Folios: 451-451v. Charters of kings. Pardon. First party: Richard II. Second Party:...

Folios: 451-451v. Charters of kings. Pardon.

First party: Richard II.

Second Party: John, duke of Aquitaine and Lancaster, the king's uncle [John of Gaunt], and Henry his son, duke of Hereford, the king's kinsman [Henry of Bolingbroke], tenants of the lands and tenements which were of Thomas, late earl of Lancaster, and their heirs.

Place or Subject: The king has pardoned and quitclaimed to John and Henry the king's whole right, forfeiture, action, complaint, demand, title and claim which he has, had or could in any way have in any castles, honors, lordships, manors, hundreds, wapentakes, commotes, cantreds, chases, parks, warrens, lands, tenements, rents and services, knights' fees, advowsons of churches, abbeys, priories, hospitals, chapels, chantries and other ecclesiastical benefices, or any other possessions, which were of Thomas, the late earl, and were forfeited by reason or occasion of any pardons, seditions, insurrections, forfeiture of war, adherences to the enemies of Scotland or other enemies, or confederacies, allegiances or leagues with the same, or any favour or aids offered to them, burnings, plunders, ridings, journeys in a warlike manner with standards on display or in any brave or violent manner, felonies, murders, contempts, rebellions, offences, usurpations, extortions, maintenances, misprisions and other treasons and falsehoods, by whatever name they are, howsoever done and perpetrated by Thomas, late earl, at the time of King Edward, the king's great-grandfather, contrary to their allegiance to the detriment of the crown or harm of the royal majesty.

Dated at Westminster.

20 Feb 21 Ric II.