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Lands held of the King in chief: alienation without licence.
Feoffments.
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II. Concerning the lands held in chief of the King, which are alienated without licence of the King, as to which those of Ireland say that they have full power to do, and always have done so, it is agreed that as soon as they are alienated, they be taken into the hand of the King by the Escheator, so as in England, and so remain until they have made satisfaction to the King; and that the Justiciar, the Treasurer, and the Council jointly have power to take such kind of fines; and that henceforth none have power to enfeoff another of land which is held in chief of the King, save to hold of the King in chief, and that by leave of the King or of the Justiciar, if it be not in land of war or in the marches, and that there the lords that hold of the King have full power to enfeoff others to hold of them for the defence of the land, to their profit and to the increase of the lordship of the King and of his peace; and that the lords have such power in this last case to make feoffments, until the King advises at another time or until he wish to recall it. So nevertheless that the feoffments which have been made before this recall, shall be and are firm and established.
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