Close Rolls, Edward I: July 1274

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1900.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: July 1274', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 1, 1272-1279, (London, 1900) pp. 89-93. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol1/pp89-93 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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July 1274

July 5.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to deliver in bail Robert Priour, who was lately charged with divers trespasses at Newmarket before John son of John, appointed to inquire concerning certain trespasses committed in that county, and who was delivered in bail by John until a month of the present St. John the Baptist, so that he should then stand to right before John concerning these trespasses if any one should wish to speak against him thereupon, or that he should then render himself to the king's prison at Norwich if John did not come to those parts in the meantime, if Robert shall find twelve lawful men of that county who will mainpern to have him before the king or his council in the octaves of St. Peter ad Vincula to stand to right as aforesaid, as Robert has come into the king's court and offered to stand to right concerning the said trespasses.
To the same. Order to cause Adam le Blund of Norwich to have seisin of a messuage in Norwich that John le Blund held, who was hanged for felony, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the messuage has been in the king's hands for a year and a day, that John held it of Adam, and that Walter de Schelfhangre, late keeper of the town of Norwich, ought to answer to the king for the year, day, and waste thereof, and that the messuage is in the king's hands solely for this reason.
July 4.
Westminster.
Bartholomew de Sancto Probo, chaplain, John de Sancto Probo, Cicely de Tregeny and Joan her daughter, imprisoned at Launcaveton for the death of Richard de Grugoed, wherewith they are charged, have letters of the king to the sheriff of Cornwall to bail them.
To the sheriff of Devon. Order to cause a ship of Reymund Jak', merchant of Bordeaux, laden with 34 pockets of wool, to be delivered to him, as it has been testified before the king by Poncius de Mora, Roger le Marescall, and Walter le Cornwaleys, citizens of London, that Reymund caused his ship to be laden in Ireland with 34 pockets of wool, which ship the sheriff lately caused to be arrested at Totnes (Tatton') because he believed that Reymund wished to take the wool to Flanders to trade therewith, and it is also testified that Edmund (sic) did and will not communicate with the Flemings, and Poncius and the others have mainperned that Reymund shall take his wool to Southampton to trade there and in the adjoining parts, and not without the realm.
July 7. To Roger de Wauton and John de Swyneford, appointed to hold pleas of the market. Order to replevy to Eudo la Zuche and Milicent (Milisante), his wife, their liberty of Calne, which was taken into the king's hands for contempt, together with the issues thereof, until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next.
To the barons of the exchequer. Order to acquit Godfrey le Fauconer of 66s. 8d., unless he have had acquittance already, which he delivered into the wardrobe of the late king to Nicholas de Leukenore, then keeper of the wardrobe, on Wednesday, the feast of the Holy Innocents, in the 52nd year of the said king's reign, in which sum he made fine with the late king to have respite for his knighthood.
Membrane 6.
July 8. To Master R. de Clifford, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Alice de Amundevill to have seisin of the manor of Arningeton, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Matilda de Sancto Andrea demised it to Alice for Alice's life, and that Alice was in good and peaceful seisin thereof long before Matilda's death, until she was ejected thence by the escheator, and the king has rendered to her seisin of the manor, to hold for life, provided that she do not make waste, sale, or ruin, so that it may revert entire to Matilda's heirs at Alice's death.
Geoffrey de Cortlingestok, imprisoned at Notingham for the death of John de Wollaston, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Nottingham to bail him.
July 9.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Lancaster. Order to cause Adam de Knel to have seisin of a messuage and a moiety of a bovate of land in Chippyn, which Roger Hoseleneheved held, who was hanged for felony, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the said messuage and moiety have been in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that Roger held them of Adam, and that the township of Chyppyn is bound to answer to the king for the year, day, and waste thereof.
To the treasurer or him who supplies his place, and to the barons of the exchequer of Dublin. Order to respite until the quinzaine of Michaelmas all exactions, demands, and distraints on the archbishop of Cashel for the king's debts.
By R. Burnell and by writ of the great seal.
[Prynne, Records, iii. 137.]
To Master Richard de Clifford, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Alice de Scalar[iis] to have seisin of certain lands that are of her fee in Abinton and which are held of her by knight service, the custody whereof belongs to her of right, as it appears by inspection of the rolls of the exchequer and by inquisition taken by the escheator that William de Abenton held of the king of the honour of Boulogne, and not elsewhere of the king in chief, so that the custody of his other lands that are of the fee of others could or ought [not] to pertain to the king. By R. Burnell.
To William de Boyvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause Margaret, late the wife of Robert de Ros, tenant in chief, to have seisin without delay of all the lands of her inheritance of the lands that belonged to Peter de Brus, her brother, as she has done fealty to the king for the said lands and has taken oath not to marry without his licence. By C.
July 11. Robert de Beltoft, imprisoned at Lincoln for the death of Roger Dode, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Lincoln to bail him.
July 11. To Geoffrey de Nevill, justice of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to deliver Walter le Graunt, imprisoned at Lincoln for trespass of the Forest, in bail to twelve lawful men of that bailiwick, who shall mainpern to have him before the justices for pleas of the Forest when they come to those parts to stand to right concerning the trespass.
July 13. To Geoffrey de Geynvill, justiciary of Ireland. Order to respite all the exactions, demands and distraints on the archbishop of Cashel until the king's arrival in England, so that provision may then be made for doing what is reasonable thereupon, and not to annoy the bishop or his church in the mean time. By R. Burnell.
[Prynne, Records, iii. 137.]
July 15.
Westminster.
To Master Richard de Clifford, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause William de Mortuo Mari, son and heir of Geoffrey de Mortuo Mari, to have seisin of his father's lands, together with all the issues thereof, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Geoffrey, whose lands the escheator took into the king's hands believing that he held of the king in chief, held nothing of the king in chief, but that he held in chief by knight service of Ralph de Mortuo Mari, tenant in chief of the late king, and that William is his son and heir and is of full age.
July 17.
Westminster.
John Chirell, Roger Chirell, Nicholas Chirell, Nicholas Flaun, and William son of Hugh, imprisoned at Ledes for the death of Thomas Wynter, wherewith they are charged, have letters to the sheriff of Kent to bail them.
Gilbert de Bosco of Neubigging, Adam Schakeltunstal, John Haliday and Juliana daughter of Gilbert, imprisoned at York, have letters to the sheriff of York to bail them.
To Roger de Clifford, justice of the Forest this side Trent. It has been shown to the king on the part of Robert de la Wythye and John his son that whereas John bought a cartload of brushwood at Wodestok from Robert del Box Bouer, John de Ludewell, bailiff of Wodestok, and his ministers took and imprisoned John and his father because John could not find his warrant quickly for the said purchase, charging him and Robert with having taken the brushwood in the king's park in thievish manner; as John is prepared to aver that the brushwood was sold to him by Robert del Box in good faith (fideliter), the king orders Roger to make an inquisition concerning the matter, and if he find thereby that John bought the brushwood from Robert as is aforesaid, he is ordered to cause John and his father to be released with all speed.
July 17. To the sheriff of Northampton. Order not to aggrieve Peter Pycot, who was indicted for certain trespasses, and not to inflict damage on his goods, out to permit Theophania, his wife, to have free administration of his goods, for the use of Peter and her household, until further orders, as Peter has come to the king's peace spontaneously, and has rendered himself lately to the king's prison at London.
To Master R. de Cliff[ord], escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Nicholaa de Cryoll', Margery and Beatrice, sisters of Nicholas de Cryoll', tenant in chief, to have seisin of a moiety of the manor of Stocton, together with the issues thereof, as the escheator, believing that Nicholas was seised at his death of the said moiety in his demesne as of fee ejected Nicholaa, Margery and Beatrice from their seisin thereof and took it into the king's hands, and the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that Nicholas at his death was not seised of a moiety of the manor, because he had given it to Roger de Leyburn, and at the time when Nicholas held the moiety he held it of the bishop of Lincoln by the courtesy of England of the inheritance of his first wife.
July 18.
Westminster.
John son of John Eylward, imprisoned at Marleberg for the death of Richard le Retherherde, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Wilts to bail him.
To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews. Order to withdraw from the chest of the chirographers the charter of Robert son of Robert de Magna Dodington for a debt of 5 marks in which he was indebted to Peytevinus son of Sampson, a Jew of Northampton, by that charter, and to acquit him thereof, as Peytevinus has acknowledged before the king's subjects appointed to levy the tallage of the king's Jews that Robert is quit of the debt aforesaid.
July 26.
Canterbury.
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to permit Robert son of German to go quit, and to restore to him any money that the sheriff may have received by reason of his release, as the king lately ordered the sheriff to cause to be recorded in his county [court] any outlawry promulgated against Robert by reason of the death of Reginald atte Park, for whose death the sheriff took Robert and imprisoned him, and it appears by the said record, sent to the king by the sheriff, that Robert was not outlawed for the said death, and that the late king pardoned him the suit of his peace for that death.
Philip le Gaunt, imprisoned at Warwick for the death of Alice, daughter of Roger de Waltham, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Warwick to bail him.
July 28.
Elham.
Christiana, late the wife of Robert le Sennenir, and Agnes her daughter, imprisoned at Winchester for the death of William le Tawyare, wherewith they are charged, have letters to the sheriff of Southampton to bail them.
John Adde, Gilbert de Norhantonia, and Alexander le Tanur imprisoned at St. Albans for the death of Robert atte Wodegate, whereof they are appealed, have letters to the sheriff of Hertford to bail them.
July 29.
Canterbury.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the executors of the will of Philip Basset to have administration of all his goods and chattels for the execution of his will, as the treasurer and barons wrote back to the king, after searching the rolls of the exchequer, that Philip is quit at the exchequer by his executors of all debts, as well his own as those due to the king by reason of the lands of Robert de Gynes.
Anketinus de Anesye, imprisoned at Warwick for the death of Henry de Aspeleye, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Warwick to bail him.
July 30.
Canterbury.
To Master R. de Clifford, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to Matilda, late the wife of William de Abington, tenant in chief, the portion of William's lands falling to her as dower, according to the partition of William's lands made by the escheator, as contained in a schedule enclosed in these presents.