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Membrane 7. |
May 4. Westminster. |
To Master H. de Bray, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to
Margaret, late the wife of Roger de Coleville, tenant in chief of the king as
of the honour of Albemarle, the following of Roger's lands, which the king
has assigned to her in dower: the manor of Conythorp, a member of the
manor of Bitham, co. Lincoln, which is extended at 23l. 15s. 11½d.; the
wood called 'Morkelawe,' with the meadow, herbage and all appurtenances,
in the same manor, which is extended at 8l. 13s. 0d.; the wood called 'La
More,' with the meadow, herbage and all other appurtenances, in the same
manor, which is extended at 23s.; and 13l. 14s. 9½d. yearly of land and
rent in Estbitham, which is a member of the manor aforesaid and which is
extended at 29l. 3s. 6½d. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To the same. Order to cause to be assigned to Amabilla, late the wife of
John Paynel, tenant in chief, dower of the knights' fees that belonged to John.
Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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The like to Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. |
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To Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order to deliver to
the aforesaid Margaret the manor of Ayketon, which the said Roger held in
chief of the king, and everything received from it since it was taken into
the king's hands, as the king learns by an inquisition taken by the escheator
that the manor is of Margaret's free marriage. |
May 6. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex. Order to restore to Robert de Depeden, clerk,
his lands, goods and chattels, which were taken into the king's hands upon
his being charged with robbery and theft before the justices lately appointed
to deliver Colecestre gaol, as he has purged his innocence before R. bishop
of London, to whom he was delivered by the justices in accordance with
the privilege of the clergy. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To Master Henry de Bray, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause
Almaric, son and heir of Almaric de Sancto Amando, tenant in chief, a
minor in the king's wardship, to have 10l. from the issues of the lands that
belonged to his father, for his maintenance. |
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To the constable of Aberconewey castle. Order to deliver to Master
Geoffrey de Vezano, clerk of the pope's chamber, or to his attorney bringing
these letters, all the money in the constable's custody arising from the old
money of the tenth granted in aid of the Holy Land, which he showed to
J. bishop of Ely, the treasurer. |
May 8. Westminster. |
To Richard de Holebrok, keeper of the forest of Rokingham. Order to
cause Robert le Baud, sheriff of Northampton, to have in the wood of
Gaytington, within the said forest, twelve oaks fit for timber in order to
repair the king's manor of Gaytinton. Witness: Edmund, earl of
Cornwall. |
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To John de Tyngewyk, keeper of the forest of Whittlewod. Order to
cause the aforesaid sheriff to have in the king's wood of Hanlegh, which is
within the forest aforesaid, eight oaks fit for timber to carry out the works
of the castle of Northampton. |
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To William Dachet, keeper of the park of Northampton. Order to cause
the sheriff to have in that park twelve oaks fit for timber for the works of
the castle aforesaid. |
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To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to cause the said manor and
castle to be repaired. |
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To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause the houses of the castle
of Winchester to be repaired. |
May 4. Westminster. |
To Thomas de Normanvill, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause
dower to be assigned to Mary, late the wife of Hugh de Upsale, tenant by
knight service of John Wake, a minor in the king's wardship, upon her
taking oath not to marry without the king's licence. Witness: Edmund,
earl of Cornwall. |
May 25. Westminster. |
Henry son of William de Carsinton, imprisoned at Oxford for the death
of Walter le Alecunnere, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff
of Oxford to bail him. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To Nicholas le Convers, keeper of the forest of the Peak (Pecco). Order
to cause John le Flemeng, the king's bailiff of the Peak, to have twelve
oaks fit for timber for the repair of the houses of the king's castle of the
Peak. |
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To Hugh son of Hugh, keeper of the forest of Salop. Order to cause
Leonius son of Leonius, sheriff of Salop, to have in the wood of Lithewode,
within the bounds of the said forest, twelve oaks fit for timber, in order to
repair the hall, chambers, and other houses of Shrewsbury castle. |
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Vacated, because the writ was restored and cancelled, and order was sent to
the justice of the Forest, etc., as appears below. |
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Robert le Forester, imprisoned at Hunteden for the death of William
Edolf, wherewith he is charged, has letters to the sheriff of Huntingdon to
bail him. |
May 28. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Cumberland. Order to cause Nicholas son of Roger le
Provost of Kesewyk, imprisoned at Carlisle for the death of John Fox, slain
in co. York, wherewith he is charged, to be delivered from prison, as the king
learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff of York that Nicholas is charged
with the death out of envy and hatred and not because he is guilty, and he
has found the king Roger Patte of Harewode, John Mynne, Henry Yddy,
Robert Corpechun, William le Parmenter, Alexander Moyses, Adam Gergot
of Athewaleley, Robert le Venur, Robert de Wik, Adam Gere of Kesewyk,
Roger Paye Levedey, and Andrew le Serjeaunt of co. York, who have mainperned to have him before the justices at the first assize in co. York if any
one wish to speak against him. Witness: Edmund, earl of Cornwall. |
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To the sheriff of Northampton. John son of Robert de Popham has
shown the king that whereas he never was keeper of the laund of Langeleye, within the bounds of the forest of Brickestok, and never committed any
trespass therein or in the said forest by reason whereof he ought to be
molested by the king or his ministers in any way, nevertheless Roger
Lestrange (Extraneus) and his fellows, justices last in eyre for pleas of the
Forest in that county, by reason of a presentment made before them in
their eyre that John had the custody at one time and committed a trespass
of the forest there, ordered the sheriff to put John, who was then in distant
parts and was wholly ignorant of the proceedings, in exigent for his contumacy and to be exacted from county [court] to county [court] to be
outlawed; as John has appeared in the king's court and is prepared to
prove before the king and his council that he never had the custody of the
laund or committed a trespass of the Forest there, and has hereupon found
the king John de Berewik of co. Surrey, Henry Couiz of co. Wilts, Philip
Crok and Stephen de Appeltrefeld of co. Southampton, Baldwin de Frivill,
and John Bacun of co. Suffolk, who have mainperned to have him before
the king and his council at Westminster in fifteen days from Michaelmas to
stand to right and do further what the court shall consider, the king
orders the sheriff to cause the making of the exaction aforesaid to be wholly
superseded in the meantime, and to send to the king at the said date the
estreats that he received from the said justices in this matter. |
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To the said Roger Lestrange. Order to send to the king at the aforesaid
day under his seal the record and process of the presentment made before
him and his fellows in the eyre aforesaid in this matter. |
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To the sheriff of York. Order to deliver John de Fulford, chaplain, imprisoned at York for the death of Thomas Brokenheved, wherewith he is
charged, in bail to twelve men who shall mainpern to have him before the
justices at the first assize if any one wish to speak against him, as the king
learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that John slew Thomas in selfdefence and not by felony or of malice aforethought. |
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To Master H. de Bray, escheator [this side Trent]. Order to cause dower
to be assigned to Eleanor, late the wife of John le Botiller of Wemme, tenant
in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence. |