Close Rolls, Edward I: February 1296

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.

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'Close Rolls, Edward I: February 1296', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 3, 1288-1296, (London, 1904) pp. 471-475. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol3/pp471-475 [accessed 29 March 2024]

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February 1296

Feb. 1.
Shouldham.
To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Margery, late the wife of Norman Darcy, as she has taken oath before the king that she will not marry without his licence.
To the same. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Eve, late the wife of Roger Doget, tenant in chief, as she has taken oath before the king that she will not marry without his licence.
Feb. 1.
Shouldham.
To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to John Buteturte, who is in the king's service in Gascony, and Maud, his wife, the following purparty of the manor of Wotton, co. Bedford, which belonged to Simon de Bello Campo, tenant in chief, and which Isabel, late the wife of the said Simon, held in chief of the inheritance of Roger de Moubray, Ralph Paynel and Joan, his wife, Isabel, late the wife of Simon de Pateshull, John de Horbury and Elizabeth, his wife, and the said John Buteturte and Maud, the heirs and parceners of the lands that belonged to Simon on the day of Isabel's death: 159 acres and three roods of land, extended at 79s. 10½d. a year; 5 acres of meadow, extended at 10s. a year; 33 acres and a rood of pasture, extended at 33s. 3d. a year; 60½ acres of wood, extended at 20s. a year; a third of a messuage, which third is extended at 20d. a year; a third of a mill, which third is extended at 8s. 10½d.; and the service of a customary tenant and the third of the service of a customary tenant, which are extended at 11s. 6½d. a year; and a rent of 16s. 7½d. which the king has assigned to them as their purparty in accordance with an extent made by the escheator, on condition that if Roger, Ralph and Joan, Isabel, John and Elizabeth come to the king's court to demand their purparties of the manor and to complain that more has been assigned to John Buteturte and Maud than pertains to them, the king may cause this purparty to be resumed into his hands and may make partition thereof between Roger, Ralph and Joan, Isabel, John and Elizabeth.
Feb. 2.
Stow Bardolph.
To the same. Order to deliver to Walter de Bello Campo, steward of the king's household, the manor of Acton Burnel, which belonged to Philip Burnel, tenant in chief, and which is in the king's hands by reason of the minority of Philip's heir, the custody of which manor the king committed to the escheator by letters patent on 5 February, in the twentythird year of his reign, rendering therefor the extent of the manor to the exchequer, as the king afterwards granted to Walter 100l. yearly of land to be held in name of wardship of the heir's inheritanee until the heir shall come of age, for which reason the king has caused this manor to be assigned to Walter in completion of the sum aforesaid, saving to the king the fishponds pertaining to the manor, which the king wills shall be repaired together with the houses of the manor by William whenever necessary during the wardship.
Feb. 9.
Peterborough.
To the sheriff of Derby. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of William de Chaddesden, who is incapacitated by bodily infirmity.
Feb. 11.
Witham.
To Roger Lestrange (Extraneo), justice of the Forest this side Trent. Order to cause Robert de Clifford to have in the forest of Clive four live bucks and eight does in order to stock therewith his park of Esindene.
Feb. 10.
Witham.
To the sheriff of Rutland. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of William Murdak, who has been amoved from office for certain causes by Roger Brabazun and William de Beref[ord], justices lately appointed to hear and determine certain trespasses in that county.
Feb. 11.
Ketton.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order not to distrain William de Chelesfield or his sureties before Midsummer next for 512l. by which he made fine with the king for certain trespasses whereof he was convicted before John de Berewyk and his fellows, justices in eyre in co. Kent, as the king has granted respite to him until Midsummer at the instance of Isabel, late the wife of John de Vescy.
Feb. 9.
Peterborough.
To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent. The king has assigned from the lands that Isabel, late the wife of Simon de Bello Campo, tenant in chief, held at her death in dower in the manor of Wotton, co. Bedford, in accordance with the partition made thereof in chancery between Roger de Moubray, son and heir of Maud, the eldest sister and coheiress of Simon, Ralph Paynel, who married Joan, daughter and co-heiress of Ela, the second sister and co-heiress of Simon, and John de Horbury, who married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of the aforesaid Ela, by their assent, to Roger 160 acres of land, which are extended at 79s. 10½d. a year; 5 acres of meadow, which are extended at 10s. a year; 33 acres and a rood of pasture, which are extended at 33s. 3d. a year; 60½ acres of wood, which are extended at 20s. a year; a third of a messuage, which third is extended at 20d. a year; a third of a mill, which third is extended at 8s. 10½d. a year; the service of a customary tenant and a third of the service of a customary tenant, which are extended at 11s. 6½d. a year; and a rent of 16s. 7½d.; and to Ralph and Joan 53 acres and a rood of land, which are extended at 26s. 7½d. a year; 1½ acres of meadow, which are extended at 3s. a year; 11 acres and a third of a rood of pasture, which are extended at 11s. 1d. a year; 20 acres and 1⅓ roods of wood, which are extended at 6s. 8d. a year; a third of a third of a messuage, which third is extended at 6½d. a year; a third of a third of a mill, which third is extended at 6½d. a year; a third of a mill, which third is extended at 2s. 11½d. a year; a third of the service of a customary tenant and a third of a third of the service of a customary tenant, which are extended at 3s. 10¼d. a year; and a rent of 5s. 6½d.; and to the said John and Elizabeth 53 acres and a rood of land, which are appraised at 26s. 7½d. a year; 1½ acres of meadow, which are appraised at 3s. a year; 11 acres and a third of a rood of pasture, which are appraised at 20s. 1d. a year; 20 acres and a rood and a third of a rood of wood, which are appraised at 6s. 8d. a year; a third of a third of a messuage, which third (of a third?) is extended at 6½d. a year; a third of a third of a mill, which third (of a third?) is extended at 2s. 11½d. a year; a third of the service of a customary tenant, and a third of a third of the service of a customary tenant which are extended at 3s. 10¼d. a year; and a rent of 5s. 6½d.: to have to them as their purparties; provided that if Isabel, late the wife of Simon de Pateshull, kinswoman and third heiress of Ela, who was not present at this partition, come to the king's court to demand her purparty of the said lands, and to complain that more has been assigned to Roger, Ralph and Joan, John and Elizabeth and to John Butteturte, who married Maud, daughter and heiress of Beatrice, the third sister and heiress of Simon, in their purparties than pertains to them, the king may resume the purparties into his hands and divide the excess assigned beyond the reasonable extent between Isabel and the other co-heirs and parceners. The king orders the escheator to deliver the purparties aforesaid to Roger, Ralph and Joan, John and Elizabeth, retaining in the king's hands the purparty pertaining to Isabel until she shall come to the king's court to demand it.
Feb. 13.
Grantham.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause to be sold without delay all the goods and chattels of all persons of the realm of Scotland in their manors in England lately taken into the king's hands for certain causes, except the plough-oxen and other things that are necessary for the custody of the manors, and to cause the money thence arising to be rendered to the king at the exchequer, as they shall deem most convenient for the king's convenience.
Feb. 15.
Muskham.
To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator this side Trent. Order to deliver to the executors of the will of Peter de Campania all the lands that Peter held at his death in name of wardship of the lands that belonged to Philip Burnel and Philip de Monte Gomery, tenants in chief, if they are in the king's hands solely by reason of his death, as the king, in consideration of his good service, has granted them to his executors during the minority of the heirs of Philip and Philip, in aid of the execution of Peter's will.
Feb. 16.
Doncaster.
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to cause Ranulph de Rye, Ralph de Frechevill, Malcolm Musard and Robert de Frechevill, imprisoned at Notyngham for trespass in the forest of Shirewode, who are going to Scotland in the king's service by his order, to be released upon their finding six mainpernors each who shall undertake to have them before the justices of the Forest and that they will not incur forfeiture in the king's forests hereafter.
Feb. 15.
Muskham.
To John Bretun. Whereas John, vicar of the church of Coggeshale, imprisoned at Colchester for his trespass in fishing by night in the fishponds of the abbot of Coggeshale at Coggeshale, whereof he was convicted before John and his fellows, justices appointed to deliver Colchester gaol, has been in prison for three years and more, in accordance with the judgment (consideracionem) of the court aforesaid and with the form of the statute provided for such trespasses: the king orders John Bretun to cause John to be delivered from the prison aforesaid if he ascertain that it is as stated, after inspecting the tenor of the said statute and taking from John what pertains to the king for the trespass aforesaid.
Membrane 9.
Feb. 19.
Hampole (Hanepol).
To John de Lythegreynes, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Philip de Stradele, son and heir of Hugh de Stradele of co. Derby, to have seisin of the lands that his father at his death held of the king in chief, as the king has taken Philip's homage.
Feb. 18.
Doncaster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Thomas de London', the king's serjeant at arms, to be acquitted of 100s. in which he was indebted to the king for the escape of a thief at Istelsworth, co. Middlesex, from the custody of Thomas and of others who were bringing him to the king's prison of Newegate, as the king has pardoned Thomas this sum.
Feb. 22.
York.
To John de Lythegreynes, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Ellen, late the wife of Thomas de Rybeton, tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
Feb. 22.
York.
To the sheriff of Cornwall. Order to cause Edmund, prior of Bodm[in], to have seisin of two parts of an acre of land in Hendrita, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the said land, which John le Myre, who was hanged for felony, held, has been in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that John held it of the prior, and that the king has had his year and day thereof, and that the tithing (decenar') of Fosnewich ought to answer to the king therefor.
Feb. 22.
York.
To Malcolm de Harleye, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause Isabel, late the wife of Simon de Pateshull, to have seisin of the lands that Simon and she held of the king in chief of her inheritance on the day of Simon's death, as the king has taken her homage.
The like to John de Lythegreyns, escheator this side Trent, or to his sub-escheator in co. York.
Feb. 22.
York.
To John de Lythegreynes, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Ellen, late the wife of Thomas de Rybeton, tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
Feb. 22.
York.
To Malcolm de Harlegh, escheator beyond Trent. Order to deliver to Isabel, daughter of John de Steyngreve, kinswoman and third heiress of Ela, second sister and heiress of Simon de Bello Campo, tenant in chief, her purparty of the lands that Isabel, late the wife of Simon, held at her death in dower in the manor of Wotton, co. Bedford, of Simon's inheritance, which the king has assigned to her as follows, having taken her homage therefor: 53 acres and a rood of land, extended at 26s. 7½d. a year; 1½ acres of meadow, which are extended at 3s. a year; 11 acres and a third of a rood of pasture, which are extended at 11s. 1d. a year; 20 acres and 1⅓ roods of wood, which are extended at 6s. 8d. a year; a third of a third of a messuage, which is extended at 6½d. a year; a third of a third of a mill, which is extended at 2s. 11½d. a year; a third of the service of a customary tenant and a third of a third of the service of a customary tenant, which are extended at 3s. 10¼d. a year; and 5s. 6½d. yearly of rent; in accordance with the partition of the manor made in chancery between the aforesaid Isabel and Ralph Paynel, who married Joan, and John de Horbury, who married Elizabeth, kinswomen of the said Isabel and daughters and heirs of the said Ela.
Feb. 24.
York.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Robert de Kaynes, son of Robert de Keynes, to be acquitted of the scutage exacted from him for two knights' fees for the king's army of Wales in the fifth year of his reign, as his father had his service in that army for two knights' fees that he then acknowledged to the king, as appears to the king by inspection of the rolls of the Marshalsea for the same army.