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Sept. 6. Dover. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Whereas the king lately, because
it appeared to him that Raymund Guillemi del Farge, merchant of Byarne,
and his kinsmen (parentes) in the duchy of Aquitaine had always been
faithful to him in times past, ordered the mayor and sheriffs to release the
said Raymund, whom they had arrested by virtue of the king's order to
arrest the men and merchants of certain towns in his land of the Agenois
and other lands in the said duchy, together with their goods, for certain
reasons, if they had arrested him for the aforesaid reason, and to restore
to him his goods, and they have signified to the king that William de la
Farge, who calls himself above Raymund Guillelmi, is a merchant of John
de la Tour, citizen and merchant of the town of Besatz, receiving and
selling the wines and other merchandise of the said John at London and
elsewhere, and that they found in his possession goods and chattels to the
value of 11l., as appears by their return made to the king at another time
concerning the goods of such merchants, and that they detained the said
William and the goods aforesaid as the merchant of the said John, because
mention was not made thereof in the king's order; wherefore the king,
notwithstanding this return, ordered them by letters under the privy seal
to cause all the said William's goods and chattels to be delivered to him to
make his profit thereof, notwithstanding any order to the contrary, and to
aid him in levying the debts due to him in the city; and they have done
nothing in the matter, as the king is given to understand by William's
complaint: the king therefore orders them to inspect his letters aforesaid,
and to deliver to William all his goods and chattels aforesaid, together with
the said debts, if they have caused any of them to be levied, in order that
he may make his profit thereof, any order to the contrary notwithstanding,
and to discharge any mainpernors that William may have found in this
behalf, and to aid him in levying his said debts. By K. |
Sept. 8. Dover. |
To John Everard, escheator in cos. Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and
Dorset. Whereas it was lately found by inquisition taken by the escheator
that Sibyl, late the wife of John de Luccombe, held on the day of her
death the hamlet of Stockelegh Luccombe in dower, of the inheritance of
John de Luccombe, son and heir of Hugh de Luccombe, a minor in
the king's wardship, of Walter Baggeputz in socage, by the service of
rendering to him a pair of white spurs in the said hamlet at Midsummer
for all service, and it was found by another inquisition taken by Master
John Walewayn, late escheator this side Trent, that Hugh, father of the
said John, held in chief of the king at his death the manor of Luccombe by
the service of two knights' fees, and that John his son is his next heir, and
was then aged one year; and Elizabeth, late the wife of Hugh, and mother
of the said heir, has prayed the king to cause the hamlet aforesaid, which is
thus held in socage, to be delivered to her as nearest [friend] of the heir
for his maintenance, asserting that the manor aforesaid is held of the king
as of the honour of Pynkenye, in the king's hands, by the service of four
knights' fees; and the king—because it is found by a certificate made into
chancery by the treasurer and chamberlains that it is contained, amongst
other things, in a deed made by Henry de Pynkenye to the late king,
enrolled in the Red Book at the exchequer, that Henry granted and
rendered to the said king the homage and whole service of Robert de
Luccombe and his heirs for four knights' fees and for all the lands that he
held of Henry in Luccombe, co. Somerset—ordered the said John Everard
to make inquisition concerning the premises, and the king learns by the
said inquisition that Hugh held the manor of the king as of the honour
aforesaid, in the king's hands by acquisition of the late king from the said
Henry de Pynkenye, formerly lord of the honour, by the service of four
knights' fees, and that Hugh held no other lands of the king or of others in
that county or elsewhere on the day of his death: the king orders the
escheator to deliver the hamlet to Elizabeth, as nearest [friend] of the heir
aforesaid, together with the issues thereof from the time of Sibyl's death, to
hold for the behoof of the heir. |
Sept. 14. Dover. |
To Henry de Cobeham, keeper of the lands of the late rebels and of
others in co. Kent. Order to deliver to John Gerard the issues of his lands,
goods, and chattels, for the time when they were in his custody, the king
having lately ordered him to deliver to John Gerard his lands, goods, and
chattels, which were taken into the king's hands by reason of his indictment before Geoffrey de Say and his fellows, justices of oyer and terminer
in that county, for aiding and counselling Bartholomew de Burghesshe
and others who held the castle of Ledes against the king, and for being of
the confederation of Bartholomew de Badelesmere, and for burglary
(burgaria) of the king's houses of the manor of Graveshende, and for
divers goods there carried away, and for robbery of certain goods of Simon
Benjamyn and other of the king's men coming from Ledes, which indictment the king caused to come before him, when John was acquitted of the
premises, and when it was found that John did not withdraw himself for
this reason, which order the king made because it was found by record and
process had before him, which he caused to come before him in chancery
under the seal of Geoffrey le Scrop, chief justice to hold pleas before the
king, that John was indicted and acquitted as aforesaid, as the king is given
to understand on John's behalf that Henry, although he has delivered to
John his lands, goods, and chattels, has deferred delivering the issues
thereof received by him. By C. |
Sept. 16. Leeds. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to pay to Bertram de la More, the
king's serjeant-at-arms, 10 marks for the coming Michaelmas out of the
ferm of the city, in accordance with the king's grant to him of that sum at
Michaelmas yearly from the ferm of the city, in consideration of his good
service. |
Sept. 16. Leeds. |
To John de Blonvill, escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge,
Huntingdon, Essex, and Hertford. Order to deliver to Katherine, late the
wife of Robert de Brewosa, who died a minor in the king's wardship, and
whose lands were taken into the king's hands upon the death of Giles de
Brewosa, his father, tenant in chief, the following of the said Robert's lands,
which the king has assigned to her in dower: the manor of Akenham,
co. Suffolk, of the yearly value of 14l. 15s. 2¼d.; the manor of Wytenesham, in the same county, of the yearly value of 9l. 0s. 4¼d.; and a third of
the manor of Stynton, co. Norfolk, of the yearly value of 17l. 11s. 10½d. |
Sept. 17. Leeds. |
To John Everard, escheator in cos. Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, and
Dorset. Order to cause John de Moeles, brother and heir of Roger de
Moeles, tenant in chief, to have seisin of his brother's lands, as he has
proved his age before the escheator and the king has taken his homage. |
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By p.s. [7189.] |
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The like to the following: |
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Richard le Wayte, escheator in cos. Wilts, Southampton, Oxford,
Berks, Bedford, and Buckingham. |
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John de Bolyngbrok, escheator in cos. Warwick, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, and Lancaster. |
Aug. 6. Matching Hall. |
To John de Hampton, escheator in cos. Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester,
Salop, Stafford, and in adjoining marches of Wales. Order to deliver to
John de Sutton and Margaret his wife, sister and co-heiress of John de
Somery, tenant in chief, a moiety of two parts of a messuage and of 24 acres
of land in Foxhale, co. Salop, which belonged to the said John de Somery,
and of which partition has not yet been made in chancery between the heirs
and parceners of the inheritance, as the king has assigned the said moiety
to John and Margaret as her purparty. |
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To the same. Like order in favour of Joan, late the wife of Thomas
Botetourt, sister and co-heiress of the said John de Somery. |
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Membrane 29. |
Aug. 30. Langdon. |
To the sheriff of York. The king learns from the complaint of Nicholas
Haldan, William de Hastinges, and John Manneser that whereas the men
of the community of the valley of Pykeryng lately bound themselves, for
the common utility of those parts, in 300 marks, to be paid to certain
persons at terms now past, and the said Nicholas, William, and John,
at the request of the men aforesaid, placed themselves in custody, to remain
therein until the money should be made by the men aforesaid, the men have
nevertheless not yet taken care to deliver the said Nicholas, William,
and John from the custody aforesaid, wherefore they are still detained
in custody, to their grievous damage and in manifest peril of their lives, and
they have prayed the king to provide a remedy: the king therefore orders
the sheriff to obtain full information concerning the premises by inquisition
or otherwise, and, if he find that it is so, to distrain, by the advice of Henry
de Percy, all those whom he shall find have had use and profit through the
said Nicholas, William, and John thus placing themselves in custody to
make contributions, according to the quantity of their lands and goods,
to obtain the release from custody of Nicholas, William, and John. |
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To Robert de Hungerford, keeper of the lands that belonged to the rebels
in co. Wilts. Order to deliver to Roger de Budeston his lands, to be held
as he held them before they were taken into the king's hands, the king
having lately, at the prosecution of Roger, suggesting that he had at
no time borne arms against the king, nor adhered to the rebels, and that
Robert had taken his lands into the king's hands because he wore the robes
of John Giffard of Brymmesfeld, a late rebel, ordered Robert to deliver to
Roger his lands if they had been taken into the king's hands for this reason,
and Robert returned that he had not delivered the lands to Roger because
John de Tycheburn, late sheriff of that county, had seised the said lands
into the king's hands and delivered them to him for custody by the
king's order, and that he was not aware of the cause of their being
taken into the king's hands, and the king thereupon ordered John de
Tycheburn to certify him of the cause for taking the lands into his hands,
and he returned to the king that he took Roger's lands in Westkyngton and
Nethercote into the king's hands because Roger was of the household
and wore the robes of the said John Giffard, and the king, wishing to
be more fully certified concerning the premises, to wit whether Roger
adhered to John Giffard against the king and was of his household against
the king or not, ordered the said John de Tycheburn to certify him of the
premises, and he returned to the king that Roger was of the household and
wore the robes of the said John Giffard as executor of his affairs in the
king's court, and that he held several times certain of his courts before
John's rebellion, and that he did not adhere to John Giffard at any time
against the king; whereupon the king, wishing to be more fully certified concerning the premises, because no inquisition concerning Roger's
behaviour in this behalf was taken in the presence of the keeper of the lands
aforesaid, appointed Richard de Wotton, Robert de Aston, and Geoffrey de
Weston to make inquisition in the presence of the keeper whether Roger
adhered to John Giffard or to any rebel against the king, etc., and it
is found by their inquisition that Roger was of the household and wore the
robes of John Giffard as executor of his affairs in the king's court, and that
he held several times certain of his courts before his rebellion against
the king, and that Roger at no time adhered to John Giffard or to any
other in their rebellion, and at no time bore arms against the king, but that
he has been faithful to the king in all things. By C. |
Sept. 10. Dover. |
To Gilbert Talbot, constable of Gloucester castle. Order to repair the
houses, walls, weirs, and palings within the castle by the view and testimony
of the viewer of the king's works there. By K. |
Sept. 23. Maresfield. |
To the sheriff of Berks. Order to cause the prior of Longueville Gifford
to have seisin of two messuages and three virgates of land in Westhanneye,
as the king learns by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the said tenements,
which belonged to John Munekan, who was outlawed for felony, have
been in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that John held them of
the said prior, and that they are still in the king's hands, and that John de
Brumpton, late sheriff of that county, had the year and day thereof. |
Sept. 23. Maresfield. |
To John de Hampton, escheator in cos. Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester,
Salop, and Stafford, and in the adjoining marches of Wales. Order to
deliver to Thomas le Blount and Juliana his wife, late the wife of John de
Hastynges, tenant in chief in England and Wales and in the marches
of Wales, the following of the said John's lands, which the king has
assigned to them as her dower: a third of the lordship of St. Clare, in
Wales, of the yearly value of 8l. 9s. 9d.; the castle of Kilgerran, with
the towns of Kilgerran and Maynaurd, in Wales, of the yearly value of
10l. 15s. 0d.; the commote called 'Emelyn,' in Wales, of the yearly value
of 16l. 18s. 3½d.; the manor of Worefeld, co. Salop, of the yearly value of
36l. 6s. 8d. The king has assigned to them two parts of the manor of
Aston Cauntelou, co. Warwick, of the yearly value of 39l. 1s. 9d.; the
manor of Fulbrok, in the same county, of the yearly value of 19l. 7s. 2½d.;
the manor of Burthingbury, in the same county, of the yearly value of
17l. 18s. 1½d.; the manor of Alesle, in the same county, of the yearly value
of 56l. 14s. 7¾d.; the fortlet of Fylyngleye, in the same county, of the
yearly value of 14l. 1s. 11¼d.; the manor of Luttleton Paynel, co. Wilts, of
the yearly value of 10l. 15s. 11¼d.; the manor of Otteleye, co. Suffolk, of
the yearly value of 18l. 10s. 10¼d.; the manor of Asshele, co. Norfolk,
of the yearly value of 14l. 7s. 6½d. |
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To Richard le Wayte, escheator in cos. Wilts, Southampton, Oxford,
Berks, and Buckingham. Order to deliver to the said Thomas and Juliana
the aforesaid manor of Luttleton Paynel. |
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To John de Blumvill, escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge,
Huntingdon, Essex, and Hertford. Order to deliver to the said Thomas
and Juliana the said manors of Otteleye and Asshele. |
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To John de Bolyngbrok, escheator in cos. Warwick, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, and Lancaster. Order to deliver to the said Thomas and
Juliana the said manors of Fulbrok, Burthyngbury, Allesle, the fortlet of
Filyngleye, and two parts of the manor of Aston Cauntelu. |
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Memorandum, that this assignment of dower was made by the consent of
Hugh le Despenser, the younger, to whom the king committed the custody
of two parts of the lands of the said John, as appears by Hugh's letter to
the chancellor, which is sewed to the extents of the lands aforesaid. |
Sept. 22. Maresfield. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to restore to John
Dousinhou, merchant, his goods, if they have arrested them in that city,
because he is sprung from the town of Bezatz, by virtue of the king's late
order to arrest all the men and merchants and their goods of his cities and
towns of the lands of the Agénois, Périgord, Cahors, Basaz, Saintonge, and
of the Isle of Oléron, excepting the men of the castles and towns of
La Penne and Primerole in the Agénois and of Pomers in the land of
Basaz, and of the castle of Mountandre and the lordship of the same, which
order was issued because the men of the aforesaid cities and towns had,
with the above exceptions, rebelled against the king and rendered the
cities and towns to the men of the king of France, and had adhered to him
against the king, as the aforesaid John was all the time of the disturbance
in the said duchy [of Aquitaine], and long before, staying in the company
of Thomas, earl of Norfolk, marshal of England, and has always borne
himself faithfully to the king. They are ordered to permit John to levy
his debts in the city and to make his profit otherwise. |
Sept. 21. Withyham. |
To the sheriff of Essex (sic). Order not to aggrieve or molest John le
Freke, Nicholas le Freke, John de Gulderugg, John de Sunnynglegh, John
Corby, William Dyker, John de Blecchynglegh, and Richard le Frensh,
foresters of the king's forest at Tunbrigg, who were lately chosen with others
to set out in the king's service to Gascony, and whom the king afterwards
ordered by word of mouth to stay at home to execute their offices notwithstanding their being thus chosen, as the king understands that the sheriff
has caused them to be aggrieved by pretext of the king's order to take
those who were chosen to set out in the king's service aforesaid and who
had withdrawn themselves from that service without the king's licence,
causing any process made by him in this behalf against the said foresters to
be revoked. By p.s. [7191.] |
Sept. 29. Maresfield. |
To Richard le Wayte, escheator in cos. Wilts, Southampton, Oxford,
Berks, Bedford, and Buckingham. Order to cause Thomas de Sancto
Mauro, son and heir of Nicholas de Sancto Mauro, tenant in chief, to have
seisin of his father's land, as he has proved his age before the escheator and
the king has taken his homage. By p.s. [7204.] |
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The like to the following: |
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Simon de Grymmesby, escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmoreland. |
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John de Blounvill, escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge,
Huntingdon, Essex, and Hertford. |
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John de Hampton, escheator in cos. Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester,
Salop, Stafford, and in the adjoining marches of Wales. |