Also ye schall do us to wete if ther be ony tenaunte ded sithe the last Corte, and ye schall do us to weete what he hylde of my lord, and be what serwyce he is, his nexte eyur, and of what age; what profyte my lord may haue after his deth, as ward, mariage, releeffe, harryet, [Harryet, heriot, a gift due to the lord on the death of a tenant.] other eschete [Eschete, escheat, that which falls in due to the lord.] or ony oyer proffyte; do us to wet what proffyte he owte for to haue, be ȝower othis.
And also be well awysed whether he ware a [folio 51b] fre tenaunte or a bonde, for ȝeffe he ware a fre tenaunte yan must ȝe enquere be what seruyce he helde of this lordscheppe, whether he hylde be skwage [Skwage, escuage, knight's service.] or be sokage, for if they holde be skwage, that is knytes serwyce, and ȝeffe he died sesyd in the lond and his eyur with-in age, my lord schall haue the ward of ye lond and the maryage of the chylde. And if the chylde be of full age yat holdith be yat tenuer of knyte serwisse, whan his fadyr is ded the eyur schall enter the lond and pay a releeff, and do his omage and sewte, and althow it be sokage lond ȝet ye eyur schall pay a releffe and do his sewte; and ther-for ȝeffe ony sweche be, do us to wete.
Also ȝe schall enquere ȝef ony manne be owte-lauyd of feloney, convycte or atteynte of felonye, do us to wete what he heelde of my lorde, and wheyer he helde frely or bondly. For if he helde frely the kyng [folio 52a] schall hawe the wauntege and the profyttes a yer and a day, and after yat it hath be in ye kynges hande a yer and a day, my lord schall serve it owte of the kynges honde be a wryte of eschete; and ȝeffe it be bond lond it is a cleer eschet to my lord of this lordscheppe and to no oyer manne.
Also ȝe schall enquere yf ony manne dyed sesyd of
