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and his wife in regard to Plenderleith, whence it appears that 

 he held that property also, of which he and his wife had been 

 unjustly denuded by the Earl of Angus. The mandate runs thus : 



" The King and superior Lord of the kingdom of Scotland to the venera- 

 ble fathers in Christ William and Robert bishops of St Andrews and 

 Glasgow, and his beloved and faithful John Comin, James Steward of 

 Scotland, and Brian fitz Alan, keepers of the kingdom, greeting. From 

 the complaint of John Wychard and Johanna his wife we are apprised 

 that when Nicholas de Prendrelath father of the foresaid Johanna whose 

 heir she is, held the manor of Prendrelath of Gilbert de Humfrenvill, earl 

 of Anegos, in socage on the day on which he died, the same earl asserting 

 that that manor was held from him by military service, immediately after 

 his death seized into his own hands the said manor and the said Johanna 

 then under age, and sold to Richard Knut (sheriff of Northumberland) 

 both the custody of the manor and of the heir, as if she belonged to him, 

 by which action, the foresaids John and Johanna sustained no small damage 

 and annoyance. Wherefore we direct you to hear the suit of John and 

 Johanna in this matter and cause full and speedy justice to be done accor- 

 ding to the law and custom of those parts." (Rotuli Scotiae, i. p. 10, b.) 



In 1296, there is an inquest about the corn-tithes of Meyny- 

 lawe then held by John Wishart. (lb. p. 144.) On April 27th 

 1296, there is a list of the Scotchmen to be removed from residing 

 on the lands of Scotchmen in England, who were the adherents 

 of John de Balliol and had risen in a hostile manner against 

 King Edward. Among these are the lands of John Wychard, 

 and those of the heirship of John Prat (Stevenson, vol. ii. p. 46). 

 May 10th 1296, an extent of the lands in Northumberland held 

 by Scotchmen is returned to the Chancery (Pipe Polls, 29 Edw. I), 

 whence we learn that Manilawes (John Wichard) was valued at 

 £7 10s; and Knaresdale (of John Prat, in the custody of John 

 Wychard of the gift of the King of Scotland) amounted to 

 £25 lis 5d. In Knaresdale the king's officers carried off the 

 domestic utensils and the stock of iron probably used for repair- 

 ing the agricultural implements and shoeing the horses ; for the 

 accountant debits himself, for 3 shillings received for 2 brass 

 pots (ollis seneis) and 1 "patella;" — similar to articles treated of 

 in the present vol. of Proceedings — and 6s. Id. for 49 pieces of 

 iron found there and sold. (Stevenson's Documents, ii. pp. 48, 

 49). On May 24, 1297, the Scottish nobles and barons were 

 invited by letters addressed to each of them to accompany King 

 Edward into Flanders to assist him in his wars ; and one of these 

 was directed to John Wyscharde (ib. p. 168). It is probable 

 that he did not comply with the summons, for in 1298 he was 



