1281-08-05, Rochester 12S1

conf. enclose and cultivate 60 acres witli a small ditch and low hedge, so that the king's deer can go in and out of it, and to hold I he same to them and their successors quit of waste and regard for ever. Letters lor Brunus de Porta, merchant of Bordeaux, going to Gascony, nominating Richard de Overton, clerk, and William Waldeshef his attorneys in England until a year after Michaelmas. Licence for Baldwin Wake to crenellate a chamber in his marsh of Stiventon, co. Bedford. Protection with clause volumus, for William de Aldidelegh, going to Ireland. Letters for William de Aldithele, going to Ireland, nominating Alan Osmund and John de Weston his attorneys in England until Midsummer. Grant to Dionysia de Monte Caniso with respect to the manor of Waterbech, which she held by a rose yearly of Richard le Botiller, who held it, as mesne lord between the king and her, in chief by the service of a moiety of a knight's fee, and who has quitclaimed that service to the king that she hokl the said manor henceforth in chief by a rose yearly for all service, quit of the said service of a moiety of a knight's fee, sheriff's turns, view of frank-pledge, pontage, hidage and all other royal services. Memorandum, that the letter of quit-claim to the king of all the lands in Waterbeche which the said Dionisia held of the said Richard by the yearly service of one rose is enrolled in the Charter Roll of the present year in the beginning of August. Whereas Robert GifFard, on 4 March, 8 Edward L in a full court in the Exchequer and before the barons thereof, and in the presence of William Giffard, father of Robert, and Gundred his wife, mother of Robert, and with their assent, surrendered and (luit-claimed to the king and Eleanor, the king's consort, and their heirs, the bailiwick of the hundreds and a half of Berstaple which he held of the king at fee-farm for 25 marks yearly, (which he had by grant and demise of the aforesaid William and Gundred, as is more fully testified by their charter (delivered by him into the treasury), and by charters of Henry I. and Henry II. whereby Ralph son of Gerold, ancestor of the said Gundred, was enfeoffed of the said bailiwick) on conclition that neither Robert nor William and Gundred can claim anything in the premises, saving to the aforesaid Robert and his heirs the fair and a part of his market of Horningdon and his tenants there, and on condtion that the tenement, late of Robert le Lord in Bures, be quit of suil, two wards gurdis), and two wardpennies in the hundreds aforesaid, and the aforesaid Robert and his heirs be quit of suit in the said hundred for his tenement of Wydefeld, and have view of frank-pledge [in the tenement] called 'W defend' and two wards and two ' wardepenes ' for the tenement Hardel in the town of Horningdon, and that the crown can make no claim against the aforesaid Robert, William and Gundred, or their heirs, nor in theii- lands, and especially not in the manor of Bures, by reason of an ancient farm which was wont to be paid to the Exchequer for the said bailiwick, nor make any claim in the said manor of Bures by reason of the said bailiwick or of anything belonging thereto, so that the said manor may remain to the aforesaid William and Gundred and their heirs, as free as in ancient times with all its liberties, to wit, justice of thieves, bread and ale, view of frankpledge, and warren there ; saving however to the king and his heirs attachments and amercements of plaints, if any are brought against the said Robert, William and Gundred and their heirs, and of arrears of the above farm ; according as the premises are enrolled in the Exchequer ; accepting the premises the king grants that the said Robert,