Close Rolls, Edward III: June 1373 | 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 1373', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374, (London, 1911) pp. 502-508. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol13/pp502-508 [accessed 20 April 2024]

June 1373



June 12. Westminster.	To Roger Keterich escheator in Hertfordshire. Order to remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with the manor and advowson of Wakele, a messuage, 80 acres of land and 2 acres of pasture in Aspeden, a toft called the More, a windmill, 100 acres of land, 2 acres of pasture and 4 acres of wood in Erdele, a toft, 40 acres of pasture and 20s. of rent in Codreth, the moiety of a messuage, 30 acres of land and 8s. of rent in Flamstede, and the manor of Madcroft in Dyneslee Furnyval, taken into the king's hand by the death of Edward de Kendale knight, delivering to Elizabeth his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Edward at his death held the premises jointly with the said Elizabeth, and that they are not held of the king.
June 10. Westminster.	To Philip de Courtenay admiral of the fleet towards the west, or to his lieutenant in singular the ports and places in the counties of Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Suthampton. Order to command all and singular the ships and other vessels arrested for the king's service in any of those ports to be dearrested, suffering them to go their way, except those which the king by information of Thomas de Stanes ordered to be provided for his service by the said admiral or lieutenant, telling the masters of the said ships on the king's behalf to repair to the treasurer in order to account for their wages and the wages of the seamen thereof for the time they were so under arrest, and to receive what shall by such account be due to them, if they think fit.
June 12. Westminster.	To Simon Warde keeper of Okham castle, or to his lieutenant. Order, upon the petition of Nicholas de Stoke parson of the chapel within the said castle, to pay him of the issues of the castle so much for his maintenance every year from the death of Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford the king's tenant so long as he the said Simon shall be keeper thereof as the said Nicholas and other parsons have been used of right to take time out of mind, and to deliver to him every year so many loads of wood as he and his predecessors have been used to take, taking his acquittance; as his petition shews that he and all his predecessors time out of mind used in aid of their maintenance to have and take of the issues and profits of the castle by the hands of the reeve thereof a yearly rent of 8 marks 7s. 1½d., and four loads of wood by livery of the parker for the time being, until by the said earl's death the castle was seized into the king's hand, praying payment and livery of the same.
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June 12. Westminster.	To Roger Keterich escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire. Order in name of the king's lordship to take a simple seisin within the bishop of Ely's palace at Ely by reason of the vacancy of that bishopric, which is in the king's hand by the death of John the last bishop of Ely, and straightway to withdraw without taking fealty or acknowledgment of any tenant of the bishopric or taking or carrying away aught else, not meddling further in anywise with the keeping of the bishopric, the manors, property or goods whatsoever to the same belonging, and delivering wholly to the prior and convent of Ely any issues thereof taken, for it is the king's will that the escheator be thereof discharged toward him; as on 2 March in the third year of his reign, with the assent of the prelates, earls, barons and other nobles of the realm, the king by letters patent granted to John de Hothum then bishop of Ely and to the said prior and convent that thenceforward at every vacancy of the bishopric by death, cession, resignation or otherwise the prior and convent and their successors should have the keeping of the bishopric and of all the temporalities thereof with all property to the same belonging as fully as in any times past any bishop used to hold the same when the see was filled, or as the king or his heirs might or ought to have held it had the keeping been retained in their hands, so that the prior and convent should have free administration of the temporalities, property and goods aforesaid, taking all emoluments and disposing thereof as they should see best, and as the bishop might when the see was filled, or the king or his heirs in times of vacancies, saving to the king the knights' fees held of the bishopric, and the advowsons of churches when they should fall in during vacancies, so that all rents and yearly services of the said fees arising in times of vacancies should remain to the prior and convent, and saving also to him the escheats which should at such times fall in, so that all rents and yearly services thereof arising during vacancies should likewise remain to the prior and convent, which escheats at the end of every vacancy, namely after fealty done by the bishop elect and confirmed or appointed, should be to such bishop delivered and remain to him and his successors without occasion or impediment of the king or his heirs, rendering to the king and to his heirs for every vacancy, if lasting one whole year 2,000l., and if a less or a greater time less or more in proportion; and the king granted that the prior and convent should have the keeping as aforesaid at every vacancy how long soever it should endure, so that no escheator, sheriff, bailiffs or ministers of the king should by reason thereof meddle with the keeping of the bishopric or of the manors, properties or goods whatsoever thereto belonging, except that in the beginning of every vacancy the escheator or other the king's minister for the time being should in name of the king's lordship take a simple seisin within the said palace and straightway depart as aforesaid, so that by reason thereof he should not make his abode there longer than one day nor leave any substitute in his room, saving also to the king and his heirs in times of vacancies the keeping of any lands or rents thereafter acquired by the bishop in fee, or that should by escheat or otherwise come to the bishop's hands, to be kept during vacancies by the king's escheators or other ministers, so that the rents and yearly services of lands so coming to the bishop's hands should during vacancies remain to the prior and convent and to their successors, and that by reason of such keeping no escheators or other ministers should enter the bishopric nor meddle therewith or with aught thereto belonging. Proviso that during this vacancy the escheator shall retain in the king's hand the keeping of any lands and rents for the bishopric acquired in fee after the aforesaid date, and of lands which have come to the bishops' hands from that date until now by escheat or otherwise.
	The like to the following:
	John de Broghton escheator in Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.
	John de Weston escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk.
	John Pyel mayor of the city of London and escheator therein.
	Writ de intendendo addressed to the knights, free men and all other tenants of the bishopric of Ely in favour of the said prior and convent, so long as this vacancy shall last.
July 26. Westminster.	To all free men of Ely and tenants there of the bishopric of Ely, now void and in the king's hand. Writ de intendendo in favour of the prior and convent of Ely during this vacancy, as well in regard to their acknowledgments because of the lordship of the bishopric as in regard to their services etc. which by reason of this vacancy they are bound or ought to do to the king, or ought to have done or to do to him, paying to the prior and convent in the king's name as keepers of the bishopric and of the temporalities thereof that which they are bound to pay for this vacancy by reason of such acknowledgment, for it is the king's will that they be thereof discharged toward him, and so behaving themselves that the payment which the prior and convent are bound to make to the king for keeping the same be not by their default hindered or delayed, whereby the king would have matter of wrath against them; as the prior and convent have the keeping of the bishopric and of the temporalities thereof at a set yearly rent by virtue of the king's grant lately made to them by letters patent.
	The like to the following:
	The free men and tenants of the hundred of Wycheford.
	The free men and tenants of the hundred of Wysebech.
	Order to the sheriff of Cantebrigge to be aiding the said prior and convent, that the free men and tenants in that county be intendant to them as aforesaid, so that the prior and convent may the more promptly content the king of their said farm.
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May 28. Westminster.	To the bailiffs of the town of Dovorre. Strict order from time to time so often as they shall have warning to purvey hackneys at a reasonable charge for riding thence to the next town where hackneys may be purveyed, for messengers whatsoever sent to the king and council from over sea by the captain and treasurer of Calais or one of them with letters or reports, or for those henceforward who shall otherwise come thither, or at the command of the king or of the said captain and treasurer or one of them shall pass by the said towns going hence to those parts, that the king's business be not delayed by default or neglect of the said bailiffs or by excessive hire of hackneys, compelling keepers of hackneys so to do if need be.
	The like to the following:
	The bailiffs of the city of Canterbury.
	The bailiffs of the city of Rochester.
	The bailiffs of the town of Suthwerk.
June 2. Westminster.	To Roger Keterich escheator in Hertfordshire. Order to remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with the manor of Knebworth taken into the king's hand by the death of Walter de Mauny knight, delivering to Margaret 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 said manor jointly with the said Margaret of the gift and feoffment of Nicholas de Horton clerk and Robert de Ellerton to them and the heirs of their bodies, and that the same was lately held of Robert de Insula of Rougemont (de Rubeo Monte), and after of the king as of the knights' fees of the said Robert by him given to the king; and the king has now given the said fees to his son John king of Castile and Leon and duke of Lancaster.
May 20. Westminster.	To Roger Keterich escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire. Order to deliver to Philip de Melreth clerk executor of Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford, to whom administration of the said earl's goods has been committed by William archbishop of Canterbury and John bishop of Lincoln as appears by their letters patent produced in chancery, to hold for one year from the said earl's death, all the castles, manors, lordships, lands etc. in his bailiwick whereof the said earl was seised at his death, the wardship whereof is in the king's hand by reason of the nonage of his heirs, and the issues thereof taken since the earl's death, except the manors, lordships and lands assigned in dower to Joan late his wife, and except the manors of Hasele and Piriton co. Oxford and Henton co. Berkes; as in consideration of the good and praiseworthy services as well of William de Bohun late earl of Norhampton the king's cousin in his life time as of the said Humphrey his son and heir, on 10 January last the king of his favour granted by letters patent that, in aid of payment of the debts wherein the said earls at their deaths were bound, the executors of the earl of Hereford should have for one whole year after his death the castles, manors, lordships, lands etc. in England and the march of Wales whereof he was seised and whereof the wardship ought to pertain to the king by reason of the nonage of his heirs, taking the issues and profits during that year without rendering account or aught else to the king, saving to the king the wardship and marriage of the heir or heirs, and the knights' fees and advowsons of churches thereto belonging, so that without waste and destruction the said executors should keep the premises during that term, and after the year complete and ended the wardship thereof should be taken into the king's hand and with him remain until the lawful age of such heir or heirs; and it is the king's will that the said executors shall have the premises during the said year and the issues thereof according to his grant, except those assigned in dower as aforesaid, and except the said manors of Hasele, Piriton and Henton and the manor of Wycombe co. Bukingham which for particular causes he will keep in his hands, so that they keep the same without waste and destruction, finding and bearing during that year all charges that pertain as well to Loghmaban castle as to other the premises.
	The like to John Froille escheator in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Wiltesir.
	To John de Weston escheator in Norffolk. Like order to deliver to the said executors for one year all the castles, manors, lordships, lands etc. in his bailiwick whereof the earl of Hereford was seised, and the issues thereof taken.
	The like to the following:
	John Foucher escheator in Notinghamshire.
	John ap Rees escheator in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and the march of Wales adjacent.
	Ralph de Thresk escheator in Lincolnshire.
	To the sheriff of Norhampton. Order of the issues of his bailiwick to pay to Philip de Melreth clerk executor of the earl of Hereford for one year only at the accustomed terms by even portions 20l. which the said earl in his life time used yearly to take of the issues of that county by the hands of the sheriff, taking his acquittance.
	The like to the following:
	The sheriff of Essex, for payment of 40l. 10s. 10d.
	The sheriff of Hereford, for payment of 20l. 10s. 10d.
	Membrane 25.
June 13. Westminster.	To John Foucher escheator in Notynghamshire and Derbyshire. Order to deliver to William son of Thomas son of Thomas de Chaworth knight (militis), being cousin and heir of Thomas de Chaworth knight tenant by knight service of the king as of the honour of Tikhull late in the king's hand, the lands of his said grandfather taken into the king's hand by his death; as the said William has proved his age before Richard de Foxton escheator in Leycestershire, and on 25 June last the king gave the castle, manor and honour of Tykhull with the knights' fees thereto pertaining to his son John king of Castile and Leon and duke of Lancastre in exchange for other lands.
Aug. 1. Westminster.	To John de Mattesford escheator in Devon. Order to remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with a carucate of land in Wolfysnymet, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken at the king's command by John Waskham late escheator, that Richard Wolf, son and heir of Walter Wolf, who died on Saturday before Michaelmas in the 43rd year of the reign, at his death held the said land by knight service of William son and heir of John de Clavylle and Joan (Johanna) his wife as of their manor of Bridlescombe, that Richard son of the said Richard was then aged five years and upwards, that the said William son of John died on Wednesday before St. Martin in the 43rd year of the reign, that by reason of the nonage of the said Richard the son, who held the premises of the said William tenant by knight service of the heir of Hugh le Despenser late a minor in the king's wardship, the escheators for the time being have occupied the same since the said Richard's death, taking the issues and profits to the king's use, and that the land yet remains in the king's hand for that no man has prosecuted his right in that behalf; but by view of the rolls of chancery the king is assured that on 4 November in the 30th year of his reign the age of the said William was proved, and the king commanded livery to be given him of his said father's lands, and by one part of a fine levied in the king's court at Westminster before the justices of the Bench one month after Michaelmas in the 40th year, and produced in chancery, between the said William de Clavylle and Joan his wife plaintiffs and Henry Perceay and Richard Bere deforciants of the manor of Bridlescombe, it appears that the said William acknowledged that manor to be the right of the said Henry, as that which the said deforciants had of his gift, and that they the said deforciants granted the same to the said William and Joan and to the heirs of their bodies.
	Membrane 24.
May 20. Westminster.	To William Ergom escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with two messuages in Kyngeston upon Hull which were of Robert de Mappilton; as lately the king ordered the escheator to certify under his seal in chancery the cause wherefore the same were by Roger Lassels late escheator taken into the king's hand, and the value thereof, and he certified that the late escheator delivered to him by indenture two messuages with appurtenances in Kyngeston upon Hull which were of the said Robert, one in Hulstrete the other in Markethgate, which messuages he took into the king's hand for that about Easter in the 29th year of the reign the said Robert committed a felony by slaying Maud his wife, that the same are worth 18s. a year over and above the rent resolute, and that for that cause they are yet in the king's hand and in the escheator's keeping; and the king reckons the said cause insufficient.
	Membrane 21. (fn. 1)
July 4. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Essex to cause a verderer in the forest of Waltham to be elected instead of John Stoke, who is dead.
	Membrane 20.
July 1. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Salop. Order to cause Robert Ferers of Wemme to have seisin of a messuage, two carucates of land and 16 acres of meadow in Neuton by Wemme held by Thomas Hord of Neuton outlawed for felony it is said; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the sheriff, that the premises have been in his hand a year and a day and are yet in his hand, that the said Thomas held them of the said Robert and Elizabeth his wife, and that Edmund de Burton late escheator had the year and a day and the waste thereof, and ought to answer to the king for the same.
June 24. Westminster.	To Robert Botoun keeper of the manor of Retherfeld co. Suthampton. Order of the issues of the said manor to pay to Hamon parson of Fynchampstede, as the king's farmer of the lands in that county which were of John de Norton tenant in chief, 36s. yearly from 26 November last on which day the king granted to the said Robert the keeping of the said manor without rendering aught to the king; as on 28 January in the 45th year of his reign for 20 marks to be to him yearly rendered the king by letters patent committed to the said parson the wardship of the said lands, which are in the king's hand by the said John's death and by reason of the nonage of John his son and heir, to hold with all things to such wardship pertaining from 3 October then last until the lawful age of the said heir; and after at the suit of the said parson, averring that the said manor is charged in 36s. yearly payable to the lord for the time being of the manor of Tystede parcel of the aforesaid lands, the king ordered John Froille the escheator in presence of the said Robert to make inquisition by true men of his bailiwick whether the manor of Retherfeld was so charged, and whether the manor of Tystede is parcel of the aforesaid lands or no; and now it is found, by inquisition taken accordingly, that the manor of Retherfeld is and used to be so charged time out of mind in 36s. payable yearly at four terms, and that the manor of Tystede is in the said parson's hand as parcel of the lands aforesaid.