Edward II first orders Lancaster to release Warenne's Yorkshire castles, avoid armed assemblies, and pursue his grievances in the royal courts. Lancaster instead ejects Warenne's mistress and extends pressure to Bromfield and Yale, estates lying near his own Welsh interests. Warenne's petition asks for urgent letters to Lancaster, the Welsh justices, Chester officials, and local forces so that an armed incursion can be resisted. The council authorizes protective action and another command to keep the peace, but Lancaster gains control of both estates anyway. Royal paperwork and legal authority fail against a magnate with superior local power.
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Warenne asks the crown to save his Welsh estates
Letters over Bromfield and Yale expose the gap between Edward II's formal peace commands and Lancaster's ability to coerce tenants on the ground.