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younger of the sons. Lastly there is the information that all the said 

 tenements in Chaldefeld were held of the prior of Wortspryngg. 



The trouble was short-lived. Mortimer and the Queen dis- 

 appeared and the king came by his own. On 6 December, 1330, 

 {Close Roll), there is a writ to the sheriff to restore to George Percy 

 his lands, &c., taken into the king's hands on suspicion of adherence 

 to the earl as the king deems him guiltless; and a last echo of 

 the affair, 15 December, 1330, in a writ to the keeper of the ward- 

 robe to account with Eggefeld for his expenses what time he was 

 appointed to " extend " the lands of George Percy and others. 



George Percy occurs witnessing charters or leases of Henry de 

 Percy dated at Great Chaldefeld, or Estchaldefeld, 12 January, 

 1337-8, 10 February, 1338-9, and 12 July, 1342 {Cartulari/, i., pp. 

 302, 372), though as to this last-named date it is permissible to 

 doubt whether there is not some error in the MS., since it is hardly 

 })0ssible that precisely the same list of witnesses should occur in 

 two charters four and a half years apart from each other in dale. 

 It is certain, however, that he was dead in 1348, when the followinc{ 

 exceedingly interesting inquisition ad quod damnum was taken, at 

 the instance of Margaret, late his wife. Particular attention should 

 , be paid to the statement with regard to Henry de Percy's tenure. 



It was found by inquisition at Bradford, before Pobert Kussell, 

 the escheator in co. Wilts, 22 June, 22 Edward HI. (1348), that 

 j it was not to the king's hurt to give leave to Margaret, late the 

 ' wife of George de Percy to give a messuage and 33^/. land, 'la. 

 meadow and 5.9. rent in Little Chaldefelde to a chaplain to cele- 

 brate daily at the altar of St. ]\Iary in llio cliapcl of Si. John the 

 Baptist of Little Chaldefelde for the souls of I ho said George an»l 

 Margaret, their ancestors and heirs and all faithful deceaseii. 



The said messuage and 22^/ land. la., nioadow, and 3.9. rent in 

 Little Chaldefelde are held of the prior of Worspiyng by kniLrht 

 |8ervice,and by the prioicf Iho kinuMu puio alms. Tho yearly value 

 of the said messuage and laud is ().<. SV. 



, Nine acres of the said land and 2.s', ronl aro hold of Hoiny do Pony 

 jby knight service. Their yoai ly valuo is 2s-. (>'/, The said Henry 

 holds \\\(', same of I ho loids of Ti niil.rv'_:go l>v service of iho ward of 



