Close Rolls, Edward III: February 1368

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 12, 1364-1369. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1910.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: February 1368', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 12, 1364-1369, (London, 1910) pp. 412-418. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol12/pp412-418 [accessed 20 April 2024]

February 1368



Feb. 1. Westminster.	To Adam de Hertyngdon clerk of the king's works at Wyndesore. Order to cause a piece of land under Wyndesore castle called Lidecroft, which the king has appointed to be newly imparked, to be enclosed with a ditch and hay by view and testimony of John de Rouceby the king's clerk controller of the said works, Robert Hertley, Nicholas Bernard, John le Payntour, and Richard de Teynton surveyors thereof. By K.
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Feb. 15. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge Reynold de Sholdham of the office of searcher of the king's forfeitures in the port of London from the feast of St. Clement last; as at the king's command he gave up on that day to be cancelled in chancery the king's letters patent committing to him that office.
Feb. 5. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order, if assured by inquisition or otherwise that a messuage in Selby, held by Hugh Fissh of Selby outlawed for felony, is the toft in Selby specified in a certificate of the escheator, and that the said Hugh at the time the said felony was committed had no other messuage or toft in the said town, to remove the king's hand and deliver the same to the abbot of Selby; as lately the king learned by inquisition, taken by the sheriff, that the said messuage was in his hand a year and a day, that the said Hugh held it of the said abbot, and that William de Reygate late escheator had the year and a day and the waste and ought to answer to the king for the same, and ordered the sheriff to cause the said abbot to have seisin thereof; and after at the suit of the said abbot, alleging that the escheator likewise took the premises into the king's hand by reason of the same felony, the king ordered the escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore he so took the same, and he certified that he took it not, but that at the time of his succession to that office the said William delivered to him by indenture a toft in Selby which was of the said Hugh outlawed for felony at suit of the king, averring that it was in the king's hand by reason of that outlawry and for that the said abbot, of whom it was held by fealty, sued not his right out of the king's hand, which toft was built upon and by reason of the said felony was wasted; and thereupon the abbot has petitioned for removal of the king's hand and for livery of the said toft. It is the king's will that the escheator be thereof discharged toward him.
Feb. 20. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order, if assured by inquisition or otherwise that two messuages in York, one in Ousegate and one in Conyngestrete, by him taken into the king's hand are the same messuage and shop comprised in the king's licence of 27 October in the 6th year of his reign, to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further therewith, delivering any issues thereof taken to William de Wandysford of York; as on the day aforesaid the king by letters patent gave licence in mortmain to Thomas Durant of York to give and assign to a chaplain and to his successors a messuage, a shop and 18s. of rent in York to celebrate divine service every day in the church of St. Crux in Fossegate York for the souls of the said Thomas, Ellen his wife, John Bovy the elder, John Bovy the younger and their ancestors and of the faithful departed, and to the said chaplain licence to receive and hold the premises; and after learning on behalf of the said William de Wandesford, now tenant of the premises by demise of the chaplain of the said chantry, that the escheator for particular causes took the premises into the king's hand, the king ordered him to certify in chancery the cause wherefore he took the same, and he returned that he found by inquisition, before him taken of his office, that the said Thomas gave to a chantry in the said church the two messuages above mentioned, which are held of the king in burgage of the city of York, that the said chantry has been withdrawn for eighteen years past, that Joan who was wife of Roger Normanville and the said William have all that time taken the profits of those messuages, which are worth 20s. a year, and that for this cause he took them, and they are in the king's hand; and now the said William has petitioned the king for removal of his hand from the messuage and shop so taken under the name of two messuages, together with the issues thereof taken, since they are the same comprised in the said licence, as he is ready to aver.
Jan. 28. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of York to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Geoffrey Randolf, who is insufficiently qualified.
Feb. 15. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Westmorland to cause a coroner to be elected instead of William de Crakanthorp, who is insufficiently qualified.
Feb. 5. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Cumberland to cause a coroner to be elected instead of John de Stanlowe, who is dead.
Feb. 15. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Oxford to cause a coroner to be elected instead of John Say, who is insufficiently qualified.
Feb. 10. Westminster.	To John de Erpeston and John Prentys late bailiffs of the city of Lincoln. Order, of the king's favour, to restore to Maurice Maikyn of Lincoln clerk, unless he was a fugitive, his goods and chattels [taken] into the king's hand; as the said Maurice was before Thomas de Ingelby and John Cavendyssh, justices for gaol delivery at Lincoln, lately indicted for divers felonies, and at the request of J. bishop of Lincoln was by them delivered to him according to the benefit of clergy, and has purged his innocence before Master William de Thynghill the said bishop's official and Peter de Dalton his commissary, as the bishop has signified to the king.
	The like writ word for word to the said late bailiffs concerning the delivery of his goods and chattels to John de Bliton knight of Lincoln clerk.
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Feb. 5. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Norhampton. Order, for particular causes, of the issues of his bailiwick to cause 600 sheaves of arrows in places where he shall see best to be made and purveyed of seasoned and not of green wood, as he will answer it before the king, and to be fitted with steel heads to the pattern of the iron head which shall be delivered to him on the king's behalf, sending the same to the Tower of London before Midsummer next there to be delivered to John de Sleford the king's clerk, keeper of his wardrobe in the said Tower, knowing assuredly that, if the same be not made of seasoned wood, the king will charge him with the cost over and above the punishment he will inflict.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to the sheriff of Bedford and the sheriffs of 24 other counties, every sheriff for 600 sheaves.
	[Ibid.]
Feb. 18. Westminster.	To Queen Philippa's bailiffs of Laigle in Sussex. Order at their peril to content for their pains all those who salved the goods and merchandise in a ship called la Marie of Santander according to the statute, and then to cause the said goods to be fully restored to the merchants; as Bernard de Provana and Bartholomew Matseferra, alleging that they are attorneys of the said merchants, have shewn the king that the said ship was by a storm broken and lost upon the sea coast in that bailiwick, that certain merchandise of theirs therein was salved at the town of Brydlyng in the said bailiwick by men of those parts, and that though divers seamen and other men in the ship came safe to land, wherefore the same ought not to be called wreck, the said bailiffs have arrested that merchandise to the queen's use as her wreck, refusing to deliver the same to the said attorneys, though they are ready to content those who laboured at the salvage thereof for their pains, wherefore they have prayed for restitution. By C.
	The like to the bailiffs of Bourne in Sussex of Thomas de Roos, concerning the delivery of goods and merchandise arrested at Bourne.
Feb. 8. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to deliver the manor of Haselbere to Ingelram de Coucy earl of Bedford and to Isabel his wife the king's daughter, together with the issues thereof taken since 1 October last; as on that day the king by letters patent granted the said manor to them and the heirs male of their bodies. It is the king's will that the sheriff be thereof discharged toward him.
	The like to the following:
	John de Evesham escheator in Wiltes concerning the manor of Somerford Keynes.
	John de Tye escheator in Kent concerning the manors of Tremworth and Van and 10l. of rent in the suburb of Canterbury.
Feb. 8. Westminster.	To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex. Order to take the fealty of Cicely wife of John de Bohun of Midhurst according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to meddle further with the manors of Little Badewe and Kellevedon and the advowson of Badewe aforesaid taken into the king's hand by the said John's death, delivering to her 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 by fine levied in the king's court with his licence held the premises jointly with the said Cicely by grant of Richard Laxman, Richard le Graunt and Simon de Sutton to them and the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor of Kellevedon, 20 acres of land and 3 acres of meadow excepted, is held in chief as of the honour of Dovorre by the service of rendering 30s. yearly to the ward of Dovorre castle, the said land and meadow and the manor and advowson of Badewe of others than the king.
Feb. 8. Westminster.	To John de Olneye escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order not to meddle further with the manor and advowson of Great Craule taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Bohun of Midhurst, delivering to Cicely 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 land in that county in chief nor of any other in his demesne as of fee, but held the said manor and advowson jointly with the said Cicely of the gift of Richard Laxman, Richard le Graunt and Griffin de Sutton to them and the heirs of their bodies, and that the same are not held of the king.
Feb. 8. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Wiltes. Order of the issues of his bailiwick to cause the defects of walls, turrets, houses and other buildings of Old Sarum castle to be repaired where most need is up to 40l. by view and testimony of Thomas Erlestoke; as such defects are many and in sore need of repair as the king has learned. The king has commanded Alan de Bokeshull keeper of the forest of Claryndon and his representative there to cause timber to be delivered to the sheriff for the purpose, namely six oaks in Claryndon park, four oaks in Melchet park, and 36 oaks in the forest of Grovele. By K.
	To Alan de Bokeshull keeper of the forest of Claryndon or to his representative there. Order to cause timber (as above) to be delivered to the sheriff of Wiltes; as the king has ordered him to cause the defects of Old Sarum castle to be repaired etc. (as above). By K.
Feb. 6. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Cumberland. Order to cause Thomas son of Robert de Raghton to have seisin of a messuage and 20 acres of land in Raghton which are in the king's hand by the death of the said Robert, but not to meddle further with divers other lands likewise taken into the king's hand by his death, delivering up any issues of these last taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by Richard de Denton late escheator, that John de Raghton (sic) (fn. 1), who died 3 October in the 23rd year of the reign, at his death held the said messuage and land in his demesne as of fee in chief by the service of rendering to the king 15s. 5½d. a year at Michaelmas for the whole year by the hands of the sheriff at the exchequer of Karliol for all services, and divers other lands of others than the king, and that Thomas son of the said Robert is next heir of the said Robert, and at the death of Robert his father was of the age of three years; and the king has taken the fealty of the said Thomas.
Feb. 14. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of Newcastle upon Tyne for the time being. Order to pay to John de Neville, son and heir of Ralph de Neville, the arrears of 118l. 12s. 11½d. a year from 5 August last, and henceforth to pay him that sum every year at Easter and Michaelmas, taking his acquittance, according to the king's letters patent of 16 July in the 26th year of his reign, granting in part of a yearly sum of 120l. in exchange for the castle and manor of the Ermytage in Scotland extended at that yearly value, which the said Ralph gave to the king and his heirs for 120l. a year of land and rent to be by the king given to him and his heirs, the reversion of 90l. 16s. 8d. yearly taken of the farm of the said town by John Darcy deceased and his heirs during the life of Mary countess of Pembroke by the king's grant with reversion to the king after her death, and also after the decease of Richard de Denton the reversion of 27s. 0½d. which he was bound yearly to pay at the exchequer of the yearly rent of 51l. 7s. 0½d. issuing from the cornage of Cumberland according to the grant made to the said Ralph and his heirs after the death of the said Richard, who took the said rent for life of the king's grant, and further granting that he and his heirs should take every year 120l. of the issues of the customs and subsidies in the said port, namely 90l. 16s. 8d. thereof until by the death of the said countess or otherwise the sum which the said John took as aforesaid should come to his hands, 27s. 0½d. until by the death of the said Richard or otherwise that sum of the said cornage should come to his hands, and 27l. 16s. 3½d. until by the king or his heirs provision should be made to him and his heirs of so much a year of land and rent towards the said exchange; and after on 15 February in the 38th year of the reign, for that the said 27s. 0½d. of the said rent of the cornage came to the said Ralph by the death of the said Richard, who died on Wednesday after Palm Sunday in the 37th year, the king commanded the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer to cause so much to be deducted from the yearly sum assigned to him of the said customs and subsidies, allowing the same as well to the said Ralph as to the collectors thereof, delivering the residue to him, making allowance thereof to the collectors, and discharging him at the exchequer of payment of the same sum; and on the finding of divers inquisitions, taken at the king's command, that on 5 August last the said Ralph died, and that the said John his son is his next heir and of full age, on 10 October last the king took the homage and fealty of the said John, and commanded livery to be given him of his said father's lands, and further for 60l. by him paid gave him of the king's gift all issues and profits of the said lands since the death of his father.
Feb. 14. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to allow Stephen Romylogh constable of Notyngham castle, in his account of the issues of the castle, 10l. for the expenses of Osbert Nuttlesson of Denmark lately arrested and delivered to his custody.
Feb. 20. Westminster.	To John de Scotherskelf escheator in Yorkshire. Order not to meddle further with the manor of Sutton upon Derwent with its member of Cathwayt, the manor of Scorby with tenements in Staynfordbrigge, the manor of Kernetby, and a tenement in St. Saviour street York taken into the king's hand by the death of Walter de Heselarton knight, delivering to Eufemia late his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Walter at his death held the premises jointly with the said Eufemia, and that the said tenement in York is held of the king in burgage, the said manors etc. of others than the king.
	To the same. Order to take of Eufemia who was the wife of Walter de Heselarton knight 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.
Feb. 10. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to stay their demand made by exchequer summons upon Stephen Criour for the farms of the lands which were of the dean of Morteyn, an alien of the power of France, taken into the king's hand by reason of the war with France and committed by the king to the said Stephen for a set farm it is said, and for the arrears of the said farm from 16 February in the 35th year of the reign, thereof discharging the said Stephen and the said dean according to the form of the peace with John then king of France on that day proclaimed and of the restitution thereupon made, although by reason of the said war the king lately took into his hand and keeping the houses, lands and possessions of men of religion and other aliens of the power of France, committing the same by divers letters patent to the priors and presidents thereof and to other farmers; as by the said peace the king restored the houses and lands so taken with the fees, advowsons etc. thereto belonging, and commanded livery thereof to be given as fully as they were held before being so taken without thenceforth rendering any farm to the king by reason thereof, discharging such priors and presidents and their mainpernors of their farm. Proviso that answer be made to the king for the arrears (if any) of the said farm from the day the premises were taken into the king's hand until 16 February aforesaid.
	To the same. General order to discharge all and singular the priors, keepers and farmers of houses, possessions and lands of men of religion and other aliens of the power of France taken into the king's hand as above rehearsed of their farms and the arrears thereof from 16 February aforesaid; with like proviso.
Feb. 15. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Westmorland to cause a coroner to be elected instead of William de Crakanthorp, who is insufficiently qualified.
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Feb. 7. Westminster.	To John Benet escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjoining. Order not to meddle further with the lands held at his death by John Nerberd in his demesne as of fee of the heir of Hugh le Despenser tenant in chief late a minor in the king's wardship, and taken into the king's hand by the death of the said John and by reason of the nonage of William his son and heir; as the said William son of John, tenant by knight service of the said heir, has proved his age before the escheator, and lately on proof of the age of Edward le Despenser, cousin and heir of the said Hugh, the king took his homage, and commanded livery to be given him of the lands of the said Hugh his uncle.
Feb. 16. Westminster.	To Th. bishop of Durham. Order to cause the manor of Thorpbulmere, three messuages and six bovates of land in Nesbyt within the said bishop's liberty, taken into the king's hand by the death of Ralph de Bulmere, together with the issues thereof taken by the said bishop and his ministers from 10 April last, to be delivered to Queen Philippa, to whom on that day the king by letters patent granted the wardship of all the said Ralph's lands until the lawful age of his heir; as the king has learned by inquisition, by the bishop taken at his command, that the said Ralph at his death held no lands within the said liberty in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the premises of the lord of Clyfford by homage and fealty, and that Ralph his son is his next heir, and is of the age of one year and upwards.
	To the same. Order to remove the king's hand from a messuage and 40 acres of land in Preston and Symondset within the liberty of the bishop of Durham, which are in the king's hand by the death of Ralph de Bulmere, suffering the prior of Durham to have the premises in name of wardship, as he and his predecessors have been used to have such wardships, and delivering to the said prior any issues thereof taken by the bishop or his ministers; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the said bishop at the king's command, that the said Ralph at his death held no lands within the said liberty in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the premises of the said prior by homage and fealty, and that Ralph his son is his next heir, and is of the age of one year and upwards.
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Feb. 22. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of York to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Geoffrey Randolph, who is insufficiently qualified.