Close Rolls, Edward III: December 1337

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 4, 1337-1339. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1900.

'Close Rolls, Edward III: December 1337', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 4, 1337-1339, (London, 1900) pp. 282-283. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol4/pp282-283 [accessed 19 April 2024]

December 1337



	Membrane 8d.
Dec. 18. Westminster.	To Nicholas de la Beche, constable of the Tower of London, or to him who supplies his place there. Order to release William Benet from prison by a certain mainprise, as the king lately appointed William de Careswell and other lieges to arrest William, suspect of felonies and misdeeds, and take him to the Tower, according to the agreement made lately in parliament at Westminster, and Peter de Monte Forti, knight, and William Trussel, knight, of co. Warwick, William de Chiltinham, of co. Gloucester, have mainperned before the king in chancery to have William Benet before the king, his council or justices to stand to right in the premises, and to do and receive what shall then be determined, and that he will behave well. By C.
Dec. 18. Westminster.	To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause the men of Great Yarmouth to have respite until Easter next for 300l., to wit 200l. of the tenth and fifteenth granted in parliament at Westminster and in the council at Nottingham in the 10th year of the reign, and 100l. for the first term of the tenth and fifteenth lately granted for three years in the council at Westminster, as those men have besought the king to pardon them that sum, as they are much depressed by the arrest of their ships and because foreign merchants and merchandise, from which they receive most advantage, have not come to that town for a great while. By C.
	The like to the collectors of the same in co. Norfolk. By C.
Dec. 18. Westminster.	To William de Clynton, earl of Huntingdon, constable of Dover castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to him who supplies his place. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause proclamation to be made that no one shall inflict injury on the men of Great Yarmouth, by reason of the dissensions between them and the men of the Cinque Ports, under pain of forfeiture, but they shall treat the men of Great Yarmouth favourably when they come to those parts, as the king ordained a fleet, provided for war, at the supplication of certain merchants, lords and masters of ships, to go to the duchy [of Aquitaine] for wine and return thence, and the king has learned that evil and damage may arise between the ships of the Cinque Ports and those of Great Yarmouth, if these ships, chance to meet upon the sea, by reason of the dissensions between them, and the king wishes to prevent such evils, as his subjects ought to be united, since they are surrounded on all sides by enemies. The king has sent a like prohibition to the men of Great Yarmouth. By K. & C.