1257-08-08, Chester

Notification that the king has admitted-to his grace David son of Griffin and all his men coming with him to the king's peace and service : and grants to them of their life and members, and remits to them their trespasses against him to this date. He grants also to the said David that he will labour for the liberation of Owen his brother, and so soon as he shall be delivered, the king wills that he be entirely free from prison, paying that which his kinsmen and friends formerley offered the king and his friend for his deliverance. Further the king grants to the said David and Owen that they have their recovery of the lands and inheritances which they had before, doing to the king all the services due for the same, on condition that if the king wishes to retain anything in the said lands, he shall have it by reasonable exchange to the said David and Owen in that part which Llewelin son of Griffith, their brother, now holds, or elsewhere. Also he grants to the said David the cantred of Deferencloud for the receiving and maintenance of him and his until he obtain his own lands or the lands of his brother Owen or of the adverse party. By K. Edward the king's son, W. de Valencia, John son of Geoffrey, Philip Basset, Robert Walerand, Peter de Monteforti and Griffin de Brunfeld. [ Cancelled, ] Lhis letter was surrendered at Wenlok, by the chaplain of Griffin ab Maddok, on Tuesday the ere of St. Matthew the Apostle, and forthwith tarn up (laniata) by the chancellor, because by this letter nothing was done, as the said Darid dud not come.