On 9 December 1293 William Devereux, Lord of Lyonshall acknowledged a debt of 6L 16s 8d to William Goodknave, merchant, before the Keepers of the King's Seal for Debt in Hereford.
In 1299 Roger de la Ware granted Lyonshall Castle; and the manors of Holme Lacy and Stoke Lacy to the corrupt Walter de Langton, Bishop of Coventry and Lord High Treasurer, for life.