INSPEXIMUS of various charters, viz.:
[1] 'CHARTER of Henry II by which he granted to Hugh de Lacy,1 for his service, the land of Meath for the service of 50 knights, to be held to him and his heirs of the K. just as Murcard' Humelachlin2 best held it, or others before him or afterwards. And in addition the K. gave him all fees which he has or shall acquire around Dublin, while he is the K.'s bailiff, doing service to the K. at the city of Dublin. He and his heirs are to have that land and hold all liberties and free customs which the K. had or has there for the aforementioned service, of the K. and his heirs, well and peaceably, freely and quietly, in wood and plain, meadow and pasture, waters and mills, vivaries and ponds, fishings and huntings, ways and paths, and sea-ports, and in all other places and things pertaining to the same, with all other liberties which the K. has there and can give to him.
Witnesses:3 earl Richard s. Vislab'; William de Braose; William de Albin'; Reginald de Cortenai; Hugh de Gundevilla; William fitz Aldelmi dapifer; Hugh de Cressi, William de Stotevilla; Ralph de Haia; Reginald de Pavilli; Ralph de Verdun; William de Gerpu' Villa, Robert de Riulli.
At Wexford.'
[2] ‘Letters patent of Edward [III], the late K., given at York, 23 Aug. 1 Edw. [II] and exemplified on 18 Oct. in the same year,4 by which Edward II, for service, gave to Roger Mortimer and Joan his wife the liberty of Trim, which they held as of the inheritance of Joan and which Edward [I], the late K., his father, had recovered against them by writ of quo warranto, while they were in prison in Eng.; to have forever.’
[3] ‘Charter of Edward [III], the late K., given at Woodstock, 25 April [1330] 4 Edw. III,5 which recites the letters of Henry [II] as above, and how Hugh and his heirs successively, by virtue of that gift, had within the said land all manner of jurisdiction and cognizance of all pleas, and a chancery and Ex. and all things pertaining to those officers and their own seals [etc.]; and how afterwards that land, and also the said liberty, was divided between John Verdon and Margery his wife, cousin and one of the heirs of Walter de Lacy, son and heir of Hugh; and Geoffrey Geneville and Matilda his wife, cousin and the other heir of the said Walter. And the castle of Lokseuedy with a moiety of the inheritance were assigned to be in the purparty of Margery, and the castle of Trim with the other moiety were assigned to be in the purparty of Matilda. And both the said John and Margery in their purparty, and Geoffrey and Matilda in their purparty, separately had and used the said liberty, until the purparty of the said John and Margery came into the hand of King Edward [I] by forfeiture of Theobald Verdon, son and heir of the said John and Margery. And now Roger Mortimer, e. March, and Joan his wife― who used to hold the castle of Trim with other lands [etc.] assigned in that purparty as the right and inheritance of Joan, and used to have and exercise the said liberty in that purparty―the plead to the K. by petition that he might wish to grant them the liberty which has thus come into the K.’s hand because of the forfeiture of the said Theobald [etc.]. GRANT to them [Roger Mortimer and Joan his wife] that they might have and exercise forever at the castle of Trim all manner of jurisdiction and cognizance of all pleas, both of arson, treasure trove, rape and forestall, and others whatsoever arising, and also have a chancery, exchequer and all other things pertaining to those offices, and also their own seals deputed to those offices, as fully and wholly as the said John and Margery or anyone before them was accustomed to have and exercise them before the liberties thus came into the K.’s hand.’
And furthermore Edmund Mortimer, the present [fifth] earl of March and Ulster [etc.], begs the present K. to confirm his charters, royal franchises [etc.]. The earl pleads that he and his ancestors, as lords of Trim, had within that lordship and land of Meath various franchises and liberties by the charters and letters of Henry III and Edward I, and that by virtue of the same they had and used their regalian court at Trim, and had all manner of cognizance [of pleas], jurisdictions and liberties, royal franchises, customs and constitutions in that lordship and land. RATIFICATION and CONFIRMATION of those charters and letters and all their contents, and also of all manner of cognizances, jurisdictions, liberties, royal franchises, royal suits, pleas, perquisites, and customs and constitutions, used by the said earl and his said ancestors, and also their misters, both officers of fee and any others; to have and to hold forever, in the same manner as the present earl, Roger his father, Edmund his grandfather, or any other of his ancestors, ever had them; with proviso [cum clausula, licet] that [etc.].
