Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1279 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1902.

'Close Rolls, Edward I: November 1279', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288, (London, 1902) pp. 1-2. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol2/pp1-2 [accessed 23 April 2024]

CALENDAR OF CLOSE ROLLS.

8 EDWARD I.

November 1279



	Membrane 11.
Nov. 26. Windsor.	To Ralph de Sandwyco, the king's steward. Order to cause Edmund, the king's brother, to have spars (virgas) and timber in the forest of Den, to make his weirs in the water of Severn at Radleg'.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge the abbot of St. Mary's, York, and Alexander de Kirketon, late sheriff of York, of 6573l. 6s. 8d. of the first and second moieties of the fifteenth in that county, and to charge Reyner de Luk' and his fellows, merchants of Lucca (Luk'), therewith, as the abbot and Alexander paid this sum to the merchants by the king's order, as appears by their letters patent.
Nov. 26. Windsor.	To the same. Order to cause Gilbert de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford, to have respite until the Purification next for all debts due to the exchequer.
	To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews. Whereas Robert de Foleham and his fellows, during the time when they were the late king's justices for the custody of the Jews, granted, by the late king's licence, to Aaron son of Vyves, a Jew of London, a debt of 96l., under the name of Hugh de Sancto Vasto, that belonged to Jacob son of Leo, a Jew, deceased, and another debt of 46l., under the name of Master Thomas de Quappelade, that belonged to Abraham son of Muriel, a Jew, deceased, on condition that Aaron should pay 40s. to the exchequer yearly until the money should be paid to the said king in full, and Aaron has hitherto not observed these terms; the king, at the instance of his brother Edmund, has granted to Aaron that he may recover the terms aforesaid and may pay to the king 40s. yearly until the said debts be paid in full: the king orders the justices, if they ascertain that it is so by inspection of the rolls of the Jewry of the time aforesaid, to cause Aaron to have the terms aforesaid, and to cause this to be so done and enrolled.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Theobald de Luk', and his fellows, merchants of Lucca (Luk'), to be acquitted of 10l. in which they were amerced before Master Roger de Seyton and his fellows, justices last in eyre at the Tower of London, for selling cloth that was not of the right measure, contrary to the late king's inhibition, as the king has pardoned them.
	To Stephen de Penecestre, Walter de Helyun, and John de Cobeham, justices to hear and determine pleas of money. Order to cause Walter de Kanc[ia], clerk of the king's consort, to be acquitted of 50l. in which he was amerced before them for a trespass of money, as the king has pardoned him.
Nov. 26. Windsor.	To the sheriff of Salop. Order to cause the goods and chattels of John de Wavre, which were taken into the king's hands upon his being appealed, before the justices of the Bench, of the death of Richard son of Richard son of Hugh, upon his finding mainpernors to answer to the king therefor before the justices at the first assizes if they ought to pertain to him, as John rendered himself to the king's peace and prison and afterwards put himself upon a jury and purged himself before the justices of the Bench, as appears by the record of the said justices.
	The like to Guncelin de Badelesmere, justice of Chester.
Nov. 26. Windsor.	To the sheriffs of Middlesex. Order to deliver to the Friars Preachers of London, until otherwise ordered, the 'schuit' (fn. 1) (shuta) from which John Babbestel fell into the water of Thames and was drowned, for which reason the 'schuit' came to the king's hands as deodand, as the king has granted to the friars the alms called 'deodands' throughout his whole realm, as is fully contained in his letters patent.
	To the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer. Order to pay to Guy, count of Flanders and marquis of Namur, 300 marks yearly for his life, as the king has granted that sum to him in the name of a fee by his letters patent for his homage.