Folios: 234-234v. Honor of Bolyngbrok [Bolingbroke], in one box, marked by the letter...

Folios: 234-234v. Honor of Bolyngbrok [Bolingbroke], in one box, marked by the letter A. Indenture of feoffment of the lands, which were of Henry, late duke of Lancaster [Henry of Grosmont], in Lincolnshire by the executors.

First party: John, duke of Lancaster [John of Gaunt], and Blanche, his wife, daughter and heir of Henry, late duke of Lancaster.

Second party: Robert de la Mare, knight, John de Charnele, clerk, and John Neumarche.

Place or subject: Robert, John and John have granted and leased by their charter confirmed to Duke John and Blanche the castle, manor and honor of Bolinbrok [Bolingbroke], the manor of Sutton in Holand [Long Sutton] and all the other manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, reversions, fees, advowsons, offices, bailiwicks and possessions with all manner of franchises, profits, commodities and other appurtenances which they have jointly with others from the gift and grant of Henry, late duke of Lancaster. To hold to the duke and Blanche, his wife, and their heirs in tail of the king and other lords of the fees by the services due and accustomed, paying to Robert, John and John and their heirs 1,000 marks a year at the feasts of Easter and Michaelmas in equal portions. If the rent happens to fall into arrears at any of these terms, then it will be lawful for Robert, John and John and their heirs to distrain in the premises and to retain the distress until they have been paid that rent of 1,000 marks. If the duke and Blanche die without heirs in tail, then the premises are to remain to the right heirs of Duke Henry. For the greater assurance of this annuity of 1,000 marks the duke and Blanche are to pay the costs of Robert, John and John, in full and peaceable seisin, and to pay to them 3d in the presence of Henry de Percy, Henry de Grey and Godfrey Foliambe [Foljambe].

County: Lincolnshire.

Additional people: Witnesses: Simon, bishop of Ely, chancellor of the king [Simon Langham]; Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford; Richard [fitz Alan], earl of Arundel; William de Wykeham, archdeacon of Lincoln; Henry Grene, justice of the King's Bench; and William de Skipwyth [Skipwith], baron of the Exchequer.

Dated at Westminster.

28 Jan 1364 (39 Edw III).

For the original charter see one of the documents in: DL 27/245 DL 27/250