Edmund holds by grant of Henry HI. Prohibition, during pleasure, to all merchants and captains rectoribus) of ships not belonging to the land of the heirs of Walter Marshall, sometime earl of Pembrok , in Leinster, from going, contrary to a like prohibition sealed with the seals of Henry IIT. and the king, with their wine and merchandise to Ross and the isle ; as the city of Waterlbrd, to the port whereof they should go, is deteriorated by such subtraction and the Crown deprived of its rights and customs upon such wine and merchandise.