Close Rolls, Edward I: April 1282 | 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: April 1282', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 2, 1279-1288, (London, 1902) pp. 149-153. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol2/pp149-153 [accessed 24 April 2024]

April 1282



April 8. Devizes.	To the sheriff of Devon. Order to deliver to Philip Ogeman, clerk, all his lands and chattels, which were taken into the king's hands by reason of the death of William Dragun, whereof he was lately indicted before the justices in eyre in co. Devon, as he has purged his innocence before P. bishop of Exeter, to whom he was delivered as a member of the church.
April 10. Devizes.	To the king's bailiff of Clarendon. Order to cause the Friars Preachers of Salisbury to have from the underwood in the king's park at Clarendon brushwood (vepres) and thorns to make seventy perches of their enclosure, of the king's gift.
	To Bogo de Knovill, bailiff of Montgomery. Order to deliver in bail to brother Roger de Waldeshef, keeper of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Wales, Howel Vaghhan with his two grooms and horses, Howell being imprisoned at Montgomery with his son (fn. 1) and two grooms, as Roger has mainperned to have him before the king to stand to right if the king or any one else wish to speak against him for any trespasses.
	To Philip de Heyvill, constable of Winchester castle. Order to permit Amice, countess of Devon, to have lodging (receptaculum) with her free household in the queen's great chamber adjoining the chapel towards the hall and in the adjoining houses; provided that the castle be not less safely kept by reason of this.
	To the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews, and to Master Henry de Bray. Whereas the king learns by inquisition taken by Adam de Wintonia, his clerk, that Alexander Huse satisfied Isaac son of Aaron, a Jew, who was hanged for trespass of money, for a debt of 4½ marks and for another of 6 marks when the Jew had free administration of his goods; which debts are exacted from Edmund, son and heir of Alexander, by summons of the exchequer of the Jewry by charters under the names of Alexander and the Jew: the king orders them to cause the charters of the said debts to be withdrawn and delivered to Edmund, and to cause him to be acquitted of the debts aforesaid.
	Thomas Bollard of Herewyz, Stephen Godefrey, William Godefrey, and William Rughfot, imprisoned at Ipswich for the death of Thomas de Perham, whereof they are appealed, have letters to the sheriff of Suffolk to bail them.
	To the guardians of the bishopric of Winchester. Order to provide the king, out of the issues of their bailiwick, with 1,000 quarters of wheat, 600 quarters of oats, and 200 quarters of barley, and to cause all the corn to be carried by sea to Chester, so that they shall have it there in the quinzaine of Midsummer next.
	To the justices (justiciar') of the Bench. As the king wills that the Bench of Pleas at Westminster shall be held at Shrewsbury during his pleasure, he orders them to adjourn henceforth all pleas before them that have not yet been adjourned to Shrewsbury at the octaves of Holy Trinity next and other accustomed terms, and to provide for resummoning to that place the pleas that are already adjourned, according to their discretion, and to be there at that day to hear and determine pleas.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. As the king wills that the exchequer, which is at Westminster, shall be transferred to Shrewsbury, and that pleas in the same shall be there held during his pleasure, he orders them to cause all pleas in the exchequer that have not yet been adjourned to be adjourned to Shrewsbury to the octaves of of Midsummer next and to other usual terms, and to provide for resummoning to that place pleas that have already been adjourned, as shall seem fit to them for the indemnity of the king and of the parties concerned, and to be there at that day to do what pertains to their office and to hear and determine pleas.
	The like to the justices appointed for the custody of the Jews to transfer the exchequer of the Jewry to Shrewsbury at the said day.
	William de Hanmere, William Roberd, and William de Flinden, imprisoned at Ailesbir[y] for the death of Isabella Kene and Richard her son, whereof they are appealed, have letters to the sheriff of Buckingham to bail them.
	To the sheriff of Essex. Order to assign dower to Joan, late the wife of Peter de Bosevill, tenant in chief, as she has taken oath before the king not to marry without his licence.
	To the sheriff of York. Order to deliver Roger de Kirkeby, imprisoned at York for the death of William son of John the shoemaker of Azarlay, wherewith he is charged, in bail to six men of that county who shall mainpern to have him before the king at Worcester on Whit Sunday next to hear his will.
	The like to the same for Ralph de Hamerton, imprisoned at York for the death of Alan son of Richard Thore, and for Henry le Fevre, son of William de Barkesland, imprisoned at York for the death of Adam son of John de Riseworth.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to permit William de Boyvill, to whom the king committed his castle of Carlisle and (in) the county of Northumberland, rendering therefor as much as other sheriffs were wont to render to the king, to have allowance for 10l. for the custody of the castle and for as much for divers things pertaining to the castle that Thomas de Normanvill lately demised at ferm as other sheriffs of that county were wont to render for those things to the exchequer as the king has granted to them these allowances.
	To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to deliver Robert de Harewedun, imprisoned at Northampton for the death of Richard Page of Friseby, wherewith he is charged, in bail to six men who shall mainpern to have him before the king at Worcester at Whit Sunday next to hear his will.
	The like to the sheriff of Norfolk for John de Saham, imprisoned at Norwich for the death of Thomas de Harding.
	The like to the sheriff of Suffolk for Jordan de Wrydewelle, imprisoned at St. Edmunds for the death of Margery, his daughter.
April 15. Devizes.	To the sheriff of Essex. Order to take security from Robert Rumbaud, who married Sibyl, sister and co-heiress of Peter de Besevill, for payment of his relief, and to make partition into two equal parts of the lands in that county that Peter held of the king in chief, and to deliver to Robert and Sibyl the purparty falling to her, as the king has taken Robert's fealty for the purparty and has rendered to them the purparty, on condition that they come before him at his next coming to Westminster to do homage therefor to him.
	The like to the said sheriff for Joan de Besevill, sister and co-heiress of Peter de Besevill.
	To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to deliver Nicholas son of Nicholas de Stapelton, clerk, imprisoned at Oxford for certain trespasses committed there, in bail to twelve men who shall mainpern to have him before the king at his order, to stand to right if any one wish to speak against him.
	To Master Henry Lovel. Order to deliver Simon atte Stok, Hamo Mogge, John Dore, and William Ferthing, imprisoned at Saltewode for the escape of Walter de Blakene, lately imprisoned there for trespass of venison in the park of J. archbishop of Canterbury at Aldinton, who escaped from their custody, in bail to twelve men each who shall mainpern to have them before the king at his will to answer for the escape.
	To the sheriff of Lincoln, escheator of that county. Order to deliver to Hawisia, late the wife of Baldwin Wake, tenant in chief, the manors of Kelleby and Deping, which the king has assigned to her in dower.
	The like to Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent, for the manors of Aton in Cliveland and of Kirkeby Moresheved.
	To the sheriff of Lincoln, escheator of that county. Order to deliver to the aforesaid Hawisia the manor of Hykam, which is extended at 17l. 10s. 3d., which the king has assigned to her in dower for 13l. 1s. 1¼d., so that she shall answer to the king yearly for the excess of 7l. 9s. 2d. (sic).
	To Thomas de Normanvill. Order to deliver to Hawisia the advowsons of the churches of Middelton and Skreinham, co. York, and the advowson of the church of Eston, co. Cumberland, which belonged to the aforesaid Baldwin, as the king has assigned them to her in dower.
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April 13. Devizes.	To the sheriff of Devon. Order to deliver Richard de Boghedon, imprisoned at Exeter for the death of John Pope, wherewith he is charged, in bail to six men of that county who shall mainpern to have him before the king at Worcester on Whit Sunday next to hear the king's will.
April 15. Devizes.	The like for Alan de Grimeston, imprisoned at Exeter for the death of Walter le Mey.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the executors of N. late bishop of Winchester to be acquitted of 200 marks by which he made fine with the king for the service of five knights that he acknowledged to the king for his army of Wales, in the fifth year of his reign, as the bishop paid this sum into the wardrobe to Master Thomas Bek, the late keeper, on Saturday after Midsummer, in the said year.
	To the same. Order to cause allowance to be made to Ralph de Staunford and the other co-executors of the said bishop's will, in the debts due from him to the exchequer, for 100l. that he lent to the late king, for the expedition of certain of his affairs, in the 56th year of his reign, as appears by the said king's letters patent, which the king has inspected; unless the bishop have already had allowance therefor or unless he remitted the money to the late or present king.
	To the sheriff of Kent. Order to deliver Simon Attestek, Hamo Megge, John Dorre, and William Ferling, imprisoned at Saltwode for the escape of Walter de Blakene, lately imprisoned there for a trespass of venison in the park of J. archbishop of Canterbury at Aldington, who escaped from their custody, in bail to twelve men each who shall mainpern to have them before the king at his will.
	To John de Cob[ham], keeper of the castle and town of Rochester. The king learns from trustworthy men that the prior and convent of Rochester, after the bridge of Rochester was broken, ought to receive and were wont to receive the fourth penny from the ferry over the water there, and that they were in peaceful seisin of such fourth penny in times past until Simon de Greye, when he had the custody of the castle and town during the disturbance in the realm, detained such fourth penny from them of his own motion and will: the king orders John to permit the prior and convent to receive the fourth penny as they ought and were wont to have it until the parliament after Michaelmas next, which term the king has prefixed to the prior to be there to hear and receive what he shall cause to be ordained by his council. John is ordered to cause the prior and convent to have the arrears of the fourth penny received since the breaking of the bridge. It is provided that they shall satisfy the king for the crossing or passage of their things or men over (ex transverso) the water, as others passing there do, except corn, victuals and other necessaries of the prior and convent that they cause to be carried from their places and manors by the water to their priory, for the passage whereof John is ordered not to vex them until otherwise ordered.
	To Gregory de Rokesl[eye], keeper of the king's exchange of London. Order to cause 4,000 quarells to be made without delay, and to cause them to be delivered to the barons of the Cinque Ports who are going by sea in the king's expedition to Wales, to wit 1,000 quarells to each ship; provided that the barons shall answer to the king for the quarells. [Fœdera.]