1473-07-13, Westminster

Commission to Richard Chok, knight, one of the justices of the Common William Courtenay, knight, Philip Courtenay, knight, Thomas knight, John Crokker, knight, Henry Bodrugan, esquire, Courtenay, esquire, Roger Dynham, esquire, Charles Dynham, Edward Courtenay, esquire, Peter Courtenay, esquire, William John Denys of Orlegh, Richard Fortescu, esquire, Walter esquire, Humphrey Poynes, esquire, Richard Clerk, esquire, John the elder, Michael Denys, John.Wykes, Robert Spaldyng, one of king's serjeants at arms, and the sheriff of Devon to go to the abbey of Mary, Bokeland, co. Devon, of the Cistercian order, and remove all those hold it to the disturbance of the peace, and put William Breton, abbot, possession.of the abbey, and arrest and imprison all who resist and bring before the king in Chancery in the quinzaine of Michaelmas next. patent were lately issued without due thought to the justices of the in the said county and others, by pretext of which the said William was expelled from possession of the abbey and one Thomas Oliver, to be abbot, obtained possession, and he and Richard Eggecomb, William Lobbe, Richard Hyll, William Estcote, Robert Estcote, Oxenham, John Rawe, John Tillam and John Tanner, yoman, and hold the abbey by force and waste its goods, jewels and ornaments, the king understands by letters of the chapter-general of the said order in Chancery that the said William has been duly elected abbot confirmed by the chapter.