Folios: 426-426v. Charters of privileges. Inspeximus and confirmation of Edward III...

Folios: 426-426v. Charters of privileges. Inspeximus and confirmation of Edward III of a charter about liberties, granted by Henry III to Edmund, his son, dated at Westminster on 12 Jan 51 Hen. III.

First party: Edward I.

Place or Subject: Henry III granted to Edmund, his son, earl of Leicester, that Edmund and his heirs are to have and hold of the king and his heirs all his lands and fees with all liberties and free customs well and in peace, and honourably, free and quit from suits of shire courts and hundred courts and the aid of sheriffs, etc, and from giving money for murder and robbery and from giving money pertaining to frankpledge, and 'tholl, theam, infongenthef, utfongenethef, sok and sak', and quittance from his demesnes throughout the king's demesnes from pontage, passage, toll, toll paid by travellers, payage, stallage, cornage and tallage, gelds and danegelds, 'blodwyte, fictwyte', works of castles, walls, bridges, parks, ditches, causeways and houses. And that they are to have their free chase of Wisselay and Wymbureholte [Wimborne Holt] and the taking of venison in those woods, which was awarded to him by law-worthy knights in the king's court at Westminster. [And the king granted] that these woods are to be quit of waste and regard, and that Edmund and his heirs were to use the same liberties and customs forever without impediment of the king or his heirs.

Additional people: witnesses to the charter: Robert Walerand; Robert Aguillon; Nicholas de Leukenore [Lewknor]; William de Aete [Ayot]; John de la Lynde; John de Turbervill; Geoffrey de Percy; Gilbert son of Hugh; and Bartholomew le Bygod. Witnesses to the inspeximus: R. bishop of Bath and Wells [Robert Burnel]; W. bishop of Salisbury [William de la Corner]; P. bishop of Exeter [Peter Quinel]; Edmund [Edmund of Almain], earl of Cornwall; Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford; William de Bellocampo [Beauchamp], earl of Warwick; Otto de Grandisono; Richard de Brus; John de St John; William de Leyburn; Alan Plukenet; Peter de Champvent; Robert son of John; and Richard de Bosco.

Dated at Ambresbyr [Amesbury].

17 Aug 13 Edw I.