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Membrane 36. |
Jan. 24.
St. Albans. |
To H. bishop of Lincoln. Whereas Thomas de Pabenham, believing
that he had the right of presentation to the church of Farndisshe, in the
bishop's diocese, presented Henry Seyer, clerk, to the bishop to that church,
and Elizabeth, late the wife of John de Pabenham, likewise presented
John de Wynchecombe, clerk, to the bishop to the same church, and because
a suit concerning the presentation was moved in the king's court between
the aforesaid parties at the suit of Thomas, the king prohibited the bishop
from admitting any parson to the church until it had been discussed in the
said court to whom the advowson of the church pertained; as, however,
Thomas has acknowledged in person in chancery that he has not the right of
presenting to the church upon this occasion, and has besought the king to
cause his writ of prohibition aforesaid directed to the bishop at Thomas's
suit to be revoked, the king signifies the premises to the bishop, so that he
may execute what pertains to his office at Elizabeth's presentation, notwithstanding the prohibition aforesaid. |
Jan. 25.
St. Albans. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Henry son of Henry
de Percy has shewn the king, by petition before him and his council in
the parliament at Westminster, in the first year of his reign, that
Edward I. was indebted to Henry his father in 142l. 2s. 4d. for the wages of
him and his men in the service of the said king staying in divers parts of
Scotland and for recompence for their horses there lost, as appears by a bill
of the said king's wardrobe, and that the late king is bound to the said
Henry the father in 55l. 8s. 9d. for such wages and recompence, as appears by a bill of the said king's wardrobe, which bills are in the hands of
the said Henry son of Henry, and the said Henry son of Henry is bound
to the king in divers debts, both of his own and of his father's, and he
has prayed the king to cause the aforesaid 197l. 11s. 1d. to be allowed to
him in the debts due from him to the king: the king therefore orders the
treasurer and barons to cause the aforesaid sums to be allowed to Henry in
the debts due from him to the exchequer, and to receive the aforesaid bills
from him. By pet. of C. |
Jan. 28.
Windsor. |
To the sheriff of Kent. Whereas the king appointed Bartholomew de
Burgherssh with others to inquire, hear and determine felonies and trespasses in co. Kent and other counties, and granted to him 100 marks of the
money arising from forfeited issues, amercements, fines, and other profits
pertaining to the king, and ordered the sheriff to pay the said 100 marks to
him out of the issues and amercements aforesaid, according to the estreats
to be delivered to him, and the king now understands that the sheriff has
not yet levied that sum, although the said estreats have been delivered to
him by Bartholomew: the king therefore orders him to cause the aforesaid
sums to be levied without delay from the said issues and amercements or
from other issues of his bailiwick, and to pay them to Bartholomew, according to the tenor of the king's previous order. |
Jan. 23.
Dunstable. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Whereas John de Lek of Benyngton, John
son of Richard atte Kyrkegate, Richard son of Richard Thurger of
Spaldyng, Ralph Chaumpeneys of Quappelade, John de London, Walter de
Speldesby, Nicholas son of Alan de Pyncebek, William son of William de
Thunby, and Thomas his brother, Roger Alcaz, Thomas Cok, and Henry
Virby of Asgerby were indicted of certain trespasses and felonies in that
county before William de Ros and others, whom the king appointed his justices to hear and determine the same, and they are put in exigent to be outlawed in that county because they did not come before the said justices to
answer, and the king, willing that the aforesaid indictments shall be determined before him and not elsewhere, has ordered William to send the indictments and the king's writ in this matter before him in fifteen days from
Easter, and the aforesaid men have come into chancery in person and have
found mainpernors to have them before the king on the said day, to wit John
Mos of Lek, Hasculf de Whytewell, William de Pynchebek, Simon de
Bichynden, Geoffrey Say, and Simon de Louthe of that county: the king
therefore orders the sheriff to supersede the execution of the outlawry in the
meantime. By K. |
Jan. 29.
Windsor. |
To Simon de Bereford, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with 15½ acres and 12 perches of land of Alexander de
Neuport, parson of the church of Warefeld, and a messuage and two virgates of land of Walter Smewyne and Alice his wife in Benetfeld, and to
restore the issues thereof, as the escheator has returned that he did not take
the tenements into the king's hands, but that William Trussel, late
escheator this side Trent, delivered them to him amongst other tenements,
asserting that the 15½ acres and 12 perches were in the king's hands by
reason of the trespass that Alexander made in acquiring them from Henry
de Wodemancote, Roger his brother, and Katherine, their sister, and from
Henry de Benetfeld, and that the messuage and two virgates were in the
king's hands by reason of the trespass that Walter and Alice made in
acquiring them from William de Carleton, without royal licence, the lands
being held by the said William de Carleton of the late king as of the manor
of Cokham, which is of the ancient demesne of the crown, in the hands
of Queen Isabella, and that the king afterwards—at the suggestion of
Alexander, Walter and Alice that the tenements are of the demesnes of the
manor, and are held according to the custom of the manor—ordered Queen
Isabella's bailiffs of the manor to inform themselves concerning the premises
by inquisition or otherwise, and to certify the king concerning them, and it
is found by their inquisition that the tenements are of the demesnes of the
said manor, and are held according to the custom of the manor, and that the
tenants of the manor were wont from time out of mind to alienate and
acquire tenements of the demesnes of the manor at their will without royal
licence. |
Jan. 30.
Windsor. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to cause verderers for the New
Forest, which Queen Isabella holds for life, to be elected in place of John
son of Andrew de Grymstede, John atte Bere, and Richard de Farnhull,
lately elected, whom the king has caused to be amoved from office because
he learns upon trustworthy authority that they are insufficiently qualified. |
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By the testimony of William de Bello Campo, steward of the Forest. |
