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Dec. 12.
Berkhamp-stead. |
To the collectors of the new custom in the port of London. Order to
supersede the demand made upon William de la Tape, merchant of
Morlaunz, or his attorney, for 40d. a sack for the new custom, on 13 sacks
and 13 cloves of wool packed in 8 sarplars, assigned to him in full payment
of a sum in which the king was bound to him for four great horses bought
of him, as the king lately ordered the collectors of the custom of wool,
hides and wool-fells in the port of London to permit William to lade that
wool in the said port and take it to Flanders, after paying ½ mark a sack
for the custom. By bill of the treasurer. |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to supersede
taking security of a plate of silver worth 2 marks for every sack taken out
of England until further order, although the king lately ordered them to
take such security from all merchants and others taking things from that
port, and to permit them to take wool after paying the custom and subsidy
due thereon notwithstanding the aforesaid order. By the keeper and C. |
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The like to the collectors of customs in the following ports, to wit:— |
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The collectors of customs in the port of London. |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. |
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The collectors of customs in the port of Southampton. |
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Membrane 19. |
Nov. 26.
Kennington. |
To William de Kynyardeby, the king's clerk, keeper of the coket seal
deputed in the port of Ipswich, and to the collectors of customs there.
Order to permit the 185 sacks of wool of co. Suffolk for the present year
assigned to William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, and the 180 sacks of
the wool of cos. Norfolk and Suffolk assigned to Laurence de Hastynges, earl
of Pembroke, upon their wages and those of their men about to set out to
Britanny in the king's service, to be laded in that port and taken to
Flanders by their attorneys, without finding security of silver plate in
accordance with the ordinance. By C. |
Dec. 6.
Kennington. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to
supersede the demand made upon Reymund Seguyn, the king's butler, for
40d. a sack for the petty custom on 212 sacks 12 cloves of wool as he
laded 87 sacks 40 cloves of 160 sacks of 300 sacks of the wool of co. Kent,
assigned to him upon the expenses of his office, in the port of Sandwich,
which the king ordered to be taken to Flanders, and the king ordered the
collectors of the customs of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of
London to permit him to take the remaining 212 sacks 12 cloves from that
port to Flanders [as at page 592 above]. |
Dec. 10.
Berkhamp-stead. |
To the same. Order to supersede the demand made upon Reymund
Seguyn, the king's butler, for 40d. a sack for the new custom for 70 sacks
of wool, as he is charged by the council to buy and purvey 50 tuns of wine
for the king's passage to parts beyond the sea, and the king has assigned to
him 150 sacks of wool for the past year of the 200 sacks of wool of
co. Kent assigned to William de Cusancia, sometime keeper of the wardrobe,
to be received by the hands of the receivers of wool in that county, at 10
marks the sack, and the king ordered the collectors of the custom of wool,
hides and wool-fells in the port of London, to permit Reymund or William
Clapitus, his attorney, to lade 70 of the said 150 sacks in that port and take
them to the staple in Flanders, after paying ½ mark a sack for the custom
due thereon. |
Dec. 17.
Kennington. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells and of the
new custom in the port of London. Order to permit Master Paul de Monte
Florum to take 240 sacks still in arrears of the passage of the 600 sacks
reserved to the king in that port by merchants deputed by him, and take
them to Flanders, quit of 40d. a sack for the new custom and of all other
customs and subsidies, and without finding security of a plate of silver, as
with the assent of the council the king assigned to Master Paul the passage
of those 600 sacks for the payment of 1,000l. for the redemption of certain
jewels, and the king ordered the collectors and the collectors of customs in
the ports of Kyngeston upon Hull and Boston to permit Paul to take 100,
200 and 60 sacks respectively from those ports, in the form aforesaid, under
the part of the coket seal in their custody, if the merchants of Almain
refused to affix the other part of the coket seal in their custody. |
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By bill of the treasurer. |
Dec. 18.
Kennington. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to permit Master Paul de Monte Florum or his attorneys
to lade 273½ sacks of wool in that port and take them to parts beyond the
sea, after paying the ancient custom of ½ mark a sack, as with the assent of
the council the king assigned to him 273½ sacks of the wool apportioned in
co. Northampton for the present year at 11½ marks the sack beyond the
ancient custom to the value of 2,096l. 16s. in part payment of 4,000l. ordained
for him by the council for the redemption of the great crown of England,
of two crowns of Queen Philippa and other jewels of the king, and although
Paul received the 273½ sacks from the assessors, collectors and receivers of
wool in the said county, he has not yet caused them to be taken to parts
beyond the sea or laded, wherefore he has besought the king to cause the
passage of that wool to be hastened. By bill of the treasurer. |
Dec. 28.
Berkhamp-stead. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull.
Order to permit William de Cusancia, the treasurer, or his attorney, to lade
wool in that port up to 40 sacks and take it to parts beyond the sea after
paying ½ mark the sack for the custom. |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to permit
Ralph de Ufford or his attorney to lade 16 sacks of the wool of co. Kent of
the present year, assigned to him for his fee of those 200l. which the king
granted he should receive yearly at the exchequer, and take them to
Flanders after paying ½ mark a sack for the custom. |
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Vacuted because it was surrendered and he has another writ to the collectors
of customs in the port of London to lade the said wool there. |
Dec. 28.
Kennington. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to permit the merchants of the society of the Bardi or
their attorneys to lade 100 sacks of wool in that port and take them to parts
beyond the sea after paying ½ mark a sack for the custom, quit of finding
security of silver plate in accordance with the ordinance, as the king has
assigned to them 100 sacks of the wool of co. Kent for the past year at 6l.
the sack, in part satisfaction of 3,000l. in which the king is bound to
them by letters obligatory. By bill of the treasurer. |
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Mandate to the collectors of the new custom in the same port to supersede the demand made upon the merchants for paying 40d. a sack on the
said wool for the new custom. By the same bill. |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London and to the collectors of customs in the port of
London. Order to permit Gerard Scotyn, master of a ship called 'la
Skenkwyn' of Durdragh, to take to Durdragh all the corn laded in that ship
by the following security, provided that no sterlings, plate, silver vessels,
wool, fells, hides or other customable merchandise be taken out of the realm
in that ship contrary to the ordinance and proclamation of the king and
his council, as Henry Grespeis, John Litle and John de Aley, citizens of
London, have mainperned that Gerard will take the corn to Durdragh and
not elsewhere to the king's enemies and that it shall not in any wise come
to the use of the king's enemies, and upon this they will bring letters
testimonial under the common seal of the town of Durdragh before the
octaves of the Purification next. By bill of the treasurer. |
Dec. 20.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Hampton, keeper of the islands of Jersey, Jernerey, Serk
and Aureney. The men of the island of Jersey have shown the king that
Henry de la More, supplying that keeper's place in the said island, has
occupied and detains divers sums of money and many other victuals,
garniture and goods which they caused to be brought to the castle in that
island for the safety and defence of that realm against the attacks of the
king's enemies and for the maintenance of those men, against their will,
whereupon they have besought the king to provide a remedy; the king
therefore orders the keeper to cause all the money, victuals, etc., so brought
to the castle to be delivered without delay [to the said men] while they do
what they ought for the custody of the castle and to cause those men to be
so treated that they have no cause to sue the king further for lack of
justice. |
