Close Rolls, Edward III: February 1336

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: February 1336', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 3, 1333-1337, (London, 1898) pp. 645-648. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol3/pp645-648 [accessed 29 March 2024]

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February 1336

Feb. 10.
Knaresborough.
John de Buterwyk in Rydale acknowledges that he owes to Thomas de Butterwyk in Estlyng, 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York.
Hawisia late the wife of John de Wysham, puts in her place William de Lavenham and Gilbert de Chishull, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 60l. made to her in chancery by Robert de Hambury, parson of Stok church, diocese of Worcester.—John de Ifeld received the attornment.
Feb. 12.
Knaresborough.
John de Ellerker the elder acknowledges that he owes to Master Thomas de Cave, 25 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York.
Roger Bygot of Seteryngton and John de Bukton of Seteryngton acknowledge that they owe to Master John de Burton, parson of Stokesle church 26l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. York.
Isabella late the wife of William de Vescy, and William her son, acknowledge that they owe to Thomas de Baumburgh, clerk, 60s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. York.
Cancelled on payment.
Feb. 15.
Knaresborough.
Elizabeth late the wife of William Latymer acknowledges that she owes to William de la Pole of Kyngeston-upon-Hull, 62l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of her lands and chattels in co. York.
Cancelled on payment.
Feb. 14.
Walsingham.
John de Roches acknowleges that he owes to Thomas de Evesham, clerk, 8l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Wilts. Cancelled on payment.
Feb. 17.
Walsingham.
Thomas de Furnyvall, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Peter de Monte Forti, lord of Beaudesert (Bello Deserti), 800 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. York.
Feb. 12.
Walsingham.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to admit the attorneys appointed by John de Scures, sheriff of Southampton, to make his proffer on the morrow of the close of Easter next, because he is engaged upon the king's affairs. By K.
To the same. Order to cause the said John to have respite until the octaves of Michaelmas next for rendering his account. By K.
Feb. 16.
Walsingham.
To the same. Order to cause John de Sutton, knight, son and heir of Richard de Sutton-super-Trent, to have the respite which the king has granted to him, because lately at his suit, asserting that he made a certain recognisance for 2,000l. by force and duress, in the late king's chancery, to Hugh le Despenser, lord of Glomorgan, the king appointed Roger, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, and Thomas de Berkeleye, baron, appointed to hold pleas before the king with Geoffrey le Scrop and his fellows, justices to hold those pleas, to hear John's plaint in the premises together with those justices, and to do justice to him according to the form of an agreement made in the late parliament at Westminster concerning the annulling of such recognisances made to Hugh by force and duress; and because the said affair was pending undiscussed before the said bishop, earl, baron and justices, and the said 2,000l. were exacted of John by summons of the exchequer, the king gave him respite for the said 2,000l. until the octaves of Hilary last; and now he has besought the king, to order the exaction of the said 2,000l. to be superseded pending the discussion of the affair, and the king has granted him respite until the quinzaine of Michaelmas next so that he may be able in the meantime to prosecute the said affair for the annulling of the recognisance.
By C.
Feb. 8.
Knaresborough.
To the same. Order to cause 7l. 10s. 8d. to be allowed to Walter de Creyk, late constable of Baumbergh castle in his account, notwithstanding that he has no warrant in his possession for the payment of such wages, if they shall find by inquisition or otherwise that he paid the said 7l. 10s. 8d. to a watchman and three other men watching in that castle, for their wages, as he says that at the time when he was constable he paid 59s. 8d. to a certain watchman for his wages, for the whole time that he was constable, and to three men watching in the castle for 26 weeks by divers villages, for fear of the Scots, enemies and rebels, 4l. 11s. for their wages, to wit, 2d. a day to each of them, and the treasurer and barons have hitherto delayed to allow the said 7l. 10s. 8d. to Walter in his account, because he has no warrant in his possession for paying such wages. By K.
Jan. 28.
Berwick-upon-Tweed.
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Order to distrain the lord of Bothale, Robert de la Vale, the lord of Haddeston, the lord of Walton, Robert de Clifford of Newstead (Novo loco), the lords of Northgosford and Deulston, the lord of Werk, the lord of the barony of Balliol, and the lord of the barony of Bolbek, each of whom is bound to repair, maintain, and if necessary, newly construct a certain house within the castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, as is found by an inquisition taken before J. archbishop of Canterbury, the chancellor and others of the king's council, by all their lands, goods and chattels, so that neither they nor any others in their name shall lay hands on them, to repair, maintain, and if necessary, newly construct the said houses before Michaelmas next; and if the houses are not repaired, or newly built before that feast, in default of the execution of this order, the king will cause all the sheriff's lands, goods and chattels to be taken into his hands, and the said houses to be repaired, and if necessary, newly constructed therewith; and the sheriff shall inform the king in chancery on the said feast of all his doing in this respect.
Feb. 22.
Walsingham.
William son of William le Clerk of Kyme acknowleges that he owes to the prior and friars of St. Augustine, Lincoln, 40l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Lincoln.
Feb. 10.
Knaresborough.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause Henry, earl of Lancaster, to whom the king committed the custody of the manor of Shelveston, co. Northampton, which belonged to John Syward, knight, deceased, on 18 June in the 4th year of his reign, to hold under a certain form as long as the manor should remain in the king's hands, to have respite, until Easter next, for 29l. 9s. 8d., at which the manor is extended yearly, and for the arrears of that extent from the said 18 June, and to cause the demand which they made on the earl for the said extent and arrears to be superseded in the meantime. By C.
Feb. 20.
Walsingham.
To Gilbert de Boroudon. Order, upon sight of these presents, without further excuse or delay, to come to the king or to J. archbishop of Canterbury, the chancellor, wherever he shall be, to hold conference with one of them upon certain affairs which the king wishes to manifest to him, and further to do what shall be enjoined upon him. By K.
The like to Alexander de Moubray.
Feb. 11.
Knaresborough.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause Master Henry de Harwedon, clerk, Edmund de Leukenore, and John de Wendlyngburgh to be released from prison by mainprise, as the king's courts in which the affairs of the realm are transacted are free and exempt, and have been free and exempt from time out of mind, that no things concerning the ecclesiastical jurisdiction (forum) ought to be done or pursued therein, and no things touching the said jurisdiction ought to be entered upon, and the said Master Henry, Edward and John were indicted at the king's suit in his court before the chancellor and others of the council at York, Henry because he had notified certain bulls in chancery then at the abbey of St. Mary's, York, in the church there, to Master John de Thoresby, the king's clerk; Edward, because he had summoned the same John de Thoresby to appear in the Roman court on a certain day now about to come, to answer thereupon, and John de Wendlyngburgh for making instruments upon the premises; and by the inquisition of the country in which they afterwards placed themselves they were adjudged to prison in York castle by the consideration of the said court, to stay there at the king's will, where they are still detained, as the king has learned; and because at the request of divers magnates of the realm and elsewhere beseeching the king to aid Henry, Edmund and John in their release from prison, Henry, Edward and John found the following mainpernors before the king in chancery, to wit: Henry found Master John de Hildesle, George de Longevill, William de Catesby, Henry Grence and John de Helpeston, of co. Northampton, Hugh Glaunville and Philip Caxby, of co. Cambridge, and John de Phileby, of co. Norfolk; and Edward and John found the same George, William, Henry Grence, Philip, John de Helpeston, who undertook to have them before the king and his council at the next parliament to do and receive what shall be ordained upon the premises by the king and his council. By K.
Master Richard de Cestre, canon in the church of St. Peter, York, puts in his place Alexander de Congelton, clerk, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 24 marks made to him in chancery by Roger son of Richard de Farburn and Henry son of Roger de Farburn.
Membrane 42d.
Enrolment of grant by John Moryn, knight, to Gregory son of William Bordon, of a certain yearly rent of 10l. and a robe of silk of John's yeomen of the price of 15s., together with furs, to be received for life of John's manor of Grymeston in Rydale; and Gregory shall stay wherever John keeps his household, in the estate of John's esquires for two weeks at Martinmas and two weeks at Whitsuntide. Dated at York on Friday after St. Andrew, 9 Edward III.
Memorandum, that John came into chancery at York on 7 February and acknowledged the preceding deed.
Membrane 41d.
Feb. 29.
Hertford,
John, prior of the house of St. Saviour, Bermondseye, diocese of Winchester, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to William de Cusancia, clerk, 200l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Surrey.
Cancelled on payment.
Feb. 16.
Walsingham.
To the sheriff of York. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause proclamation to be made within cities, boroughs, market towns, sea ports, and other fit places, that all the men of that county, between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, and all other men, both knights and esquires, capable of fighting, shall provide themselves, under pain of forfeiture, with competent arms according to the form of the statute of Winchester, so that they may be ready to set out for the defence of the realm, and to fight all those who shall presume to invade it by land or sea, when they shall be warned for this by the king, causing them to be informed that if they are disobedient to this order the king will punish them. [Fœdera.]
The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Ibid.]
Feb. 29.
Hertford.
To William de Clynton, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Dover. Order to permit John, prior of Bermundesey, who is about to set out to parts beyond the sea by the king's licence, to cross from that port with 20l. for his expenses and those of his household.
Feb. 6.
Knaresborough.
Nicholas le Wayte, by reason of his good service to the king, is sent to the master and brethren of the hospital of St. Giles, Holburn, to receive such maintenance in that house as Stephen de Beverlaco, deceased, had there at the late king's request.