Close Rolls, Edward III: June 1369 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: June 1369', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374, (London, 1911) pp. 28-35. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol13/pp28-35 [accessed 19 April 2024]

June 1369



June 20. Westminster.	To William Latymer keeper of the king's forest beyond Trent, or to his representative in Ingelwode forest. Order, if Richard Beaulieu of Kirkthwayt co. Cumberland shall find security to answer to the king for the crop of corn of his close within the bounds of the said forest, and if the same be replevisable according to the assize of the forest, to replevy to the said Richard his said close until the coming of the justices for pleas of the forest in that county, certifying the security in chancery under seal; as the king has learned that the said close is taken into his hand for that it is not enclosed according to the assize of the forest.
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June 11. (fn. 1) Westminster.	To the bailiffs and constables of the city of Hereford. Order to cause proclamation to be made on the king's behalf forbidding any citizen or other inhabitant of the said city to pass out of the same by reason of any the king's war, by colour of the retainer of any lord, or for other like cause, or to absent himself therefrom, but at his peril to be intendant upon the furnishing and defence of the city when need be, and order forthwith to arrest any found rebellious herein and keep them in safe custody until they shall find security not to leave the city for the reasons aforesaid nor anywise absent themselves; as the king is informed that some citizens and inhabitants of the said city are purposing to pass over sea by colour of the retainer of lords, leaving the said city without furnishing in case any evil should happen.
	Et erat patens.
	[Fœdera.]
	The like to the following:
June 12. Westminster.	The mayor and bailiffs of the city of Winchester. By K. and C.
	[Ibid.]
June 18. Westminster.	To William Cheyne escheator in Somerset. Order, if assured that a messuage and 7 acres of land in Southpedirton which were of Ralph Daubeney knight were by him demised after the licence granted him by the king so to do, and that he has not aliened to any man lands held in chief over and above the value of 50l. a year, to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further with the premises, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as lately the king ordered the escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore the said messuage and land were by John de Bokyngton (sic) late escheator taken into the king's hand, and he certified that they were by John de Bekyngton so taken for that without the king's licence John Speyne acquired the same for his life of the said Ralph, who held them in chief by knight service as parcel of the manor of Southpedirton; and on 28 February in the 1st year of his reign the king of his favour by letters patent gave the said Ralph licence to demise to particular tenants and to others at his will lands to the value of 50l. a year of the lands he held in chief, to be held for the lives of those to whom it was demised rendering thereof a yearly farm to the said Ralph and to his heirs.
June 16. Westminster.	To William Aunsel escheator in Herefordshire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order not to meddle further with the lands of Ralph de Bromhull tenant by knight service of the heir of Lawrence de Hastynges earl of Pembroke tenant in chief, late a minor in the king's wardship, which were taken into the king's hand by the death of the said Ralph and by reason of the nonage of his heir, and are yet in the king's hand; as Lawrence Bromhull, brother and heir of the said Ralph, has proved his age before the escheator, and on 12 September last the age of John son and heir of the said earl was proved, and the king took his homage, and commanded livery to be given him of his father's lands.
July 18. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to suffer William Spaldyng, the king's bailiff of Eltham, to have the respite which the king for particular causes has given him until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next for 100s. of him demanded by exchequer summons of the arrears of his account for the first year he was the king's bailiff there, releasing any distress made for that cause.
Oct. 20. —	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, upon the petition of John Dabernoun sheriff of Cornwall, if his petition contains the truth, to discharge him at the exchequer of 100s. whereat he is amerced toward the king; as the said John has shewn the king that lately he had a day to appear before the treasurer and barons in the exchequer at the quinzaine of Michaelmas last concerning the issues of the county, that for certain great and arduous business affecting Edward prince of Aquitaine and Wales and earl of Cornwall whereupon he was engaged, his attorneys were received to appear for him in the exchequer, that two of his said attorneys are dead in this plague, and he is amerced as aforesaid for that he nor any of his attorneys appeared in the exchequer on the first day of the quinzaine aforesaid to render account for him, and that one of the said attorneys appeared on the second day thereof that the exchequer was open, craving to be admitted in the said sheriff's name to render that account, wherefore in consideration of the premises he has prayed the king's grace and succour in that behalf.
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June 15. Westminster.	To Robert de Assheton the king's admiral towards the west, or to his lieutenant. Order, upon the petition of Ellis Spelle, William Canynges, Henry Cobyndon, Walter Pene, John Wotton, Gregory Blanket, John Roper, Richard Spicer, Walter Frampton, Richard de Brampton, Edmund Blanket, John Bathe, Walter Sampson, John Wattes, John Profit and Thomas Crosseman merchants of Bristol, and of William Smalwode and Reynold Loue merchants of London, to make a lawful appraisement of the five ships of Spain now newly taken by certain the king's ships of the western fleet, and of the goods therein found at the time of their capture, to take of the said merchants security that they will answer to the owners for those ships and goods or the value thereof in case they be contented for their own goods which were plundered and carried away, or it be found that the same were not taken and plundered by Henry the bastard of Spain and his people, and to deliver the said ships and goods by indenture to the said merchants upon that security, to have and keep the same until duly contented of their own goods and merchandise or the value thereof, certifying in chancery under seal the price and security before mentioned; as by a complaint on behalf of the said merchants it is shewn the king that lately the said William Canynges, Ellis, Henry and Walter Pene laded at the town of Bristol a ship called 'le Clement' of Bristowe of 152 tuns burden with divers goods and merchandise to the value of 1,600l., that the said Ellis, John Wotton, Gregory, John Roper, Richard Spicer, Walter Frampton, Richard de Brampton, Edmund Blanket, John Bathe, William Canynges, Walter Sampson, John Wattes, John Profit, Thomas Crosseman and William Smalwode there laded a ship called 'le Welefare' of Bristowe of 200 tuns burden and another ship called 'le Margarete' of Plummuth with goods to the value of 6,000l. to be taken to the towns of Lussebon and Sivile in Spain, and that the said Reynold at the town of Vermieu freighted a ship called 'le Seint Marie' of Mondak in Biskay with goods to the value of 1,100 marks to be taken to Flanders, and that the said ships and merchandise being found at Lussebon, Siville and Vermieu were by the said bastard and his people in hostile manner taken and plundered and are yet detained without making any satisfaction to the said merchants, whereupon they have prayed that the said five ships and the goods therein may be delivered to them in part satisfaction or recovery of their goods by the Spaniards plundered and carried away, and the king would succour them as he is bound to do touching the recovery of their goods; and it is the king's will that the admiral and his lieutenant be thereof discharged toward him. Proviso that if the price of the five ships and the goods therein exceed the value of the said merchants' goods the admiral and his lieutenant shall retain the excess in their hands and answer for it to the king. By C.
July 9. Westminster.	To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Northumberland and Cumberland. Order to deliver in dower to Joan who was wife of Anthony de Lucy tenant in chief the castle etc. hereinafter mentioned, which with the assent of Richard de Ravenser his clerk, attorney and receiver of the moneys of Queen Philippa to whom the king granted the wardship of two thirds thereof until the lawful age of the heir, the king has assigned to the said Joan of her said husband's lands taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of his heir, with the members, knights' fees etc. thereto belonging, and with the issues thereof taken since Michaelmas last which the king has granted her of his gift, having taken of her an oath that she will not marry without his licence, namely the castle and manor of Langely co. Northumberland with its members etc. extended at 69l. 10s. 9d. a year, a third part of the manor of Egremond co. Cumberland with its members etc. at 43l. 18s. 9d. a year, all the free farm of Allerdale at 56s. 3½d., the manor of Aspatrik at 8l. 14s. 4d., the manors of Crosby and Bretby at 14l. 6s. 8d. a year, all in the same county, and the advowson of Ulnedale co. Cumberland.
June 18. Westminster.	To William Cheyne escheator in Somerset. Order to remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with a messuage and 7 acres of land in Southpedirton which were of Ralph Daubeneye knight, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as lately the king commanded the escheator to certify in chancery the cause wherefore the premises were by John de Bekyngton late escheator taken into the king's hand, and he certified that they were so taken for that without the king's licence John Spyne acquired them for his life of the said Ralph, who held them in chief by knight service as parcel of the manor of Southpedirton; and on 28 February in the first year of his reign the king of his favour by letters patent granted licence to the said Ralph to demise lands to the value of 50l. a year of those which he held in chief by knight service to particular tenants and to others at his will, to hold for their lives rendering a yearly farm to the said Ralph and his heirs.
July 15. Westminster.	To Thomas de Chambernoun escheator in Devon. Order to cause John son and heir of William Kaile (fn. 2) tenant in chief to have seisin of his said father's lands taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of the said John; as he has proved his age before William Cheyne escheator in Somerset, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [27934.]
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June 12. Westminster.	To the mayor, recorder, aldermen and sheriffs of London. Order before St. Peter's Chains next to cause a competent place without the city of London to be appointed where the slaughter of beasts may take place to the less nuisance and grievance of the said city, and the bridge called Bochersbrigge to be altogether abated and removed, suffering no beasts after the said feast to be slaughtered in the shambles of the butchers of St. Nicholas by the manse of the friars minors of London or elsewhere within the city; as by complaint of divers prelates, nobles and others of the said city having houses and buildings in the streets, lanes and other places between the said shambles and the river Thames near Baynardescastell, by their petition presented in full parliament, the king has learned that by slaughter of beasts in the said shambles, by taking offal and ordure of the said beasts arising by the said streets, lanes and places to the said river at a place called Bochersbrigge where the same are cast into the river, and by the shedding of their blood which runs down from the said shambles to the river through the midst of the said streets and lanes, grievous corruption and foulness is gendered as well in the river as in the said streets, lanes and places in neighbouring parts of the city, so that scarce any man dares dwell in his houses by reason thereof; and though many times by divers writs the king has commanded the mayor etc. to apply a speedy remedy they have hitherto taken no heed so to do, to the nuisance and damage of the complainants, wherefore they have prayed the king for remedy; and in consideration of the hurt which has heretofore arisen from so taking offal and ordure to the river by the corruption and grievous stench and by the loathsome sight, and of the greater hurt that will arise if a remedy be not speedily applied, with assent of the whole parliament the king has thought fit that the said bridge be before the feast aforesaid utterly abated and removed, willing that such slaughter take place without the city where it may better be done and may be less noisome.
July 2. Westminster.	To Robert de Aston the king's admiral towards the west or his lieutenant in the port of Dovorre, and to Ralph Spigurnell warden of Dovorre castle and of the Cinque Ports. Order, upon the petition of John Guaygnet, Peter Duchesne and their fellows merchants of the duchy of Brittany, that the said warden and lieutenant shall hear the said merchants' complaint, and make inquisition by the oath of true men, seamen and others of the port of Dovorre, of the king's fleet between Calais and Dovorre and of the neighbouring parts, concerning the taking and eloigning of their goods and merchandise, and shall cause all those so found to have taken, carried away, eloigned and withheld goods of the said merchants, which were in two ships of the said duchy at the time of their capture, to be compelled and distrained to restore and deliver the same or the price thereof, and in case of their refusal to be taken by their bodies and imprisoned until they have made full satisfaction for the same, so that they be nowise set free without the king's special command, suffering the said merchants with the said ships and the seamen therein to pass under safe conduct to the city of London to fetch goods brought thither and there delivered to them, and without let to return thence to their own parts, certifying in chancery under their seals what they have done in the matter, and sending again this writ; as by a complaint on behalf of the said merchants it is shewn the king that they laded the said ships at the town of Bruges in Flanders with cloths, spices and divers other goods and merchandise to be taken to the said duchy for traffic, that on their voyage the same were taken at sea by the king's men in three barges of the said fleet as goods of his enemies of France, and brought to the port of Dovorre, and that great part of them is by certain men of that port and others of the said fleet and of neighbouring parts carried away and eloigned, whereof they may not have livery, although by ordinance of the council it is appointed that ships and all goods so taken shall be wholly delivered to the said merchants as being of the king's friendship, to be brought to their own parts to make their advantage thereof, wherefore they have prayed for restitution. By K. and C.
	To the bailiffs of Melcombe and Weymouth. Order, upon the petition of John Guaygnet and his fellows merchants of the duchy of Brittany, to dearrest a little ship of the said duchy of 8 tuns burden, and the merchants and seamen who came therein to England, suffering them freely without let to return to the said duchy; as the said John and his fellows have shewn the king that they came to England in the said ship, and that the same was with the merchants and seamen arrested in the said port by the said bailiffs, pretending that they are of the king's enemies; and the king's will is that men and merchants of the said duchy be not so arrested, as he reckons them his friends and well wishers.
June 28. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to summon before them as well Robert Munk and John Pledour as other the persons hereinafter mentioned to whom certain sums of money are due by their accounts, to view the tallies and letters thereof made to every one of them, and to pay him of the treasury what is so due, or make him an assignment where he may speedily be contented; as willing to be certified of the sums wherein the said Robert charged himself in his account at the exchequer for victuals taken and purveyed for furnishing the town of Calais during the time that he was by divers commissions appointed so to do together with the said John and by himself respectively, by divers writs the king commanded the treasurer and the barons to view the said accounts and certify in chancery under the exchequer seal what they should find, and they certified that upon search of the rolls of the particulars of the account of the said Robert and John purveyors of victuals to the king's use for furnishing the said town, namely of corn taken in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Norffolk in the 33rd and 34th years of the reign, it is found that they charged themselves with corn taken of divers persons for which no payment was by them made, namely 519 quarters of wheat price 107l. 2s. 7¾d. taken of divers men in Lincolnshire, 493 quarters of wheat price 125l. 4s. 3¾d. taken of divers men in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, and 136 quarters of wheat price 37l. 8s. taken of divers men in Norffolk, that certain of those persons are at the receipt of the exchequer contented of 28l. 15s. of the price aforesaid, that the said Robert likewise charged himself with divers corn for which no payment was by him made, namely 385 quarters of wheat price 134l. 15s., 48 quarters of beans and peas price 8l. 16s., 18 quarters of maslin price 72s., 147 quarters of oats price 19l. 12s., and 545 quarters of malt price 181l. 13s. 4d., but that certain persons are at the receipt of the exchequer contented of 15l. 4s. of the price of certain corn by him so purveyed. By K.
June 30. Westminster.	To the same. Order, upon the petition of the said Robert, to view the tallies he has with him and the foils thereof which are in the exchequer, and if assured that he has paid the sums therein contained to the persons to whom they are due, to take of him the said tallies and cause those sums to be paid him of the treasury, discharging the king thereof toward the aforesaid persons; as the king has ordered them to summon etc. (as above, mutatis mutandis), and now the said Robert has prayed the king for payment, seeing that he has contented the persons to whom they were due of divers sums, as may appear by the tallies and foils aforesaid. By K.
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to stay their demand made by exchequer summons upon the bailiffs and burgesses of Bridport co. Dorset to account before them concerning forfeitures of gold and silver in coined money, in the lump or the plate, of vessels or jewels, made by colour of a writ of the king concerning a search to be made in that port to the said bailiffs addressed and sent to the treasurer and barons in the estreats of chancery, thereof discharging the said bailiffs and burgesses; as on their behalf it is shewn the king that, although there is no landing of ships or boats at the said town or within 5 leagues thereof nor any port, nor ever was, by virtue of the said writ directing that no man under pain of forfeiture thereof should from that port take gold, silver or jewels out of the realm, the treasurer and barons are causing them to be distrained to account for such forfeitures as if there were a port there, as there is not, praying for remedy; and it is witnessed in chancery that no ships or boats may nor ever might come or pass to the said town or within 5 leagues thereof.
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June 15. Westminster.	To Thomas Chaumbernoun escheator in Devon. Order not to meddle further with the lands held by Richard de Hywyssh in his demesne as of fee as well of the heir of John de Claville as of the fifth part of the manor of Chepyngtoryton, and taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of William his son, saving to the king the issues thereof taken, to be levied to his use of those who shall lawfully be chargeable therewith; as it is found by inquisition, taken at the king's command by Thomas Cheyne late escheator, that the said Richard at his death held by the service of the fourth part of one knight's fee a messuage, one carucate of land and 4l. of rent at Stouford in chief as of the fifth part of the manor of Chepyngtoryton, which fifth part was of John de Chelfham and was lately in the king's hand as an escheat, a mill and one carucate of land at la Leghe All Saints of the said heir, then within age and in the king's wardship being tenant by knight service of the heir of Hugh le Dispenser tenant in chief likewise within age and in the king's wardship, and held a messuage, one carucate of land and 4l. of rent at Hywyssh of others than the king, that the said William his son is his next heir and on Monday before Michaelmas in the 39th year of the reign was of the age of 20 years, and that John Aslegh has taken 4 marks a year of the premises in Leghe All Saints by grant of the said Richard to him made for life, the late escheator by his representative has taken the residue thereof, and Richard de Merton and the late escheator have taken the issues and profits of the premises at Huwyssh and Stouford as chief lords since the death of the said Richard Hywyssh, who died 31 January in the 35th year of the reign; and on 6 May in the said 35th year the king by letters patent gave the fifth part aforesaid to the said Thomas and his heirs with the knights' fees thereto pertaining, and after on 4 November in the 38th year the age of William son and heir of John de Claville was proved, and the king's hand removed from the lands which his father held by knight service of the said Hugh's heir; and the said William son of William (sic) has proved his age before Robert de Wysdom escheator in Cornwall.
	To Robert Wysdom escheator in Cornwall. Order to cause William son of Richard Hywyssh to have livery of the lands which his said father at his death held in fee simple, not meddling further therewith; as it is found by an inquisition, taken at the king's command by Thomas Cheyne late escheator in Devon, that the said Richard at his death held in his demesne as of fee a messuage, one carucate of land and 4l. of rent at Stouford co. Devon of the king as of the fifth part of the manor of Chepyngtoryton which was of John de Chelfham then in the king's hand and a mill and land at la Leghe All Saints of the heir of John de Claville etc. (as above); and by another inquisition, taken likewise at the king's command by the said Robert, it is found that the said Richard at his death held in Cornwall in his demesne as of fee of Edward prince of Aquitaine and Wales by knight service the manors of Trenant and Meinely and a sixth part of the town of Truru with the advowsons of the church of St. Euwe to the said manor of Meinely [pertaining] and of the church of Truru, namely to present at the third turn, and divers other manors and lands of divers other lords by divers services as well in his demesne as of fee simple as in fee tail jointly with Alice late his wife, that the said William his son is his next heir and now of full age, and that the said prince caused all the lands which were of the said Richard within Cornwall to be seized into his hand together with the body of the said son and heir, then within age, for that the said Richard held the manors of Trenant and Meinely of him by knight service; and before the king and council it is debated that by reason of the lands of the said Richard's heir in Devon his marriage pertains to the king and not to the said prince, and he has contented the king at the receipt of the exchequer for 200 marks for the same; and by inspection of the rolls of chancery the king is assured that on 6 May in the 35th year of his reign by letters patent he gave the said fifth part of the manor of Chepyngtoryton to Thomas Cheyne and his heirs with the knights' fees thereto pertaining, and after on 4 November in the 38th year the age of William son and heir of John de Claville was proved, and the king caused his hand to be removed from the lands which the said John held by knight service of the king as of the heir of Hugh le Dispenser late within age and in his wardship, wherefore he commanded livery to be given to the said William son and heir of the said Richard de Huwyssh of his father's lands in Devon, as he has proved his age before the said Robert.