1312-01-25, York

Mandate to Payn Tybotot, late justice of Chester, in consequence of his neglect to obey a former mandate of the king, or to his deputy in the castle of Chester, to deliver, under pain of forfeiture, the office of justice of Chester, the castles of Chester, Rothelan and Flint and county of Flint, with the farms, rents, purprestures and other appurtenances, together with the armour, victuals and other stores in the castle of Cheater, to Robert de Holand, to whom the king has granted, during pleasure, the above-mentioned office and castles and the county of Flint with its farms, rents and appurtenances, together with the purprestures and other rights pertaining to the king by reason of his forests in those parts, the lead mine of Englefeld excepted, and also saving to the king all wards, reliefs, escheats, marriages, dowers when they fall in, advowson of churches, and vert and venison of his forests and parks in those parts.