| Description | From: Edward III, king of England
To: Edward, earl of Chester [the Black Prince], eldest son of king Edward III
On 3 Mar [1337] in his parliament at Westminster the king created Edward duke of Cornwall. So that the duke can support his new status, the king has granted him the manors of Kennington ('Kenyngton') and Vauxhall ('Faukeshall') with and the meadow in Lambeth and Newington ('Neuton') which Roger Daumory recently acquired from John de Merkingfeld in Surrey. The king annexes these lands to the duchy. If there are no heirs apparent, the lands shall revert to the king until there is an heir. The king also grants Edward free warren within those manors, provided that they are not within the boundaries of the royal forest. If anyone enters the lands to hunt or take anything belonging to the warren without the duke's permission they shall forfeit £10. Original dated at Woodstock [Oxfordshire], 4 Sep, no year [1337]. [Date: 11EdwIII in heading to copy. Robert Stratford's dates as bishop-elect of Chichester.]
Also a mandate to all knights, freemen and other tenants of the manors of Kennington and Vauxhall, commanding them to answer to the duke as lord of the manors for their services. Dated at Woodstock, 4 Sep, no year [1337]. [Date: as above.] Copy not dated. [Date: date of original and handwriting.]
Witnesses: John Stratford, archbishop of Canterbury; Henry Burghersh, bishop of Lincoln; Mgr Robert Stratford, bishop elect of Chichester, chancellor; Henry of Lancaster, earl of Derby; William de Montague, earl of Salisbury; Henry de Ferrers; John Darcy, steward of the king's household |