Close Rolls, Edward III: August 1339

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1901.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: August 1339', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 5, 1339-1341, (London, 1901) pp. 177-190. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol5/pp177-190 [accessed 28 March 2024]

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August 1339

Aug. 6.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to cause all ships crossing to parts beyond the sea from that port, to be diligently inspected, and cause all who have wool therein to be diligently examined by oath and otherwise so that they shall not pass off the wool of aliens as their own, under pain of forfeiture of the wool, and so that answer shall be made to the king for the custom and subsidy on wool taken from that port, as the king is informed that merchants and other natives pass off the wool of aliens as their own and thus defraud the king of 20s. of the custom and subsidy, as native merchants pay 40s. a sack and for every 300 wools fells taken out of the realm, and alien merchants pay 60s. for the same. By C.
Aug. 1.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to dearrest without delay two ships of John Pope the younger and John Gyn of Clyve, whom the king appointed to supervise all ships and boats on either side of the Thames towards the north, taking wool hides and wool-fells to parts beyond the sea, and to arrest all wool, etc., found without letters of 'coket,' and to permit John and John to take the wool and victuals in the ships to parts beyond the sea to the king, as the ships are commissioned to take the wool of the king and the wool and victuals of magnates and other lieges staying in parts beyond the sea, to those parts, and they have been arrested by Robert de Morle, admiral of the fleet, from the mouth of the Thames towards the west as the king has learned, to set out with that fleet in his service. By C.
Membrane 19.
July 15.
Kennington.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to John Askeby of Lincoln, 9l. 0s. 4d. (sic) in 110l. for wool bought from him by William de Snartford of Lincoln, merchant, who sent wool to the value of 537l. 17s. to the king to parts beyond the sea, and asserted that 110l. thereof were due to John; and on 12 May in the 12 year of the reign the king promised to pay him a moiety at Easter following and a moiety at Easter following that, and now John has besought the king to cause such allowance to be made to him, as the 9l. 4s. 1d. are due to him for green wax and other debts levied by him at the time when he was bailiff of Lincoln. By C.
July 28.
Kennington.
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Although it is found by an inquisition taken by him that John le Botiller, knight, at his death, held no lands in his demesne as of fee in chief, and that Ralph le Botiller is his next heir and aged 12 years, yet because the king is informed that John held, in his demesne as of fee, the manor of Pulrebethe, co. Salop, and divers lands in Wylkesby, co. Lincoln, in chief, by knights' service, whereby the custody thereof ought to pertain to the king until Ralph come of age, together with his marriage, the king orders the escheator to take an inquisition upon the matter, and if he finds that the premises were so held, to cause them to be taken into the king's hands and kept safely, answering to the king for the issues thereof. By C.
Aug. 2.
Kennington.
To Hugh de Ulseby, the king's butler. Order to deliver to Richard, bishop of London, the chancellor, without delay three tuns of wine, of his fee of wine, which he receives by reason of his office. By C.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of Bristol. Order to permit Gerard Bonenseigne, Dinus Forcetti, Peter Byne and their fellows, merchants of the society of the Bardi, to take the tin which they are lading in that port, to parts beyond the sea, without paying the loan thereon, having received the custom thereon and security that they will not take the tin to parts warring against the king, because they have satisfied the king for the loan of 20s. on each 'miliare' of tin.
By C.
Aug. 1.
Kennington.
To the prior of Kermerdyn and John Gogh, clerk. Order to deliver by indenture to William de Kildesby, the king's clerk, or to his attorney, all the goods and chattels which belonged to Robert de Tanton, sometime keeper of the wardrobe, and the money arising therefrom in the parts of South Wales, and from Robert's debts, as the king ordered them to deliver the money to John, archbishop of Canterbury or to his attorney, by indenture [as in this Calendar 10 Edward III. page 637] and the archbishop has committed to William to seek, levy, collect and receive all the said goods and money, and to canonically compel those who are rebels in the premises to make restitution of such goods and things. By C.
July 26.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Bristol. Order to pay to William Gilemyn of Bristol, the arrears of his wages as controller of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells, and of 3d. in the pound and other small customs and prests in that port, from 6 February last, when the king appointed him to hold the office during pleasure, and to pay such wages henceforth as the mayor, bailiffs and community of Bristol elected him as controller by king's order. By C.
Aug. 3.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of Boston. Order to permit Hildebrand Sutherman and John Braken, merchants of Almain, or their attorneys, to lade 94 sacks of wool in that port and take them to parts beyond the sea, without paying custom or subsidy thereon, because they paid them to the king in parts beyond the sea by the hands of William de la Pole, the king's merchant. By p.s.
Aug. 6.
Windsor.
To John de Flete, receiver of the king's moneys in the Tower of London. Order to pay to William le Gyvour the arrears of his accustomed wages for the time when he was in the king's service in the Tower in making engines and springalds. By C.
To the abbot of Kyner, collector in the parts of Wales of the last triennial tenth granted by the clergy. Order to pay to John de Thyngden, receiver and keeper of the king's victuals in Scotland, or to his attorney, 40l., which the king caused to be assigned to him of the issues of that tenth, upon purveyances of victuals for supplying the king's towns and castles in Scotland, and for which the king caused a tally to be levied at his receipt. By bill of the treasurer.
The like to the abbot of Aberconewey to pay 60l. to John.
By the same bill.
Aug. 12.
Windsor.
To Thomas de Metham, escheator beyond Trent. Order to pay to the executors of the will of Robert de Clipston, the arrears of Robert's wages and what they shall be found to have paid for the wages of parkers and makers of palings at Clipston from the time of Robert's death, as on 12 January in the 2nd year of the reign the king committed to Robert the custody of the manor and park of Clipston to hold under a certain form, so that he should answer for the issues thereof at the exchequer, and should maintain the manor and paling of the park at his own cost, receiving for the repairs of the paling timber of the park of dry wood and receiving 7d. daily for himself, the parkers and makers of the paling, by the hands of the escheator beyond Trent, and although a certain sum of such wages was in arrear to Robert while he lived, and the executors have paid other money of their own for wages after Robert's death, until the king ordained concerning the custody, yet they have not hitherto obtained payment for the same, as the king has learned from them.
Aug. 16.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to pay 500 florins of Florence for Easter term last, or the value of the same in sterlings, to Gabriel de Montemaing or to his attorney, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 13 August in the 12th year of the reign, of 1,000 florins of Florence yearly for life, of the issues of those customs, and the collectors have hitherto delayed to pay the 500 florins for Easter term last. By C.
Aug. 10.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to receive, by indenture, all wool, wool-fells, merchandise and ships arrested by Walter de Kent, John Pope and John Gyne, appointed to supervise all ships and boats on either part of the river Thames, taking wool and other merchandise, and to seize as forfeit all wool etc. found therein without letters of coket, and take them to the port of London, and to cause the wool to be kept safely for the king's use.
By C.
Membrane 18.
Aug. 9.
Windsor.
To Nicholas Moundelard. Order to deliver by indenture the 40l. by which he made fine with the king for a pardon for certain trespasses, concealments and excesses committed by him when he was one of the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton, to Nicholas atte Magdaleyne, receiver of the king's money and victuals at Southampton, in aid of his expenses on works in that town. By C.
Order to Nicholas to receive the 40l. and expend them on those works by the advice of Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, keeper of that town. By C.
Aug. 8.
Windsor.
To the keeper of Ireland. Peter de Grandissono has besought the king to grant him the right to alienate his manors of Kilsylan, Kilsokele and his town of Clon in Ireland, which are held in chief, as they are wasted by the king's Irish enemies, and Peter receives little or nothing therefrom, and cannot defend them because he is staying in England, the king therefore orders the keeper to take an inquisition upon the value of the premises by men of Ireland, and grant Peter licence to alienate, receiving a reasonable fine from him for the same, provided that those to whom he alienates are in allegiance to the king. By C.
Aug. 6.
Windsor.
To A. bishop of Winchester. Order to deliver all his wool due to the king by the grant made at Westminster and the ordinance at Northampton, to the sheriff of Southampton, and the other receivers of wool in co. Southampton, by indenture although the king ordered him to deliver that wool to the prior of St. Swithun's, Winchester, collector of such wool in the diocese of Winchester. By C.
Aug. 10.
Windsor.
Order to the receivers to receive the wool and cause it to be taken to the port of London and delivered by indenture to the collectors of customs there. By C.
Aug. 16.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Bristol. Order to permit John de Bayon[ne] to take 12 sacks of wool from that port to Gascony, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, as the king granted that he should take 10 sacks from that port and ordered the collectors in the port of Chichester to permit him to take 10 sacks from that port, and because there is no passage of wool in that port, he took the wool and two sacks in addition, to the port of Bristol, and although he paid the custom and subsidy to the collectors at Chichester, as Gilbert de Coventr[e], attorney in the port of Chichester of William de la Pole, to whom the king granted all those customs and subsidies, has acknowledged in chancery, yet the collectors at Bristol exact the custom and subsidy from him. By C.
Aug. 6.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order not to permit any ships with wool, victuals or merchandise to cross from that port to Flanders, as the king has learned that certain galleys and ships of war of France are in the port of Swyne, Flanders, to attack ships of the realm going there with wool, victuals and merchandise. By C.
Aug. 16.
Windsor.
To the same. Whereas the king granted 500l. yearly to Queen Isabella for life and ordered the collectors to pay that sum to her yearly, and although the king afterwards ordered them to pay all the money received until the Nativity of the Virgin next to the treasurer and chamberlains for the king's affairs, and then to satisfy the queen for the arrears of the said 500l., the king orders them to pay 500l. to the treasurer and chamberlains, and to pay the queen or her attorney the arrears of the said 500l., and to pay that sum yearly henceforth, notwithstanding the order to pay all customs and subsidies to the treasurer and chamberlains up to the said feast. By C.
Aug. 16.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Bristol. Order to permit the merchants of the Bardi to take 700 sacks and the merchants of the society of the Peruzzi 1,150 sacks of wool from that port to Lombardy, according to the agreements made with them to take 8,000 sacks [Cf. page 70 above] and cause letters of coket to be made thereupon, under the half seal, if the attorneys of William refuse to deliver the half of the seal in his custody, as the king has learned that the attorneys refuse to affix the half seal in their custody unless the custom and subsidy are paid to William, to whom they were granted, and the grant of 8,000 sacks to the said merchants was made long before the said grant to William. By C.
Aug. 17.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to deliver the forfeited wool, etc. taken by Walter de Kent, John Pope the younger and John Gyne, lately appointed to take non-coketted wool laded in ships on either side of the Thames, taken in a ship of Nicholas de Burnham, the custom and subsidy thereon not having been paid, except 19 sarplars, 5 pockets, which certain ministers of John fitz Water laded in his name in that ship in the port of Ipswich, as is said, and which the king ordered to be delivered by the ministers by a certain mainprise, to Thomas de Baddeby, who is about to take certain of the king's wool to him to parts beyond the seas, to be taken to the said parts, as has been fully enjoined upon him.
Aug. 15.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to cause the said ship with its tackle and rigging, to be appraised by men of the city and the wool and fells therein, and to deliver the ship and tackle with 21 sacks and 400 fells to Robert de Teye and William de Teye, by a mainprise, provided that the remaining wool and fells in the ship are kept for the king's use, as John fitz Water has besought the king to order the said wool and fells to be dearrested and delivered to his serjeants, as they laded 19 sarplars and 5 pockets containing 21 sacks 400 fells, in the said ship, in his name, to be taken to the staple at Andewerp, and paid the custom due thereon in the port of Ipswich; and John is serving the king at great cost in parts beyond the sea, and Robert and William have mainperned in chancery that he shall answer at will for the price of the wool and fells if 44l. 13s. 4d. were not paid to the collectors in the port of Ipswich for the custom and subsidy thereon, and for the said ship, if it ought to pertain to the king. By C.
Membrane 17.
Aug. 20.
Windsor.
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with two parts of the manor of Westthurrok and the advowson of the church there, restoring the issues thereof to William de Wauton, knight, son and heir of William de Wauton, the younger, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator, that the two parts and advowson are in the king's hands by reason of the minority of Joan, daughter and heir of John de Breaunzoun, tenant in chief, who died a minor, in the king's wardship, and that the manor and advowson ought to remain to William, by a fine levied in the late king's court between John de Breaunzoun and Elizabeth his wife, demandants and Nicholas Frimbaud, deforciant, for John and Elizabeth and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder in default, to William the younger, and there is no heir of their bodies, and the manor and advowson are not held of the king.
Memorandum that before the writ issued from chancery the transcript of the foot of fine, whereof mention is made above, was viewed and examined in the treasury.
Aug. 18.
Windsor.
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay to John de Pulteneye, 44l. 17s. 8d. without delay, or to give him an assignment therefor, as the king ordered them to pay him that sum for Easter term last [as at page 51 above], and on account of certain causes proposed before the council, the king wishes to hasten the payment of the remaining 44l. 17s. 8d. for Easter term next. By C.
Aug. 14.
Windsor.
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with 21 acres 3 roods of land of John Nebbyngg, William Sket, John Benne, Richard de Ketelesdon, Geoffrey Botild, Geoffrey Aligat, John de Berugh, Robert Philip, Hugh de Paston, William Lessy, Clement de Paston, John de Baketon, Geoffrey Bonde, Richard son of Henry de Baketon and Warin de Paston in Witton, restoring the issues thereof to John and the others, as the escheator returned that he had not taken that land into the king's hands, but that Robert de Holewell, late escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, Cambridge and Huntingdon, delivered it to him by indenture, asserting that it was in the king's hands by reason of the trespass of John and the others in acquiring it of John la Veyllie, who held it in chief, without licence; and afterwards at the suit of John Nebbyngg and the others showing that the land is not held of the king but of the prior of Bromholm by the service of 5s. 4½d. yearly, and beseeching the king to order his hand to be amoved therefrom, the king ordered the escheator to take an inquisition upon the matter, by which it is found that the land is held of the prior as parcel of the manor of Witton by the service of 5s. 4½d. yearly, and not of the king, and the manor is held of the prior by the service of paying 40s. yearly to him.
Aug. 18.
Windsor.
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause payment or assignment for 102l. 4s. 11½d. to be made to John de Pulteneye without delay, as the king ordered them to pay 102l. 4s. 11½d. to him for Easter term last [as at page 50 above] and he wishes to hasten the payment of the remaining 102l. 4s. 11½d. due at Easter term next. By C.
Aug. 28.
Windsor.
To Hugh de Ulseby, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his place. Order to deliver to the abbot and monks of St. Peter's, Westminster, for the morrow of St. Botolph last, a tun of wine of the prise of London, for celebrating divine service in their church, in accordance with the grant of Henry III.
Aug. 5.
Kennington.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the exaction of 20s. yearly from the citizens of London beyond 10l. yearly at which the town of Suthwerk was demised at ferm, receiving 10l. from them for every year from 6 March in the 1st year of the reign, as at the suit of the citizens by their petition before the king and his council in the parliament held at Westminster in the 1st year of the reign, showing that felons and other malefactors escaped secretly, after committing crimes, to the town of Suthwerk, where they could not be attached by the ministers of the city, and for lack of punishment they became more bold, and the citizens beseeching the king to grant the town to them for a yearly ferm, on the said 6 March the king granted the town to them, with the assent of parliament, for rendering the accustomed ferm; and afterwards the king learned from the citizens that although the town was demised at ferm for 10l. only before the said grant, and answer was wont to be made for that sum, except that John de Lincoln, citizen of London, to whom the late king was bound in a great sum of money, procured that the town should be committed to him for the value of 11l. yearly so that he might be more speedily satisfied, yet the treasurer and barons compel the citizens to render 11l. yearly; and the king ordered them to inspect the rolls of the exchequer, and view the accounts of the sheriff of Surrey before the said grant, and inform the king of what they should find; and they returned that it was found that the said bailiwick was of the body of co. Surrey and answer was made in the sum of the county with the other bailwicks and profits of the county until 7 Edward I when it was first separated from the body of the county and committed to Hugh de Jernemuth for rendering 10l. yearly to the king, and in the 1st year of Edward II the bailiwick was committed to Hugh, in the 3rd year to Adam le Chaundeler and afterwards to James de Putham and then to Nicholas de Tunstall, to hold at will for rendering 10l. yearly at the exchequer, and that the sheriff of Surrey had allowance from the said 7th year, of 10l. yearly; and that Nicholas held the bailiwick until 4 February in the 1st year of the king's reign, on which day the king committed it to John de Lincoln, citizen of London, to hold during pleasure, rendering 11l. yearly, no mention being made in the commission or elsewhere as to why it was committed to him for more than before. By C.
Sept. 6.
Windsor.
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent. Order not to intermeddle further with the manors of Blatherwyk, co. Northampton, and Dillyngton, co. Huntingdon, restoring the issues thereof to John son of Nicholas, brother of John Engayne and Elena, late John's wife, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Elena held the manors for life by fine levied in the late king's court, the manor of Blatherwyk for herself and John and the heirs of his body, with remainder to Nicholas and the heirs male of his body; and the manor of Dillyngton for life of John and Elena with remainder to Nicholas for life and then to John his son and Joan daughter of Robert Peverel and the heirs of their bodies; and that John son of Nicholas is the heir of his body, and the manors are not held of the king.
To the same. Order to deliver to John Engayne a third part of the manors of Geddyng, co. Huntingdon, and of Laxton and Pyghtesle, co. Northampton, together with the issues thereof, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Grafham, co. Huntingdon, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Elena, late the wife of John Engayne, held at her death no lands in her demesne as of fee, but that she held the said manor and parts in dower, after John's death, and the manors of Geddyng, Laxton and Pyghtesle, are held in chief by the service of hunting the cat, wolf and badger in certain counties; and the manor of Grafham is held of the earl of Gloucester by knight's service, and that John son of Nicholas Engayne, kinsman of John, is his next heir and of full age; and by inspection of the late king's chancery rolls, it is found that that king took John's homage, who proved his age before Master John Walewayn, then escheator this side Trent, and rendered his uncle's lands to him.
Sept. 22.
Windsor.
To the same. Order not to intermeddle further with a third part of the manor of Runham, co. Norfolk, restoring the issues thereof to Eleanor late the wife of John de Bilingeye, as on it being found by inquisition taken by the escheator that John held the third part in chief by the service of rendering a third part of 12 measures of wine and 200 pears of 'Permayns' at the exchequer yearly, and that he held no other lands in chief as of the crown, whereby the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, and John, John's son, was his next heir and aged 6 years, the king ordered the escheator to deliver the third part to Eleanor, the heir's mother, as his next heir, for the heir's use.
Membrane 16.
Aug. 16.
Windsor.
To Ralph de Middelney, escheator in cos. Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Ufcolmp, restoring the issues thereof, as on 12 February last the king gave licence to Richard de Cogan, to enfeoff with that manor, which is held in chief, William de Cogan and William Bastian, and that they should grant the manor to Richard and Mary his wife and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to Richard's right heirs.
Aug. 10.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Wilts and the other receivers of wool in that county. Order to de-arrest the wool of John de Warenna, earl of Surrey, and to deliver it to him, as he delivered 64 sacks 15 cloves of the sort of co. Sussex, of 200 sacks which the king directed to be bought of him, for which he is satisfied with 300l., to the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi, and sold the residue, and because it did not seem useful to the king, and the council refused to buy the residue, he sold it to the said merchants as may appear by an indenture between the earl and Hugh de Ficull, the merchants' attorney, and the king ordered the treasurer and barons to charge the merchants with that wool, in part satisfaction of 5,000 sacks which the king granted to pay them to be taken to parts beyond the sea, and to discharge the receivers of the said 200 sacks. By C.
Aug. 10.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides, and wool-fells in the port of Bristol. Order not to permit any wool to be laded in that port or taken therefrom, before it is coketted. By C.
Aug. 1.
Kennington.
To the sheriff of Southampton and other receivers of wool in co. Southampton. Order to receive all the wool which Adam bishop of Winchester shall deliver to them, by indenture, and cause it to be packed and sacked and taken to the port of London with all speed, to be delivered to the collectors of customs there. By C.
The like to the sheriff of Somerset and the other receivers in co. Somerset, to receive wool from the bishop of Bath and Wells and take it to London.
Aug. 20.
Windsor.
To William Lenglys, escheator in the liberty of Holdernes. Order to assign dower to Alice, late the wife of Robert de Lille, tenant in chief as of the honour of Albemarle, upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence.
Aug. 27.
Windsor.
To Robert de Hambery, sometime chamberlain of North Wales. Order to allow to William Trussel, the king's yeoman, keeper of Beaumarreis castle and sheriff of Angleseye, his fee for the same for the time when Robert was chamberlain, as was formerly allowed to him for that custody.
The like to John de Ellerker, chamberlain of North Wales.
Aug. 25.
Windsor.
To Henry de Frowyk and William Martyn. Order to cause 4l. 11s. 10¾d. to be levied of the men of the town of Westminster for the fifteenth of the third year thereof, according to the taxation made upon them by Henry, John de Cherleton and Edmund Flamberd, as the king ordered Henry and William to collect that sum for the second year [as in this Calendar 12 Edward III, page 552], and the men of the town have now besought the king to order that sum to be levied of them for the third year, as they are in nowise relieved by the arrival of the exchequer and Common Bench at that town in the present year, and several men who withdrew from the town by reason of necessity, have not yet returned. By C.
Aug. 25.
Windsor.
To Nicholas atte Magdeleyne, receiver of the king's money and victuals at Southampton. Order to cause what remains of 40l. which the king ordered him to expend on works in that town [as at page 161 above], to be expended on such works by the advice of the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, to whom the king has committed the chief custody of that town. By C.
To Arnald Dexcestr[ia] and Robert de Colynbourn. Order to deliver, by indenture, all the springalds, quarrels, breastplates, lancests, cross-bows, bows and arrows, which the king ordered them to receive from John de Flete, keeper of the king's armour in the Tower of London, for the munition of Southampton, to the prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, to whom the king has committed the chief custody of that town.
By C.
To Nicholas atte Magdeleyne, receiver of the king's money, victuals and armour at Southampton. Order to deliver to the said prior the engines, springalds, bows, cross-bows, lances, targes and other garniture, by indenture, which the king lately ordered him to deliver to Thomas de Bello Campo, earl of Warwick, when he was keeper of the town of Southampton.
Sept. 10.
Windsor.
To Hugh de Ulseby, the king's butler, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Bristol. Order to cause 50 tuns of wine to be purveyed and bought in that port without delay, and taken to the port of London with all speed, to be taken thence to the king to parts beyond the sea for the expenses of his household. By the keeper and C.
Membrane 15.
Aug. 30.
Windsor.
To Master William la Zousch, dean of St. Peter's York, the treasurer. Order to receive a ship laded at Bornham in Essex with wool, wool-fells and divers merchandise, without payment of the custom and subsidy, and arrested with the wool etc. by Walter de Kent, John Pope and John Gyne, appointed to arrest such merchandise, and taken by them to the port of London, and the wool etc. and cause them to be sold without delay and to answer for the money thereof. The king has ordered John de Causton and Thomas de Swanlond, collectors of customs in that port, to cause the ship etc. to be delivered to the treasurer. By C.
Sept. 1.
Windsor.
Mandate in pursance to the collectors. By C.
Aug. 10.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to permit Godekinus de Revele, Wynandus de Revele, Alvynus de Revele and Conrad de Afflen, merchants of Almain, or their attorneys, to take 600 sacks of wool to the staple at Andewerp, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, according to the king's previous order, because they paid the custom and subsidy to William de la Pole, the king's merchant. By p.s. [11979.]
Sept. 2.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to deliver all the wool which they have received from the sheriff of Somerset, of the wool of the bishop of Bath and Wells and of the abbot of Glastonbury, to Master Paul de Monte Florum, the king's clerk, or to William Potente, chaplain, his attorney, by indenture, in part satisfaction of the residue of 2,000 sacks of the king's wool which the king granted that Paul should take to parts beyond the sea, and to permit Paul or William to take the wool from that port to the staple at Andewerp without paying the custom and subsidy thereon; as the king caused 1,178 sacks 7 stones of that wool to be assigned to Paul in divers places of the realm, and he wishes Paul to be satisfied for the remaining 821 sacks 19 stones of wool. By C.
Sept. 2.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Sussex. Order to cause victuals up to 10 marks to be bought and delivered to John de Arryon of Bayonne, in aid of his expenses in going with a small galley to the isle of Jereseye on the king's affairs, and to take victuals for the maintenance of the king's lieges there. By C.
Aug. 28.
Windsor.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to allow to John de Ellerker, chamberlain of North Wales, 79 marks 8d. which he paid to John Tourbervill, leader of 80 Welsh chosen from the Welsh chosen at Tillebury, to set out to the king to the parts beyond the sea, for their wages and clothing, as the king ordered the said chamberlain to pay to the Welsh chosen in North Wales and taken to the port of Great Yarmouth to set out thence to king, and to their leaders, reasonable wages for the time of their stay in that port and until their arrival with the king, and their other necessary expenses, in accordance with the advice of Nicholas de la Beche and John de Molyns, and by virtue of that order he paid 50 marks for clothing 28 marks for their wages for a month and 14s. to the said leader for his wages for that month, by the advice of Nicholas and John as the latter has certified in chancery, by his letters.
Sept. 6.
Windsor.
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to cause payment or an assignment of 175l. 16s. to be made to John de Causton, if they find that that sum was due to him by the late king for divers things bought of him as might appear by five bills of the wardrobe under the seal of Roger de Northburgh, bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, then keeper of the same, in John's possession as he says, and John delivered 100l. to the king in his great need in subvention of payment of wages of the keeper of the Isle of Wight and other men staying there for its defence, which the king received on loan by the hands of John de Chestrefeld, his clerk, deputed for this by Master William la Zousch, dean of St. Peter's, York, the treasurer.
By the keeper and C.
Sept. 6.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Bedford and Buckingham. Order to supersede the demand made on Neapoleo, cardinal of the Roman church, prebendary of Sutton, in the church of St. Mary, Lincoln, for any tenths or aids imposed by the popes or granted by the clergy, by reason of his prebend, because the king has pardoned the cardinals all such debts. By the keeper.
[Fœdera]
The like severally to the sheriffs of Oxford and Northampton.
Sept. 5.
Windsor.
To John de Wyndesore, the king's clerk, appointed to pay wages to the men staying on garrison in the Isle of Wight. Order to pay all the money which he ought to pay to those men, by the view and testimony of John de Weston, keeper of the Island, and of John de Langeford, constable of Caresbrok castle. By C.
Sept. 1.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to cause the houses of the king's manor of Claryndon, to be repaired up to 10 marks by the view and testimony of William de Sancto Omero. By C.
Sept. 1.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order not to permit any wool or wool-fells to be laded and taken from that port before they are coketted, except wool of which the custom and subsidy of 500l. are to be paid to Queen Isabella and the 850 sacks which the king granted that the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi should take to parts beyond the sea, without paying the custom and subsidy, and the 200 sacks similiarly granted to John de Wesenham, before the commission of the customs and subsidies to William de la Pole, the king's merchant, which said excepted wool the king wishes to be taken to the staple at Andewerp according to the tenour of previous orders. By p.s.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. The like order, excepting 750 sacks granted to the Bardi and Peruzzi.
By the same writ.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Ipswich. Like order not to permit uncoketted wool to be laded in that port and taken thence.
By the same writ.
The like to the collectors in the following ports, to wit:—
The port of Lenn.
The port of Exeter.
The port of Yarmouth.
The port of Southampton.
The port of Chichester.
The port of Wynchelse.
The port of Sandwich.
The port of Hertilpol.
The port of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sept. 1.
Windsor.
To the sheriff of Devon. Order to restore to William Frellard, clerk, his lands, goods and chattels which were taken into the king's hands upon his being indicted for the theft of 70l. in money, and other goods to the value of 20l. of William de Sanlond, and of the death of Alan Box of Brixton, before William de Shareshull and his fellows, justices of oyer and terminer in that county, as William has purged his innocence before the commissaries of J. bishop of Exeter, diocesan of the place, to whom he was delivered by the justices in accordance with the privilege of the clergy.
Aug. 30.
Windsor.
To Stephen le Blount, the king's clerk. Order to deliver the 1,000 quarters of wheat, 1,000 quarters of beans and peas and 1,500 quarters of oats purveyed by him in cos. Somerset, Gloucester and Worcester and sent to the port of Bristol, to be taken thence to the duchy [of Aquitaine] for the maintenance of the king's lieges there, to William de Radenore, by indenture, whom the king has charged to take them to the said parts.
By C.
Sept. 1.
Windsor.
To William de Radenore. Order to receive the said corn from Stephen and take it to the king to the said parts. By C.
Aug. 29.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit Conrad Suderman, Conrad Waresworth and Hildebrand Beresworth, merchants of Almain, or their attorneys, to lade 20 sacks of wool in that port and take them to the staple at Andewerp, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, in accordance with the king's grant to them, because they have paid 2 marks of the custom and subsidy on each sack in parts beyond the sea, and the king has pardoned them the residue. By p.s.
The like to the collectors in the port of Boston of 180 sacks and to the collectors in the port of Kingeston upon Hull for 50 sacks.
By the same writ.
Sept. 8.
Windsor.
To A. bishop of Winchester. Order to cause all wool collected by him of the clergy of his diocese, in accordance with the grant made at Westminster and the ordinance made at Northampton, to be delivered to William Potente, by indenture, without delay, to be taken by him to the port of London to be delivered to the collectors of customs there, as has been enjoined upon him by the council. By C.
To the sheriff of Southampton. Order to find carriage for that wool to London. By C.
Membrane 14.
Aug. 18.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Whereas the king lately granted that John de Molyns should take 100 sacks of wool from that port to the staple at Andewerp, paying 40s. a sack to William de Northwell, keeper of the wardrobe, for custom and subsidy thereon, and ordered the collectors to permit him so to take the wool without paying the custom and subsidy in that port, and now John has besought the king to permit certain merchants of Brabant to take that wool, as he demised the wool to them to avoid the dangers in taking it to the said parts, and the sacks are now in the custody of the merchants in the said port; the king therefore orders the collectors to allow 40s. a sack to the merchants for the custom and subsidy, so that they shall answer for the custom and subsidy in parts beyond the sea, and to receive 40d. on each sack from them beyond the 40s. according to the grant made to merchants of Brabant, and to permit them to take the 100 sacks to the said staple, the collectors retaining the said 40d. for the king's use, until further orders. By C.
July. 10.
Kennington.
To the same. Order to permit Peter Fauelore and Nicholas Crane to lade 100 sacks of wool in that port and take them to the staple at Andewerp, without paying the custom and subsidy thereon, in accordance with a previous order which they have hitherto delayed to obey, because Peter and Nicholas have paid the custom and subsidy in parts beyond the sea.
By p.s.
The like to the collectors of customs in the port of Ipswich for Philip de Clopton for 22 sacks in that port. By the same writ.
Aug. 20.
Windsor.
To the collectors in the East Riding, co. York, of the triennial tenth and fifteenth granted by the laity. Order to pay 300l. to Thomas Ughtred or to his attorney, in part payment of 1,564l. 14s. 3d. due to him for his wages and those of the men at arms whom he retained with him in garrison at St. John of Perth, by the account lately rendered at the exchequer by John de Gerwardeby, Thomas's attorney.
By bill of the treasurer.
Aug. 18.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to pay to Walter de Kent, John Pope and John Gyne, 71s. 4d. for their expenses in bringing a ship laden with non-coketted wool, wool-fells and other merchandise, from the mouth of the Thames to the port of London, which ship they took by reason of the king's commission to them to make scrutiny of all ships and boats on either side of the Thames, and to seize all non-cocketted wool, take it to the said port and deliver it to the collectors. By C.
Aug. 18.
Windsor.
To brother Nicholas Foulon, fellow monk of the proctor in England of the abbot of Lire, an alien. Order to pay to William Walklate, 23l. 6s. of his ferm for Michaelmas next, in which sum the king is bound to William for his wages and those of the men at arms with him in garrison in the town of St. John of Perth, of which sum the king caused two tallies to be levied under Nicholas's name and delivered to William.
By bill of the treasurer.
Aug. 20.
Windsor.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to permit the attorney of Robert de Watford, the king's clerk, who is staying with the king in parts beyond the sea, to lade 2 sacks of wool in that port and take them thence to the staple at Andewerp, for Roberts' use, so that the attorney shall find security to pay 4l. for the custom and subsidy to William de Northwell, keeper of the wardrobe, for the king's use. By C.
Aug. 4.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to deliver all the king's wool and that assigned to the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi in that port, to William de la Pole, the king's merchant, or to Thomas Gouk, his attorney, by indenture, without delay, to be taken to the king to pay off certain of his debts at Andewerp, in accordance with a former order which they have not hitherto obeyed. It is not the king's intention that the merchants' own wool be delivered to William by virtue of this order. By p.s.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Lenn. Like order to deliver 247 sacks of the wool assigned to the merchants of the societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi in that port, to William or to Richard Dun, clerk, and Thomas de Brome, his attorneys. By the same writ.
May 1.
Berkhampstead.
To John de Flete, keeper of the king's armour in the Tower of London. Order to cause springalds, quarrels, breastplates, lances, cross-bows, bows and arrows, necessary for the munition of Southampton, to be bought without delay and delivered by indenture to Arnald Dexcestr[ia] and Robert de Colyngburn, whom the king has ordered to receive them.
[Fœdera.] By C.
Mandate in pursuance to Arnald and Robert. [Ibid.]
Aug. 24.
Windsor.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Bristol. Order to permit John de Portinare, Andrew de Portinare, Bartholomew de Portinare and Pigellus de Portinare to lade 100 sacks of 300 sacks remaining to them of the 691 sacks on which the king granted that the custom and subsidy should be allowed to them, in that port and take them to Lombardy, allowing 60s. a sack to them for the custom and subsidy in part satisfaction of 2,072l. 10s. in which the king is bound to them; as the king ordered the collectors in the port of London to permit them so to take 391 sacks [as at page 144 above]. By p.s.
Memorandum that the merchants afterwards had another writ to lade 60 sacks, 49 cloves of that wool in the port of London, which is enrolled on the Close Roll of the 14th year in the month of February.
Aug. 23.
Windsor.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich. Order to cause 9 tons of wheat flour, which the king ordered them to deliver to John Charnels, his clerk, or to Ralph de la Pole, his attorney [as at page 162 above] and a ship in which they are laded, to be dearrested without delay and delivered to the attorney to be taken to the king, as Andrew Yok, of Sandwich, caused them to be arrested to pay for the hire of the houses in which the flour was stored. By C.
Aug. 26.
Windsor.
To William Trussel, escheator this side Trent, or to John Osbern, supplying his place, and to the sheriff of Worcester. Order to deliver all money arising from the sale of the wheat, beans, peas and oats which belonged to Thomas, late bishop of Worcester, and which were taken into the king's hands for his debts, and which the king ordered the escheator to have threshed and taken to the port of Bristol [as at page 145 above] to be delivered to William de Radenore, by indenture, without delay, that he may take it to Gascony for the king's affairs, as has been enjoined upon him by the council, as the king has learned that they have sold the said corn and are retaining the money in their possession. By C.
Aug. 28.
Windsor.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to John de Wycombe and Thomas Belecher, collectors of customs in the port of Bristol, for their reasonable wages, as they have been allowed to other collectors in the realm, having consideration of their labours in collecting the king's wool in that port, delivering it to those to whom it was assigned and in being attendant upon the lading and equipment of the same. By C.
Membrane 13.
Aug. 30.
Windsor.
To Richard earl of Arundel and his fellows, keepers of the maritime land in co. Southampton. Order to discharge the abbot of Waverle of finding a man at arms upon that custody at Portesmuth beyond one whom he maintains for the same, as he has long supported divers heavy charges in maintaining two such men and other expenses for the defence of those parts at the time when alien enemies attacked those parts, and he cannot support two such men without the grave depression of his estate and that of his house. By C.