Close Rolls, Edward I: March 1301 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 4, 1296-1302. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1906.

'Close Rolls, Edward I: March 1301', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward I: Volume 4, 1296-1302, (London, 1906) pp. 483-487. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw1/vol4/pp483-487 [accessed 19 April 2024]

March 1301



March 11. Northampton.	John Druel, the elder, acknowledges that he owes to Robert Peverel 9l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Bedford.
	Thomas le Latimer acknowledges that he owes to William Persone of Florence 65 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels.
	Cancelled on payment.
March 11. Northampton.	To the prior and convent of Suthwyk. Request that they will admit Gilbert le Braconer, who has long and faithfully served the king and whom the king has caused to be sent to them, into their house, and that they will find him the necessaries of life in food and clothing in accordance with the requirements of his estate. By K. on the information of J. de Benstede.
March 13. Northampton.	Simon le Neweman of Wapenham and Hawisia, his wife, came before the king, on Monday the morrow of St. Gregory, and sought to replevy their land in Wapenham, which was taken into the king's hands for their default before the justices of the Bench against Thomas le Hunte and Sibyl, his wife. This is signified to the justices.
	Nicholas de Turvill acknowledges that he owes to Master Nicholas de Appeltre 24l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Northampton and Buckingham.
March 23. Winchcombe.	Ralph Pipard acknowledges that he owes to Ralph de Hengham 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Essex.
March 18. Woodstock.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford. As the masters and scholars of the University of Oxford have complained to the king that the pavement of that town is so out of repair and broken that all persons passing and walking through the town sustain considerable damage and annoyance, and also that the air there is so much corrupted and infected by dung and dunghills and many other sorts of filth placed in the streets and lanes of the town that the masters and scholars and others there dwelling and passing are filled with loathing (horror abhominabilis), and men's health is injured, and other intolerable inconveniences and great losses are known to arise from such corruption: the king orders the mayor and bailiffs to cause the pavement in the streets and lanes of the town to be repaired by the view of one or more persons whom the chancellor and proctors of the university shall cause to be deputed for this purpose, and to compel, if need be, every one to cause the land before his tenements and tenures in the town to be paved, and to cause the streets and lanes to be cleansed of all dung and dunghills, and to cause them to be kept thus cleansed henceforth, and to cause the pigsties in the streets and lanes (vicis) whereby such filth is accumulated to be removed, so that the king's town aforesaid may be hereafter kept so clean of such filth that renewed complaint shall not reach the king, whereby he would be obliged to apply a heavier hand in this matter. [Prynne, Records, iii, 909.]
	To the sheriff of Oxford. Like order to cause the pavement in the suburbs of Oxford to be repaired as above, and to induce burgesses and others having lands and tenures in the suburbs to cause the land before their tenements to be paved, and, if need be, to compel them to do so. [Ibid.]
March 27. Evesham.	To the abbot and convent of Stratford. Request that they will admit into their house Richard de la Croysneyth, who has long and faithfully served the king and whom the king has caused to be sent to them, and that they will find him for life the necessaries of life in food and clothing in accordance with the requirements of his estate. By K.
	Walter, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, acknowledges that he owes to Hugh, abbot of Hayles, and Walter de Aylesbury, executors of the will of Edmund, late earl of Cornwall, and to the other executors 104l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in cos. Oxford and Northampton.
	Cancelled on payment.
	At the king's parliament at Lincoln in the octaves of St. Hilary it was agreed by the king's council, before the king, who consented and ordered it to be done and observed henceforth, by the counsel of Walter de Langeton, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, then treasurer, John de Langeton, then chancellor, Roger le Brabazon, John de Metingham, Ralph de Hengham, William de Bereford, Roger de Hegham, Gilbert de Roubir[y], William Haward, William de Carleton, William Inge, John de Lithegreyns, Adam de Crokedayk, William de Brompton, John de Drokenesford, John de Benstede, William de Mortuo Mari, Walter de Glouc[estria], then escheator this side Trent, that when inquisitions taken by the king's escheators by whatsoever writs of the king have been returned into chancery, and when it shall have been found by such inquisitions that nothing is held of the king whereby the wardship of the lands taken into the king's hands by reason of such inquisitions ought to pertain in any way to the king, order shall be given forthwith without delay by the king's writ to be ordered by the chancellor that the escheators shall wholly amove the king's hands from the lands thus taken by them into the king's hands, and that they shall render any issues that they may have levied from such lands during the time when they were in the king's hands to him or those to whom it shall have been found by inquisitions previously taken by the escheators that the lands ought to remain, saving always to the king that if after the escheator have amoved the king's hand by writ as is aforesaid, anything shall be found in the chancery or at the exchequer or elsewhere in the king's court whereby the wardship of the lands from which the escheator has amoved his hands in form aforesaid shall pertain to the king, then he in whose seisin the tenements are shall be warned by writ of chancery to be before the king at a certain day to show cause why the king ought not to have the wardship of the tenements in accordance with the form of the evidences or memoranda found for the king, and if he come and show why the wardship should not or ought not to pertain to the king but ought to remain to him, he shall go quit and shall retain the wardship. If, however, he do not come when summoned or if he come and say nothing why the king ought not to have the wardship, the lands and tenements shall be forthwith seized into the king's hands, to be held in the name of wardship until the heirs come of age. And, as is said above, if it be found by the inquisitions taken and returned by the escheators that the wardship of the lands contained in the inquisitions and seized into the king's hands ought not to remain to the king, that order shall be immediately given to the escheators to remove their hands and to restore the issues in full, etc. In the same manner, if it be afterwards found out by the evidences and memoranda in the chancery, at the exchequer or elsewhere that the king ought to have the custody thereof, answer shall be made to him for the issues entirely by the hands of those who held the lands from the whole time after the tenements were first taken into the king's hands by his escheators by the writs aforesaid. And this method shall be observed henceforth in the chancery notwithstanding an ordinance lately made by the king concerning lands and tenements taken into his hands by his ministers and not to be delivered except by the king himself and as is contained in an indenture (dividencia) made between the king and the chancellor, whereof one part remains with the chancellor.
April 6. Feckenham.	Walter, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, acknowledges that he owes to Hugh, abbot of Hayles, and Walter de Aylesbury, executors of the will of Edmund, late earl of Cornwall, and to the other executors the 600l. by which John Butteturte made fine with the king before the said bishop for the custody of the manor of Dursle, which 600l. were assigned to the executors in part payment of a debt in which the king was indebted to the earl; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Oxford.
	Cancelled on payment.
	Memorandum, that on Saturday the feast of the Annunciation, 29 Edward, it was agreed before the king at Evesham between Walter, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and Nicholas de Segrave, knight, that whereas the bishop had arramed an assize of novel disseisin of the manor of Cristeshale against Nicholas and others contained in the king's writ, which assize has been delayed hitherto by the king's order, the parties have granted that the assize shall be taken within a certain time by the assent of the parties, without any challenge or delay being made by Nicholas or anyone in his name. And after judgment concerning the manor have been rendered and seisin thereof have been delivered to the bishop and have been had in peace by him, the bishop shall be bound to render to Nicholas 100l., and Nicholas shall make to the bishop and his heirs a good quit-claim and remission of his right in the manor, saving to Nicholas and his heirs their tenements in Elmedon, and Nicholas shall render to the bishop the charter of feoffment that he has from Henry de Pinkeny, together with a deed of covenant between the bishop and Henry concerning the manor of Cristeshale, which instruments are still in the hands of Nicholas. Made in the presence of Sir Guy de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke, (fn. 1) Reginald de Grey, John de Sancto Johanne, Robert son of Roger, Robert son of Payn, John Bouteturt and Robert de la Warde.
	This schedule was delivered by the chancellor in full council at Evesham into the chancery to be enrolled.
	Membrane 13d.
March 12. Northampton.	To William la Zusche. Summons to be with the king at Berwick-onTweed at Midsummer with horses and arms, ready to set out with the king at his wages against the Scots. [Parl. Writs; Ryley, Placita, p. 483.]
	The like to numerous other persons in various counties. [Ibid.]
	Membrane 12d.
March 26. Evesham.	To Richard de Burgo, earl of Ulster. The king has caused to be committed to and enjoined upon John Wogan, justiciary of Ireland, Richard de Bereford, treasurer of the exchequer of Dublin, Roger de Inkepenne, Walter Wogan and Master John de Ockle certain affairs touching the expedition of the king's war in Scotland that the king has much at heart, to be told to Richard and other subjects of the king in Ireland by them, or four or three of them, on the king's behalf by word of mouth: the king requests Richard to give credence to what they shall tell him and to carry it into effect. [Parl. Writs; Ryley, Placita, p. 495.]
	The like to thirty-five others of Ireland. [Ibid.]
March 27. Evesham.	To Robert de Burghersshe, warden of the Cinque Ports. Whereas the king has caused the barons and men of the Cinque Ports to be requested to have twelve ships, well found with men and other necessaries, from those ports and their members at Dublin in the octaves of Holy Trinity next, ready to set out at the king's wages for Scotland against the Scots: the king orders the warden to induce and procure the barons and men by all ways and means that he shall deem expedient to have the ships ready and found with men and other necessaries without delay, and so placed in the sea with their tackle and munitions ready to go to the said place so that they may be there at the said day in accordance with the king's request. When the ships have been placed in the sea and are ready and prepared to go to the said place, he shall certify the king of his proceedings in this matter as speedily as possible.
	To Nicholas Fermbaud, constable of Bristol Castle. Like order concerning the two ships from Bristol.
	To William Hakelute, bailiff of Haverford. Like order concerning the ship from that town.