s ▁will . ▁The ▁se iz ures ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁nobles ▁a ▁less on ▁and ▁cur b ▁their ▁diss ension ▁from ▁the ▁royal ▁government , ▁which ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Ro ches ' ▁rival ▁de ▁Burg h . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁man ors , ▁including ▁Up av on , ▁were ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁previous ▁hold ers ▁in ▁April ▁after ▁a ▁settlement ▁between ▁de ▁Burg h ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁res ented ▁his ▁government . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time ▁Ma ul ay ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁Mul gra ve ▁Castle , ▁in ▁York shire , ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁inheritance . ▁In ▁June ▁and ▁July ▁ 1 2 2 4 , ▁Ma ul ay ▁was ▁present ▁on ▁the ▁royal ▁side ▁at ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁Castle , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁de ▁Bre auté ▁against ▁the ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 5 ▁Ma ul ay ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁sw orn ▁to ▁King ▁John ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁give ▁up ▁cust ody ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁cast les ▁until ▁after ▁John ' s ▁son ▁came ▁of ▁age . ▁Ma ul ay ▁lost ▁Up av on ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 9 , ▁with ▁the ▁king ▁re gr ant ing ▁Up av on ▁to ▁Gilbert ▁Bass et . ▁This ▁grant ▁to ▁Bass et ▁was ▁by ▁char ter , ▁with ▁the ▁lands ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁fee . ▁Ma ul ay ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁only ▁gave ▁up ▁his ▁ten ure ▁because ▁of ▁thre ats