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May 1.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order
to supersede the demand made upon the burgesses and inhabitants of the
town of Berwick upon Tweed for payment of 3d. in the pound of their
merchandise and other goods at Newcastle for the king's use, restoring
without delay anything which they have taken for that cause, as the said
burgesses and inhabitants have shown the king that, whereas they are
dwelling in Berwick for its defence against the king's Scottish enemies and
are for the most part English, and have not hitherto paid any custom in
the kingdom of England as aliens, yet the collectors are causing them
to be distrained for 3d. in the pound of the goods which they take to
Newcastle, as if they were aliens, whereupon they have prayed the king to
provide a remedy, and although Berwick is in the realm of Scotland and
so its inhabitants may be called aliens, yet the king wishes to show favour
to the inhabitants of that town by reason of their dwelling there for its
defence. By K. and C. |
May 1.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the ancient custom in the port of Kyngeston upon
Hull. Order to pay to Tidemannus de Lymbergh or to his attorney 25l.
for Easter term last of the 50l. which the king granted to him and to
John atte Wolde, now deceased. |
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May 2.
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, in consideration of her
great charges in the maintenance of his children, 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 the said children until the king has taken
order for their maintenance, so that if the money of the petty custom does
not reach that amount the queen should receive what is lacking of the
issues of the great custom in that port. |
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To the collectors of the new and old customs in the port of London.
Order to pay to Queen Philippa or to her attorney 500l. for Easter term
last, in accordance with the king's grant to her of 1,000l. to be received
yearly for life of the first money arising from the issues of the new and old
customs and the subsidies in that port, in recompense for the castle, town
and honour of Pontefract which he had granted to her for life and which
she surrendered to the king's hands. |
May 16.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in the port of Boston of the custom of woollen cloth
made in England and taken out of the realm. Order to take from the
merchants of the Hanse of Almain the custom of 3d. in the pound of the
estimated value for narrow cloths and pieces of cloth which are not whole
cloths of assize or halves and do not exceed the moiety of a cloth, and to
permit those merchants to take such narrow cloths and pieces to parts
beyond, without paying any other custom thereon, as the said merchants
have shown the king that, although they have hitherto been accustomed to
pay the said custom of 3d. upon such cloths taken to the said parts, by
charters granted to them by the king's progenitors, which he has confirmed,
without being charged with any other custom, the said collectors, because
their commission contains that custom shall be levied of every cloth above
or below the assize, as it is greater or less, at the rate of 21d., are
demanding such custom of the said merchants for such narrow cloths and
pieces of cloth, whereupon they have prayed the king to provide a remedy. |
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The like to the collectors of such custom in the port of Lenn. |
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The like to the collectors of such custom in the port of Great Yarmouth. |
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The like to the collectors of such custom in the port of London. |
May 8.
Westminster. |
To John de Wesenham, guardian of the temporalities of the bishopric of
Ely, in the king's hand. Order to pay to the abbess and nuns of Chatericz
what is in arrear to them of 20s. yearly of a rent due to them of the mills
of Trippelawe, which are of the appurtenances of the said temporalities,
which rent they used to receive at the exchequer at Michaelmas, St. Andrew,
the Annunciation and Midsummer, from the time of the taking of those
temporalities into the king's hand, as by the certificate of the treasurer and
barons of the exchequer, sent into chancery, it is found that when the
temporalities of the bishopric were in the hands of Henry III, Edward I
and Edward II in times of vacancies of the bishopric, such yearly, so paid
to the said abbess and nuns, was allowed to the guardians of those
temporalities. |
May 14.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to restore to Matthew de Gourney any
of his lands, rents, goods or chattels taken into the king's hand by reason
of any order of the king, for 80 marks which he acknowledged that he
owed to Richard de Thoresby, late clerk and keeper of the hanaper, together
with the issues and profits thereof, as although Matthew made the said
recognisance to Richard, yet he made the same as security for 40 marks
by which he lately made fine with the king for licence to acquire the manor
of Cory Malet from Nicholas de Poyns, knight, to hold in fee, as appears by
inspection of the chancery rolls, and he has now satisfied Richard de
Ravensere, the present keeper of the hanaper, for those 40 marks, as Richard
has acknowledged in chancery. |
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The like to John de Sancto Laudo, late sheriff of Somerset. |
May 1.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. Order to pay to John de Berneye
and Robert Clere, justices appointed together with William de Dalton to
enquire in those counties concerning wool and other customable things
not cocketted or customed, and concerning victuals taken to parts beyond,
contrary to the king's prohibition, 20 marks, to wit, 10 marks each for their
travail in the execution of their commission, of the issues of the estreats of
the said justiceship. By C. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To John Moubray, Thomas de Ingelby, Nicholas Gower, Hamon de
Hessay, John de Lascels and Walter de Totel. Order to supersede the
execution of the king's commission appointing them to be justices to see
to the observance of the statute, that the waters in which salmon are
taken in this realm shall be placed in defence as regards the taking of
salmon from the Nativity of the Virgin until Martinmas, and also that
small salmon shall not be taken or destroyed by nets or other engines at
mill ponds from the middle of April until Midsummer, in the waters of
Humbre, Ouse, Derwent, Tese, Swale, Yore, Nidde, Wherf and Ayre in the
county of York, as the king has granted to John de Barton, his yeoman,
the keeping of those waters that they shall be placed in defence for the
terms contained in the statute, to hold for life. |
May 28.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Sussex (sic). Order to supersede altogether the demand
made upon the prior of Toby for 8l. which [were found] in gold upon a
certain man slain by thieves and found lying in a ditch at Gyngmonteny in
the prior's lordship, and were delivered to the prior by the coroners of the
county, to be kept for the use of him to whom they pertained, as the sheriff
and coroners certified in chancery, as the king lately ordered the sheriff
to supersede such demand until the month of Easter last, so that the king
might cause the money to be delivered to him to whom it pertained after
information had been taken thereupon in the meantime, and the business
having been brought before the council and examined, it seems to them
that the 8l. ought not to pertain to the king for that cause. By C. |
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April 8.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, or
to his attorney 90l. 8s. 2¾d., for Easter term last, as the king granted to the
said earl 400l. in that port, 150l. in the port of Boston, and 150l. in the
port of Kyngeston upon Hull to be received to himself and the heirs male
of his body of the issues of the customs until certain lands which others
then held for life, whereof the king granted the reversion to the earl, should
come into his hands, and on 26 July in the 21st year of the reign the king
granted to the earl the castle, manor and town of Staunford and the manor
and town of Grantham, which John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, held for his
life, and on 26 November in the 21st year the castle and manor of Okham,
co. Rutland, and the shrievalty of that county which Hugh de Audele, earl
of Gloucester, and Margaret his wife, now deceased, held for their lives,
with reversion to William, to the value of 519l. 3s. 6½d. yearly, and the
king, wishing to satisfy William for the remaining 180l. 16s. 5½d. has
granted that he shall receive that sum yearly of the issues of the customs
in the port of London. |
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To the same. Order to pay to William de Bohun, earl of Northampton,
or his attorney 37l. 11s. for Easter term last, as the king granted to the
earl the reversion of the castle, manor and town of Staunford and of the
manor and town of Grantham, co. Lincoln, which John de Warrenna
earl of Surrey held for life, to the value of 225l. 6s. yearly, in part satisfaction
of 1,000l. of land and rent with which the king promised to provide William
and the heirs male of his body, and afterwards Joan, late the wife of the
said earl of Surrey, recovered against William a third part of the said
manors of Staunford and Grantham, before the justices of the Bench, as her
dower, as appears by the record and process of the said recovery which the
king caused to come before him in chancery, and the said third part was
delivered to Joan by the sheriff of Lincoln on Monday after the Invention
of the Holy Cross, in the 25th year of the reign, as the sheriff has certified
in chancery, and the king wishing to recompense William for the portion so
recovered out of his hands, which amounts to 75l. 2s. yearly, has granted
that he shall receive the 75l. 2s. out of the issues of the customs in that
port, until the said third part shall come into his hand by Joan's death. |
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To the sheriffs of London. Order to pay to the said earl or to his
attorney 100l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to
him and to the heirs male of his body of 200l. to be received yearly of the
ferm or issues of that city until certain lands which others hold for life,
with reversion to him, come into his hands. |
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The like to the sheriff of Essex to pay 50l. to the earl for the said term. |
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To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to pay to the said earl or to his
attorney 10l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to
him of 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of that county. |
April 8.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to John de Coupeland and to Joan his wife or to
Robert de Wendout, their attorney, 95l. 2s. 7¾d. for Easter term last, as
on 21 May in the 29th year of the reign the king granted that John and
Joan should receive 190l. 5s. 3¾d. yearly of the issues of the customs in
the port of London, in full satisfaction of 500l. of land and rent previously
granted to John for his good service in the battle at Durham. |
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To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order
to pay to John de Coupeland 50l. for Easter term last, as on 20 January
in the 20th year of the reign the king granted to him for his stay with
the king with twenty men at arms 100l. to be received yearly of the issues
of the customs of that port for his life. |
April 8.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Frank de Hale, or to his attorney, 150l. for
Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 1 February
in the 26th year of the reign, in consideration of his homage, for his stay
with the king with twenty five men at arms for his life and for other causes
contained in the king's letters patent, of 300l. to be received yearly for life,
both in time of peace and of war, of the issues of the customs in that port,
without having any other fee or remuneration for himself or his men. |
April 8.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay
to John de Bello Campo or to his attorney 50l. for Easter 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 of the issues of the customs in the
ports of London and Boston, to wit, 180l. in the port of London and 100l.
in the port of Boston for his life. |
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The like to the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in
the port of London to pay 90l. to John or his attorney for Easter term. |
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May 7.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to allow 30l. 16s. 4d. to William Sanxii lord of Pommiers (de Pomeriis)
and Ellis de Pomeriis upon their wages, and to cause a tally thereof to be
levied at the receipt of the exchequer for the keeper of the hanaper of
chancery and to discharge him thereof in his account at the exchequer; as
William and Ellis have petitioned the king to order the said sum, which is
due to the king by them and other their fellows and friends for the fees of
charters and letters patent granted them by the king, to be allowed to them
upon the wages for which the king is bound to them for the time when they
were in his service in the duchy of Aquitaine. By K. |
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To Richard de Ravensere, the king's clerk, keeper of the hanaper of
chancery. Order to deliver the charter by which the king granted that the
castle, town and chatellenie of Bergerac (Brageriaci) should be annexed to
the crown after the death of the duke of Lancaster, who now holds them
for life by the king's grant, to the nobles, consuls and community there,
quit of the great fee pertaining to the king therefor, of his special favour. |
May 6.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order to amove William Ferour, one of the
bailiffs of York, from the office of coroner in that city, and to cause another
to be elected in his place, as the king has learned that the mayor and
community of York have elected William to be one of the coroners of that
city and have unjustly compelled him to exercise the office of coroner there,
and it is not just or reasonable that any bailiffs, who are bound to execute
the orders of the coroners in the things pertaining to their office, should be
coroners while they are attendant upon the office of bailiff. |
May 3.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Wolfardus de Gistellis or to John his son, his
attorney, 25 marks for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's
grant to Wolfardus and to Eleanor his wife, deceased, of 50 marks to be
received yearly for their lives of the issues of the customs in that port. |
April 16.
Westminster. |
To Henry Pycard, the king's butler. Order to deliver to Robert de
Thorp, chief justice of the Common Bench, a tun of wine for Easter day
last, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 14 February in the 31st
year of the reign of two tuns of wine to be received yearly in the port of
London by the hand of the butler, to wit, one at Easter and another at
Martinmas, so long as Robert should remain in that office. |
May 6.
Westminster. |
To the justices of the Bench. Whereas lately at the suit of the abbot
of St. Peter's, Gloucester, showing that John Musard and John de Harbeye,
under bailiff of John Musard, had been summoned to answer before those
justices to the said abbot on a plea wherefore they took the abbot's cattle
and unjustly detained them, and John Musard, pleading before the justices,
acknowledged the said taking, and asserted that he held the hundred of
Kyftesgate for life of the king's demise, and the abbot held the manor of
Bokland of the king by the service of making suit at that hundred every
month, and claimed, as bailiff of the hundred, that the taking was just, the
said suit being in arrear for three years before that taking; and the abbot,
replying before the justices, affirmed that John Musard could not claim the
taking to be just because the abbot holds the manor in frank almoin
without doing any service therefor, without that that the king or his
progenitors were ever seised of the said suit, and offered to verify this; and
John Musard alleged that he could not await that verification without the
king, craving the king's aid thereupon, and on that pretext the justices have
delayed to proceed in the said plea, and the abbot praying the king to order
that plea to be proceeded with, the king ordered the justices to view the
record and process held before them upon the premises, and if they found
that such process had been taken in that plea, then to proceed further in
the plea and cause full justice to be done to the parties, notwithstanding
the allegation or the aid so sought, so that they should not proceed to
render judgment without consulting the king, and now the abbot has
petitioned the king to order the justices to proceed to render judgment, as
although by an inquisition taken before Henry de Motelowe and Hugh de
Aston, justices of assize in the county of Gloucester, by writ of nisi prius,
and returned before the justices of the Bench, it was found that the abbot
holds the said manor in frank almoign without doing any service therefor,
and that the king or his forefathers has never been seised of any suit
made to the said hundred, judgment still remains to be rendered: order
to proceed to render judgment in that business with all convenient speed
in accordance with the law and custom of the realm, the previous order
notwithstanding. By K. and C. |
