Close Rolls, Edward III: February 1357

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: February 1357', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 10, 1354-1360, (London, 1908) pp. 337-346. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol10/pp337-346 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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February 1357

Feb. 3.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to cause a pack and two sarplars of cloth to be dearrested and delivered to James de Desert of Brabant, merchant, to do his pleasure therewith, upon his petition, as he brought 36 woollen cloths and two sarplars to that city, the custom due on which he paid to the collectors of customs at Ipswich as appears by letters of those collectors in his possession, and he delivered a pack of that cloth to his host, and because the host opened the pack without the view of the said collectors in London, those collectors have arrested that cloth as forfeit, and for 20s. which James has paid in the hanaper of chancery the king has pardoned him that trespass.
The 20s. have been paid in the hanaper.
Jan. 28.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause 20 marks to be allowed to Master John de Carleton, parson of Dounton church, in 81l. in which the king is bound to him, if they find by inspection of the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer that the king is so bound, upon his petition, as he is bound to the king in 20 marks for a fine which he made before Thomas de Brewosa and his fellows, late justices in eyre for pleas of the forest in Wilts. By C.
Feb. 12.
Westminster.
To William de Dalton, appointed with others to enquire concerning the names of those who have taken or are taking wool and other customable merchandise not coketted or customed to foreign parts, or corn or other things contrary to the proclamation, and to arrest the same. Order to permit John Clote to take his corn in a ship of John Spaynard to the parts of Holand or Seland, as for 100s. which John will pay to the king he has granted that John may take to the said parts 229 quarters of wheat, 80 quarters of oats and 15½ quarters of white peas, placed in the said ship, which he laded to take from the port of Kyngeston upon Hull to London or Calais and for which he paid the custom in the said port, and William has arrested the ship and corn at Yarmouth. By C.
Memorandum that John de Colon[ia] of London has mainperned before the king's council to pay the said 100s. at the ordnance of the council.
The 100s. has been paid in the hanaper.
Feb. 18.
Westminster.
To Reynold de Sholdham, inspector of the king's forfeitures in the port of London. Order to dearrest a pack of cloth containing three woollen cloths and a certain 'hakebote' of Flanders, and deliver them to Walter Reyns, master of that boat, to do his pleasure therewith, as he has petitioned the king to provide a remedy, for that his servants ignorantly in his absence caused that pack with the said cloth uncustomed to be placed in a cart with other customed cloth, which he brought in that hakebote from Flanders to the port of London, and the packs and ship have been arrested for that cause, as Reynold has notified to the king, and although the pack and ship may be considered as forfeit to the king, he has restored them to Walter, of his favour towards alien merchants trafficking in England, by a fine of 40s. which he has paid to the clerk of the hanaper of chancery. By C.
The 40s. have been paid in the hanaper.
Feb. 12.
Westminster.
To Edmund Hakeluyt, escheator in the county of Hereford, and the adjacent march of Wales. Order to take the fealty of Elizabeth late the wife of Richard Talebot the elder, knight, in accordance with the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to intermeddle further with the tenements taken into the king's hand by Richard's death, delivering the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Richard at his death held jointly with Elizabeth the manors of Goodrich castle (de castro Goderici), Credenhull and Wormelowe, the hundred of Irchynfeld and the park of Penyord, to themselves and Richard's heirs, and that the manors of Goodrich Castle and Wormelowe, the said hundred and park are held in chief by knight service, and the manor of Credenhull is held of another than the king.
To William de Apulderfeld, escheator in Kent. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Swanescompe, delivering the issues thereof to Elizabeth late the wife of Richard Talebot the elder, knight, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Richard at his death held the said manor of the right of Elizabeth, and that it is held in chief by the service of a moiety and a tenth part of one knight's fee.
Feb. 20.
Westminster.
To Henry Pycard, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Bristol. Order to deliver to Joan de Carrue 6 tuns of wine for the present year, receiving from her what he is bound to pay in the king's name to the merchants from whom the wine is taken, as the king granted to her 6 tuns of wine to be received yearly during pleasure of his right prise in that port, and afterwards on 22 April in the fourteenth year of the reign the king granted that she should receive the said wine yearly for life, paying to the butler what he should be so bound to pay to the merchants.
Feb. 20.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order not to permit any letters of coket to be sealed or delivered to any one before the petty seal, which the king has delivered to John Cory his clerk, controller of the said custom, has been placed on the back of the coket seal, and to cause the coket seal in their keeping to be enclosed in a purse without other enclosure, and to cause the purse to be sealed with the seal of the said controller and with their seals, and to keep it so that the purse may not be opened without the view of the controller and that nothing may be sealed with that seal in his absence, as the king has ordained that henceforth in the sealing of all letters of coket to the masters and mariners of ships or to merchants, the said petty seal shall be placed on the back of the coket seal, and that the latter shall be kept as aforesaid. By K. and C.
Feb. 24.
Reading.
To Thomas de Fulnetby, escheator in the county of Lincoln. Order not to distrain John son and heir of Robert de Salfletby of Haburgh, tenant in chief, for his homage, as the king has taken his homage for all the lands which his father held in chief at his death. By p.s. [23356.]
March 1.
Westminster.
To John de Swynnerton, escheator in Salop. Order to deliver the manor of Quatte to Hugh de Mortuo Mari and Margaret his wife, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Richard de Welles at his death held the said manor, which is held in chief, for his life, of the gift of Henry de Mortuo Mari, by the king's licence, with remainder to the said Hugh and Margaret for their lives, and the king has taken Hugh's fealty.
Membrane 26.
Feb. 8.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Order to cause four coroners for that county to be elected in place of William Whitheved, Sampson de Mulsfen, John de Walyngton and Richard del Park, who are insufficiently qualified.
Feb. 10.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Rutland. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Roger de Denford, who is so sick and weak that he cannot travail in the exercise of his office.
Feb. 6.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Worcester. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of John Aylewyne, deceased.
Feb. 4.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to cause two coroners for that county to be elected in place of John atte More and William de Alta Ripa, whom the king has amoved from their offices for certain causes.
Feb. 6.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge John de Coupeland, late sheriff of Northumberland, and John de Houeden and Isabel his wife, late the wife of Gilbert de Mitford and executrix of his will, of 100s. which the king pardoned John de Houeden and Isabel, and to discharge John de Coupeland of 7l. atterminated to John de Houeden and Isabel, permitting them to have the attermination and causing it to be enrolled in the exchequer rolls, as John de Coupeland (whom the king appointed with Thomas de Ecton by letters patent under the exchequer seal to seize into the king's hand all the lands, goods and chattels found in that county of the said Gilbert and of the other mainpernors of Walter de Chiriton and his fellows, late fermors of the customs in England, to sell the goods and chattels, levy 509l. 5s. 2d. thereof, pay it to the king on a certain day now past in part payment of the debts due to him by the said fermors and mainpernors) took into the king's hand certain goods and chattels of Gilbert which had come into the hands of John de Houeden and Isabel, and were appraised at 24l. it is said, and John de Coupeland, who is charged with the said 24l. in his account rendered at the exchequer, has levied 12l. thereof and is endeavouring speedily to levy the remaining 12l. of John de Houeden and Isabel, and they have nothing else for the maintenance of Isabel of the goods which belonged to Gilbert, wherefore they have petitioned the king to remit the 12l. to them in consideration of their want, and out of compassion for their estate the king has pardoned them 100s. of the 12l., so that they pay 7l. at the exchequer within two years following, to wit, at Whitsuntide next 35s., at Martinmas following 35s., and so 70s. yearly, and the said John and Isabel have found before the king in chancery Richard de Stanhop and Thomas de Bulkham of Northumberland who have mainperned for them that they will satisfy the king for the 7l. in the form aforesaid.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to assign to John de Houeden and Isabel his wife, late the wife of Gilbert de Mitford, one of the mainpernors of Walter de Chiriton and his fellows, late fermors of the customs in England, Isabel's dower of the lands which belonged to Gilbert and to deliver to them the said dower and also two thirds of the said lands, rendering the extent thereof yearly so long as those two thirds are in the king's hand, as John and Isabel have petitioned the king to grant dower to Isabel, and to grant them the wardship of the said two thirds in the form aforesaid, as John de Coupeland, then sheriff of Northumberland, and Thomas de Ecton, whom the king appointed by letters patent, under the exchequer seal, to seize into his hand the manors, lands, goods and chattels of the said mainpernors in Northumberland for certain debts due to him at the exchequer from those fermors and mainpernors, took into the king's hand certain lands which belonged to Gilbert, both in the town of Newcastle upon Tyne and in the town of Mitford, co. Northumberland, whereof Isabel has not yet been dowered, and caused them to be extended at a certain sum of money, as may appear by the extent sent before the treasurer and barons, and the said John de Houeden and Isabel have found before the king in chancery Richard de Stanhop and Thomas de Bulkham of Northumberland, who have mainperned that they will satisfy the king for the extent of the two thirds in the form aforesaid.
Feb. 21.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to cause all the bows and arrows which he lately caused to be taken to the town of Newcastle upon Tyne, by the king's order, to come to the Tower of London, to be delivered to William de Rothewell, the king's clerk, keeper of his armour there.
Feb. 23.
Westminster.
To the justiciary, chancellor and treasurer of Ireland. Whereas the king has learned from the relation of men of Ireland that Robert de Holywode, one of the remembrancers of the exchequer, Dublin, who was indicted before the justiciary for divers conspiracies, confederacies, champerties, extortions and other excesses committed under colour of his office, and submitted to the king's grace thereupon, has acquired and is daily acquiring great quantity of lands under cover of his office by force and duress on the people of that land, to the impoverishment of the said people: order to examine the record and process of the said extortions and excesses, for which Robert has placed himself in the king's grace, and if they find that he has been indicted and submitted as aforesaid, and that his office, lands, goods and chattels ought to be forfeit to the king for that cause in accordance with the statutes and customs of that land, to cause those lands, goods and chattels to be taken into the king's hand, Robert to be amoved from his office, and a fit substitute to be appointed until further order, and to take information by inquisitions and otherwise upon the trespasses and excesses with which he is charged and not yet indicted, and to cause due execution to be done thereupon in accordance with the law and custom of that land, certifying the king in the chancery of England of all these things and of their action in the matter with all possible speed; and for their better information the king sends to them enclosed with these presents a schedule of the premises delivered to him by Roger del Wych. By K. and C.
Memorandum that the said writ was delivered to Roger del Wyche on the said 23rd February to be taken to the justiciary, chancellor and treasurer.
March 1.
Westminster.
To Walter de Holywod, escheator in the county of Southampton. Order to take the fealty of Margaret late the wife of Matthew fitz Herbert in accordance with the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Wolfreton and the advowson of the church of that manor, delivering the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Matthew at his death held jointly with Margaret the said manor and advowson, which are held in chief, to themselves and the heirs of their bodies, by the king's licence.
Membrane 25.
Feb. 25.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to cause the king's hand to be amoved from the manor of Kyngesdon in Somerset, and Guy de Briene to be discharged of the ferm thereof, making him payment or allowance for what he has paid for his ferm for the keeping of the manor until the feast of St. George, beyond what he is bound to pay, as it is found by inquisition taken by John de Palton, late escheator in Somerset, that Robert Gyen lately held the said manor as executor of the will of Roger Tortle, to whom Brian de Gouiz demised it for a term of twelve years, whereof eight years had elapsed at the feast of St. George in the 27th year of the reign, and so Robert's estate in that manor was for a term of four years from that feast, and it has been certified in chancery by the treasurer and barons that Guy (to whom the king on 10 July in the 27th year of the reign committed the keeping of that manor, which for certain causes was taken into the king's hand among the other lands which belonged to Robert, for 10l. 15s. 7d., to be yearly rendered thereof, to hold together with the issues thereof so long as the manor should remain in the king's hand) satisfied the king for the said ferm from the last day of February in the 26th year of the reign (on which day the manor was taken into the king's hand) until Michaelmas last, and further paid 10l. 15s. 7d. of the said ferm, which he has of surplus, and now Brian has petitioned the king to order the manor to be restored to him, as the aforesaid term of twelve years will be complete on the feast of St. George which is in the quinzaine of Easter next, and Guy has satisfied the king for the said ferm until Easter and 107s. 9d. over, as clearly appears by the inquisition and certificate aforesaid.
Feb. 6.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Huntingdon. Order to pay to John de Styuecle, one of the justices appointed to keep the ordinance and statute of labourers, servants and craftsmen, to wit from Michaelmas in the 29th year of the reign, if he has been attendant thereupon for forty days in the year, 10 marks, and pro rata for a less time, of the issues of estreats of fines, redemptions and the issues of forfeits arising from the session of his justiceship.
The like to the following sheriffs, 'mutatis mutandis,' to wit:—
The sheriff of Huntingdon to pay 10 marks to Nicholas de Stynecle.
July 18. The sheriff of Hereford to pay 10 marks to Hugh de Monyton.
May 6.
Westminster.
The sheriff of Somerset to pay 10l. to Edmund de Clyvedon for the wages for himself and his clerk, from 5 February.
The same sheriff to pay 10 marks to Walter de Rodeneye for the same time.
The same sheriff to pay 10 marks to Thomas fitz James for the same time.
May 6.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to pay to Ralph de Middelnye, one of the justices appointed to enquire concerning labourers, servants and craftsmen, 10l. for the wages of himself and his clerk for the 30th year of the reign, if he has held his sessions with the other lieges appointed for the purpose for forty days in the year, of the issues of the estreats of fines, redemptions and amercements of the said justiceship.
The like to the sheriff of Nottingham to pay 10 marks to William de Wakebrug.
The like to the sheriff of Cambridge to pay 10 marks to Gilbert Bernard.
July 18.
Westminster.
The like to the sheriff of Suffolk to pay 10l. to Gilbert de Debenham for the wages of himself and his clerk.
April 20.
Westminster.
The like to the sheriff of Oxford to pay 10l. to Adam de Shareshull for the wages of himself and his clerk.
The like to the sheriff of Gloucester to pay 10l. to the said Adam for such wages.
Oct. 8.
Westminster.
The like to the sheriff of Rutland to pay 10 marks to William Wade for such wages.
Oct. 12.
Westminster.
The like to the sheriff of Northampton to pay 20l. to John de Lyons for his wages for the 29th and 31st years of the reign.
The like to the sheriff of Northampton to pay 10 marks to William de Harewedon for his wages for this year.
Feb. 22.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to make inquisition by lawful men of that county, who have no kinship or affinity with John de Wycombe of Bristol, upon the lands, goods and chattels which belonged to John on the day on which he was outlawed, and that done to send it to the king, and if John was outlawed, to take into the king's hand all the said lands, goods and chattels, and keep them safely until further order, as John has petitioned the king to restore those lands, goods and chattels to him for a fine with the king, and to pardon him the outlawry against him, as John de Wodeford, John Everard, John Richeman and John Pouldel, executors of the will of Robert de Wodeford of New Salisbury, by the king's writ impleaded the said John de Wycombe before the justices of the Bench for a certain debt which he owed to Robert, and although John de Wycombe satisfied those executors for the said debt while the writ was pending, yet he was placed in exigents to be outlawed by process continued against him upon that writ, and was afterwards outlawed for that cause, and he was detained by so grievous sickness that he could not appear before the justices to render himself to prison in accordance with the statute, and still cannot come, and the king wishes to be certified as to what lands, goods and chattels John held in that bailiwick on the day of his outlawry and afterwards, the situation, nature and value of the goods and chattels, the quantity and value of the lands in whose hands the said lands and goods are and who ought to answer therefor, of whom the lands are held, by what service and in what manner, and on what day John was outlawed. By K. and C.
May 16.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Worcester. Order to pay to Thomas de Sloghtre, Richard de Estham and Roger de Brugge, late justices appointed to keep the ordinance and statute for labourers, servants and craftsmen in that county, to wit from Michaelmas in the 29th year of the reign for one year, 20 marks for their wages, to be divided equally among them, and 40s. for the wages of their clerk writing the estreats of their sessions, of the issues of those estreats, superseding the previous order to pay 10 marks to Thomas for his wages. By C.
Membrane 24.
Feb. 10.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the customs in the port of Great Yarmouth. Order to put their own names in all letters of coket issued by them or their sub-collectors in that port, and the names of the sub-collectors in the places where they preside, inserting the nature of the things, the price or value thereof, from what ship they were received, the class of goods and the amounts of the customs so received, in true and full Latin phrases and not by letters showing the number, and the date at the end of those letters without any addition or writing after the date and without erasure or interlineation therein, and to cause those letters to be sealed with green and not with red wax, so that there may be no suspicion of fraud in those letters, because the king has learned that he has incurred great loss, for that the collectors or subcollectors in receiving the customs of merchandise laded in ships coming to London and sheltering from time to time in the port of Yarmouth and the ports of Ipswich, Horewell, Colchester and other places situate on the sea coast, do not put their own names in the letters of coket to the merchants and masters of those ships, nor specify the kind of merchandise, the price or value thereof, the ship in which it is laded and under whose name, and in such letters the kind of merchandise and the sum of the customs received therefrom are written by letters showing the number and not by Latin phrases, and such letters do not contain a certain date.
Feb. 16.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause the arrears of certain rents due to the hospital of St. Nicholas in the suburb of York to be levied of the lands and chattels of William de Dacre, Thomas de Fencotes, Walter de Holdernesse and Maud his wife, William son of Geoffrey, the prior of Kirkham, Robert de Burghbrigg, John de Barton and William Ferour, and delivered to the master of the said hospital, and henceforth to distrain them to pay their rent to that hospital as often as it is in arrear, as on its being found by inquisition that the infirm brethren of that hospital, which is of the foundation of former kings of England and of the king's patronage, formerly granted by their charter to Thomas son of Gerald certain tenements in Conyngstrete in York, rendering 8s. yearly to them at Whitsuntide and Martinmas in equal portions, and that Robert de Grymeston, late master of that hospital, predecessor of John de Ampleford the present master, was seised of that rent by the hands of William de Graa, then tenant thereof, and all John's predecessors were seised of that rent by the hands of the tenants as of the right of the hospital from the time of the enfeoffment until 11 November in the 15th year of the late king's reign, from which time the rent has been withdrawn, and William de Dacre, knight, who holds one part of the tenement, and Thomas de Fencotes, knight, who holds another part of the tenement, are bound to render that rent yearly to John the present master and are unjustly withdrawing the same, that Alice daughter of Osbert the chaplain by her deed granted to God and the said hospital and to the brethren and sisters serving God there a yearly rent of 5s. to be received of a certain land in the parish of St. Lawrence in the suburb of York at the same feasts, and that Robert de Grymeston, the late master, was seised of that rent by the hands of Richard de Kirkeby and Maud his wife, tenants of that tenement, and all John's predecessors were seised of that rent from the time of the grant until 11 November in the 19th year of the present reign, from which time the rent has been withdrawn, and that Walter de Holdernesse and Maud his wife, who hold the tenement are bound to render that rent to John and are unjustly withdrawing it, that that Robert son and heir of Adam Verdenell, citizen of York, by his deed granted to God and the church of St. Nicholas six wax candles yearly each of one pound of wax to be burned before the high altar of St. Nicholas in that hospital, to wit, two on the feast of St. Nicholas, two at Easter and two at the Assumption, to be received of the messuage which belonged to John Nedeler in Hamangergate in York in the parish of St. Crux at the corner of the lane, by virtue of which grant Robert le Graunt a former master of the hospital, predecessor of John, was seised of that rent by the hands of Simon Felter, 'pynner,' then tenant of the tenement, and all John's predecessors were seised of that rent in right of the hospital from the time of that grant until 11 November in the 19th year of the last reign, from which time the six candles are in arrear, and that William son of Geoffrey de Wandesford, who now holds the tenement, is bound to render those candles to the master and is unjustly withdrawing them, that John, the present master, was seised of 13s. 4d. rent by the hands of John de Hertilpol, prior of Kirkham, and all his predecessors were seised of that rent as of the right of the hospital, for a third part of the church of St. Peter within Walmegate bar in York, and of a house contiguous to that church, to be received at Whitsuntide and Martinmas, until 11 November in the 26th year of the present reign, from which time the rent is in arrear, and that the prior of Kirkham, who holds the said church and house, is bound to render that rent to the present master, and is unjustly withdrawing it, that a certain tenement lying in the street of Walmegate, in the city of York, between the land of David de Pykeryng on the one side and about the fish shambles (scabellum piscarie) of the Fosse as far as the Fosse bridge on the other, is charged to the hospital in 18s. of yearly rent to be paid at the said feasts, and in a rent of six hens to be received at Christmas, of which rent Robert de Grymeston, late master of the hospital, was seised by the hands of Thomas le Marschall and Hugh de Skelton, tenants of that tenement, and that all the masters were seised thereof in right of the hospital by the hands of the tenants time out of mind until 11 November in the 16th year of the present reign, from which time the rent is in arrear, and Robert de Burghbrigg, John de Barton of Naburn, and Mariota de Bossale, of York, who hold that tenement, are bound to render the rent, and are unjustly withdrawing it from the present master, and that Richard de Driffeld, chaplain, late master of the hospital, with the assent of his chapter, granted by charter a certain tenement in Blaykestrete in York to Alice daughter of James de Hayworth, rendering yearly to the master 5s. 6d. at the said feasts, of which rent Robert de Grymeston, predecessor of the present master, was seized by the hands of Richard de Lydyngton, tenant of that tenement, and all the masters were seised thereof after that feoffment by the hands of the tenants as of the right of the hospital, until 11 November in the 27th year of the present reign, from which time the rent has been withdrawn, and William Ferour, of York, who now holds the tenement, is bound to render that rent to the master and he is unjustly withdrawing the same, to the prejudice of the king and the destruction of the hospital, the king ordered the sheriff to notify the said William de Dacre, Thomas de Fencotes, Walter de Holdernesse and Maud his wife, William son of Geoffrey, the prior of Kirkham, Robert de Burghbrigg, John de Barton, Mariota de Bossale and William Ferour to be before the king in chancery on the octaves of Hilary next to show cause why they ought not to answer to the master of the hospital each for his portion of the said rents and arrears, and further to do and receive what the king's court should determine, and the sheriff returned that he had caused Richard de Wateby, John de Scorby and John de Rypon, bailiffs of the liberty of the city of York, to whom the execution of the writ belonged, to have the return of that writ, who answered that they had notified William and the others aforesaid to be in chancery on the said day to do what the writ required; and William, Thomas, Walter, Maud, William, the prior, Robert, John de Barton and William did not come to chancery on the said day, when solemnly called, and Mariota appearing by John de Clapham, her attorney, says that she does not hold the tenement in Walmegate which is said to be charged with the rent of 18s. and six hens to the hospital, whereby she should of right be charged with that rent with the said Robert and John de Barton.
Feb. 18.
Westminster.
To the earl of Ormount. Order to prepare himself with as many horses, arms and men as he can so that he may be ready to set out with the justiciary of Ireland for the defence of that land against the attacks of the king's enemies, as often as he is warned by the justiciary, and to assist the justiciary with aid and counsel in all that pertains to the good government of that land and the repulse and confusion of the said enemies, as he is bound to do by his allegiance and fealty. By K.
[Fœdera.]
Feb. 18.
Westminster.
To William de Loundres, lord of Wykinlow castle in Ireland. Order to cause that castle to be repaired, completely built, ruled and guarded with men and other things necessary for its provision, otherwise the king will cause it to be taken into his hand, severed from William's lordship, repaired and at his own cost, kept and furnished against his enemies, as the king has learned that the said castle, which is situate on the frontier of his enemies of Ireland, and is necessary for the repulse of those enemies and as a refuge for the king's lieges of those parts in time of need, is cast to the ground by the said enemies by default of William's good judgment.
[Ibid.] By K.
Feb. 18.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Rokeby, justiciary of Ireland. Order to call before him William de Loundres and to enjoin upon him the speedy repair and furnishing with men and victuals of Wykinlowe castle, in accordance with the preceding order, and if he neglects or is unable to make such repair, then with the assent of the council of Ireland to ordain what reason and necessity demand for the safety of those parts. By K.
Feb. 23.
Westminster.
To John de Swynnerton, escheator in Salop. Order not to intermeddle further with certain tenements taken into the king's hand by the death of John Talbot of Richard's Castle, delivering the issues thereof to Juliana late his wife, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held jointly with Juliana six messuages, 4 carucates of land and 1½ acres of meadow in Wolferton, 80 acres of wood in Overton and Bachecote, 40s. rent in the towns of Overton, Bachecote, Hull and Wolfreton, and the advowson of the prebend of a portion of Boreford church as parcel of the manor of Richard's Castle, which is held in chief, to themselves and the heirs of their bodies by a fine levied in the king's court by his licence, and the king has taken Juliana's fealty.
Feb. 4.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to Edward de Balliolo, late king of Scotland, 1000l. of the first issues of the customs and subsidies, before all other assignments, after having paid to Queen Isabel and Queen Philippa the assignments made to them of those issues in that port, as in accordance with the agreements made between the king and Edward touching the grant made by the latter of the realm and crown of Scotland and of all his right and claim therein, the king granted to him 2000l. a year for his life for his support and the maintenance of his estate, and further to give effect thereto, that he should receive that sum yearly for life in the ports of Kyngeston upon Hull and Boston, to wit 250l. in each port at Easter, Midsummer, Michaelmas and Christmas. [Fœdera.]
The like to the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull to pay the remaining 1000l. to Edward. [Ibid.]
Membrane 23.
Feb. 25.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in the port of London. Order to permit Hugh Provan, merchant, or his attorney to place in ships and take to Flanders his Welsh wool, hides and fells coketted and customed in the port of Kermerdyn, when brought to London, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, as lately the king of his favour granted that, to avoid the perils of the sea, Hugh might carry the wool of the growth of Wales, which William Isaak, his attorney, bought for him in the land of Gower and elsewhere in the parts of South Wales, as they had been there coketted and customed to the port of Bristol and thence to London by land, notwithstanding that the ordinance of the staple contains that wool of Wales, after it has been coketted and customed, shall not be taken to any port in England to be laded there, and now Edward prince of Wales has certified in chancery that William showed before the said prince's council at London two letters patent under the prince's coket seal used in the parts of South Wales, whereof one contained that William on 25 November last had paid to the prince's customers in the port of Kermerdyn the custom due for 184 sacks 10 stones of wool of the growth of Wales by the weight of Wales, packed in 194 sarplars, and for 3 lasts, 19 dakers of salted hides and 624 wool fells placed in two pockets; and the other contained that on 5 January following William had similarly paid the custom for 25 sacks 19 stones of wool of the growth of Wales by the weight of England packed in 17 sarplars. By p.s. [23357.]