42 A SURVEY OF THE HONOUR OF PEVEREL. 



{THE ROYAL MANDATE) 



Henry by the grace of God King of England, etc., to the 

 sheriff of Nottingham and Derby, greeting. 



We command thee that in thy full court, and in the presence 

 of the Coroner of the said counties, thou enquire diligently 

 .upon the oaths of twelve lawful and trustworthy men of 

 the same counties by whom the verity of the matter may be 

 the better able to be known, — 



Who are the tenants in the Honour of Peverel in the 

 counties aforesaid: 



What lands they hold in the same Honour : 



And how much they are worth : 



And how much thy predecessors our sheriffs received of the 

 aforesaid lands : 



Of suits of County and Hundred, Views of Frank Pledge, 

 Sheriff's Turn, Pleas : 



And other things whilst the aforesaid lands were in the 

 iiands of our said slieriffs : 



And enquiry thereupon distinctly and openly made, such as 

 thou wilt have to warrant before the Barons of our Treasury 

 at Westminster from the day of Saint Martin on the XV"' day 

 {i.e., of November, within the octave of St. Martin. — Ed.) under 

 thy seal, and the seals of the Inquisitors, and this letter. In 

 the time of J. Francis at Westm : lo Oci : in the 34"' year of 

 our reign." 



{THE SHERIFFS RETURN) 



" To the Noblemen, and Reverend Lords in Christ, the 

 Barons of ihe Treasury of our Lord the King, the Sheriff of 

 Nottingham and Derby sendeth saluting with obedience, 

 reverence, and honour. Know ye, that I, being bound by the 

 mandate of our Lord the King, have made inquisition con- 

 cerning the Fee of Peverell in the counties aforesaid, according to 

 the letter of our Lord the King, which I send to you, ujjon the 

 oath of approved and lawful persons, viz. : — Nicholas de Knyve- 

 ton, Robert de Corlaveton, Will, de Kilvington, John de Eyleston, 



