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July 8.
Westminster. |
To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order, if by
inquisition or otherwise he may be assured that 6 marks of rent
issuing from tenements in York taken by the escheator into the
king's hand by reason of the idiocy of Margaret one of the daughters
and heirs of Nicholas de Colonia citizen of York, are parcel of the
9 marks 4d. of rent contained in the king's letters patent to Richard
Toller of York, and that before they were so taken Walter de
Ottryngton chaplain now warden of the chantry lately founded by
Andrew Toller in the church of St. Martin in Mikelgate York and his
predecessors took and had the said 6 marks of rent of those tenements by virtue of the king's licence, to cause the same 6 marks
yearly with the arrears from the time the same were so taken to be paid
of the said warden so long as these tenements shall remain in the
king's hand; as lately the king commanded the escheator to certify
in chancery under his seal the cause wherefore the tenements and
rents of Constantine del Dam and Joan his wife in York were by
him taken into the king's hand, and he returned that he so took no
tenements of the said Constantine and Joan in York or elsewhere, but
that he took into the king's hand divers tenements and rents in
York, namely in Conyngstrete, Ousegate, Stayngate and Northstrete,
which are worth 100s. a year, and they are yet in the king's hand, for
that he found by inquisition, before him taken of his office, that the said
Margaret (yet living) had the same in fee after her said father's death,
and that she is an idiot and has been from birth; and now on behalf
of the said warden the king has learned that the said Richard Toller
with the king's licence lately gave and assigned to the chaplains of the
said chantry 9 marks 4d. of rent in York, namely 6 marks issuing
from the tenements taken into the king's hand by reason of the
idiocy of the said Margaret, the residue of certain other tenements
in the said city, wherefore the said warden has prayed for restitution
of those 6 marks of rent; and on 5 December in the 6th year of his
reign the king by letters patent granted licence to the said Richard
[to give] two messuages, two shops and 9 marks 4d. of rent in the
city and suburb of York to two chaplains and their successors for
ever to celebrate divine service every day in the said church of
St. Martin according to the appointment of the said Richard. |
July 12.
Westminster. |
To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire.
Order, of the issues of his bailiwick, to cause the necessary repairs of
the mills of Colcestre, whereof two thirds are the king's and one third
of the prior of St. Botolph Colecestre it is said, to be done up to the sum
of 10 marks if need be, distraining the said prior for payment of one
third of the costs. By bill of the treasurer. |
July 3.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to call
before them John Charneles clerk, late receiver of all the king's wools
which he commanded to be delivered at the port of Orewell, to
search the rolls of account as well of the said receiver as of Henry
Flemyng and Robert atte Earre late collectors of customs in the
port of Suthampton which are at the exchequer, and other rolls and
memoranda of the exchequer relating to the business, and if by
inspection thereof, by acknowledgment of the said receiver, by
inquisition or otherwise they may be assured that the said receiver
took 69 sarplers of wool of Roger Norman deceased, Nicholas Spark
and Roger atte Hurne, charging himself therewith, and that 79 sacks
18 cloves of wool received by the said collectors was the wool in
those sarplers contained, to stay their demand made by exchequer
summons upon John de Cavendissh and Peter de Bruges, tenants of
the lands which were of the said Roger Norman, for the sacks and
cloves of wool aforesaid, thereof discharging as well the said Roger
Norman and the sheriff of Suthampton as the said John de Cavendissh
and Peter; as on behalf of the said John and Peter, tenants of the
lands of Roger Norman who was owner of a ship called 'la Seinte
Marie cog' of Suthampton, it is shewn the king that the said Roger,
Nicholas Spark master of the said ship, and Roger atte Hurne owner
and master of a ship called 'la Trinite' of Suthampton, lately
received of the said collectors 79 sacks 18 cloves of the king's wool
to carry to the port of Orewell and deliver to the said receiver, and
that the treasurer and the barons are as aforesaid demanding that
wool of the said John de Cavendissh and Peter as tenants of Roger
Norman's lands, and causing them unlawfully to be distrained for
the same, although the said Roger, Nicholas and Roger delivered the
said wool in 69 sarplers at the said port to the said receiver to the
king's use, and the receiver charged himself therewith in his account
at the exchequer, for that in his account is no mention of the 79
sacks and 19 (sic) cloves, although the wool is the same as is contained in the 69 sarplers to him delivered, wherefore they have
prayed for remedy. |
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June 1.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Dertemuthe. Order
to receive of foreign and alien merchants to the king's use for the
custom due for every tun of wine by them brought to that port 2s.,
for every cloth of assize 21d., for every scarlet and other cloth of whole
grain 3s. 6d., and the moiety of that custom for every other cloth of
half grain or wherein part shall be of grain intermingled, namely
of every cloth made within the realm and by them taken over
sea, staying altogether their demand upon the said merchants
for payment of 3d. in the pound to the king's use for such
wines and cloths over and above the said custom, and restoring
without delay anything of them levied over and above the same;
as for obtaining certain liberties and immunities within the
realm granted them by charter of King Edward I, confirmed by the
king, the said merchants granted the said king and his heirs to pay
the following customs of their merchandise brought within the realm
or taken thence over and above the ancient customs formerly given,
namely of every tun of wine 2s., of every scarlet and dyed cloth in grain
2s., of every cloth whereof part was of grain intermingled 18d., of
every other cloth without grain 12d., of avoirdupois and other small
wares not easily set at the true custom 3d. in the pound of every
pound of silver of the estimate or value thereof; and after for that
the wool growing within the realm, whereof if it had been taken over
to foreign parts the custom and subsidy ought to have been paid to
the king, was worked into cloths within the realm and the cloths taken
over to foreign parts in no small quantity, it was ordered by the king
and council that for every cloth made within the realm and so taken
out there should be taken to the king's use for every cloth of assize
14d. from natives and 21d. from aliens, for every cloth of scarlet or
other whole grain 2s. 4d. from natives and 3s. 6d. from aliens, and for
every other cloth of half grain or wherein part should be of grain
intermingled a moiety of that custom; and now on behalf of certain
of the said merchants coming with their merchandise to the realm
the king has learned that, though they are ready to pay the collectors 2s. for every tun of wine brought to that port and the customs
last mentioned for cloths made in England and by them exported in
the said port according to the ordinance, the collectors regarding not
this are demanding of them 3d. in the pound for such wines and
cloths over and above that custom, and are unlawfully troubling them
for that cause, wherefore they have prayed for remedy; and it is
not lawful nor reasonable that they should be charged with double
custom for one and the same matter. Proviso that the said merchants shall pay 3d. in the pound for other merchandise imported or
exported. |
June 5.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom upon wools, hides and woolfells
in the port of London. Order, upon the petition of Thomas Kyng
of Maydeston, to take of him security and his oath that he will not
take nor cause to be taken two lasts of hides laded in the said port
elsewhere but to the town of Maydeston to be tanned, and not to
parts over sea, and to suffer him to lade the same and bring them
thither by water without payment of custom and subsidy, statutes,
proclamations or prohibitions to the contrary notwithstanding, certifying in chancery under seal the security so taken; as the king has
granted him licence so to do, so that he first find security, for
which the collectors will answer, for taking the hides to the said
town, for answering to the king concerning the custom and subsidy
thereupon due in case the same should be imperilled or lost, and
concerning the forfeiture likewise in case they should be taken to
parts over sea. By C. |
May 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to allow
John de Weye the king's clerk for this expenses in going at the
treasurer's command to Cornwall and Devon for making an extent of
the lands of Richard Hywyssh knight deceased 4l. 9s. 3½d. current
in demand at the exchequer against the said John and Robert de
Crouthorn for arrears of the farm of the lands which were of Matthew
de Crouthorn, thereof discharging as well the said John as the said
Robert. By bill of the treasurer. |
May 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Hereford. Order, upon the petition of the commons
of that county, if there used of old time to be four coroners therein
and if there be now but three, to cause another to be elected; as
on behalf of the said commons it is shewn the king that there used
of old to be four coroners and now are but three, whereby the commons
are ofttimes troubled in these days, praying that another may be
elected. |
July 1.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Gloucester to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of Robert Jordan, who is insufficiently qualified. |
July 1.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Roteland to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of William Flemmyng, who is insufficiently qualified. |
July 13.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Ravensere the king's clerk, keeper of the hanaper
of chancery. Order of the issues of the hanaper to pay 16l. to the
clerks of chancery of the first bench for a barge by them bought for
passage to and fro across the Thames to the manor of Lambheth of
Simon archbishop of Canterbury the chancellor where the inn of
chancery is now held, and for wages of the keepers of the said
barge this year, and the expenses necessary for repair thereof. |
May 1.
Westminster. |
To William de Wykeham the king's clerk, late keeper of the lands
which were of Oliver de Burdeux. Order to cause all the king's lands
in New Wyndesore, Old Wyndesore, Wythemere, Folie John, Hyremere,
Wynkefeld and Ascote co. Berks, Eton by Wyndesore co. Bukingham
and of the manor of Shawe, which were lately of the said Oliver and
by the king's commission are in the said William's keeping, to be
delivered to Thomas Cheyne constable of Wyndesore castle to be
kept to the king's use, as command has been given him. By K. |
July 1.
Westminster. |
To Alan de Bukeshull constable of the Tower of London or to his
lieutenant. Order to receive and keep in safe custody in the prison
of the Tower until further order John Sibile, whom for particular
causes the king has caused to be delivered to him. By K. |
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To the same. Order to set free from the prison of the Tower John
de Massyngham, whom the king lately caused to be delivered to his
custody there. By K. |
May 3.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to receive from John de la Lee steward of
the king's household, and to keep in safe custody in the prison of
the Tower until further order William de Hasthorp, whom the said
steward shall deliver to him at the king's command. By K. |
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Membrane 16. |
May 25.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Wydeville escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order
to deliver according to the king's letters patent to Ingelram de Coucy
earl of Bedford and to Isabel his wife the king's daughter a messuage,
the moiety of a messuage, one virgate and the fourth part of one
virgate of land in Watford, by him taken into the king's hand by
the death of Nicholas de Burneby tenant in chief, together with the
issues thereof taken; as on 28 August in the 35th year of his reign
the king granted to the said Isabel, whom the said earl has taken
to wife, the wardship of the lands of the said Nicholas which are in
the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of his heir,
with the issues thereof taken etc., until the lawful age of the heir;
and now it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the
said Nicholas at his death held the premises in his demesne as of fee,
which are parcel of the manor of Watford held in chief by knight
service, and that they were taken by the escheator into the king's
hand by reason of the death of the said Nicholas and of the nonage
of Agnes daughter and heir of Eustace de Burneby his son and
heir, as is found by certificate of the escheator sent into chancery
at the king's command. The king's will is that the escheator be
discharged of the premises. |
June 8.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Lodelowe and his fellows justices of assize in Kent.
Order to proceed to take an assize of novel disseisin before them
arraigned by John William citizen and spicer of London and
Elizabeth his wife against Richard son of Benedict de Fulsham late
citizen of London and Thomas de Thorneton 'pavyllonner' concerning
the lands not in the king's hand, but not concerning the lands
taken into his hand, doing justice to the parties, the king's command notwithstanding; as the said John and Elizabeth arraigned
that assize concerning tenements in Little Chatham and Great Delse
by Rochester, putting in view 60 acres of land in Little Chatham,
and because John de Tye escheator in Kent certified that he took into
the king's hand 60 acres of land in that town which were of the said
Benedict for that he found by inquisition, by him taken of his office,
that Benedict at his death held the same in his demesne as of fee in
chief as of the king's castle of Ledes by the service of the fourth part
of one knight's fee, the king commanded the said justices not to
proceed to take that assize if assured that the tenements so put in
view are the same seized by the escheator into the king's hand or any
part thereof; and now by complaint it is shewn the king on behalf
of the said John and Elizabeth that, though they arraigned and are
prosecuting the said assize as well concerning other lands not in the
king's hand as concerning those so taken, the justices purpose not
to proceed to take that assize, which would tend to their hurt and
peril of their disherison. By C. |
June 1.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Order to stay altogether the
further execution of the king's writ commanding him to levy and
deliver certain moneys to John son and heir of Robert de Maners tenant
in chief; as on 20 November in the 36th year of the reign the king by
letters patent committed to Edward de Letham the wardship of certain
lands in Ethale and Tossam held in dower and otherwise for life
by Alina who was wife of the said Robert of the heritage of the said
John, a minor in the king's wardship, and taken into the king's hand
by her death and by reason of the said John's nonage, to hold until
his lawful age, rendering at the exchequer 10l. a year, and finding
the said heir his maintenance so long as he should have that wardship;
and after at the suit of the said heir, alleging that the said Edward
from the death of the said Alina would find him no maintenance,
and praying for remedy, the king ordered the sheriff to give notice
to the said Edward to be before the king in chancery in the octaves
of St. Hilary last to shew cause wherefore he ought not to content
the said heir for his maintenance as aforesaid and find him the same
thenceforward until his lawful age; and because he, being warned
as the sheriff returned, came not at that day in chancery, and for
that the wardship of other lands of the same heritage to the value of
40 marks a year was at another time committed to him by the king,
willing that the said heir should have for his maintenance for four
years past 40 marks, and every year thenceforward until his lawful
age 10 marks a year, the king ordered the sheriff to cause as well 40
marks for four years past as 10 marks yearly thenceforward to be
levied for his maintenance and delivered to the said heir; and after
viewing his said letters patent whereby he sold to the said Alina
the marriage of the said heir, it seems to the king that he has made
satisfaction for the maintenance of the said heir, inasmuch as he sold
the same for 20l. only which might have been sold for 100 marks and
more, and that answer ought to be made by the said Edward to the
king for the 10 marks yearly which he commanded to be levied for
maintenance of the heir, and the king would provide for his own
indemnification in that behalf. The king's will is that the said
Edward be charged toward the king with the 10 marks by him
yearly payable as aforesaid. By C. |
June 6.
Westminster. |
To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Cumberland. Order to take
the fealty of Richard son of Thomas de Skelton according to the
form of a schedule enclosed, and to deliver to him a messuage, 15
acres of land and 1 acre of meadow in Skelton, a third part of a third
part of the manor of Skelton, and two bovates 20 acres of land and
12 acres of meadow in the same town taken into the king's hand by
the death of his said father, together with the issues thereof taken;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by William de Reygate
late escheator, that the said Thomas at his death held no lands in that
county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held for life the first
mentioned messuage and land, which are held in chief by homage
and by the service of rendering yearly 7d. to cornage, two strikes of
oats price 8d. for puture of the king's foresters of Ingelwode, and
4d. for the turn of the king's bailiff, of the gift of Richard Shephird
of Unthank, and the said third part and other lands, which are held
in chief by homage and by the service of rendering yearly 13s. 4d.
to cornage, 13½ strikes of oats price 4s. 6d. to the puture aforesaid,
and 16d. to the said bailiff's turn, and of making suit at the county
court month by month, of the gift of William de Routhebery clerk
and William de Brumfeld chaplain made with the king's licence, with
remainder of all the premises to the said Richard and the heirs male
of his body; and the king has respited the homage of the said
Richard until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next. |
June 23.
Westminster. |
To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Salop. Order not to meddle
further with a toft and one carucate of land in Remmesleye taken into
the king's hand by the death of Alina who was wife of Edward
Burnel, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has
learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Alina
at her death held no lands in that county in chief in her demesne as
of fee, but held the premises, which are not held of the king, for her
life in name of dower of the heritage of her said husband, with
reversion to John Lovel knight, who is of full age, as next heir of the
said Edward. |
June 22.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause a messuage with
appurtenances in Algatestrete in the parish of Allhallows Stanyngechurche in the city of London to be seized into the king's hand and
safe kept until further order, certifying in chancery under their seals
in the octaves of Midsummer what they have done therein; as
lately Richard de Karlel 'taillour' was indicted before the king and
convicted of certain grievous trespasses, contempts and mischiefs committed in presence of the king and the justices at Westminster in
contempt of the crown, in breach of the peace and in derogation of the
law of the land, wherefore it was by the court determined that the
said Richard should be imprisoned for life, committed to the prison of
the Tower of London, and his right hand should be cut off; and on
3 February in the 21st year of his reign, at the request of Richard
Talebot then his steward, the king of his special favour by letters
patent pardoned the said Richard de Karlel his imprisonment, the
loss of his hand and whatever pertained to the king in that behalf;
and after at the suit of Robert atte Melle and Maud his wife, one
daughter and heir of the said Richard de Karlel and Agnes his wife,
and of John Waleys and Joan his wife their other daughter and heir,
alleging that Robert Tobworth chaplain gave the premises to the
said Richard and Agnes and to the heirs of their bodies, that the
said Maud and Joan are issue of the said Richard and Agnes, that
the premises were by reason of the trespass aforesaid seized into the
king's hand and given by the king to John de Padbury and his heirs,
that he after aliened the same in fee that Thomas Fanner of London
has occupied the premises unlawfully for that Richard and Agnes
are long dead, and that the said Richard de Karlel might not forfeit
the same being so given in fee tail, whose right therein after the death
of Richard and Agnes descends by virtue of the entail to the said
Maud and Joan as their daughters and heirs, and praying that the
premises should be delivered to the said Robert and Maud, John
Waleys and Joan as the right and heritage of the said Maud and
Joan, the king by writ ordered the sheriffs to give notice to the said
Thomas to be before the king in chancery on the morrow of Trinity
last to shew cause wherefore the premises ought not to be seized again
into the king's hand and delivered to the said Robert and Maud,
John Waleys and Joan as the heritage of the said Maud and Joan,
and further to do and receive what the court should determine in
that behalf; and the said Thomas being warned and appearing at
that day said nothing wherefore the same ought not so to be delivered
in tail. |
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Memorandum that this writ is not sent to the exchequer, for that on
20 December following the king caused the premises with the issues thereof
taken to be delivered to the said Robert etc., as appears below. |
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Membrane 15. |
July 6.
Westminster. |
Bartholomew Forster, taken and imprisoned in the king's prison
of Rokyngham for a trespass of venison in the forest of Sappele whereof
he is indicted, has a writ addressed to William de Wykeham keeper
of the king's forest this side Trent and to his representative to deliver
the said Bartholomew to bail. |
July 8.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Kent for the time being. Order to pay to
Reynold de Ferrariis the king's serjeant at arms the arrears of 10l.
a year of the issues of that county from 6 April last, and henceforward
to pay him that sum every year during his life, according to the
king's letters patent, taking his acquittance; as on the day named
the king of his favour granted the said Reynold for his good service
that sum every year by the hands of the sheriff at Easter and
Michaelmas by even portions for his life or until other order should
be taken for his estate. |
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Et erat patens. |
June 6.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Wydevylle escheator in Roteland. Order to take
of Maud who was wife of Robert de Sussex tenant in chief an oath
that she will not marry without the king's licence, and to assign her
dower of the lands of her said husband taken into the king's hand by
his death, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled in
chancery. |
June 30.
Westminster. |
The like to Edmund Savage escheator in Derbyshire for assignment
of dower to Margaret who was wife of Philip de Strelley. |
July 7.
Westminster. |
To John de Evesham escheator in Berkshire. Order to take of
Clarice who was wife of Richard de Wyndesore tenant in chief an oath
that she will not marry without the king's licence, and to assign her
dower of the lands of her said husband taken into the king's hand by
his death, in presence of Helmyngus Leget the king's esquire, to whom
he has committed the wardship of two thirds of the said lands until
the lawful age of the said Richard's heir, or of his attorney if upon
warning he will attend, sending the assignment under seal to be
enrolled in chancery. |
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To John de Tye escheator in Middlesex. Order to assign dower
to Clarice who was wife of Richard de Wyndesore, whose oath not
to marry without the king's licence has been taken by John de
Evesham, etc. (as above). |
July 4.
Westminster. |
To John de Scothereskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove
the king's hand and not to meddle further with the manors of Sutton
upon Derwent, Kernetby and Ilkelay, certain lands in Scorby and
Staynfordbrigge, and the manor and advowson of Wharrom Percy,
delivering to Walter de Heselarton, son and heir of Eustachia daughter
and heir of Peter de Percy who was wife of Walter de Heselarton knight
the elder, any issues taken of the said manors and lands, although lately,
as the king has learned, the escheator caused the premises to be taken
into the king's hand for that he found by inquisition, before him taken
of his office, that the said Eustachia was seised in her demesne as
of fee of the manors of Sutton, Kernetby and Ilkelay and the said
lands, which are held of the king and of divers other lords, that she
was an idiot from birth as the jurors were informed, and that she held
the said manor and advowson in her demesne as of fee of the heritage
of the said Peter in chief by homage and by the service of one grand
serjeanty; but because idiocy may not by the law and custom of
the realm be proved and examined after the death of the idiot, and
by inspection of the rolls of chancery the king is assured that on
21 May in the 39th year of his reign he took the homage and fealty
of the said Walter the son for his said mother's lands and commanded
livery thereof to be given him, the king considers the cause of taking
the same into his hand insufficient. |
July 14.
Westminster. |
To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove
the king's hand and not to meddle further with four carucates of land
in Wyntryngham, delivering to the prior of Malton of the order of
Sempyngham any issues thereof taken; as the king lately ordered the
escheator to certify under his seal in chancery the cause wherefore
the lands of the said prior in Wyntryngham were by him taken into
the king's hand, and he returned that he so took the premises for
that he found by inquisition, before him taken of his office, that the
said prior held the same by homage of the heir of Roger de Mortuo
Mari, a minor in the king's wardship, that the priory was void in
the time intervening, and that the king had no profit thereof in the
time of that vacancy; and the king considers that cause unlawful
and insufficient. |
June 5.
Sheen. |
To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Suffolk. Order to take of
Robert, son of John de Tybetot knight and Margaret late his wife,
security for payment of his relief at the exchequer, and to cause him to
have seisin of the manor and advowson of Netlestede, 240 acres of land,
30 acres of meadow, 4 acres of pasture, 3 acres of wood, a park and
4l. of rent in Netlestede, Little Blakynham, Braunford, Somersham
and Boylham, and the advowson of Blakynham church, taken
into the king's hand by the death of the said John; as the king has
learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John and
Margaret jointly held the manor and advowson of Netlestede, which
are held in chief by knight service, and the other lands, park and
rent and the advowson of Blakynham, which are not held of the
king, of the gift of Ralph Spigurnell knight made with the king's
licence to them and the heirs of their bodies, and that the said
Robert is their next heir and of full age; and the king has taken his
homage and fealty. |
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Vacated because upon the Fine Roll word for word. |
July 15.
Westminster. |
To John de Olneye escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to cause
John, brother of William son and heir of Durandus Barde, to have
seisin of a messuage, 100 acres of land, 13½ acres of meadow, 2 acres
of wood, a parcel of pasture and 36s. of rent in Edelesburgh which
came to the king's hands by the death of Durandus and by reason
of the nonage of the said William, and are yet in his hand by reason
of the nonage of the said John; as the king has learned by inquisition,
taken by William de Otteford late escheator, that the premises came
to the king's hands by the death of Durandus, who held the same
in chief as of the crown by the service of the moiety of one knight's
fee, and by reason of the nonage of William his son and heir, who
died within age in the king's wardship, and are yet in his hand, and
that the said John brother of William, who at William's death was
within age, is next heir of his said brother and now of full age; and
the king has taken his fealty, and respited his homage until the
quinzaine of Michaelmas next. |
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Membrane 14. |
June 28.
Westminster. |
To all and singular the sheriffs, mayors, ministers, bailiffs and
other the king's lieges within liberties and without to whom etc.
Order and command to suffer the prior and monks of Ely and their
men of their lordships and every of them without let to use and enjoy
the liberties and quittances to them granted by charters of former
kings according to the king's grant and confirmation, not troubling
them in anywise contrary thereto; as among other liberties so
granted them it is granted that they and their said men in all the king's
land should be quit of toll upon buying and selling, of passage, geld,
danegeld, and the common forfeiture of shires and hundreds; and
the king has confirmed those charters, and has further granted them
by charter that they and their successors should thenceforward use
and enjoy the liberties aforesaid and every of them although in any
case any of them was not heretofore used by them or their predecessors. |
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Et erat patens. |
July 1.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs and other the king's lieges to whom
etc. Order to suffer Simon bishop of London, the dean and chapter
of the church of St. Paul London and their men to be quit of toll,
pontage, passage, payage, lastage, stallage, tallage, carriage, pasnage
and all other customs in respect of all their goods and property in
whatsoever places within the districts of the sheriffs etc. according
to the charters of former kings and to the king's confirmation, not
troubling them in anywise contrary thereto and restoring anything
of them taken for that cause; as among other liberties so granted
to the said bishop, dean and chapter it is granted that they and their
men shall be for ever quit of the customs aforesaid throughout the
king's land in respect of goods carried by land or water, and by the
said charters it is forbidden that any man should trouble them, their
property or possessions, lands or men contrary thereto upon pain of
forfeiting 10l.; and the king has by charter confirmed the same,
and has further granted that they and their successors shall without
let of him, his heirs, justices, sheriffs, bailiffs or ministers whatsoever
thenceforward use and enjoy those liberties and quittances though
they or their predecessors severally or in common did not before use
the same or any of them. |
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Et erat patens. |
July 17.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Widevylle escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order
to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further with 3 acres
of land and 2s. of rent of John Colyns in Byfeld, delivering up any
issues thereof taken; as the king lately ordered the escheator to
certify in chancery under his seal the cause wherefore the premises
were by him taken into the king's hand, and by virtue of that command
he certified that he so took the same for that John Mareschall without
the king's licence gave them to the fabric of the church of Byfeld,
and towards finding two candles burning continually in the said church
as well on feast days as on week days, contrary to the statute of
mortmain; and the king considers that cause undue and insufficient. |
June 24.
Westminster. |
To Philip de Lutteleye escheator in Staffordshire, Salop and Gloucestershire. Order not to meddle further with the manor of
Charteleye and hamlet of Drengeton co. Stafford, the manor of
Wrokwardyn, a toft and one carucate of land at Yeye co. Salop, and
a moiety of the manor of Beggeworth co. Gloucester taken into the
king's hand by the death of John de Ferrariis knight, delivering
to Elizabeth late his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has
learned by divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that the said
John at his death held no lands in those counties in chief in his
demesne as of fee whereby the wardship of his lands ought at present
to pertain to the king, but held the premises in Staffordshire jointly
with the said Elizabeth of the gift and feoffment of Edmund Morteyn
and Richard de Stafford, and the premises in Salop and Gloucestershire in right of the said Elizabeth as jointly enfeoffed with Fulk son
of John Lestraunge her first husband of the gift of the said John
Lestraunge by fine levied in the king's court with his licence, and
that the manor of Wrokwardyn is held in chief by the service of paying
yearly 8l. at the exchequer by the hands of the sheriff of Salop for the
time being the other manors etc. of others than the king. |
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To John de Evesham escheator in Wiltes. Order not to meddle
further with the manor of Broghton taken into the king's hand by
the death of John de Ferrariis knight, delivering to Elizabeth late
his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death
held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but
held the said manor in right of the said Elizabeth as jointly enfeoffed
with Fulk Lestrange her first husband of the gift of John Lestrange
father of the said Fulk, and that the same is not held of the king. |
July 4.
Westminster. |
To John de Olneye escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order not to
meddle further with the manors of Hardleston and Burghwell taken
into the king's hand by the death of John Tibetot, delivering up any
issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by divers inquisitions,
taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands
in that county in chief nor of any other in his demesne as of fee, but
long before his death aliened the manor of Hardleston in fee to
Andrew de Wauton, Clement de Brethenham, Philip Chamberleyn
and Richard Basly, who by fine levied in the king's court after gave
the same to the said John and Elizabeth his wife (yet living) and
to the heirs male of their bodies, that he likewise aliened the manor
of Burghwell in fee to the said Andrew, Clement and Philip, who after
by indenture demised the same to him for a term of years not yet
expired with reversion to themselves, without that that at his death
the said John had any estate in the manor last named but for a term
of years only, and that the said manors are held of others than the
king. |
June 24.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Wythornewyk escheator within the liberty of Holdernesse. Order not to meddle further with divers lands within that
liberty taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Faucomberge,
delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death
held no lands within the said liberty in chief as of the crown in his
demesne as of fee whereby the wardship of his lands ought at present
to pertain to the king, but held divers lands there of others than
the king as well in his demesne as of fee as jointly with Alice late
his wife, who is yet living. |
July 8.
Westminster. |
To John Louekyn mayor of the city of London and escheator
therein. Order to take of Margaret who was wife of William de
Pultenay an oath that she will not marry without the king's licence,
and to assign her dower of 44l. 8s. 10½d. of rent whereof her said
husband died seised, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled
in chancery; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the
said mayor, that the said William at his death was seized of the rent
aforesaid as parcel of 100 marks which the king lately by charter
gave to John de Pultenaye knight his father and to the heirs male
of his body, to be taken yearly by the hands of the sheriffs of London
for the time being, 50l. of Queen Hythe of the said city and
16l. 13s. 4d. of the farm of the city, and that the said William died
without an heir of his body. |
July 10.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Wydeville escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order
not to meddle further with the manors of Castell Assheby and
Brinkton taken into the king's hand by the death of William de la
Pole the younger knight, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as
the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the
said William at his death held no lands in that county in chief nor
of others in his demesne as of fee nor in service, but long before his
death enfeoffed John Moubray knight, John de Codyngton, Robert
de Charwalton, William de Befeld clerks, John Bataille, William de
Lyndesele and John Baker and their heirs of the manors aforesaid,
and that the same are not held of the king. |
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Membrane 13. |
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Proceedings in a parliament holden at Westminster 4 May 40
Edward III, and before the council, between Elizabeth wife of
Nicholas Daudeleye and Sir James Daudeleye father of the said
Nicholas; and final agreement that the said Sir James, Isabel his
wife, James and Thomas their sons should before the month of
Easter then next make to the said Nicholas and Elizabeth for their
lives an estate of the heritage of Sir William Martyn to the value of
120l. a year, and pay 1,000 marks damages, and that Sir James should
make no alienation nor demise of his lands nor waste of his woods
(as above, pp. 237–9). French. |
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Copy writ, tested at Lyndhurst 10 July [40 Edward III], commanding the said James de Audeley lord of Heley, under a pain of 6,000l.,
to fulfil the covenants in dispute (as above, p. 239). By K. and C. |
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At which month of Easter last came the said Elizabeth and Sir
James in person before the council, and Elizabeth prayed for
execution of the award and judgment for her rendered on the morrow of
St. John last, inasmuch as Sir James had not fulfilled nor would fulfil
the said agreement; and Sir James said that he held parcel of the |
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Membrane 12. |
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said heritage of Martyn for his life with remainder to the king and
his heirs, other parcels thereof jointly with his wife for their lives
with divers remainders in tail to some of his children and to the
heirs male of their several bodies successively, remainder for lack of
such issue to Sir James and his wife and to the heirs male of their
bodies, remainder for lack of such issue to the king, and another
parcel jointly with his wife for their lives with remainder to some of
his children in fee tail, as appears by a fine levied in the king's court,
and remainder for lack of such issue to his right heirs, wherefore he has
not power to perform the said agreement; and the said Elizabeth
said that those joint feoffments and entails were made after the
indenture made between the said Sir James and Dame Alice de
Beaumont countess of Bogham touching the marriage of the said
Nicholas and Elizabeth, and contrary to the tenor thereof, wherefore
she prayed for execution as before, and thereupon of respect to the
council and at the request of Sir James she consented to treat for an
agreement with him, and the council gave the parties a day at the
octaves of Trinity. At which day came the said Elizabeth in person
and Sir James by Fulk Corbet, Robert Hacche and others with full
warrant to treat, do and receive what the council should order, and
after great deliberation were not able to agree, wherefore the said
Elizabeth shewed how Sir James might not assure to her any lands
of the said heritage of Martyn for the causes above recited, nor of any
other lands in his hands by reason of other entails, nor yet would he
make her an estate of the lands so entailed; and thereupon the said
Fulk and his fellows were by the council asked if they would agree
to make her and her husband an estate of the lands entailed according
to the said indenture in case they would receive the same those
entails notwithstanding, and they said they would not, wherefore
Elizabeth prayed that a sum of money should be adjudged to her
husband and herself to the value of 200 marks of land a year which
her husband and she ought to have had by force of the said indenture,
and execution for damages for withholding the same from the death
of Dame Eleanor de Columbers, who died in the 16th year of the
reign after a term of six years in the same indenture named, and for
her damages and costs in this suit; and award was made that the said
Nicholas and Elizabeth should recover 2,000 marks for the value of
the said 200 marks a year of land which were in reversion at the
date of the said indenture, and have 1,600 marks for withholding
the same after the death of Dame de Wateville who died eight years
before, as was acknowledged and agreed between the parties, and
for the residue of the damages claimed from the death of the said
Dame Eleanor and for her costs in this suit the council will advise;
and thereupon a day was given to the parties at the quinzaine of
Michaelmas next, and Sir James should be at the king's will in regard
to the pain of 6,000l. At which day came the parties, and the process
was continued to the quinzaine of St. Hilary [42 Edward III], at which
time came the said Nicholas and Elizabeth, and acknowledged before
the council and in chancery that by virtue of the judgments and
award above rehearsed Sir James had paid them the 3,600 marks
aforesaid, as appears by their acquittance enrolled in chancery, to
wit, 2,000 marks for the value of the said 200 marks a year of land in
reversion at the date of the above mentioned indenture, and 1,600
marks for withholding the same; and thereupon the king by information of the council released and pardoned Sir James the paid of
6,000l. imposed upon him, so that in time to come he, his heirs or
executors should not be impeached nor troubled for the same, save
always that other matters in the same record contained which were
not determined should be in the same state as they then were; and
then at the instance of the said Elizabeth Sir James was asked in court,
and a day was given her at the quinzaine of Trinity to sue for the
award and advisement of the council in that behalf; whereupon she
appointed John Gour and Roger atte Nasshe her attorneys for that
purpose. At which day, for that all pleas pending in court, in
chancery, in the exchequer and before the justices of either Bench
were by reason of the plague adjourned to the octaves of Michaelmas
following, the said Elizabeth came in person at the day last mentioned
in chancery and prayed a further day at the quinzaine of St. Hillary
following [43 Edward III], which day was given at her request. At
which day she came, and at her request a further day was given at
three weeks after Easter following. French. |
