Close Rolls, Edward III: May 1334

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 3, 1333-1337. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1898.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: May 1334', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 3, 1333-1337, (London, 1898) pp. 222-225. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol3/pp222-225 [accessed 28 March 2024]

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May 1334

May 2.
Lincoln.
To William de Rosteleye, escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Essex and Hertford. Order to cause reasonable dower to be assigned to Matilda, late the wife of Ralph Picot of Great Salyng, tenant in chief, from all the lands which belonged to her husband in that bailiwick at his death, upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence.
May 2.
Lincoln.
To the same. Order not to intermeddle further with 16 acres of wood in Little Raynes, restoring the issues thereof to Matilda, late the wife of Ralph Picot of Great Salyngges, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that the said Ralph and Matilda held that wood jointly at Ralph's death, for themselves and the heirs of Ralph's body, by the gift and grant of John son of Walter de Thorp of Little Reynes, and that the wood is held of Thomas de Baynard, by knight's service.
May 1.
Folkingham.
To the sheriff of Warwick. Order to deliver to Roger Hillary, without delay, an acre of meadow in Erdyngton which Richard de Thrymelowe held, who was hanged for felony, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the meadow has been in the king's hands for a year and a day, and that Richard held it of Roger, and that William Erneys, escheator in that county, had the year day and waste thereof and ought to answer for them to the king.
To the same. Like order 'mutatis mutandis' to deliver an acre of land in Erdyngton, which the same Richard held, to Henry de Erdyngton, knight, of whom Richard held it.
May 3.
Lincoln.
To the same. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of William de Sutton of Warrewyk, who is so infirm that he cannot travel to perform the duties of that office.
May 4.
Lincoln.
To the sheriff of Stafford. Order to restore, without delay, to Thomas Wylcher of Eyton, the bailiwick of the hundred of Cothulston, co. Stafford, together with the issues thereof, until otherwise ordered, notwithstanding the king's previous order to take such hundreds into his hands, as William de Sharehull, who held that bailiwick for life by the grant of the late king, rendering to the said king the ferm due thereupon by the hands of the sheriff of that county, lately demised that bailiwick to Thomas to hold for the same term, as the king has learned, and the king accepting this demise granted the bailiwick to Thomas to hold for life, rendering to the king the said ferm yearly by the hands of the sheriff of the county, and the king ordered the treasurer and barons of the exchequer to restore that hundred to Thomas, notwithstanding the order to take such hundreds into the king's hands, to hold until the next parliament, and in the parliament summoned at York on Monday before St. Peter in Cathedra last it was agreed that those who hold such hundreds in fee or for life by the grant of the king or his father shall hold them under a certain form, wherefore the king ordered the treasurer and barons to inquire how much the said Thomas, William and the sheriff of Stafford had respectively been accustomed to answer for, upon that bailiwick, at the exchequer. By C.
May 12.
Lincoln.
To William de Northo, escheator in cos. Surrey, Sussex, Kent and Middlesex. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands which Richard de Abberbury held in that bailiwick, restoring the issues thereof as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator, that Richard at his death held no lands of the king in that bailiwick, but that he held divers lands of divers lords by divers services, and that John de Abberbury his son is his next heir, and aged 16 years and more.
May 13.
Thornton.
To William de Clapham, escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland. Order not to intermeddle further with 24l. of rent in Bautre and Oystrefeld, co. York, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Idonia de Leyburn, late the wife of John de Crumbwell, held no lands for life in that bailiwick at her death, which ought to remain to the king and his heirs after her death, but that John and Idonia held the said rent jointly for themselves and the heirs of John by Idonia by the gift and grant of Gilbert de Ellesfeld, by a fine levied in the court of Edward I., in the 30th year of his reign, and that the rent is held of Peter de Malo Lacu.
May 18.
Burstwick.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to cause the seals called 'coket' to be brought to the treasury from the places where the staples have been appointed, and in which the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells were not formerly collected, immediately after the quinzaine of Trinity next, and to be kept there, and to cause other such seals of the king in their custody in the treasury to be sent without delay to the places where those customs were collected before the ordinance of the staple, to be delivered to those who ought to have the custody thereof, as because it was lately ordered by the king and his council that the staple of wool, hides and wool-fells should be held at certain places in England, Wales and Ireland and not elsewhere, the king ordered the treasurer, barons and chamberlains to cause the seals called 'coket' for the places where such customs were formerly collected to be brought to the exchequer and to be kept there, and to cause other seals called 'coket' to be manufactured anew for the collection of those customs in the said staples, and to be sent to the places where the staples should be, to be delivered to those who ought to have the custody thereof; and at the request of the prelates, earls, barons and community of the realm in the last parliament at York, the king granted that the said staples should cease and be destroyed; and for certain reasons the king wishes all wool, hides and wool-fells which are bought by denizen or alien merchants within the kingdom, until the said quinzaine, and carried out of the kingdom, to be taken to the places where the said staples were formerly appointed, to pay custom, according to the ordinance of the staple, until the said quinzaine. By C.
Vacated, because otherwise below.
Membrane 25.
April 27.
Folkingham.
To Gilbert de Ledred, escheator in cos. Lincoln, Northampton and Rutland. Order to retain in the king's hand a moiety of a messuage in the suburb of Lincoln, but not to intermeddle with the other lands which belonged to Thomas Cause in that bailiwick, restoring the issues of those other lands, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Thomas held that moiety in his demesne as of fee at his death by the service of rendering 1d. to the ferm of that city yearly for every service, and that he held no other lands there of the king in chief as of the crown, by reason whereof the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held divers other lands of other lords by divers services and that Thomas his son is his next heir and aged 10 years.
Vacated, because on the roll of fines.
May 10.
Lincoln.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Richard de Peshale, sheriff of Salop has shown to the king that whereas the king lately committed to William fitz Waryn the custody of Montgomery castle, to hold under a certain form, contained in the king's letters patent, and although from the time of that grant William had received the whole of the issues of the hundred of Chirbury in that county, by virtue of the said commission, as pertaining to that castle, so that Richard could not intermeddle in any way therewith, yet the treasurer and barons, having no consideration for the premises intend to charge Richard in his account at the exchequer with the said issues for the time when he held that county, and to cause those issues to be levied from him for the king's use, whereupon Richard has besought the king to provide a remedy; the king therefore orders the treasurer and barons to inspect their rolls and memoranda and if they shall find that the said hundred pertains to that castle, and that Richard has not received the issues thereof from the time of the said commission, as he says, then to discharge and acquit Richard of the said issues from that time. By pet. of C.
May 20.
Beverley.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to cause allowance to be made to Robert de Waltham in his ferm which he ought to render to the king for the bailiwick of the hundreds of Cokham and Bray, for 10l. 15d. in which the king is indebted to him for his wages and robes for the time of the late king, and for a certain horse, lost in the late king's service, as appears by divers bills of the late king's wardrobe which Robert has with him, as he says for which sum Robert has not hitherto received any satisfaction as he asserts, and has besought the king to cause such an allowance to be made to him. By p.s.
May 23.
Burstwick.
To Robert Selyman, escheator in cos. Southampton, Wilts, Oxford, Berks, Bedford and Buckingham. Order not to intermeddle further with certain tenements in Henlowe, co. Bedford, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator, that John de Dover at his death held no lands of the king in that bailiwick, by reason whereof the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held the said tenements of Katherine, late the wife of William Giffard, by the service of a pair of gilt spurs, or of 6d., from which tenements 6s. 8d. ought to be paid to the king at the exchequer at Michaelmas by the hands of the sheriff of Bedford, for the time being, for having a certain view.
May 27.
Burstwick.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to account with the abbot of St. Mary's, York, whom the king lately appointed to collect and receive the divers sums of money granted to the king by certain bishops, abbots and priors of the kingdom in subvention of the expenses incurred by the king for the marriage of his sister Eleanor, for the costs and expenses incurred by the abbot in such collecting and receiving, and to cause due allowance therefor to be made to the abbot at the exchequer according to their discretion.
May 8.
Fillingham.
To the sheriffs of London. Order, immediately on sight of these presents, to cause 2,000 arrows to be provided and bought from the issues of the ferm of that city, without delay, and to be kept safely until further orders.
By p.s.
To the sheriff of York. Order, immediately on sight of these presents to cause 2,000 arrows to be provided and bought from the issues of that bailiwick, without delay, and to be safely kept until further orders.
By the same writ.
May 27.
Pickering.
To William Erneys, escheator in cos. Warwick, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Lancaster. Order not to intermeddle further with divers lands of Robert Pirpount, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Robert at his death held no lands of the king in that bailiwick, by reason whereof the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held divers lands of divers lords by divers services.
May 25.
Pickering.
To the sheriff of Surrey. Order to cause a verderer for Wyndesore forest to be elected in place of Henry de Stoghton, who has no lands in co. Surrey or in the said forest to qualify him.
May 22.
Beverley.
To the sheriff of Hereford. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Warinus de Muntrich, who is insufficiently qualified.—By the testimony of Master Stephen de Ledebyry, dean of Hereford.
May 30.
Pickering.
To William de Clapham, escheator in cos. York, Northumberland, Cumberland and Westmorland Order not to intermeddle further with a third part of the manor of Middleton-Tiays and two parts of the manor of Thorneton in Lonesdale, and the advowson of Thorneton church, restoring the issues thereof to Robert de Gynes, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Christiana de Gynes held at her death the said third part, two parts and advowson, except a mill and 8 bovates of land in the manor of Thorneton, for life, of the grant of John son of John de Cauncefeld, by fines levied in the court of the late king, with remainder at her death to Robert, to hold for life, and that the said third part of the manor of Middleton is held of the earl of Richemund, who was John de Britann[ia], tenant in chief, by homage and fealty, and suit every three weeks at the court of that manor, and the said two parts of the manor of Thorneton, with the said advowson, are held of John de Moubray by certain services.
May 18.
Burstwick.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Whereas it was lately ordained by the king and council that the staples of wool, hides, and woolfells, should be held at certain places in England, Wales and Ireland and not elsewhere, and the king had ordered the treasurer and barons to cause the seals called 'coket' for the places where such customs of wool, hides, and wool-fells were collected before the said ordinance, to be brought to the exchequer and kept there, and other seals called coket for the collectors of those customs in the said staples to be newly manufactured, and also the weighing beams for weighing the wool to be newly made and examined by the standard of the weighing beam of London; and at the request of the last parliament at York the king granted that the said staples should cease and be destroyed, and wished that all wool, hides, and wool-fells, which were bought by denizen or alien merchants before the quinzaine of Trinity last, and taken out of the kingdom, should be taken to the said staples to pay custom; the king therefore orders the treasurer and barons to cause the said seals and weighing beams for places where the staples were ordained and in which the said customs were not collected before the said ordinance, to be brought to the treasury immediately after the said quinzaine, and kept there, and to cause other such seals and weighing beams in the treasury in their custody to be sent without delay to places where the said customs were collected before the ordinance of the said staples and at which such staples were not held. By C.