Folios: 17v-18. Derby; Ferrers. Writ. First party: Robert de Ferrers, earl of Derbeie...

Folios: 17v-18. Derby; Ferrers. Writ.

First party: Robert de Ferrers, earl of Derbeie [Derby].

Second party: All abbots, priors, barons, knights and freemen and other tenants of the honor of Ferrers.

Place or subject: Whereas Henry de Alemann' [Henry of Almain], William de Valencia [Valence], earl of Penbrok [Pembroke], John de Warenne, earl of Surrey, William de Bello Campo [Beauchamp], earl of Warewik [Warwick], Roger de Somery, Thomas de Clare, Robert Walerand, Roger de Clifford, Hamo Lestrange (Extraneus), Bartholomew de Suthleg', and Robert de Briwes have mainprised for the earl for making satisfaction to the king and Edmund, his son, within a certain term for the earl's ransom and that of his lands, the earl, desiring to look out for the indemnity of his mainpernors, as far as he can at present, has handed over and committed all his lands and tenements to those mainpernors. To hold to themselves or to their attorneys until satisfaction has been suitably made to the king and Edmund for the ransom. Whereas the mainpernors have attorned Hamo Lestrange (Extraneum) to receive seisin in their name of the lands and tenements and keep them as long as they please, the earl orders these officials of that honor to be attendant and answerable to Hamo as if to the keeper of those lands in all things which pertain to the earl until the earl acquits them of the mainprise.

County: [unspecified].

Additional people: [unspecified]

Dated at Chippeham [Chippenham].

3 May 53 Hen III.