Close Rolls, Edward II: November 1320 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 3, 1318-1323. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1895.

'Close Rolls, Edward II: November 1320', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 3, 1318-1323, (London, 1895) pp. 273-282. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw2/vol3/pp273-282 [accessed 13 April 2024]

November 1320



Nov. 6. Westminster.	To John de Crumbewell, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent, or to him who supplies his place in the forest of Inglewode. Order to deliver Robert son of Walter de Askebrymer, imprisoned at Carlisle for trespass of vert and venison in that forest, in bail to twelve mainpernors, who shall undertake to have him before the king's justices for forest pleas when they next come to those parts.
	The like in favour of Hugh de Louthre, addressed to the said keeper.
	The like in favour of Hugh de Wothale, Jollan Sampson, and Ralph Sampson of Wodeburgh, addressed to the said keeper.
	The like in favour of Philip de Ipre and Henry de Ipre, imprisoned at Hereford, addressed to Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke, keeper of the Forest this side Trent.
Nov. 5. Westminster.	To Gilbert de Stapelton, escheator beyond Trent. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Juliana late the wife of John de la Legh, tenant by knight service of the heir of Henry de Percy, tenant in chief, a minor in the king's wardship, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
Nov. 1. Westminster.	To Richard de Rodeneye, escheator this side Trent. Order to assign dower to Lettice, late the wife of John le Faucuner, tenant in chief, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
	To the sheriff of York. The king learns from the complaint of Richard Aldrede of Rypon, Richard Barry, and Nicholas Byndelowys that whereas the Scotch rebels two years ago went to the town of Rypun, and the men of that town ransomed the town from being burnt by a fine of 1,000 marks, of which sum they then paid 240 marks, and delivered the aforesaid Richard, Richard, and Nicholas, and three other men of the town, who afterwards escaped from the hands of the rebels, as hostages under promise that they would collect and levy the remainder of the 1,000 marks amongst themselves, and would cause the hostages to be delivered from prison before St. Peter ad Vincula then next following, the men of the town have refused to levy and collect the said residue, although frequently requested to do so, and permitted the hostages to remain in prison; wherefore the said Richard, Richard, and Nicholas, who have come from prison by licence, leaving their wives and children (pueri) in their place until a certain time, have prayed the king to provide a remedy; the king, considering it unreasonable that Richard, Richard, and Nicholas should stay in prison without assistance and delivery by those for whom they became hostages, appointed Richard de Bernyngham, Geoffrey le Scrop, and Richard de Aldeburgh to enquire concerning the premises; by whose inquisition it appears that Richard, Richard, and Nicholas were put in hostage with the other three men who escaped by the men of the town of Rypon to save that town for 760 marks of the aforesaid ransom of 1,000 marks, and that Richard, Richard, and Nicholas remained as hostages because the money was not paid as promised, and that Richard, Richard, and Nicholas made fine with the rebels for their release: the king therefore orders the sheriff to levy the aforesaid 760 marks from all the men inhabiting the town of Rypon and from the owners of houses in that town, and to cause the money to be paid to the said Richard, Richard, and Nicholas for their delivery. [Fœdera.]
Nov. 10. Westminster.	To W. bishop of Exeter, treasurer. Order to cause 56s. 10d. to be paid to Yorwerth (Yarewardus) le Galays if he find by inspection of the bill of the wardrobe in Yorwerth's possession that that sum is due to him, Yorwerth having prayed for payment thereof by his petition before the king and his council. By K. and pet. of C.
Nov. 10. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause a seal called 'coket' to be made for the port of Scardeburgh, and to cause it to be delivered to Robert Waway, whom the king has appointed together with Adam de Semer to collect the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in that port during pleasure, as there is suitable harbour (applicatio) in that port for ships, for which reason the king wills that there shall be a coket seal there for wool, hides, and wool-fells to be taken to parts beyond sea. By pet. of C.
	To the sheriff of Salop. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of William de Kaynton, whom the king has caused to be amoved from office for insufficient qualification.
	To the bailiffs of Cokermuth. Order not to distrain Edmund, brother and heir of John de Boyvill, for homage for the lands that his said brother held in chief, as the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [5503.]
Nov. 8. Westminster.	To Richard de Rodeneye, escheator this side Trent. Order to cause Richard de Cogan, son and heir of Thomas de Cogan, to have seisin of his father's lands, as the king has taken his homage. By p.s.
	To the same. Order to amove the king's hand from the chapel of Haliwell, co. Warwick, and the lands conferred upon it by men of those parts, as the king learns by an inquisition taken by the escheator that the abbot of Roucestre and his predecessors have held the chapel from time out of mind, and the said lands, which were conferred upon the chapel by divers men of those parts in frankalmoin to make a chantry there by one of the canons of that house, and that neither the advowson of the chapel nor the lands are held of the king in chief, but that the lands in co. Warwick are held of the heirs of Robert de Cotes, and the lands in co. Leicester of the heirs of Robert de Wawere, Geoffrey Burgilon, and Richard Fiton in frankalmoin, and that the abbot ceased finding the aforesaid chantry for two months, because Godfrey Spigurnel, his fellow-canon, was robbed there, and that the escheator took the chapel and lands into the king's hands on that account solely.
Nov. 6. Westminster.	To Aymer de Valencia, earl of Pembroke, keeper of the Forest this side Trent. Order to deliver Roger de Morewode, in the marshalsea prison for trespass of vert and venison in the forest of Roteland, in bail to twelve mainpernors who shall undertake to have him before the justices of forest pleas when they next come to those parts.
	The like to the same in favour of Thomas Anel, Roger Anel, William Frere, Walter Broun, William Whitemon, John Kist, Richard de Barewe, John le Smale, Thomas Pridy, John Ewes, William Marky, William Cady, Robert le Cat, Thomas de Lodebrok, Gilbert Puddyng', Nicholas Kist, and John atte Walle.
Nov. 10. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede until further orders the levy of the tenth of the benefices of Gaucelin Johannis, cardinal priest of SS. Marcellinus and Peter, as the king wishes to shew him special grace. By K.
	Membrane 15.
Nov. 5. Westminster.	To Richard de Rodeneye, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands of Richard Crok, and to restore the issues thereof, as the king learns by inquisition taken by the escheator that the said Richard Crok, who died 21 June, in the 3rd year of the king's reign, held at his death certain lands in Haselbury by knight service of Peter de Gaveston, then earl of Cornwall, as of the honour of Walyngford, and that Reginald Crok, his son and heir, was then a minor, for which reason the earl had the custody of the said lands, and that he sold the custody together with the heir's marriage to Isolda, late the wife of the said Richard, and that, after the earl's death, the king granted the custody and marriage as if they were in his hands to Alexander le Peyntour, upon his suggestion that the lands were held in chief and that the custody thereof was in the king's hands, and that when Alexander was unable to have the custody and marriage according to the king's grant by reason of the above sale thereof, the king ordered the custody of the said lands, then in Isolda's hands, to be resumed into his hands amongst other things resumed by pretext of the ordinances as if they had been in Alexander's hands by the king's grant, and that they are on that account still in his hands, and that Richard held no lands in chief, and that Reginald is his son and heir, and is aged 26 years and 8 weeks.
Nov. 8. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Margaret, late the wife of Peter Sabright, tenant in chief, in the presence of Giles, Peter's son and heir, upon her taking oath not to marry without the king's licence.
Nov. 10. Westminster.	To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to admit John de Ileford and Robert de Warsham, or either of them, to execute the office of coroner in that city, which pertains to Stephen de Abyndon, the king's butler, as Stephen is engaged upon the king's affairs in divers parts of the realm so that he cannot personally execute the office of coroner. They are to be admitted to execute such office when the mayor and sheriffs shall be requested by Stephen to admit them, upon their taking oath of good behaviour in such office.
	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to Robert de Sapy, to whom the king, on 27 September, in the 10th year of his reign, committed the office of escheator beyond Trent, the usual fee for such office from that date until 25 November, in the 12th year of the reign, when the king committed the office to Ralph de Crophill.
	Adam Godeyoman is sent to the abbot and convent of Tychefeld to receive the same maintenance as John de Combes, deceased, had in their house. By p.s. [5501.]
Nov. 12. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to pay to John de Fenwyk 20 marks for Martinmas term last of the 40 marks yearly of the issues of that county granted to him by the king during pleasure for his more suitable maintenance in the king's service and for his good service.
Nov. 14. Westminster.	To Richard de Rodeneye, escheator this side Trent. Order not to distrain Gilbert son of Henry de Borhunt, tenant in chief, for homage for his lands, as the king has taken his homage. By p.s.
Nov. 8. Westminster.	To Adam de Wettenhale, chamberlain of North Wales. Order to cause payment to be made weekly to the masons (cementar') and other workmen of the king's castles in his bailiwick for their work, and to cause the houses and walls of the said castles to be repaired, and to cause victuals and dead garnisture for the same to be provided without delay for the munition thereof by the view of the constables of the castles, and to cause the small fees and usual wages for the officers and other serjeants of the castles to be paid as has been usual heretofore. By C.
	To the same. Order to cause the fees and wages of the justi[ces], constables, and sheriffs within his bailiwick to be paid as has been usual heretofore. By C.
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to Robert de Sapy, late escheator beyond Trent, 13l. 8s. 8d. expended by him over and above the sum of 200 marks, which the king ordered him to expend in repairing the houses and other buildings within the castle of Pe[ve]neseye, then in Robert's custody, out of the issues of his bailiwick and out of the arrears of the ferms and other issues of the bishopric of Durham, then in his custody during voidance, as Robert expended for this purpose 13l. 8s. 8d. in addition to the 200 marks by the view and testimony of Elias de Peveneseye, clerk, and Simon Curteys, whereof he has delivered parcels at the exchequer. By p.s. [5510.]
Nov. 16. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause allowance to be made to the abbot of Meaux for the debts due to him from the king out of what is due from him for the arrears of the tenth current in the 12th year of the king's reign and the arrears of other tenths previously granted to the king, the king having, on 25 November, in the 12th year of his reign, ordered them to make such allowance, in response to the abbot's petition before him and his council praying for allowance of the debts due to him from the king, to wit 19l. for corn bought from him in aid of the Scotch war and 11l. by bills of the wardrobe for victuals bought from him in like manner; the king now learning from the abbot's complaint that they have hitherto done nothing in execution of his order.
Nov. 17. Westminster.	To the same. Order to acquit Walter de Stapeldon, bishop of Exeter, the treasurer, of the scutage exacted from him for the lands and fees pertaining to the church and chapelry of Boseham for all times past, the king having granted to him and his successors, for his good service, with the assent of the prelates, earls, barons, and other proceres of the realm in the parliament at Westminster, that they shall have the lands aforesaid in alms quit of scutage for ever, notwithstanding that any of his predecessors have paid scutage therefor, provided that the bishop and his successors do the due and usual services for the barony and other lands pertaining to the bishopric, it appearing from the king's book at the exchequer called 'Domesday' that the lands and fees pertaining to the church and chapelry are held of the king in alms. By p.s.
Nov. 18. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause John de Hastyng', executor of the will of John de Hastyng', to have payment of the arrears of 814l. 8s. 6d., due to the deceased from the late and present king, in accordance with the king's grant of 23 November, in the 11th year of his reign, to the aforesaid executor that he should have wardships and marriages this side Trent delivered to him, by a certain extent and appraisement to be made by the treasurer and barons and the escheator this side Trent, until he should be fully satisfied for the above sum. By p.s. [5516.]
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer of Dublin. Order to cause allowance to be made to Nicholas de Verduno of 10l. out of the extent to be rendered yearly by him for certain lands of the late Theobald de Verduno in Ireland, tenant in chief, in the king's hands by reason of the minority of Theobald's heir, the custody whereof Nicholas holds during the heirs' minority by the king's grant, as he has prayed by petition before the king and his council for consideration because the said lands cannot be defended without great cost against the Irish of those parts, who frequently rise against the king's peace, and Roger de Mortuo Mari, justice of Ireland, has testified before the king and his council that 10l. yearly are sufficient to defend the aforesaid land. By K. and pet. of C. [185; Rot. Parl. i. 385.]
Nov. 18. Westminster.	To the same (sic). Order to acquit the prior and convent of Malton of 13s. 4d. yearly, with which they are charged at the exchequer for the arrentation of a messuage in Scardeburgh that Thomas son of Roger Petewyll held of them, from 26 October last, when the king ordered Gilbert de Stapelton, escheator beyond Trent, to amove his hand from the said messuage, the prior and convent having prayed the king and his council to acquit them of the arrentation for the messuage, which was committed to them. By pet. of C. [4278–80.]
Nov. 16. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause allowance to be made to Juliana, late the wife of William de Leyb[urn], for 36l. in the debts of the said William demanded by summons of the exchequer from his lands, as she has prayed the king to cause allowance to be made to her for the above sum due to William from the king, to wit 18l. 13s. 4d. for his winter and summer fees of the first year of the king's reign, and for his summer robe for that year, and 17l. 6s. 8d. for his winter and summer fees and robes of the second year of the reign, as appears by a bill of the wardrobe under the seal of J. bishop of Bath and Wells for the former sum and by another bill under the seal of John de Benstede for the latter sum, for the time when they were keepers of the Wardrobe. By p.s.
	Membrane 14.
Nov. 16. Westminster.	To Richard de Rodeney, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage, 30 acres of land, 5 acres of meadow, 5 acres of pasture, and 10d. of rent in Alvithele, and to permit Selvana, (fn. 1) late the wife of Henry de Columbar[iis], to hold the same in peace, and not to molest her or William 'in the Hale,' in case she die, concerning the same, as the king has lately learned that John de Brianzon, who held the said manor in chief, which is now in the king's hands by reason of the heir's minority, granted the aforesaid messuage, etc., to John Jordan, who previously held them in villeinage of the manor, to him and his heirs for ever, rendering the true yearly value thereof to the said John de Briamzon (sic) and his heirs, to wit 13s. 9d., and doing suit to his court of the manor from three weeks to three weeks, and that John de Briamzon afterwards remitted the rent to Henry de Columbar[iis], deceased, for Henry's lifetime, to whom and to his wife Selvana John Jordan had given the said messuage, etc., and that William 'in the Hale', to whom Henry granted the messuage, etc., to him and his heirs for ever by his charter, has now granted the same to Selvana for her lifetime, rendering therefor the above rent of 13s. 9d. to the lord of the manor and doing suit at the court of the manor, so that after her death the messuage, etc., should revert to the said William and his heirs.
	To Ralph de Cammoys, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to repair the houses, tower, walls, and bridges of the castle, with the stable and wall of the garden without the castle, and the houses and walls of the manor of Kenyngton, with the paling and wall about the king's park there.
	To the same. Order to pay to Roger de Wyndesore, keeper of both gates of the castle, 4d. a day, to Alexander le Peyntour, one of the viewers of the king's works, 2d. a day, to Thomas le Rotour, another viewer of the king's works, 2d. a day, to Adam the gardener of the king's garden without the castle, 2½d. a day, to four watchmen of the castle, 2d. a day each, to Robert de Wodehem, chief forester of the forest of Wyndesore, 12d. a day, to Ralph de la More, clerk of the king's works, 2d. a day, and to Thomas le Parker, keeper of Kenyngton park, 1½d. a day, their wages and stipends, from Michaelmas last until Michaelmas next.
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To the keeper of the forest of Dene. Order to cause a tithe of the profit of the king's iron mine in the forest within the parish of the bishop of Llandaff's church of Newland (de Nova Terra) to be paid to the said church hereafter, the king having granted such tithe in response to the petition of J. bishop of Llandaff, although it appears by the certificate of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer that tithe of such profit has not been paid hitherto and that no recompence has been made in place of such tithe. By K.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the constable of Tikhull castle, or to him who supplies his place. Order not to distrain Robert Haringel for homage for a moiety of a knight's fee that he holds in chief in Melton near Cateby of the honour of Tikhull, as the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [5520.]
	To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Pamberge to be elected in place of John de Sancto Mamfeo (sic), deceased.
	To the sheriff of Cambridge. The king learns from the petition in parliament of Thomas le Moigne of Abyndon and Muriel his wife that whereas Warin de Bassyngbuurn (sic) and John son of Alexander le Moigne disseised them of divers tenements in that county and in cos. Huntingdon and Middlesex, and took and carried away their goods and chattels from the same because Thomas and Muriel prosecuted certain affairs of theirs against them in the present parliament, and Thomas and Muriel arramed against them divers assizes of novel disseisin before divers justices of assize in the said counties—[Incomplete enrolment.]
	Vacated because otherwise below.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Gregory de Thornton, who is insufficiently qualified.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To John de Crumbwell, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent, or to him who supplies his place. Order to deliver to the prior and convent of St. Mary's Carlisle a tithe of the venison taken in the forest of Ingelwode this year, as they and their predecessors have been wont to receive such tithe hitherto.
Nov. 23. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to supersede the arresting of Thomas le Moigne of Abyndon and Muriel his wife or the molesting of them by reason of the appeal made of them by Alice daughter of John Goldryng for robbery and breach of the peace, as Thomas and Muriel have come to the chancery in person and have produced before the king certain lawful men, to wit Thomas de Cotyngham, Nicholas de Risyng, John de Asshenell, Stephen de Bassyngburn, of co. Cambridge, and Richard de Kelleshull, of co. Essex, Hugh de Sauutre, of co. Hertford, and Robert Huntyngdon, of co. Huntingdon, who have received Thomas and Muriel in bail to have them before the king in the octaves of St. Hilary next to answer Alice concerning the above appeal, as the king learns from the petition in parliament of Thomas and Muriel that whereas Warin de Bassyngburn and John son of Alexander le Moigne disseised Thomas and Muriel of divers tenements in cos. Cambridge, Huntingdon, and Middlesex, because they prosecuted certain matters against Warin and John in the present parliament, and took and carried away their goods and chattels from the said tenements, and Thomas and Muriel arramed assizes of novel disseisin before the justices of assize in those counties against the said Warin and John and others named in the writs, the said Warin and John, fraudulently endeavouring to hinder them from prosecuting the assizes and other matters against them, procured the aforesaid Alice to appeal them as above by writ directed to the sheriff and returnable before the king in the octaves of St. Hilary next, by reason of which appeal Thomas and Muriel are to be arrested by the sheriff and imprisoned until such day, so that, if this were done, they would be unable to prosecute the aforesaid matters; for which they prayed the king to provide a remedy. By C.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause L. bishop of Durham to have three upper punches (trussellos), in addition to the three previously delivered to him, until Easter next and for a year from that time, as often as he shall need them, the king having ordered them to cause him to have three dies (cuneos) for making sterlings of the king's money with all things pertaining to the dies, as his predecessors had been wont to have them in times past, and having afterwards, on 30 July, in the 11th year of the king's reign, ordered them to deliver to him three other upper punches beyond the three previously delivered to him, to have during the king's pleasure, the bishop having prayed the king to continue the grant of the three extra trussels. By K.
	Vacated because otherwise below.
Nov. 22. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause allowance to be made to the community of the town of Bulewell in the ferm of that town for 26s. 8d. due to them from the king, as appears by a bill of the wardrobe under the seals of Robert de Wodehus and Richard de Feryby of the time when William de Melton, archbishop of York, was keeper of the wardrobe, for oats taken for the use of the king's horses, the community having prayed, by petition before the king and his council, for allowance of this sum out of their ferm. By pet. of C. [4066.]
Nov. 25. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause the standard of the London quarter of corn to be assayed and proved, and to cause other measures to be made by that standard, and to send one such measure proved by the standard and sealed to the principal town of every county of the realm, so that other measures in the said counties (civitatibus) may be made by such proved measures, which are to be used in buying and selling corn in those counties, as it is contained in Magna Carta that there shall be one measure of corn, to wit the quarter of London, throughout the realm, and the king now learns from the frequent complaints of the magnates and proceres in divers parliaments and others that certain merchants and others use divers other measures in the realm, to wit greater measures for buying and smaller ones for selling. By K. and C.
Nov. 17. Westminster.	To David, earl of Athole. Whereas the king understands that some of the Scots who are against the king in war desire to come to his peace, because their conscience is hurt by the sentence of excommunication in which they are involved by papal authority and by many other causes, and the king has committed to the earl full power to receive them into his peace, provided that they find hostages or other sufficient security to attempt nothing contrary to the truce between the king and Robert de Brus and his supporters, the king orders the earl to admit Scots who thus wish to come to his peace, and if they will not come under these conditions and pray for other conditions, the earl is to treat with them as secretly as possible concerning the conditions required by them, and to certify the king thereof as speedily as possible, or, if he think it expedient, he is to come to the king in person so that the king, being fully certified thereof, may do his will in this matter. The earl is to permit them to remain meanwhile without molestation, taking from them security as above that they will not during that time attempt anything contrary to the truce. By K. and C.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow 17l. to William de Hedersete and William de Rude, collectors of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in the port of London, which sum they have paid to William Osbern, the king's shearman (retonsori), by virtue of his order to pay him that sum, being the balance of 36l. 2s. 2d. for shearing and carriage (portagio) of divers cloth of the king from 25 October, in the 7th year of his reign, until the end of the same year, as appears by a bill thereof made by Ralph de Stokes, then clerk of the great wardrobe, under his seal.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the same. Order to cause L. bishop of Durham to have until Easter next and for a year from then three upper punches (trussellos), in addition to the three delivered to him by virtue of the king's order to deliver to him three dies (cuneos), with all appurtenances for making sterlings of the king's money, in execution whereof they delivered to him three dies in six pieces, to wit three lower punches (pilos) and three upper punches (trussellos), the king having afterwards, on 30 July, in the 11th year of his reign, ordered them to deliver to the bishop three additional upper punches (trussellos), to have during the king's pleasure, as the bishop has requested the king to continue his said grant. By K. [and pet. of C. 4096.]
	Membrane 13.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to William de Hedersete and William de Rude, collectors of the custom in the port of London, 216l. 6s. 5d., which sum Henry Nasard retained of the custom on his wool sent beyond sea and of the loan that he ought to have made to the king upon his wool, the king having ordered the collectors to permit Henry to retain money as above to that amount, which was due to him from the king, to wit 114l. 6s. 5d. for his wages and robes of the time of John de Drokenesford, then keeper of the wardrobe of the late king, and for cloth bought from him for the use of Margaret, queen of England, at Boulton, in the 32nd year of the said king's reign, by an account made with him in the said wardrobe in February, in the 10th year of the present king's reign, and 102l. for cloth bought from him for the present king's use, in the 9th year of his reign, by Ralph de Stokes, then keeper of the great wardrobe, as appears by a bill of the said Ralph's.
	To the same. Order to allow to the aforesaid William and William 200l. 2s. 2d., which sum the aforesaid Henry retained as above, by virtue of the king's order to the aforesaid collectors, for money to that amount due to him from the king for cloth received from him and delivered to divers men-at-arms and footmen of the garrisons of the king's castles and towns in Scotland, for the arrears of their wages and recompence for their horses lost in the king's service in the 11th year of his reign, as appears in a bill under the seal of office of his chamberlain of Scotland together with the seal of John de Weston, late chamberlain of Scotland.
Dec. 2. Talworth.	To Richard de Rodeneye, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage and half a virgate of land in Esschefeld, taken into the king's hands upon the death of William le Kyng of Esschefeld as if he held them in chief, it being found by inquisition taken by Master Richard de Clare, late escheator this side Trent, that William held them in demesne as of fee at his death in chief of the king by the service of 2s. 10d. yearly, and that Nicholas his son is his nearest heir and of full age, as the king now learns by an inquisition taken by the present escheator that Richard Baggesovere was seised of the above with other lands in Esschefeld in his demesne as of fee, and that he held all the lands in chief of Henry III. by the aforesaid service of 2s. 10d. yearly, and that he gave the said messuage and half virgate to Adam le Kyng in fee, to hold of Richard and his heirs, rendering therefore the said 2s. 10d. yearly.
Nov. 23. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order to pay to the keeper of the king's leopard in the Tower of London 6d. daily for the maintenance of the leopard and 1½d. a day for his own wages, from Michaelmas last until next Michaelmas.
Nov. 25. Westminster.	To John de Mutford, John Sefoul, and Simon de Hedersete. Order to proceed to render judgment in an assize of novel disseisin arramed by William de Shirewode before them against John son of Simon de Goseford and others named in the original writ concerning tenements in Saxlingham Nethergate, and Saxlingham Thorp, the said John de Mutford having certified the king, in response to his order, that they deferred proceeding to judgment because the lands of William de Cardoil, lord of the manor of Saxlingham, were in the king's hands by his forfeiture, the tenements having been in the seisin of Simon de Goseford who enfeoffed the said William de Shirwode thereof, who continued his seisin until the bailiffs of the said William de Cardoil ejected William from the tenements after the death of Simon on account of the minority of John son of Simon, the tenements being held of the manor by knight service.
Nov. 28. Sheen.	To John de Crumbwell, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent. Order to deliver Thomas le Lardener of Skelton, imprisoned at York for trespass of vert and venison in the forest of Galtres, in bail to twelve mainpernors who shall have him before the justices for forest pleas when they come to those parts.
	The like to the said keeper in favour of Thomas son of Roger Lovel of Skelton.