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April 15.
St. Albans. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of William de Colevill, lately elected, as it is testified
before the king by the sheriff of Lincoln that William has no lands in
that county to qualify him. |
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To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the
executors of the will of Robert, late bishop of Salisbury, to be acquitted
of 100 marks, as the king by his letters patent quit-claimed Robert of this
sum, which he paid into the king's wardrobe to Master Thomas Bek, then
keeper of the same, now bishop of St. Davids, on Wednesday the feast of
the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, in the fifth year of the reign,
for the moiety of his service of five knights' fees, which he acknowledged
to the king for his army of Wales in that year, as contained in the said
letter patent. |
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To the same. Like order to acquit the executors of 100 marks, as the
king by his letters patent quit-claimed Robert of this sum, which he paid
into the king's wardrobe to Master William de Luda, then keeper of
the same, now bishop of Ely, at Rothelan, on Sunday the feast of St.
Luke, in the tenth year of the reign, by which sum he made fine with
the king for the service of two knights' fees that he recognised to the
king in his army of Wales in that year, as contained in the said
letters patent. |
April 21.
Westminster. |
Robert Puddyng and Thomas Puddyng, imprisoned at Lanceston for
the death of John Gripa, wherewith they are charged, have letters to the
sheriff of Cornwall to bail them. |
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To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to cause William the younger
(junior) to have seisin of an acre of land in Trenoson, as the king learns
by inquisition taken by the sheriff that Henry Peeres of Trenoson, who
was hanged for felony, held it of William, and that it has been in the
king's hands for a year and a day, and that the tithing (decena) of La
Wytteton had the king's year and day thereof, and that the tithing
ought to answer therefor to the king. |
April 20.
Westminster. |
To Malcolm de Harle, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower
to be assigned to Maud, late the wife of John de Peccham, tenant in chief,
as she has taken oath before the king not to marry without his licence. |
April 27.
Westminster. |
To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause
dower to be assigned to Joan, late the wife of Richard de Harecurt,
tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's
licence. |
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To the sheriff of Gloucester. Order to cause the prior of Lanthoney
near Gloucester to have seisin of a messuage in Newenham, as the king
learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that Walter le Mareschal, who
was hanged for felony, held the messuage of the prior, and that it has
been in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that the township of
Newenham has had the king's year and day thereof, for which it ought to
answer to the king. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Alexander Comyn, earl of Boghan, to be acquitted of 50 marks, as he paid
this sum, on Saturday the morrow of St. Swithun, in the fifth year of
the reign, into the king's wardrobe to Master Thomas Beek, then keeper
of the same, afterwards bishop of St. Davids, by which sum he made fine
with the king for his service of a third of two knights' fees that he acknowledged to the king for his army of Wales, in the said year, as appears by
the king's letters patent in his possession. |
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To the same. Order to cause Henry de Haggeleg[e] to be acquitted of
10 marks, as he paid this sum, on Monday after the Translation of St.
Martin, in the fifth year of the reign, into the wardrobe to Master Thomas
Bek, then keeper of the same, afterwards bishop of St. Davids, by which
he made fine with the king for the service of one knight's fee that he
recognised to the king for his army of Wales in the year aforesaid, as
contained in the king's letters patent. |
April 30.
Westminster. |
To Malcolm de Harle, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause John
de Langeton, son and heir of Thomas de Langeton, to have seisin of the
lands that his father at his death held of the king in chief, as the king
has taken his homage. |
