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Membrane 20. |
Nov. 18.
Wallingford. |
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay 31l. 10s. 8d. to
Thomas le Ferour, if they find upon viewing his bill that sum to be due to
him, as he has besought the king to order payment to be made to him, as
the king is bound to him in that sum for his wages of war in service in
Flanders and Brabant and for his robes for the 12th and 13th years of the
reign, by account made with him at Westminster on 2 May last, as may
appear by a bill in his possession, as he says, under the seal of William de
Northwell, late keeper of the wardrobe. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the receiver of the subsidy of the ninth granted by the community of
the realm in co. Worcester. Order to pay to Reginald de Cobham, by
indenture, or to his attorney, 650l. 7s. 2d. of the first year, as the king
wishes to satisfy him for that sum of a greater amount in which the king
is bound to him for his wages for the time when he was in service in parts
beyond the sea, as may appear by bills of the wardrobe in his possession, as
he says, under the seal of William de Northwell, late keeper of the
wardrobe, and by a roll under the privy seal, sent into chancery. By p.s. |
Nov. 20.
Reading. |
To John Skynner. Order to deliver the 20 sacks of wool which John
archbishop of Canterbury agreed to lend to the king and which are in
John's custody, as is said, to the receivers of wool in the city of London by
indentures, by the view of Robert de Watford, the king's clerk. |
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Mandate to the receivers to receive the wool from John Skynner and
deliver it to Matthew Canaceon in part payment of a sum of wool which
the king promised to pay Matthew under a certain form, by the view of
Robert. |
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Vacated because it was surrendered. |
Nov. 15.
Wallingford. |
To the receiver of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces
and the ninth of cities and boroughs in co. Gloucester. Repetition of a
previous order to pay the money of that subsidy to the merchants of the
societies of the Bardi and Peruzzi, or to their attorney, of the first year of
the grant, by indenture, in part satisfaction of the sums which they
undertook to pay for the expenses of the household, for the king's servants
and the wages of his serjeants from the 1 June last until the end of a year,
being 2,000 marks a month, at 28 days the month, for which the king has
assigned that subsidy to them as aforesaid, and notwithstanding that tallies
therefor are not levied at the exchequer under the receiver's name, and
delivered to the receiver. |
Nov. 15.
Wallingford. |
To the receiver of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, fleeces and lambs,
the ninth of the goods of citizens and burgesses and the fifteenth of
merchants and others dwelling in solitary places in co. Warwick.
Repetition of a previous order to pay to the merchants of the societies of
the Bardi and Peruzzi, or to their attorneys, all the money of that subsidy
of the first year, by indenture, as they receive it, in part satisfaction of the
sums which they have lent to the king and have paid for him, in
accordance with the king's grant to them, and notwithstanding that tallies
therefor are not levied at the exchequer under the name of the receiver and
delivered to him. By C. |
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The like to the following, to wit:— |
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The receiver of the subsidy in co. Leicester. |
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The receiver of the subsidy in co. Stafford. |
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The receiver of the subsidy in co. Salop. |
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The receiver of the subsidy in co. Hereford. |
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The receiver of the subsidy in co. Hertford. |
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To the receiver of the same subsidy in co. Lincoln. Like order, 'mutatis
mutandis' to deliver to the said merchants the money of the first year in
the archdeaconry of Lincoln, which the king has assigned to them as
aforesaid. By C. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To Thomas de Drayton of Great Yarmouth. Order to cause the bishop
of Man, in Scotland, whom he caused to be arrested with other men of
Scotland and with their goods and chattels, in a certain ship, at Kerkele,
to be brought to London under safe conduct with all possible speed, to be
examined upon certain things touching the king and further to do what
shall be ordained by the council, and to cause the other men with the
goods, chattels and ship, to be kept in safe custody until further order,
certifying the king of the price of the goods, chattels and ship. By C. |
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Fœdera. |
Nov. 26.
Wallingford. |
To John de Coggessale, sheriff of Essex and Hertford. Order to exercise
that office of sheriff until a year from the date of his commission, or until
further order, although he appeared in chancery and asserted that he did
not wish to intermeddle further therewith. By the keeper and C. |
Nov. 25.
Wallingford. |
To the vendors and assessors of the subsidy of the ninth of sheaves,
lambs and fleeces, and of the ninth of cities and boroughs and of the
fifteenth of merchants and others dwelling in solitary places granted by the
community of the realm in co. Oxford. Order to cause the money to be
levied with all possible speed and to be delivered by indenture to the abbot
of Osneye, receiver of the subsidy in that county, as it is levied. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause such
wages to be allowed to William de Dunstaple, the king's clerk, lately
appointed to buy and purvey victuals in divers counties of the realm, and
to receive victuals for his use, as were allowed to Stephen le Blount who
was appointed to buy and purvey other victuals in other counties, and to
receive other victuals, as well as to others who have done the like before
this time by like commissions. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To Brother Ralph le Frysoun, prior of Cogges. Order to hold and
exercise the custody of the lands and the administration of the goods and
chattels of the abbot of Fècamp, in England, in accordance with the form
of the king's commission to him, until an inquisition has been taken
thereupon or until further order, as the king, wishing to be certified
concerning the conduct of John le Paumer, who asserts that he is proctor
of that abbot in England, to whom the king committed the custody of the
said lands to hold under a certain form, and who was more fit than Ralph
to govern that custody, appointed Edward de Sancto Johanne, John de
Ifeld, and Thomas de Wyvyll to take an inquisition upon the matter by the
oath of lawful men of co. Sussex, in the presence of the prior and John, if
they chose to attend and to certify the king in chancery of what they
should find. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To John le Paumer. Order not to intermeddle with that custody until
the return of the said inquisition, unless the king orders otherwise in the
mean time. By C. |
Oct. 30.
Reading. |
To the takers and purveyors of wool in co. Surrey. Order to deliver all
the wool collected in that county to the receiver of wool there, by indenture, with all possible speed, in accordance with the tenor of orders several
times directed to them. By C. |
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Membrane 19. |
Nov. 4.
Reading. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to account with William de Kekenwich, the king's sergeant at arms,
for the wages of the men at arms, hobelers and archers retained by him for
the safe custody of the port of Eremuth in the Isle of Wight from 9
February last until 6 October following, on which day a truce was begun
and proclaimed with those of France, and for the sums received by him
upon such wages, and to give him payment without delay for the said wages
beyond the sums so received, as he has besought the king to order such
account and payment to be made, as by the ordinance of the council he was
deputed to stay in that port for its safe custody and for the defence of the
island against the incursions of alien enemies, and he was there for the
aforesaid time with a man at arms, two hobelers and fourteen archers, and
he received a sum of money upon those wages at the receipt of the exchequer. |
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By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to permit Gilbert de Chastillon, attorney of John de
Bello Campo, who is staying in the king's service in parts beyond the sea
to lade 12 sacks of John's wool in that port and take them to parts beyond
the sea, receiving 40s. a sack for the customs and subsidy thereon, in
accordance with the king's grant to John to take 12 such sacks to Flanders
in aid of his expenses and of those of his men in the king's service. |
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By C. |
Nov. 10.
Reading. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to permit
John de Wesenham and Walter de Chiriton, merchants, to lade 600 sacks
of the king's wool of co. Warwick, which he sold to them, and take them to
Flanders, paying the customs and subsidies thereon, in accordance with the
tenor of a previous order, as they undertook before the council to pay 100l.
in parts beyond the sea on the quinzaine of Michaelmas last, to the keeper
of the wardrobe, for the 600 sacks, and the residue within three weeks from
the time that the sacks should be delivered to them and that they should
cause the sacks to be taken to the nearest port, and pay the custom and
subsidy of 40s. a sack thereon in the port of lading, as is fully contained in
the indenture made with them. |
Oct. 26.
The Tower. |
To the prior of Huntyngdon. Order not to intermeddle with the receiving
of the money of the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces, the ninth of
the goods of citizens and burgesses and the fifteenth of the goods of
merchants and others granted in the parliament held at Westminster on
Wednesday after Sunday in Mid Lent last, in co. Cambridge, provided that
he receive all the money of the same in co. Huntyngdon, as the king lately
appointed him to receive that subsidy in those counties for the collectors
thereof there, and to cause that money to be kept securely, answering therefor according to the ordinance, and in consideration of the labours and
expenses of the men of co. Cambridge in the payment of that subsidy, the
king has appointed the prior of Bernewell to receive the money of that
subsidy in co. Cambridge, in place of the prior of Huntyngdon. |
Nov. 18.
Wallingford. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton. Order to
permit Thomas Palmere of Winchester, the king's merchant, or his attorneys to lade 20 sacks of 40 sacks in that port and take them to the king to
parts beyond the sea, paying the custom and subsidy thereon, to be
delivered to those whom the king has deputed to receive them, as Thomas
has lent the king 100 sacks of wool for his affairs, and has delivered 60
sacks thereof to Thomas de Hatfeld, the king's clerk, and promised to
deliver the remaining 40 sacks to the king or those deputed by him on
Michaelmas last. By p.s. |
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Like order to the collectors of customs in the port of Chichester for the
remaining 20 sacks. By the same writ. |
Nov. 18.
Reading. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of Southampton. Order to permit Matthew Canaceon to lade 300 sacks of
400 sacks in that port and take them to Flanders, having paid 40s. a sack
for the custom and subsidy, as the merchants of the societies of the Bardi
and Peruzzi undertook to pay 500 sacks of wool for him, for certain sums
of money lent by him to the king in parts beyond the sea, and the merchants have delivered 400 sacks thereof to Matthew, as the king has
learned. By C. |
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The like to the collectors of customs in the port of London for the
remaining 100 sacks. |
Nov. 23.
Wallingford. |
To the prior of Neubergh and his fellows, vendors and assessors of the
subsidy of the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces, granted in the North
Riding, co. York. Order to deliver all the money of that subsidy as they
receive it, to John de Ellirker, receiver thereof, as although the king lately
appointed them to deliver all the subsidy of the first year to Robert de
Shilvyngton, John Flemyng, and Thomas de Ebor[aco], merchants of
Newcastle upon Tyne, for a certain sum of money in which the king was
bound to them, and ordered them to deliver all that subsidy to those
merchants, yet because certain assignments to William de Monte Acuto,
earl of Salisbury and marshal of England, and to Robert de Ufford, earl of
Suffolk, of 5,000l. in the North Riding and a moiety of the West Riding co.
York and co. Lancaster to the former, and 1,000l. in the North Riding and a
moiety of the West Riding to the latter, were granted with the assent of the
council in part satisfaction of certain sums in which the king was bound to
them for their wages for the time when they were in the king's service in
parts beyond the sea and for other causes, as has been testified before the
council by those in whom the king has confidence, the king wishes justice
to be done, at the earnest request of the earls, showing that the assignments
made in other places do not suffice for the payment of those sums. |
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By the keeper and C. |
Nov. 23.
Wallingford. |
To John de Ellirker, receiver of the subsidy of the ninth of fleeces,
lambs and sheaves in the North Riding and the moiety of the West
Riding, co. York. Order to pay to the said earls and merchants the
portions touching them of that subsidy, by indenture, receiving the
bills, indentures and letters from them and causing them to be endorsed
if they contain a greater sum. By the keeper and C. |
Nov. 13.
Wallingford. |
To the receivers of wool in co. Wilts. Order to deliver to Richard
earl of Arundel or to his attorney 116 sacks of the king's first wool in
that county, by indenture, knowing that if they do not do this with all
speed, the king will punish them in an exemplary manner, as the earl
lent the king 1,600l. in Flanders in his last passage there in his
urgent need, and the king caused 200l. to be delivered to him of the
money of the procurations of the cardinals lent to him, in part
payment, by the hands of John de Flete, the king's clerk, and the king
granted the earl 350 sacks 10 stones of the wool granted in the last
parliament, to wit 116 sacks of co. Wilts, 116 of co. Southampton, at
6½ marks the sack in each county, and 118 sacks 10 stones, in
co. Sussex at 5 marks the sack, which said sacks are extended at
1,400l., to be received by the hands of the receiver of wool in those
counties in full satisfaction of the 1,600l. By the keeper and C. |
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The like to the receivers in co. Southampton to deliver 116 sacks to the
earl. |
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To the receivers of wool in co. Sussex. Like order to deliver 118 sacks
10 stones of wool to the earl or his attorney, by indenture. |
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By the keeper and C. |
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Membrane 18. |
Nov. 26.
Wallingford. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to cause 100
sacks of wool to be de-arrested without delay and delivered to Henry
Muddepenyng, Tidemannus de Lymbergh, Conrad de Affleu, Conrad
Clippyng, Sefrid Spisenaghel, Alvanus de Revele, John de Wold, Tirus
de Wold his brother, Henry de Revele the younger, John Clippyng,
Hertwinus de Bek, Wesselus de Bergh and Conrad de Revele, merchants,
or to their attorneys, to be taken to parts beyond the sea, if they find them
to be part of 700 sacks which the king ordered the collectors of customs in
that port to permit them to take to Flanders [as at page 421 above], as now
the king has learned that 100 sacks of the 700 are arrested at that town for
the king's use. By C. |
Nov. 27.
Wallingford. |
To the receiver of the money of the subsidy of the ninth and fifteenth
granted by the parliament held at Westminster, in co. Lincoln. Order to
cause all the money of that subsidy received by him, except what the king
has ordered to be delivered by his hands, to be taken to William de
Edyngton, the king's clerk, to the Tower without delay, and delivered to
him there by indenture, to be kept safely, as it was lately ordained by the
king and his council in the said parliament that all the money of that
subsidy for the present year and the year following, in all the counties this
side Trent, shall be received at the Tower and kept there, to be expended
for the defence of England, the prosecution of the war beyond the sea and
other matters specially touching the king, and not for other uses, and the
king has appointed William to receive that money and keep it in the
Tower, so that he shall answer to the king therefor. |
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By the keeper and C. |
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The like to all the receivers of the same subsidy in all the counties this
side Trent. |
Nov. 26.
Wallingford. |
To the collectors of the new custom in the port of London. Order to
supersede the demand made on the merchants of the society of the Peruzzi
for 40d. a sack for the new custom, if they find by the certificate of the
collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in that port, whom
the king ordered to permit Master Robert de Askeby, the king's clerk, to
take 125 sacks to Flanders [as at page 534 above], that the merchants paid
40s. a sack thereon for the custom and subsidy to those collectors. |
Nov. 20.
Reading. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to view the bills of John Travers, late constable of Bordeaux,
and to cause the executors of the will of Adam de Lymbergh, sometime
constable of Bordeaux of the late king to have payment of the sums
which are found to be due to Adam by those bills, in the accounts or
other debts which Adam owes at the exchequer, and to inform the king
if there is any reason why they should not do this, as the king ordered
them to cause allowance to be made to Adam in his account and debts
of the sums which should be found to be due to him [as at page 307 above],
and now the executors have informed the king that although the treasurer,
barons and chamberlains caused all the sums contained in the bills of Roger
de Waltham, late keeper of the wardrobe, and of Nicholas de Heugat, late
receiver of the late king's money and victuals in the parts of Bordeaux and
in the letters of Ralph Basset, seneschal of the late king in Gascony, to be
allowed to Adam while he lived and to the executors in the account, yet they
have hitherto delayed to allow them the sums contained in the bills of
John Travers, whereupon the executors have besought the king to order
due allowance of the said sums to be made to them. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order
to permit Henry de Ferariis or his attorneys to lade 34 sacks of his own
wool when they come to that port and take them to Flanders, having paid
the custom and subsidy due thereon, as the king granted that he should
take 20 sacks of his wool of co. Leicester and 14 sacks of co. Stafford to
that port and thence to Flanders, in aid of his expenses and those of his
men in the king's service there, paying the customs and subsidies due
thereon. By C. |
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To the takers of wool in co. Leicester. Order to permit Henry de
Ferariis or his attorneys to take 20 sacks of his own wool of co. Leicester
from that county to that port, and to dearrest without delay and restore to
the attorneys any of the wool which they have arrested, in accordance with the
king's grant that Henry should take 20 sacks of that county and 14 sacks
of co. Stafford of his own wool from that county to the said port and
thence to Flanders in aid of his expenses and those of his men there in the
king's service, paying the custom and subsidy due thereon. By C. |
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The like to the takers and purveyors of wool in co. Stafford for 14 sacks. |
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By C. |
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To the takers and purveyors of wool in the East Riding, co. York. Like
order to permit Henry or his attorneys to take the 34 sacks of wool through
the parts of East Riding to the said port and thence to Flanders. By C. |
Oct. 6.
Andover. |
To the bailiffs of the town of Torkeseye. Whereas the king lately sold
to Thomas Colle, Richard de Weston, Adam de le Home and John Rotour,
merchants, 400 sacks of the wool of co. Salop and 400 sacks of co. Stafford, of
the 20,000 sacks granted to the king, for certain sums to be paid to the king
in parts beyond the sea for his affairs, as is contained in an indenture
between the king and the merchants, and now the king has learned that
the bailiffs have arrested the said wool which the merchants caused to be
taken to Torkeseye, to be taken thence to the ports where they are to be
laded, in order to levy a toll thereon, and have caused divers sums of money
to be levied of the merchants of their wool: the king orders them to desist
from such things and from hindering the merchants in taking the said wool,
acquitting them of the toll and permitting them to take the wool to the
said ports, so that they may make payment to the king as aforesaid, knowing
that if they hinder the said merchants further to the delay of the said
payment, the king will punish them severely. By the keeper and C. |
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Membrane 17. |
Nov. 27.
Wallingford. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to permit
Tidemannus de Lymberg and John de Wold and their fellows, merchants of
Almain, or their attorneys, to lade 500 sacks of wool in that port and take
them to Flanders without paying the custom and subsidy due thereon,
certifying the king if Matthew Canaceon and Tisard Baret, merchants,
have laded any wool in that port by reason of the king's order to those
collectors to permit them to take 150 sacks of 500 sacks of wool from that
port to parts beyond the sea, remitting that order to chancery, as the king is
bound to James Scuteller of Brugges and Clare late the wife of Michael
Joce of Parys in 101 sacks of wool of co. Lincoln by the weight of Brugges,
to be delivered to their attorney at Martinmas last in the port of Kyngeston
upon Hull or Boston, to be taken thence to Brugges at the king's cost,
without paying the custom or subsidy thereon, and Matthew and Tisard
undertook before the council to pay the said 101 sacks to James and Clare
at Brugges and to exonerate the king towards James and Clare if the sacks
were not delivered on the said feast, as is contained in an indenture made
with them, and to satisfy Matthew and Tisard for the 101 sacks the king
granted that they should lade 500 sacks of wool in divers ports of the realm,
and take them to parts beyond the sea without paying the custom and
subsidy thereon, in full satisfaction of the 101 sacks, and the king ordered
the collectors to permit Matthew and Tisard to take 150 of those 500 sacks
from that port to parts beyond the sea in the form aforesaid, and because
Matthew and Tisard have asserted before the council that they cannot fulfil
their promise, and Tidemannus and John have undertaken before the council
for themselves and their fellows, to whom the king granted all the customs
and subsidies in all the ports of the realm to hold under a certain form, to
pay for the king at Brugges to James and Clare 101 sacks of wool, the
king has granted that they shall take 500 sacks of wool to parts beyond the
sea, without paying the custom and subsidy due thereon, in recompence
and full satisfaction for the said 101 sacks. By the keeper and C. |
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Mandates to the collectors of customs in the port of London who were
ordered to permit Matthew and Tisard to take 150 sacks of the 500 from
that port, and to the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton who
were ordered by another writ to permit them to take 200 of the 500 sacks
from that port, as aforesaid, to remit the writs to chancery under their seals
without delay and to certify the king in chancery whether Matthew and Tisard
laded any wool in those ports by virtue of such order. By the keeper and C. |
Nov. 25.
Wallingford. |
To R. bishop of Durham. Order to deliver all wool of co. Northumberland
arrested by him in his liberty of Durham to Richard de Galeweye, Thomas
Flemyng and William FitzDieu, merchants of Newcastle upon Tyne, by
indenture containing the number of sacks and to whom they belonged, so
that they may do their pleasure therewith and answer to the king for the
price thereof, as the merchants have besought the king to order this to be
done, as the king sold to them 500 sacks of wool of co. Northumberland, of
the 20,000 sacks granted to him, so that they should pay 100l. to the keeper
of the wardrobe in parts beyond the sea on the octaves of Michaelmas last,
for the war there, and the price of the residue within three weeks from the
time when the sacks should be delivered to them and that they would pay
the custom and subsidy of 40s. a sack thereon, and although the merchants
paid the 100l. yet they have not received any of the said wool because some
men of the said county eloign the greater part of their wool from that county
so that it may not be taken for the king's use and defraud the king thereof,
taking it to the said liberty, contrary to the king's prohibition and proclamations, and this wool is arrested by the bishop by pretext of an order of the
king directing him to enquire concerning wool brought into that liberty and
to arrest it for the king's use. The king wishes to deliberate with the
council whether the wool so arrested ought to remain to him as forfeit, or
whether those to whom it belonged should be satisfied for the price thereof
in accordance with the grant to the king of the 20,000 sacks aforesaid. By C. |
Oct. 26.
The Tower. |
To the takers and purveyors of wool in co. Stafford. Order to permit
John de Wesenham and Walter de Chiriton, merchants, or their attorneys,
to take 20 sacks of 60 sacks of wool, from co. Stafford to the port of Boston,
in accordance with the king's grant to them, as he sold them 600 sacks of
the wool of co. Warwick of the 20,000 sacks granted to him, and they
undertook to pay 100l. of the price to the keeper of the wardrobe in parts
beyond the sea, on the quinzaine of Michaelmas last, and the residue of the
price within three weeks from the time when they received the wool, and
that they would pay the custom and subsidy of 40s. a sack thereon, and
afterwards at their suit, beseeching the king to permit them to take 60 sacks
of their own wool at the ports of London and Boston, to accelerate the said
payment, as none of the wool of co. Warwick is yet levied, so that they
could not make payment as they had undertaken to do, unless they received
assistance, the king granted that they should take 60 sacks of their own
wool as aforesaid. By C. |
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The like to the following: |
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The takers and purveyors of wool in co. Warwick for 20 sacks of wool. |
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The takers and purveyors of wool in co. Derby for 20 sacks. |
Nov. 4.
Reading. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Henry de Lancastr[ia], earl of Derby, or to
his attorney 445 marks 9s. 7d. for Michaelmas term last in accordance with
the king's grant to him, as the king ordered the collectors of the petty
custom in that port to pay the earl 445 marks 9s. 7d. for that term [of. at page
351 above], and those collectors have certified to the king in chancery that
they have paid all the issues of the petty custom from Michaelmas in the
13th year until 8 March following, to Thomas de Ferariis and Thomas
Perle by divers writs of the king, and all the issues of the petty custom
taken by the collectors of inhabitants of Flanders and Brabant have been
surrendered to them by other writs, and they paid all the residue of that
custom to William de Clopton and Thomas de Colneye, by tallies and writs
of the exchequer, before any other order of the exchequer came to them, so
that they have nothing at present to pay to the earl, and the king wishes
him to be satisfied for the said sum. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To R. bishop of Durham, Henry de Percy and Ralph de Nevill. Request
that in consideration of the truce with Scotland now in force for a certain
time, they will cause 270l. 7s. 5d. to be allowed in place of the subsidy of
the ninth of sheaves, lambs and fleeces reserved for the war of Scotland,
according to their discretion, as the king is bound to John Faucomberge in
270l. 7s. 5d. for his wages for the time when he was in the king's service
in parts beyond the sea, as may appear by bills under the seal of William
de Northwell, late keeper of the wardrobe, which are in John's possession,
as he says, and by a roll under the privy seal, sent into chancery, and the
king wishes John to be satisfied for those sums. By p.s. |
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Membrane 16. |
Nov. 28.
Wallingford. |
To Reymund Seguyn, the king's butler. Order to deliver to John de
Sancto Paulo, the king's clerk, what is in arrear to him of the fee of wine
which he ought to receive from the king for the time when he held the household of chancery, to wit, from 9 December last until 9 May following,
and from 26 May last until 3 June following, and from 25 June last until
12 July following. By C. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To John de Ellerker, late escheator in co. Kaernarvon. Order to deliver
to Robert de Hambury, chamberlain of Kaernarvon, the office of the
escheatry in North Wales, which the king committed to him on 12 June
last, to hold during pleasure, answering for the issues thereof at the
exchequer, together with the rolls, writs, memoranda and all other things
touching that office, by indenture. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To John de Pateshull and Roger le fitz John de Milton. Order to
cause 8 sarplars of wool arrested by them, to be dearrested without delay
and delivered to James Offorst and John de Herk, merchants of Brabant,
to be taken to the city of London so that there the king may cause ordinance
to be made concerning them as it may seem good by the advice of the
council, as the merchants have besought the king to order that wool to be
dearrested and delivered to them, as they bought and purveyed 8 sarplars
of wool before the grant of 20,000 sacks to the king, in co. Bedford, to be
taken to Brabant, and John and Roger, by virtue of their commission to
take wool for the king's use in that county, have arrested the said sarplars
and detain them, and the king wishes to show favour to James and John on
account of the services rendered to him by the men of Brabant. By C. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to cause the gaol of Ayllesbury to
be newly built, if necessary or to be repaired without delay up to the sum of
20l. by the view and testimony of two lawful men of Ayllesbury, because
the king is informed that the gaol is so ruined that prisoners cannot safely
be kept therein unless it is newly built or thoroughly repaired. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to deliver the ninth of the moveables of citizens and burgesses of
Salisbury, Bristol, Gloucester and Oxford to Edward, duke of Cornwall
and earl of Chester, keeper of England while the king is staying in parts
beyond the sea, or to his attorney, and if that ninth does not amount to
500l. to give the duke speedy payment or an assignment for what is
lacking; as the king granted 1,000l. to the duke of his gift in consideration
of his expenses as keeper for which he was bound to divers creditors, 500l.
of the issues of the stampage of tin in co. Cornwall, and 500l. of the said
subsidy to be received by the hands of the receivers of the same. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the takers and purveyors of wool in co. Southampton. Order to take
full information concerning wool which has been hidden and eloigned and
to take all such wool and all other wool found in that county up to the
number of 1,000 sacks, for the king's use, according to the from of their
commission, and deliver them to the receivers of wool in that county, as
the king appointed them to take 1,000 sacks of wool in that county of the
20,000 sacks granted to him, making payment to those from whom the
wool was taken, and although the king ordered them to take all wool up to
1,000 sacks, yet they have delayed to take wool which several men have
hidden and eloigned in divers private places, although they could have
found it. By the keeper and C. |
Oct. 30.
Reading. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge the
sheriff of York and Peter de Malo Lacu of 20 marks of 200 marks exacted
of him for his relief and a recognisance, and also of 100 marks for scutage,
as 100 marks were exacted of Peter by the late king by reason of his
homage, taken in the 3rd year of that reign, for the barony of Mulgreve
which Peter de Malo Lacu, Peter's father, held in chief, and 100 marks in
which Peter the son was bound to Hugh le Despenser, the elder, by a
recognisance made in chancery, by reason of Hugh's forfeiture, and 100
marks for scutage of the armies of Wales, for the time of Edward I, and
although Peter ought to be discharged of the said 300 marks by virtue of
the pardon for debts made by the king to all of the realm, and of the
statute thereupon, yet the king pardoned him the 300 marks and discharged
him thereof, and ordered the sheriff to supersede the demand made on
Peter for the said 20 marks, for the residue of the 200 marks for the said
relief and recognisance and for the 100 marks for scutage. |
Nov. 24.
Reading. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order to cause payment or an assignment to be made to Otto, lord of Cuyk,
and Joan his wife, or to their attorney of 125l. and 1,500 florins of
Florence for Easter term last or the price of the florins, in accordance
with the king's grant to Otto on 22 December last of 250l. to be
received yearly for life of the issues of the customs in the port of
London, and to Otto and Joan, in recompence for their lands in
France, lost because they stayed with the king, of 3,000 florins of Florence,
to be received yearly of the said issues, and the king ordered the
collectors of customs in the port of London to pay them the said sums for
that term and they cannot be satisfied from the issues of the customs
because it is provided in an indenture made between the king and Conrad
Clippyng and certain other merchants of Almain to whom he granted the
customs and subsidies in all the ports of the realm to hold under a certain
from, that rents and fees granted to magnates and others in fee or for life
shall be paid to them yearly, but the merchants should not be charged with
any arrears of such fees; and Otto and Joan have surrendered the said writ
to the collectors to the king, in parts beyond the sea, to be cancelled,
beseeching him to cause them to be satisfied for the said sum for the term
aforesaid. By p.s. |
June 22.
Shotley. |
To William de Edynton, receiver of the subsidy of the ninth granted by
the community of the realm in all the counties this side Trent. Order to
pay to Thomas de Astele or his attorney, 4l. 19s. of the first year, in cos.
Worcester, Devon and Cornwall, by indenture, as the king is bound to him
in that sum for his wages for the time when he was in the king's service in
parts beyond the sea, as may appear by bills in his possession as he says,
under the seal of William de Northwell, late keeper of the wardrobe, and by
a roll under the privy seal sent into chancery. By p.s. |
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The like to the same to pay 11l. 12s. 2d. to Henry de Leydon. By p.s. |
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To the receiver of the subsidy of the ninth granted by the community of
the realm, in co. Worcester. Like order to pay 20l. to Thomas de Baddeby,
the king's clerk, by indenture, in part payment of a greater sum in which
the king is bound to him. By p.s. |
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Vacated because otherwise above. |
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Membrane 15. |
Sept. 30.
Andover. |
To R. bishop of Durham and to Henry de Percy and Ralph de Nevill.
Order to assign to Thomas Ughtred 1,843l. 4s. 6¾d. of the money of the
subsidy of the ninth and fifteenth granted by the community of the counties
beyond Trent and of the biennial tenth granted by the clergy of the province
of York reserved for the war of Scotland, according to their discretion, so that
those who pay the money to Thomas shall receive his bill and letters of
acquittance, as he has besought the king to order payment or an assignment
to be made to him, as the king is bound to him in that sum, to wit in 1,329l.
14s. 8¼d. of the surplus of his account rendered at the exchequer for the
wages of himself and his men at the time when he had the custody of the
town of St. John of Perth in Scotland, and in 513l. 9s. 10½d. for like wages,
by a bill of Edmund de la Beche, late keeper of the wardrobe, which is in
Thomas's possession, and the king has considered the good service of Thomas
in the war in parts beyond the sea, in Scotland and elsewhere, and the writ
is sent to the bishop, Henry and Ralph because the said sums are due to
Thomas by reason of the war of Scotland. By p.s. [13431.] |
Nov. 18.
Wallingford. |
To Thomas Crosse, clerk of the great wardrobe. Order to deliver to R.
bishop of Chichester, the chancellor, the arrears of the fee of wax which he
ought to receive from the king by reason of his office. |
Nov. 13.
Wallingford. |
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to pay by indenture to Robert de la
Ryvere, one of the king's falconers, whom the king has charged to stay in
that county with certain of his falcons, 12d. a day for his wages and 1d. for
the puture of each of the falcons, from 1 November last, so long as Robert
shall stay in that county. By letter of the keeper. |
Nov. 22.
Reading. |
To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to cause a verderer for the forest
of Salcey to be elected in place of Laurence de Quenton, deceased. |
Nov. 14.
Reading. |
To Henry Muddepenyng and his fellows, merchants appointed to receive
all the issues of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells and of the subsidy
in the port of London and in other ports of the realm, under a certain from,
or to their attorney in the port of London. Order to pay to Henry de
Lancastr[ia] earl of Derby or to his attorney, 445 marks 9s. 7d. for
Michaelmas term last, as the king ordered the collectors of the custom
of wool, hides and wool-fells in that port to pay the said sum to
the earl for that term and to show cause if they could not obey that
order [as at page 580 above] and the collectors have certified in chancery
that the said merchants, by virtue of the king's writ to the collectors, have
received all the said issues from 8 May last until that time, so that they
could not make the said payment, and in the indenture between the king
and the merchants it is provided that the latter shall make such payments
but shall not be charged with the arrears thereof. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the
demand which the collectors of the ninth and fifteenth and of the biennial
tenth granted by the clergy of the province of Canterbury, in co. Dorset,
make upon John de Tydelmynton, the king's clerk, by reason of the manors
of Brodeweye and Elleworth, co. Dorset, which belonged to Simon de
Trewithosa, as on 27 October in the 13th year of the reign, the king
committed to John the said manors, which were in his hand for debts in
which Simon at his death was bound to him, to hold of the king at ferm
from Michaelmas in the 13th year of the reign until the end of five years,
rendering 31l. yearly at the exchequer, in part payment of the said debts,
and now John has shown the king that the said collectors exact the ninth,
fifteenth and tenth of him by reason of the manors and intend to levy the
sum of those manors, and it is not consonant with right that he should be
charged with the said quotas by reason of manors which are in the king's
hand and are committed to him at ferm. By C. |
Nov. 22.
Wallingford. |
To Ralph de Middelnye, escheator in cos. Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and
Dorset. Order to cause Robert de Seyntcler son and heir of Robert de
Seyntcler, tenant in chief, to have seisin of all the lands of which his father
at his death was seised in his demesne as of fee, as Robert the son has
proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty and
given him respite for his homage until the Purification next, unless the
king return to England in the mean time. By the keeper and C. |
Nov. 24.
Wallingford. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to cause all
the wool of certain merchants brought to that port, which they can prove
to be their own, to be dearrested without delay and delivered to the
merchants or to their attorneys to be sent to parts beyond the sea, as
although the king appointed certain lieges to arrest wool for his use in cos.
York, Lincoln, Nottingham and elsewhere, and to do certain other things
contained in his letters patent, yet it is not the king's intention that wool
purveyed in those counties by merchants and brought to that port or sent
from it, shall be taken by virtue of such commissions. By C. |
Nov. 16.
Wallingford. |
To the abbot of Eynesham and his fellows, collectors and vendors of the
ninth and fifteenth granted by the community of the realm in co. Oxford.
Order to deliver all the money of that subsidy to the abbot of Oseneye,
whom the king has appointed to receive it and keep it safely, answering
therefore to the king. By C. |
Oct. 26.
The Tower. |
To Robert de Clere, escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge,
Huntingdon, Essex and Hertford. Order to amove the king's hand from
two acres of land of the prioress of Crabhous in Thorplond, co. Norfolk, and
not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to the
prioress, as the king wishing to know the cause of the taking of that land
into his hand ordered William Trussel, late escheator this side Trent, to
certify him thereupon, and William has returned that he did not so take
the said land, but that Robert de Holewell, sometime escheator in the aforesaid counties, delivered that land to him by indenture, asserting that it was
in the king's hand by reason of the appropriation thereof made by the
prioress after the publication of the statute of mortmain, without licence;
and afterwards at the suit of the prioress asserting that she acquired the
land of Adam son of John de Watlyngton by licence and she showed the king's
letters of licence beseeching him to cause his hand to be amoved from the
land, the king ordered Robert to take an inquisition upon the matter, by
which it is found that the said two acres which were acquired of Adam
are the same two acres which were taken by Robert de Holewell. |
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Membrane 14. |
Oct. 30.
The Tower. |
To the takers and receivers of wool in the city of London. Order to
cause 19 sacks of wool taken by them to be dearrested without delay and
delivered to John de Brake, merchant of Almain, to do his pleasure
therewith, as he has besought the king to cause this to be done, as he
bought 19 sacks of wool long before the grant of 20,000 sacks to the king,
and they are arrested by the receivers by virtue of their commission, and
the king has learned from trustworthy testimony that the sacks were
bought as John asserts, and he wishes to show favour to John because he
is a merchant of Almain and in the king's friendship. By C. |
Nov. 18.
Wallingford. |
To Robert de Clere, escheator in cos. Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge,
Huntington, Essex and Hertford. Order to pay to Robert de Ufford, earl
of Suffolk, or to his attorney, what is in arrear to him of 11l. 3s. 4d. rent
of a certain fee ferm and 15s. rent of a certain yearly scutage, which John
son of Robert de Thorp was wont to render to the king yearly for a moiety
of the manor of Combes, co. Suffolk, and which the king granted to the
earl on 15 February in the 12th year of the reign, and to the heirs male
of his body with other manors and lands in part satisfaction of 1,000
marks of land and rent which the king granted to provide the earl, and
now John is dead and the said moiety is taken into the king's hand and
the fee ferm and scutage are withheld from the earl from the time of
John's death, as the king has learned. The escheator shall pay the earl
the said fee ferm and scutage yearly henceforth, so long as the moiety is in
the king's hand. |
Nov. 20.
Wallingford. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains.
Order that in all allowances upon accounts of purveyors, and receivers
of the king's money and victuals, rendered before them concerning
their liveries, and of all payments upon the exactions of debtors
made by creditors, men at arms, serjeants and archers, they shall
receive the indentures, letters or bills of those liveries or debts under
the seal of William de Northwell, late keeper of the wardrobe, by which that
clerk shall be charged upon his account, and the king shall be absolved of
such debts when once satisfaction has been made, as William received divers
sums of money and other victuals from divers purveyors, receivers and
creditors who lent the king money, for the expenses of the household for
the time when he was keeper, and also accounted with certain men at arms,
serjeants of the household and archers by reason of his office and by the
king's order, and made indentures for the purveyors and creditors and
letters patent for the men at arms, serjeants and archers under his seal and
delivered them, whereby the purveyors and receivers had allowance in their
accounts for their liveries and the creditors, men at arms, serjeants and
archers could pursue payment; and the king is informed that the
treasurer, barons and chamberlains have caused divers such allowances
to purveyors, receivers and creditors and payments to men at arms, serjeants
and archers to be made without receiving the bills and indentures of
William, so that allowances and payments can be newly exacted of the king
at another time. By C. |
Nov. 16.
Reading. |
To R. bishop of Durham. Order to cause 35 sacks of wool arrested by
him to be dearrested and delivered to William Lengleis the king's yeoman
or his attorney, to do his pleasure therewith, as for a certain sum of money
which William paid to William de la Pole for the king's use, the king
granted that he should lade 100 sacks of wool in the port of Newcastle upon
Tyne and take them to parts beyond the sea without paying the custom and
subsidy thereon, and he is hindered in doing this and has now informed the
king that 35 sacks which he caused to be purveyed of the 100 sacks are
arrested by the bishop by virtue of the king's order to arrest all wool
fraudulently taken into the liberty of Durham, and William has besought
the king to order the wool to be delivered to him in aid of paying
his debts in which he is bound to divers men by reason of the
king's service, and the king has considered the damages and costs
sustained by William in the said service in parts beyond the sea, and
also that he is satisfied for the custom and subsidy of that wool. By p.s. |
Nov. 16.
Reading. |
To the vendors and assessors of the ninth of sheaves, fleeces and lambs in
co. Hertford. Order to supersede the demand made upon the prioress and
nuns of Chesthunt for that ninth, restoring without delay anything which
they have levied of them for this cause, as the prioress and nuns have
besought the king to order that exaction to be superseded, as their house is
so slenderly endowed that the goods and possessions thereof do not suffice
for their maintenance unless they are assisted by the alms of the faithful,
and for this cause the house was not taxed at the tenth, fifteenth, or any
quota granted by the clergy or laity in times past. By C. |
Nov. 20.
Reading. |
To the same vendors in co. Essex. Like order in favour of the warden
and brethren of the hospital of Ilford. By C. |
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To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to deliver to
the chaplains celebrating the divine offices in the chapel of Wyndesore, the
bread, wine and other necessaries for maintaining divine services there, from
Michaelmas last until Michaelmas next. |
