Close Rolls, Edward III: October 1356

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 10, 1354-1360. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1908.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: October 1356', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 10, 1354-1360, (London, 1908) pp. 280-291. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol10/pp280-291 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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October 1356

Oct. 15.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Shirewod to be elected in place of Ralph de Crombewell, deceased.
Oct. 2.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the customs of wool, hides and woolfells in the port of London. Order to pay to Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick or to his attorney, 250 marks for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 1,000 marks to be received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in the ports of London, Lenne and Boston, and there is no passage of wool in the port of Lenne at present.
The like to the collectors of customs in the port of Boston to pay the remaining 250 marks to the earl for the said term.
Oct. 2.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to John de Doncastre 25 marks for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 27 December, in the 26th year of the reign, of 50 marks to be received yearly, for life, of the issues of the customs in that port.
To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. Order to pay to Nicholas de la Despense, the king's yeoman, 15l. for Michaelmas term last, as the king granted to him 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of those counties for his life, and on 18 June in the 28th year of the reign, for his voluntary service to the king and to Edmund his son, the king granted to him 10l. to be received yearly, for life, beyond the said 20l. of the issues of those counties.
Membrane 8.
Oct. 21.
Westminster.
To John Mayu, the king's serjeant at arms. Although the king lately ordered him to deliver by indenture, to Henry Pycard, the king's butler, the bodies of Nicholas de Portu of Milan and John de Hanham and the 389 marks in gold found in the keeping of Nicholas, the said Nicholas and John and the money having been arrested at Leystoft by the king's order, to be kept until further order, yet because on the business being examined before the council, no indictment is found of Nicholas and John, no forfeit, and no evidence whereby they ought to be arrested or the money confiscated, the king ordered Henry to dearrest them and to deliver the 389 marks to the owners thereof: order to restore the aforesaid indenture to Henry.
Oct. 25.
Westminster.
To Guy de Seintcler, escheator in Norfolk. Order to deliver to brother John de Woderoue, keeper of the house of the nuns of Dertford, the king's manor of Braundeston in that county which he had of the grant of Roger Bavent, knight, together with the issues thereof, to dispose of the same for the use of those nuns as has been fully enjoined upon him.
By K. on the information of the chancellor.
Oct. 26.
Westminster.
To Alan del Strother, bailiff of Queen Philippa of her liberty of Tyndale. Order to supersede the demand made upon the miners of Aldeneston who work in the king's mines or those who dwell within the limits and bounds of that mine and maintain and find the men to work therein, for 20l. or for any portion of the subsidy lately granted to the said queen by the commonalty of that liberty, or for any other contributions or charges with the men of Tyndale, restoring anything which he has levied for that cause, as it is found by certificate of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer made in chancery that the sheriff of Cumberland in the 12th year of the reign of King Henry was charged with 10 marks of the ferm of the said miners, at the exchequer of Carlisle, and so year by year in the time of that king, of Edward I, the late and the present king until the 28th year of the reign, and that Edward I in the 10th year of his reign recovered by judgment of his court of King's Bench against Robert de Veteri Ponte the manor of Aldeneston as of the county of Cumberland, and at the instance of Alexander son of Alexander then king of Scotland, Edward I granted that manor to Nicholas son and heir of the said Robert, to hold of the said king of Scotland, saving to King Edward and his heirs the mines of Aldeneston, the miners and the liberty of the mine and miners which King Edward retained, and he granted that the manor should thenceforth be of the liberty of the king of Scotland of Tyndale, so that the miners should answer for the mine to King Edward and his heirs as they had been accustomed to do, and now the present king has learned from the plaint of the miners that Alan causes them to be arrested and distrained for 20l. for the said subsidy for the portion assessed upon them, when they are not of the said liberty, and compels them to make divers other contributions with the men of that liberty, to the prejudice of the king, the annulling of his ferm and the impoverishment of the miners: and on the business being brought before the king and his council, and reasons being heard for the king and the said miners sueing for him and for the said queen, it was decided that the said miners, to wit all working in the mine and all others dwelling within the bounds appointed for getting ore and maintaining and finding men to work therein, should be discharged of the said subsidy and of all other contributions and charges incumbent on the said liberty and should enjoy all liberties hitherto enjoyed by them, that the portion of the subsidy assessed upon them should be assessed upon others of the said liberty and levied of them, and that the miners should not have any benefit or immunity for their lands and goods outside the said bounds, and others who are not miners, although dwelling within those bounds, should not have that immunity. Proviso that those who come to dwell within the bounds of the mine and are not miners shall not be protected by that liberty by reason of their dwelling there, but the 20l. and any other portion of the said subsidy assessed upon them shall be levied of them, and if Alan attempts anything against the miners or their liberty, contrary to the form of this order; the king will punish him as disobedient, and that he may not be able to excuse himself on the ground of ignorance the king has enjoined William de Presfen, before the king and council in the presence of certain of the miners, to warn him not to intermeddle with the miners or their liberty.
Oct. 26.
Westminster.
To William de Shareshull, Walter de Skauhenhurst (sic) and Robert de Wyghthull. Order to supersede further execution or process by reason of the king's appointment of them to be justices of oyer and terminer to enquire by the oath of lawful men of the county of Gloucester concerning certain trespasses, oppressions, extortions and excesses committed upon the abbot of Evesham at the suit of the king and of the said abbot, as the king appointed them as aforesaid on learning that a number of malefactors and disturbers of the peace, scheming to destroy the abbey of Evesham, which is of royal foundation and endowed with certain possessions for performing acts of piety, have committed divers trespasses and excesses by force, and arms, and otherwise, upon the abbot in divers of his manors and other places, and for certain causes shown before the king and his council, the king has revoked that appointment. By C.
Nov. 1.
Westminster.
To J. bishop of Lincoln. Whereas the king requested him to absolve the abbot of Wardon from the charge of collecting and receiving the tenth granted by the clergy of the province of Canterbury for the present year in the counties of Oxford, Northampton, Huntingdon, Buckingham and Bedford, and the deanery of Rutland, and to depute another person of that diocese whom he knows to be sufficient for this, on learning that the abbot was weak, aged and almost blind, that the abbey was heavily charged with debts to the king and others, and situate in a desert and wooded place, whereby it is not a safe depository for the king's money, and the bishop has notified William, bishop of Winchester, the treasurer, testifying that the abbot is sufficient to collect and receive the said tenth, that his monastery is sufficient and in a fit and safe place and notoriously well situated in regard to other places for the king and those who owe the tenth, the king by these presents accepts the abbot for collecting and receiving that tenth.
By C.
Oct. 6.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order to pay to Thomas le Citoler what is in arrear to him of 7½d. a day and to pay him 7½d. henceforth, as on 14 January in the 24th year of the reign the king granted to him that sum daily for his wages to be received for life of the ferm of that city.
Oct. 20.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer, Dublin. Order not to compel the men of the liberty of Meath or any other men of that land to answer before them for trespasses, agreements, contracts, debts or accounts unless they touch the king or any of his ministers serving in that exchequer, as by the law and custom of Ireland common pleas ought not to be pleaded before the treasurer and barons at the exchequer unless they touch the king or any of his said ministers, and now the men of the said liberty have shown the king that the treasurer and barons distrain them to answer in the exchequer in pleas for trespasses etc. at the suit of certain persons, asserting that they are yeomen of the ministers of that exchequer, who are not ministers of the king. By C.
Membrane 7.
Nov. 15.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to permit Commolus du Counte and John Cokequerege to lade in that port so much wool that the custom and subsidy thereon shall extend to 100l. and to take it to Flanders without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, certifying the king of the quantity of wool so laded so that answer may be made to the king for 100l. and when that certificate has been made the king will cause tallies for 100l. to be levied at the receipt of the exchequer in discharge of the collectors, as Commolus and John, as they assert, are bound to the king in 100l. for the custom and subsidy of wool of be laded in that port and they have bound themselves to Henry Picard of London in 200l. as security for the 100l. to be paid at London within ten days of the time that the king is certified in chancery by the collectors of the lading of that wool, as Henry whom the king charged to receive that bond, has certified in chancery.
Nov. 15.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause John de Pudeseye to have seisin of 2 messuages, 11 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow in Rimyngton and Gasgill, as the king ordered the then sheriff of York to take an inquisition by the oath of lawful men of that county whether 2 messuages, 18 acres of land and 10 acres of meadow in Rimyngton and Gasgill, which William son of William de Roucestre of Rimyngton held, who was outlawed for felony, as was said, were in the king's hand for a year and a day, of whom they were held, and who had the year, day and waste thereof, and the sheriff returned that the said messuages, land and meadow were not taken into the king's hand, that they are held immediately of the said John, that John son of Henry de Bolton holds 2 messuages, 9 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow thereof, and William de Rymyngton holds 2 acres of land thereof, and they ought to answer severally to the king for the year, day and waste, and that the said William son of William was not seised in more lands on the day when the felony was committed, but that the residue of those tenements is in the hand of Ellen late the wife of William de Roucestre, father of William son of William, as her dower of the lands which belonged to William the father after his death, and afterwards the king ordered the sheriff to take the said 2 messuages, 11 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow into the king's hand and to keep them safely until further order, and to take inquisition upon the matter by the oath of lawful men of that county, and the sheriff returned that he took the said tenements into the king's hand, that they were in the hands of the said John and William de Rimyngton until they were so taken, and that John and William de Rimyngton ought to answer to the king for the year, day and waste, and for the issues of the said 2 messuages, 11 acres of land and 6 acres of meadow, from the time of the felony, to wit, each for his portion.
Oct. 26.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a certain rent of 6s. yearly and the arrears thereof for sixteen years to be levied of the lands and chattels of William son of John Gra, and William Piper, and to be delivered to the present warden of the king's chapel near his mills without York castle, as on its being found by inquisition taken by Miles de Stapelton, then sheriff of York, that the said rent, issuing from 4 messuages and 4 bovates of land in Sandhoton near Overhemelsay which the said William son of John and William now hold, was granted by the king's progenitors to the said chapel to celebrate divine service there for the souls of those progenitors, and that the rent was for a long time concealed by William and William and withdrawn, the king ordered the said sheriff to notify William and William to be in chancery on a certain day now past to show cause why they ought not to pay that rent and the arrears to the said warden, and on that day the sheriff returned that he notified William and William to show cause as aforesaid, by Robert de Flatewath and John de Crossom, and William Piper did not come on that day and William son of John came by Ellis de Sutton, his attorney, and said that the king's progenitors were never seised of that rent and did not give the rent to the said chapel, and the wardens of the chapel were never seised thereof, and he pretended to verify this by the country, and William de Ketelwelle, chaplain, now warden of the said chapel, who sued for the king, said that the king's progenitors were seised of that rent and gave it to the chapel as aforesaid and the wardens of the chapel were seised thereof until it was withdrawn by William and William, and prayed that inquisition might be made by the country, wherefore the king appointed Thomas de Seton, William de Notton and John Moubray to take an inquisition upon the matter by the oath of lawful men of that county in the presence of William son of John if he chose to attend, and by the inquisition so taken it is found that 6s. rent issuing from 2 messuages and 4 bovates of land in Sandhoton near Overhemelsay, whereof William son of John Gra holds a messuage and two bovates of land and William Piper holds a messuage and two bovates of land by that yearly rent, were granted by Edward I to the chantry of the said chapel to celebrate divine service in the chapel for the souls of that king and his heirs and that Thomas de Norton, chaplain, late warden of that chapel, was seised of that rent and held it as appurtenant to the chantry during all his time, and the rent has been withdrawn and concealed by William and William for sixteen years past and more to the detriment of the king and the withdrawal of divine worship in the chapel.
Membrane 6.
Oct. 20.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to restore to John Bole of Lincoln and Avice his wife their vessels, beds, utensils and other goods and chattels, and to discharge them of 10l. due by them, fixing terms for payment of the remaining 4l. 14s. 5d. due from them, as John and Avice have petitioned the king to order their said vessels etc. to be restored to them and to discharge them of the said 14l. 14s. 5d., as divers vessels, beds, utensils and other necessaries of the house and their other goods and chattels which were appraised at 14l. 14s. 5d. were taken into the king's hand by the sheriff of Lincoln, because John is one of the mainpernors of Walter de Chiriton who is bound to the king in a great sum of money for the time when he was fermor of the customs and subsidies, and John and Avice have not wherewith to live for the maintenance of their children and household, and out of compassion for their estate the king has restored to them their goods and chattels and has pardoned them 10l. of the said sum so that they pay the remaining 4l. 14s. 5d. at the exchequer within two years at certain terms to be appointed by the treasurer and barons. By K.
Oct. 30.
Westminster.
To Roger Michel, escheator in the county of Nottingham. Order to cause Thomas Bulneys and Joan his wife, kinswoman of Simon de Sibthorp, to have seisin of the lands taken into the king's hand by Simon's death, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Simon, at his death, held in his demesne as of fee 2 messuages, 8 bovates of land and 16s. rent in Sibthorp in chief, by the service of bearing a mazer before the king when he came to Simon's house, for all service, that Joan is Simon's next heir and of full age, and that the said lands have been in the king's hand from the time of Simon's death by reason of Joan's minority, and the king has taken Thomas's fealty, and has rendered those lands to him and to Joan.
Oct. 30.
Westminster.
To Richard de Ask and Adam Deyvill. Order to supersede the further execution of their commission, as the king lately appointed them to uphold the statute for not taking salmon at undue time in the waters of Ouse, Derwent and Eyre within the liberty of Houeden in the county of York and without, and to enquire concerning trespasses in those waters contrary to the said statute and to do certain other things contained in the king's commission to them, but the king had previously by patent granted the keeping of the waters of Ouse and Derwent for life to John de Barton, his yeoman, in regard to putting those waters in fence for the terms appointed in the statute, and that salmon may not be taken therein at such times, contrary to the statute, and to do the other things which pertain to the keeping of the same, and the king wishes John to have all the profits and amercements which may arise by reason of that keeping or of trespasses in the said waters for the maintenance of the charges incumbent upon that office. By C.
Oct. 26.
Westminster.
To William de Shareshull, Walter de Shakenhurst and Robert de Wyghthull. Order to stay altogether the execution of a commission of oyer and terminer at the suit of the abbot of Evesham [see above, p. 282], as the king for certain causes shown before him and the council has revoked the same.
Oct. 20.
Westminster.
To Leo de Perton, escheator in the county of Worcester and the adjacent march of Wales. Order to take the fealty of Dionisia late the wife of Hugh de Cokeseye for the manor of Kydermynstre, in accordance with the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to intermeddle further with the manors and lands taken into the king's hand by Hugh's death, delivering to her any issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Hugh at his death held jointly with Dionisia by the king's licence the manors of Kydermynstre, Cokeseye, Orleton and Upthrop and a messuage, one carucate of land, 8 acres of meadow and 10s. rent at Caldewell, 2 messuages, 2 carucates of land, 10 acres of meadow, 10s. rent and the bulleries of seven phats (plumborum) of brine in Wyche, Purshull, Wychebaut, Elmebrugge, Wyntrefold, Salwarp and Tymbreongle and a messuage and a carucate of land in Overton, to hold to them and the heirs of Hugh, and that the manor of Kydermynstre is held in chief by knight service, and all the other manors and lands are held of others than the king.
To John de Swynnerton, escheator in Salop. Like order not to intermeddle further with a rent of 8s. within the lordship of Stepelton, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Hugh de Cokeseye at his death held the said rent jointly with Dionisia to them and the heirs of Hugh, and that the rent is held of another than the king.
Nov. 8.
Westminster.
To Leo de Perton, escheator in the county of Worcester. Order to deliver to Dionisia late the wife of Hugh de Cokeseye, tenant in chief, the manor of Witleye in that county to hold in dower after taking her oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, as of the lands which belonged to Hugh at his death and which were taken into the king's hand by reason of the minority of his heir, the king, with the assent of Gilbert Chastilleyn, steward and attorney of Isabel the king's daughter, to whom the king committed the wardship of the lands which belonged to Hugh to hold until his heir should come of age, has assigned to Dionisia to hold in dower the said manor of Witleye extended at 6l. 12s. 8d. yearly, and the manor of Honyngham in the county of Warwick, extended at 71s. 10d. yearly, rendering to Isabel, during the minority of the heir, and to the heir when he comes of age 23s. 0¾d. of surplus of the extent of a third part of the said lands.
Like order to John de Wyndesore, escheator in the county of Warwick, to deliver the manor of Honyngham to Dionisia, whose oath the king has ordered the escheator in the county of Worcester to take, that she will not marry without the king's licence.
Nov. 17.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order to permit Robert Charlemayn, master of a ship called 'la Maudeleyn' of Barton upon Humber, to take the goods of John archbishop of York, the chancellor, by sea in that ship to the archbishop's parts, although John de Ellerton, the king's serjeant at arms, by virtue of the king's commission to him to arrest certain ships for his service, has arrested that ship; as at the petition of the archbishop, who is going to the said parts by the king's licence, the king has granted that he may lade his goods in that ship in the port of London and send them to those parts, and that Robert may so take those goods, notwithstanding the said arrest.
By C.
Nov. 6.
Westminster.
To Guy de Seyntcler, escheator in Suffolk. Order to take the fealty of Nicholas son of Robert Wynyene of Troston, in accordance with the form of a schedule enclosed, and to deliver to him a messuage and 12 acres of land in Troston in that county, together with the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by Thomas Moreaux, late escheator in that county, that Robert at his death held the said messuage and land in his demesne as of fee, of the king in socage, by the service of paying a silver farthing to Norwich castle yearly, to the blanch ferm (ad albam firmam), at Michaelmas, for all service, and that Nicholas is his next heir and was aged ten years on 22 September in the 29th year of the reign.
Nov. 12.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to cause Thomas Bartelot to have seisin of a messuage and 3 acres of land in Chosele, and the brethren of the house of St. Lazarus, Burton, to have seisin of 13 acres of land there, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the said messuage and 16 acres of land, which Bartholomew Prestessone held, who was outlawed for felony, it is said, have been in the king's hand for a year and a day, that Bartholomew held the messuage and 3 acres of the land of Thomas and 13 acres of the said brethren, and that Thomas and the brethren had the year, day and waste severally of the tenements so held of them, and ought to answer therefor to the king.
Membrane 5.
Oct. 25.
Westminster.
To the collectors in the port of Southampton of the custom of woollen cloth made in England, and taken out of England. Order to take the custom of 12d. on every whole cloth taken out of the realm by William Burgeyne and John Michean, merchants of the duchy of Aquitaine, in accordance with the tenor of their commission, as although the king lately ordered them to receive from the said merchants and other merchants of that duchy the custom of 21d. for every whole cloth of assize made in England to be taken by them to parts beyond, and to supersede the demand made upon them for 12d. on cloth beyond the said 21d., yet it has not seemed right to the council that payment of the custom of 12d., granted in the time of the king's progenitors by alien merchants for certain liberties in England, should now cease by pretext of the said writ. By C.
Nov. 17.
Westminster.
To William de Shareshull and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order to release from prison Thomas de Eltenhevede, one of the clerks of chancery, who was arrested and committed to prison with Simon de Sagio, with whom he is said to have attempted some things prejudicial to the king and his crown, as he is altogether ignorant and guiltless of such things attempted by Simon, as the king is fully informed.
By K. and C.
Oct. 30.
Westminster.
To William de Enefeld, escheator in Essex. Order to cause Margaret, one of the daughters and heirs of Augustine Waleys, to have seisin of the purparty falling to her, which is contained in a schedule enclosed, together with the issues thereof received from 8 May in the 29th year of the reign, as on that day, on its being found by inquisition taken by Hugh FitzSymon, then escheator in that county, that Maud late the wife of Augustine Waleys held the manor of Latton Merk and the advowson of the priory of Latton for her life of the grant of Ellis son of John de Colcestre and Juliana his wife to the said Augustine and Maud and Augustine's heirs, by a fine levied in the king's court, that the said manor and advowson are held in chief as of the honour of Boulogne by the service of a fourth part of a knight's fee, and that Margery one of the daughters of Augustine, whom John Malewayn has married, and Margaret, Augustine's second daughter, whom William de Carleton has married, are his next heirs and of full age, the king respited the homage of John and William and rendered the manor and advowson to them, and he ordered the said escheator to make a partition of the manor and advowson into two equal parts, in the presence of the said parceners, if they chose to attend, and now Margaret has shown the king that although the manor and advowson were divided into two parts and the purparty falling to John and Margery was delivered to them by virtue of the said order, yet the purparty falling to her still remains in the king's hand because William, while alive, did not sue to receive it, as is found by a certificate sent by the escheator into chancery, wherefore Margaret has petitioned the king to cause her purparty to be delivered to her, and for a mark which she will pay to him, he has prorogued her homage until Michaelmas next. By C.
The said mark has been paid in the hanaper.
Nov. 8.
Westminster.
To J. bishop of Exeter. Order to be before the king and his council on the octave of Hilary next, to show cause why the king should not visit his free chapel of Bosham and exercise the jurisdiction of visitation there as in his other free chapels, and further to do and receive what the king's court shall determine, as a plea was lately pending in the court of King's Bench between the king and Simon, archbishop of Canterbury and certain others, because they presumed to exercise ordinary jurisdiction in that chapel, which is said to be the king's free chapel exempt from all ordinary jurisdiction, especially as concerns the choir, the prebends of the chapel, the parsons of the prebends, the ministers of the chapel and the goods of the prebends, and whereof the said bishop holds the chapelry of the grant of the king's progenitors, and the king, wishing that business to be determined before himself and his council and not by other process, ordered William de Shareshull and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king, before whom that plea was pending, to supersede further process upon that business unless the king ordered otherwise, and the king thereupon ordered the archbishop and the others by divers writs to be before him and his council at Westminster on the octaves of Michaelmas last to show any right which belonged to them in the matter, and the king ordered the bishop to be there to show any cause he could for maintaining the king's right in the premises, and further to do and receive what should then be determined, and after hearing the reasons alleged by the archbishop, who appeared in person on that day, and examining the evidence shown by John Tremayn and Nicholas Whityng, the bishop's attorneys, by those evidences, whereof some are said to be of record, it is alleged for the king that the chapel is his free chapel and that the visitation and jurisdiction thereof pertains to the king.
Nov. 24.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Bello Monte. Order, upon sight of these presents, to repair to Scotland and to reenter the prison in which he previously was, there to remain under the condition of his capture, so that Walter de Haliburton, David de Anand and Andrew Cambel of Scotland, the king's prisoners, who were lately allowed by the king, upon their oath, to set out to Scotland upon certain conditions so that they should reenter prison at a certain time, may not be able by reason of his delivery to excuse themselves from returning to prison according to their oath, as on hearing that the said prisoners asserted that they were quit of returning to prison because they had procured the release of Thomas from the prison in which he was detained in Scotland, the king caused Thomas to be summoned before the council, and although it was there shown to Thomas that it was never the king's intention and that no order emanated from him or his council that those prisoners should be released on account of the release of Thomas, and the king did not acquit them of returning to prison or of their oath, and Thomas was enjoined by the council to return to Scotland with all speed, and to reenter the prison in which he was previously detained, yet Thomas has neglected to return to that prison. [Fœdera.]
Nov. 20.
Westminster.
To Ralph de Nevill, keeper of the Forest beyond Trent, or to him who supplies his place in the forest of Shirewode. Order to amove the king's hand from the park of John archbishop of York, of Hekesgreve within the bounds of that forest, delivering the issues thereof to him, as the park was taken into the king's hand by reason of a trespass against the assize of the Forest, but the king has pardoned that trespass of his favour towards the said archbishop, his chancellor.
Oct. 8.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the demand made upon John, archbishop of York, the chancellor, for the portion falling to him of the year's tenth last granted by the clergy of England, as the king has pardoned him the said portion in consideration of his travail and great expenses in the king's service. By K.
Membrane 4.
Nov. 28.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Leicester. Order to deliver to Margery late the wife of William de Roos of Hamelak the advowson of Herdeby church, which she held in dower after her husband's death, and which was seized into the king's hand with William's other lands by reason of the debts in which he was bound to the king. By p.s. [23291.]
Here the great seal was delivered to William, bishop of Winchester, the chancellor, to be kept, as appears in a memorandum on the back of this roll.
Oct. 6.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order to pay to John de Denton, son of John de Denton and of Elizabeth his wife, 12l. 18s. 2d. for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 25l. 16s. 4d. to be received yearly of the issues of the customs in that port in aid of his maintenance. [See at page 126 above.]
Oct. 2.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to John de Bello Campo or to his atttorney 50l. for Michaelmas term last in accordance with the king's grant to him on 7 March in the 25th year of the reign of 280l. to be received yearly in the ports of London and Boston of the issues of the customs, to wit 180l. in the port of London and 100l. in the port of Boston for his life.
The like to the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and woolfells in the port of London to pay 90l. to John for the said term.
Oct. 10.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and woolfells in the port of London. Order to pay to John de Coupeland and Joan his wife or to Robert de Wendout, their attorney, 190l. 5s. 3¾d. for Easter and Michaelmas terms last, in accordance with the king's grant to them on 21 May in the 29th year of the reign, of 190l. 5s. 3¾d. to be received yearly for their lives of the issues of the customs in that port until the king should provide them with 190l. 5s. 3¾d. of land and rent in full satisfaction of 500l. of land and rent previously granted by the king to John for his good service in the battle at Durham.
Oct. 25.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order to pay to John de Coupeland 50l. for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 20 January in the 20th year of the reign, for his stay with the king with twenty men at arms, of 100l. to be received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in that port.
Nov. 5.
Westminster.
To Reynold de Sholdham, appointed to make scrutiny in the port of London and the River Thames of wool not coketted or customed taken from that port. Order to deliver by indenture to the collectors of customs in that port a certain boat with the tackle thereof and twenty ox hides, which he arrested as forfeit to the king because the hides were found not coketted or customed in that boat to be taken without the said port, to ordain therewith as they may consider to be for the king's advantage.
Mandate to the said collectors to receive that boat from Reynold and to cause it to be sold at the highest possible price by the advice of John Cory, controller of the customs in that port, so that they may answer at the exchequer for the money arising therefrom.
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Oct. 6.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Salop. Order to cause the king's gaol of Shrewsbury castle to be repaired up to 20l. by the view and testimony of the abbot of Shrewsbury. By C.
Mandate to the abbot to survey the said repairs.
Oct. 6.
Westminster.
To Richard Pate. Order to deliver by indenture the 39 tuns of wheat flour purveyed by him at the king's order to the collectors of customs in the port of Boston, to be kept by them until further order. The king has ordered those collectors to receive the flour from Richard and to keep it in the form aforesaid. By C.
Nov. 10.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to cause the said 39 tuns of wheat flour purveyed by Richard Pate and delivered to them to be taken to the town of Calais without delay and there delivered by indenture to John de Middelton, receiver of the king's victuals there. The king has ordered John to receive that flour from them in the form aforesaid. By C.
Nov. 24.
Westminster.
To the prior of Farleye. Order to supersede the payment or livery of any corrodies or pensions granted by the presidents of that priory from the time that it was taken into the king's hand, so that the payment of the yearly ferm to the king from the priory may not be delayed, as the king has learned that the priory, which he caused to be taken into his hand among the alien priories of the realm by reason of his war with his adversary of France, is so charged with corrodies and pensions to divers men by the priors from the time when the priory was so taken, that the means and possessions of the priory do not suffice after the payment of such corrodies and pensions for the ferm due from the priory, and to pay the charges anciently incumbent upon the priory without impoverishment of its estate. Et erat patens.
Dec. 6.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Norfolk. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Hamon de Barsham, who is insufficiently qualified.
Oct. 12.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to pay to Queen Philippa or to her attorney 297l. 2s. 11d. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to her of 891 marks 5s. 9¾d., to be received yearly of the issues of the petty custom in that port for the maintenance and expenses of his children, so that if those issues do not reach the said sum the queen should receive what was lacking of the issues of the great custom in that port.
Dec. 15.
Westminster.
To the chamberlain of Queen Philippa of the hundred of Middelton. Order to cause the whole fish which belonged to Stephen Caumvyll, arrested by him, to be appraised by lawful men of that bailiwick, and to be delivered by indenture to Robert Monk, purveyor of fish for the king's household, to answer therefor to the king as has been fully enjoined upon him. By C.
Dec. 16.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to deliver to Nicholas de Wandlesworth, Richard Barry, William de Melcheburn, John de Northburgh, Thomas Perle, John de Bedeford, John de Ripoun and John Bole, mainpernors of Walter de Chiriton and his fellows, late fermors of the customs and subsidies in all the ports of England, the sums granted to them by the king so long as their lands are in his hand, or until further order, after viewing the extents and appraisements of their lands, goods and chattels, as out of compassion for the estate of the said mainpernors whose lands, goods and chattels were taken into the king's hand by reason of divers sums of money in which Walter and his fellows were bound to the king, and who have nothing upon which to live beyond what has been so seized, the king granted that each of them should receive the following sums yearly for the maintenance of himself, his wife and his children, so long as their lands remain in the king's hand, to wit: Nicholas 10 marks, Richard 5 marks, William 4 marks, John de Northburgh 79s. 8d., Thomas 5 marks, John de Bedeford 5 marks, John de Ripoun 17s. 9d. and John Bole 20s. each one of the total extent of his own lands, and William de Melchebourn 60s. of the value of his chattels appraised at 19l. 14s. 4d. if they are not yet assigned elsewhere. By K. and C.
Oct. 20.
Westminster.
To William de Kelleseye, collector and receiver of the fruits of Bondeby church, co. Lincoln. Order to deliver to the men of the town of Bondeby 10l. for repairing the roof and windows of the chancel of that church by the survey of John de Elsham, the king's clerk, as the said men have petitioned the king to cause the said roof and windows to be repaired out of those fruits and issues, as the church was taken into the king's hand among the lands and possessions in England, pertaining to the priory of St. Fromond, by reason of the war between the king and his adversaries of France, and the said roof and windows are so ruinous and broken since the church thus came into the king's hand that the priests and clerks of the church cannot celebrate divine service there as they used. By C.