Close Rolls, Edward II: January 1326 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 4, 1323-1327. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1898.

'Close Rolls, Edward II: January 1326', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward II: Volume 4, 1323-1327, (London, 1898) pp. 438-439. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw2/vol4/pp438-439 [accessed 19 April 2024]

January 1326



Jan. 3. Haughley.	To Adam de Herewynton, supplying the place of the treasurer of the exchequer of Dublin. Order to commit the office of chancellor of the said exchequer to some sufficient clerk for whem he will answer, by letters patent under the king's seal for Ireland, by the counsel of the justiciary of Ireland and others of the king's council in those parts whom he shall see fit to convoke for this purpose, and to deliver to the said clerk the seal appointed for this office, to hold and exercise the office until the king shall otherwise ordain, certifying the king as speedily as possible of the name of the clerk thus appointed, and of the state of the said office, and of what emoluments pertain to the office, and their value, as the king learns upon trustworthy testimony that he who now has the said office is insufficient for the execution of the office. By K.
Jan. 11. South Elmham.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and to the chamberlains. Order to cause the walls, turrets, houses, and enclosures of the Tower of London to be surveyed, and to cause the defects therein to be repaired by the view and testimony of John de Weston, constable of the Tower, or of some one else in whom they have confidence, as shall seem good to them for the more secure keeping of the Tower. By K.
Jan. 13. South Elmham.	To William de Cusancia, keeper of the castles, manors, towns, and lands of Edward, earl of Chester, the king's son. Order to cause the said castles to be furnished with necessary victuals without delay, and to cause the victuals to be changed from time to time, and to cause the houses, walls, and other buildings of the castles to be repaired where necessary. By K.
Jan. 2. Haughley.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, and to the chamberlains. Order to cause the Tower of London to be furnished with necessary victuals and other things, by the advice of John de Weston, constable thereof, and of others whom they shall think fit, and to cause the victuals to be delivered to the keeper of the king's victuals there, and to cause twenty armed footmen to be put in the Tower in addition to those who are now there, and to cause 4d. a day to be paid to each of the said twenty men for their wages for so long as they are in garrison there or until further orders. By K.