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April 1.
Westminster. |
To John de Hale escheator in Somerset. Order to take of Alice who
was wife of Edmund de Clyvedon, tenant by knight service of the
heirs of Edward le Despenser and Nicholas Seymour tenants in chief
who are within age and in the king's wardship, an oath that she will
not marry without the king's licence, and in presence of Robert de
Assheton, to whom the king has committed the wardship of two thirds
thereof, or of his attorney if being warned he will attend, to assign
her dower of her said husband's lands taken into the king's hand
by his death, the manor of Milton excepted, saving her dower of that
manor if she be thereof dowable according to the law and custom
of England; and order, to send such assignment under seal to be
enrolled in chancery. |
April 3.
Westminster. |
To the bailiffs and true men of the town of St. Botolph. Order on
sight of these presents forthwith to assemble together, and having
considered the matter so to deal in buying and selling 'stokfissh'
that by default of them or any of them no excessive dearness thereof shall
arise in that port or elsewhere within the realm, nor shall any man within
that port embrace such fish, that by their default touching this matter
the king be not a second time vexed at the complaint of the people;
as in consideration that a certain fish so called is landed in that port
before other ports more than was wont, and that in divers parts of the
realm great dearness thereof has now arisen, and it is doubted that
much more will it arise hereafter to the hurt of all the commons if a
speedy remedy be not applied, it is the king's will so to deal as may
tend to the common advantage, as he is bound to do. |
April 18.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriff of Bristol. Order, upon the petition
of Walter Derby of Bristol, to cause two ships of Spain lately taken
at sea by the king's lieges and brought to that port to be there
appraised by merchants and others having the best knowledge therein,
and to be without delay delivered by indenture to the said Walter
according to such appraisement by mainprise of Adam de Hertyngdon
the king's clerk and Richard Lyons citizen of London, sending the
appraisement into chancery under their seals and the seals of the
appraisors, and certifying all their action in that behalf when they
shall have executed this command; as the said petition shews that a
ship of the said Walter laded with divers goods and merchandise was
lately at sea in hostile manner taken and carried away by men of Spain,
praying that in part of his recompense he may have the said ships
of Spain which have long been detained in the port of Bristol, finding
a mainprise to answer the king or to them of Spain for the true value
or the price of those ships in case restitution thereof shall hereafter
be adjudged by the king and council; and the said Adam and Richard,
appearing in person in chancery, have mainperned for the said Walter
that he shall be ready truly to answer as aforesaid to the king or the
owners of those ships according to order of the council. |
April 22.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Essex to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of John Girerden, who is dead. |
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March 25.
Westminster. |
To Maurice fitz Thomas earl of Kildare and justiciary of Ireland.
Order to take of John Mauclerk security that he shall come hither
in the quinzaine of Michaelmas next to answer according to the law
and custom of Ireland touching whatsoever shall be laid against him,
and thereby to suffer him to be delivered to bail and set free from
prison, and freely to come to the king in England; as on behalf of
the said John it is shewn the king that at the king's command he
was lately chosen by the commons of Ireland to journey to England
in order to make declaration in the council for the king's profit
touching certain business which concerns the king and the estate and
ruling of Ireland, and that to prevent his coming to the king for that
cause he is taken and there imprisoned for certain alleged evildoings for
which he is indicted; and it is the king's will that the furtherance
of the said business shall not by such means be deferred. |
April 4.
Westminster. |
To Gerard fitz Moriz earl of Desmund and Thomas fitz Johan. Order,
for particular causes laid before the king and council, to cease all
excuse and deliver by indenture to the mayor and bailiffs of Waterford to be there kept in prison in their custody until the king shall
send further order for their deliverance Geoffrey Mor fitz Henry
Migiboun, Philip Cam fitz Davy, Richard fitz Davy and Gilbert fitz
Davy who are taken and imprisoned in Ireland under the custody
of the said earl and Thomas for certain contempts and evildoings
in Ireland committed. By C. |
April 10.
Westminster. |
To the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England.
Order to attorn tenant to Margaret who was wife of Thomas Graunson
knight tenant in chief concerning 43s. of rent issuing from the said prior's
manor of Sutton, and to pay her that rent every year at the usual
terms from 14 February last; as on that day the king ordered
Thomas de Illeston escheator in Kent in the presence of the heirs
to assign to the said Margaret dower of her said husband's lands
taken into the king's hand by his death, sending the assignment
to be enrolled in chancery; and the escheator has certified in chancery
that by virtue of that command he has assigned to her the rent
aforesaid. |
April 11.
Westminster. |
To Alan de Buxhull constable of the Tower of London, and to his
lieutenant. Order of the king's favour to set free the prior of
St. Frideswide Oxford, who is taken at the king's command and there
imprisoned under their custody, suffering him to go his way. By K. |
April 3.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Illeston escheator in Surrey. Order to deliver to
Simon Durant and Margaret his wife a messuage, 26 acres of land
and 1½ acre of meadow in Okstede, together with the issues thereof
taken since the death of Agnes atte Bergh; as the king has learned
by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Agnes, being an
idiot, at her death held no lands in that county in chief in her demesne
as of fee, but that the premises, which are not held of the king, came to
the king's hands by reason of her idiocy and are yet in his hand, that
she died on Thursday after the Epiphany last, and that the said
Margaret is her cousin and next heir, being daughter of John Wylot
son of John Wylot brother of Stephen atte Bergh father of Alice
mother of the said Agnes, and is of full age. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Huntingdon to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of Walter Lassels, who has his abode without the county,
wherefore he has not leisure to exercise the office of coroner, as the
king has learned. |
