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1 28 Oct. Westminster. Nottinghamshire. Order to the sheriff of Nottinghamshire that, immediately after having viewed these letters, he is to take into the king's hand all the lands of A. countess of Eu and Henry de Stuteville in his bailiwick, and to deliver them to W. earl Warenne to keep for as long as it pleases the king, so that he answers at the Exchequer or anywhere else which the king will wish and order. Before the justiciar and the bishops of Bath and Salisbury.

2 It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Sussex, Kent and Yorkshire, concerning the lands of the said countess.

3 29 Oct. Westminster. Berkshire. To the sheriff of Berkshire. Order to take into the king's hand without delay all lands of Robert de Dreux in his bailiwick, with all rents, stock, corn and chattels found therein, by the view and testimony of trustworthy and law-worthy men from each of the manors, and he is to deliver them to Ralph Hareng to keep for as long as it pleases the king, so that he answers to the king at the Exchequer or wherever else the king will order. The sheriff, with those four trustworthy and law-worthy men, is to have one roll and the same Ralph is to have the other concerning all rents, stock, corn and chattels found in the same lands. The roll having been drawn up, he is to place the same Ralph in such seisin of all of the aforesaid rents, stock, corn and chattels aforesaid without delay.

4 It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Hampshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Middlesex.

5 31 Oct. Westminster. It is written in the same manner to the sheriffs of Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and Essex and Hertfordshire, concerning the lands, stock, corn, rents and chattels of the count of Brittany to be delivered to Thomas of Moulton, so that he answers therefor etc.