Membrane 9

FINES FROM THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF KING HENRY, SON OF KING JOHN.

1 28 Oct. Portsmouth. For Nicholas de Neville. By the fine of £20 that Nicholas de Neville made with the king, for which he has given the king surety by Henry of Audley, Hugh Despenser, Godfrey of Crowcombe and Thomas of Hengrave, the king has granted him the custody of the land with appurtenances formerly of John of Meppershall, with the custody and marriage of the John's heirs. Order to the sheriff of Bedfordshire to cause Nicholas to have full seisin of the aforesaid land and of the same heirs, as aforesaid.

2a For Aymer de St. Amand. The king has taken the homage of Aymer de St. Amand for the lands which Ralph de Verdun, his kinsman, whose heir he is and who died in parts overseas with the king, held of the king in chief in England and which fall to Aymer by inheritance, and the king has pardoned him his relief for the same lands. Order to the sheriff of Kent to cause him to have full seisin of all lands formerly of the same Ralph in his bailiwick, of which he was seised on the day he died.

2b For Aymer de St. Amand. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire.

3 For Peter de Maulay. The king has given Peter de Maulay respite from the debts that are exacted from him by summons of the Exchequer until the octaves of Hilary in the fifteenth year. Order to the barons of the Exchequer to cause him to have that respite.

4 For Gilbert of Preston. Gilbert, son and heir of Walter of Preston, has made fine with the king by 100s. for his relief for having his lands which Walter, his father, held from the king in chief and which fall to him by hereditary right, and the king has taken his homage herein. Order to the sheriff of Northamptonshire that, having accepted security from Gilbert for the aforesaid 100s., he is to cause him to have full seisin of all aforesaid lands. By S. of Seagrave.