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495. John de Cameys and his wife Margery (Margeria) by Margery's attorney complain of Robert del Ostre and his wife Rose that whereas they hold of them one messuage with appurtenances in London in the ward of Walter le Poter [Cornhill ward] by the service of rendering John and Margery (Margarie) 4 marks yearly and providing them with free hospitality in the house whenever they were in London; John de Gatesdene,1 Margery's father, whose heir she is, was seised of this service and hospitality as of fee and right for the whole of his life and after his death John and Margery were in peaceful seisin until after the summons of the eyre, Robert and Rose prevented them from enjoying the hospitality as previously; whence he says he has suffered loss and damage to the value of £.10 and he brings suit. Robert and Rose come and deny force and injury. They acknowledge that they hold the messuage of John and Margery for the service of 4 marks and that they were given hospitality there, as were other strangers, by their generosity (pro suo dando), not by fee and right but by Robert and Rose's own free will. They put themselves upon the ward and John and Margery [do] likewise. The jury say on the oath that they made to the king and in the faith in which they are bound to him that John de Gatesdene, father of Margery, whose heir she is, enfeoffed William de Wateford of the messuage by the service of 4 marks yearly and providing suitable hospitality for himself, his heirs and his free household whenever it happened that they came to the town. He was seised of this for all his life and after his death Hawise de Nevill his widow was in seisin and after her death John and Margery until Robert and Rose refused them hospitality. So it is adjudged that John and Margery recover their right to hospitality and Robert and Rose are in *mercy. Afterwards John and Margery come and complain that they are unable to receive hospitality as was adjudged. Thereupon Robert and Rose come and proffer a charter of gift and the granting of hospitality, as appears on the following roll. [cf. 501, 719]
[Nota] 108. Quoddam placitum de convencione super impedimento hospicii cuiusdam magnatis in London [cf. 524 no. 108].
1. Keeper of the wardrobe of Eleanor of Provence. |