church case it be find by office Elizabeth that the manor of Woodham Mortimer  in Essex be hold of the say queen as of her manor of Penerel by knightsservice  question whether this be a mean tenure or a tenure in capite and it wag  enforce by his majesty council that the same be as available in law as if it  have be find express to be hold by knightsservice in capite in regard the say  honour of Peneral be one of the four know and capital honour ancient annex to  the crown and that all tenor of the king and queen of England by knight  service as of that bonor have be always take and adjudge to be tenor in capite  by knightsservice as of that bonor which be of great importance and  consequence touch the revenue of this court and the court of exchequer concern  the say honour of Penerel Tanfield Lord chief baron and baron Altham be  require to assist the court and deliver their opinion therein who have hear  council in debate the cause two whole day the matter principal insist upon be  whether Penerel be a ancient honour ancient in the crown and whether all tenor  as of that honour by knightsservice have be ancient take to be tenor in capite  by knightsservice and whether that exposition have be always in use and  practice in the say court of exchequer and also in this court since the  erection thereof and whether the say manor of Woodbam Mortimer be in truth  hold of the say honour in capite by knightsservice and so take in former time  and appear by former record whereupon and upon perusal of many record and lie  er p the red roll of the exchequer it appear manifest that the say honour of  Penerel be and always have be a principal honour annex to the crown call and  know by several distinct name and appellation as sometime Hatfield Penerel  sometime Penerel London and sometime call the honour of Hatfield Penerel of  London and yet that the say honour and every part and member thereof so  distinguish by several name and addition be in truth but one entire honour and  not diverse and that all land tenement and hereditament hold original of the  say honour by knightsservice be hold in capite by knightsservice and have be  always so take and it be also prove by diverse record of several nature that  the say manor of Woodham Mortimer be in truth and have always be hold by  knight service in capite of the say honour and so appear by diverse ancient  inquisition livery licence and pardon of alienation and other like proof  produce and read in that behalf whereupon it be order accord lie trin James  king