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De eschaetis.'
208. De eschaetis domini regis tam de tenernentis christianorum quam iudeorum et quis illas teneat et per quem et per quod servicium et quantum valeant, dicunt maior et cives quod quidam [Martinus] 2 de Virly Normannus tenuit duo messuagia in Civitate Londoniarum que capta fuerunt in manum domini regis Johannis tanquam eschaete sue postquam recesserat de fide sua. Ita quod dominus Johannes rex tradidit messuagia illa cuidam Bunrunco in Rothomago qui unum mesuagiis illis dimisit Leoni Judeo. Et dominus rex qui nunc est, dimisit aliud mesuagium Josceo Lespicer civi Londoniarum una cum xx solidis redditus in Vinetria ad voluntatem suam. Mesuagium Leonis valet per annum v aliud mesuagium fuit et est quasi vastum ; capiatur in manum domini regis. Et tenentes veniant et ostendant warentum si quid habuerunt etc. Et super hoc venit Christiana que fuit uxor ipsius Joscei Lespicer et profert cartam domini regis Henrici qui nunc est, que confecta fuit vto die Junii anno regni sui xj t) per quam dat concedit et confirmat predicto Josceo et heredibus suis xx solidatas annuas et predictum mesuagium in Civitate Londoniarum. Et quia dominus rex tunc fuit infra etatem, ideo loquendum cum domino rege. Mesuagium Christiane valet per annum ij marcas.3
1. Heading referring to 208-20. Margin: Nota. Coram Rege Roll 199 of 1310 (printed in Weinbaum, Verfassungsgeschichte, 74) cites the particulars of these escheats from the eyre roll of 1221 thus showing that the record of the earlier eyre was still extant in the 14th century.
2. Supplied from Coram Rege Roll cited above.
3. Another inquisition was held in 1249, Cal. of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, i, 19, no. 63.
Of escheats.
Of the king's escheats, as well of the tenements of Christians as of Jews, and who holds them, and by whose authority, and by what service, and how much they are worth; the mayor and citizens say that one Martin de Virly, a Norman, held two messuages in the City of London which were taken into the hand of King John as escheats when he withdrew from his allegiance. King John gave them to one Bunrunc in Rouen, who demised one of them to Leo the Jew. The present king demised the other messuage to Joce Lespicer, citizen of London, with 20s. rent in Vintry, to hold at his good pleasure. Leo's messuage is worth 5 marks a year, the other was and is as if waste. It is to be taken into the king's hand. The tenants are to come and show their warrant if they have one. Thereupon Christine, relict of Joce Lespicer comes and proffers a charter of King Henry, made on 5 June in the eleventh year of his reign [1227], in which he gave, granted and confirmed to Joce and his heirs 20s. annual rent and the aforesaid messuage in the City of London. But because the king was then under age, let the matter be discussed with him. Christine's messuage is worth 2 marks yearly. |