Letter patent from Henry VII

61 4 August 1501, Westminster

Letter Patent from Henry VII appointing his justices John Vavasor
and John Fissher together with those associated with them to hold an
assize of novel disseisin, to which Thomas Lindeley, John Swayle, snr,
Richard Kyghley, John Allen, clerk and William Lindley¹ are to be
summoned by the king’s writ versus John Roucliffe, kt, and Margaret
his wife and Elizabeth Sotehill, widow, in respect of tenements in
Edensor and Pilsley. They are to hold the assize by royal mandate on
a certain day and place, and do justice in accordance with the law and
custom of England, saving the king’s amercements thence issuing. The
sheriff of Yorks is to issue a writ of scire facias stating the date and venue
to bring the contestants into court. Signed, William Warham.²

[Latin]

[Copyist’s note.] Copied the 6 of October 1627, hauing a seale.

[CB, 803]

     ¹ See no. 59.

     ² An identical warrant of the same date was issued to Humphrey Coningsby and James
Hobart regarding the manors of Steeton and Grassington. This was copied 22 Oct. 1627
and had a seal, CB, 804.