Charter of 5 Edward III. for John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, 1332

(1332)

For John OF ELTHAM, EARL of CORNWALL.—The King to the archbishops, &c. greeting. Know ye that whereas we being lately willing to honour the person of our dear and faithful John de Eltham, Earl of Cornwall, our most dear brother, we have given to him the name and honour of Earl of Cornwall, and we have created him Earl of Cornwall, and have girt him with a sword as Earl of the said place; and to the same Earl we have subsequently given and granted twenty pounds of yearly rent under the name and honour of Earl f Cornwall, out of the issue and profits of the County of Cornwall, to be taken by the hands of the steward or sheriff of Cornwall, who for the time shall be. Also, we have given and granted by our charter divers castles, manors, lands, and tenements, to the value of two thousand marks of land by the year, to have and to hold to the same Earl and his heirs of his body, lawfully begotten of us, and of our heirs, by the service of two knights’-fees for all service for ever, as in our charter aforesaid is more fully contained. We, that our same brother may be able more suitably to sustain the state and honour of an Earl, willing further to provide for him, have given and granted, and by this our charter have confirmed to the same Earl, beyond the said twenty pounds yearly, and two thousand marks of land afore the castles, manors, lands, and tenements underwritten; namely the castle, borough, and manor of Tyntagel with the appurtenances in the County of Cornwall; the manor of Clymeslond, with the park and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Tybeste, with the bailiwick of Poudershire, and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the castle of Rostormel, with the park and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Teuyngton, with the appurtenances, in the same county; the castle and manor of Tremeton, with the park and other their appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Helleston in Kyrier, with the appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Moreske, with the appurtenances, in the “same county; the manor of Touarnail, with the appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Pengneth, with the appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Penlyn, with the park and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the castle and borough of Launceston, with the appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Rellaton, with the bedelary of Istwevelshire, and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Helleston, in Trigg, with the park and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Lyskyret,, with the park and other its appurtenances in the same county; the manor of Calistoke, with the fishery and other its appurtenances, in the same county; the manor of Talskydi, with the appurtenances, in the same county. The manor of. Watlynton, with the appurtenances, in the county of Oxford; the castle and manor of Mere, with the appurtenances, in the county of Wilts; and fourteen pounds, three shillings, and five-pence halfpenny farthing rent, out of the issues of the County of Cornwall, to be received by the hands of our steward or sheriff there, who for the time shall be.

To have and to hold to the aforenamed Earl, and to his heirs aforesaid, together with knights’-fees, advowsons of churches, chapels, abbies, priories, religious houses and hospitals, and with markets, fairs, chaces, parks, warrens, fisheries, and all other liberties and free customs to the same castles, boroughs, manors, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, and rent, howsoever belonging, of us and our heirs, by the service of one knight’s-fee for all service for ever, in value one thousand marks of land by the year so that if the same Earl shall die without heir of his body

lawfully begotten, then the castles, boroughs, manors, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, and rents aforesaid, with the appurtenances, together with knights’-fees, advowsons of churches, chapels, abbies, priories, religious houses and hospitals, and with markets, fairs, chaces, parks, warrens, fisheries, and all other liberties and free customs to the same castles, boroughs, manors, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, and rent howsoever belonging, shall wholly revert to us and our heirs. Wherefore we will, and firmly command for us, and for our heirs, that the aforesaid Earl shall have beyond the said twenty pounds annually, and the two thousand marks of land aforesaid, the same castles, boroughs, manors, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, with the appurtenances, and fourteen pounds, three shillings, and five-pence, one halfpenny, and one farthing rent aforesaid, out of the issues of the said County of Cornwall, to be received by the hands of the steward or sheriff there, who for the time shall be, together with knights’ fees, advowsons of churches, chapels, abbies, priories, religious houses and hospitals, and with markets, fairs, chaces, parks, warrens, fisheries, and all other liberties and free customs to the aforesaid castles, boroughs, manors, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, and rent howsoever belonging, to him and to his heirs of his body lawfully begotten, of us and of our heirs, by the service of one knight’s-fee for all service for eve in value one thousand marks of land by the year aforesaid, so that if the same Earl shall die without heir of his body lawfully begotten, then the castles, boroughs, mailers, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, and rent aforesaid, with the appurtenances, together with the knights’ advowsons of churches, chapels, abbies, priories, religious houses and hospitals, and with markets, fairs, chaces, parks, warrens, fisheries, and all other liberties and free customs to the same castles, boroughs, manors, parks, bailiwick, bedelary, fishery, and rent howsoever belonging, to us and to our heirs, shall wholly revert, as is aforesaid. These being witnesses the venerable fathers, S.,Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England; J., Bishop of Winchester, our Chancellor; W., Bishop of Norwich, our Treasurer; John de Warren, Earl of Surrey; Thomas, Earl of Norfolk, and Marshal of England; Henry de Percy; Gilbert Talbot; Ralph de Nevill, Steward of our Household, and others. Given by our hand, at ‘Westminster, the tenth day of October.

By the King himself.

And it is commanded to W Botereux, steward of Cornwall, that he should cause to be delivered to the same Earl, or to his attorney in this behalf, the aforesaid castle, borough, “and manor of Tyntagel, the manor of Clymeslond with the park, the manor of Tybeste with the bailiwick of Pondershire, the “castle and manor of Rostormel with the park, the manor of “Teuyngton, the castle and mairor of Tremeton with the park, “and manor of Helleston in Kerrier, the manor of Moreske, the manor of Touarnail, the manor of Pengneth, the manor of Penlyn, the castle and borough of Launceston, the manor of Rellaton with the bedelary of Istwevelshire, the manor of Helleston in Trigg with the park, the manor of Liskiret with the park, the manor of Calistoke with the fishery, and the manor of Talskydy with the “appurtenances” to have according to the tenor of the King’s charter above said. Witness as above.

By the King himself.

And it is commanded to the keeper of the castle and manor of Mere, in the county of Wilts, that he shall deliver to the same Earl, or to his attorney in this behalf, the castle and manor aforesaid said, with the appurtenances, to have, &c. as above. Witness as above.

By the King himself.