A letter from Eleanor of Provence (05/16/1256)

Translated letter:

Licence for Henry de Mara for good service as above, out of his demesne lands of his manor of Heynton within the forest of Windlesore to assart and bring into cultivation 240 acres of land by the perch of 16½ feet, and to approve and enclose them with a dyke and hedge according to the assize of the forest, so that the deer have free ingress and egress and that he and his heirs shall hold the said land so enclosed for ever without the regard and quit of corn tax (inbladatura) and everything pertaining to the forest. By K. and the queen because the said Henry went to Rome for the affairs of the king.

Historical context:

The king and queen grant licence to Henry de Mara in return for his services both in England and on the continent, as they had promised.

Scholarly notes:

(1) After the first two volumes of the Patent Rolls published in Latin, the editors shifted to English translations, explaining that the "language tends gradually to become more formal and verbose."

Printed source:

Calendar of the Patent Rolls, Henry III, 1247-58, 4.474; summary in English.(1)

Date:

05/16/1256