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Membrane 16. |
Aug. 19.
Westminster. |
To John Mautravers, keepers of the islands of Jereseye, Gernereye, Serk
and Aureneye, or to him who supplies his place there. Order to receive the
oath of Philip de Carteret, brother of William de Carteret and son of
Reginald de Carteret, and security that he will bear himself well towards the
king and will stay in the island of Jereseye in the munition thereof, among
the other lieges there, during the present war, and to deliver to him the
lands which were taken into the king's hand by reason of the death of
William and Reginald after receiving the services due thereon, if homage
is not due to the king of those lands, as the king has learned by inquisitions
taken by the keeper that William and Reginald held divers lands at their
death in the island of Jereseye, of the king, for rendering certain ferms
yearly to his provost there, and that Philip is their next heir and of full
age, and although he made stay among the king's enemies in Normandy
the king wishes to show favour to him that he may bear himself well and
faithfully in the future. |
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By K. on the information of Bartholomew de Burgherssh. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To William de Langele, escheator in co. Kent. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Ospreng, restoring the issues thereof to Margaret
late the wife of John de Pulteneye, knight, as the king has learned by
inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held the said
manor for life of the grant of John de Wynewyk, John Eccleshale, William
de Newenham and John de Tilteye, clerks, with remainder to John de
Stratford, sometime archbishop of Canterbury, now deceased, and to
Margaret and to William son of John de Pulteneye and Margaret and to the
heirs of his body, by a fine levied in the king's court, and that the manor
is held in chief in socage, by the service of a rose yearly at Midsummer,
and the king has taken Margaret's fealty. |
Sept. 1.
Westminster. |
To Saier de Rocheford, escheator in co. Lincoln. Order to take the fealty
of Joan late the wife of John de Wilughby according to the form of a
schedule enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with
the manor of Orreby and a messuage and lastage of Skirbek in Skirbek,
restoring the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition
taken by the escheator that John and Joan at John's death jointly held
the said messuage and lastage of the gift of John de Neuton, parson of
Spillesby church and of Stephen Tours, to them and to the heirs of their
bodies, by a fine levied in the king's court, and they held the said manor
of the gift of Robert de Hamby, parson of Hoggesthorp church, and of
John de Mundene, parson of Wylughby church, and that the messuage and
lastage are held in chief by homage and fealty, and the manor is held of
John de Orreby, knight, by homage and fealty. |
Sept. 5.
Sonning. |
To Humphrey de Walden, escheator in co. Hertford. Order not to
intermeddle further with the manor of Shenle and the advowson of the
church there, restoring the issues thereof to Margaret late the wife of John
de Pulteneye, knight, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the
escheator that John at his death held the said manor and advowson for
life of the grant of John de Wynewyk, John de Ekeleshale, William de
Newenham and John de Tylteye, clerks, with remainder to John de Stratford, archbishop of Canterbury, now deceased, to Margaret, and to William,
son of the said John and Margaret and to the heirs of his body, by a fine
levied in the king's court, and that the manor and advowson are held in
chief by the service of a pair of gilt spurs yearly, and the king has taken
Margaret's fealty. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to pay 100s. to brother Alexander de
Rameseye, now abbot of Barlynges, the king's chaplain, for Easter term
last, and to pay him 10l. yearly henceforth in accordance with the king's
grant to him of 10l. to be received yearly for life by the hands of the sheriff
of Lincoln. |
Sept. 17.
Westminster. |
To the same. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in
place of John de Bekyngham, deceased. |
Sept. 20.
Mortlake. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the
demand made upon the abbot and convent of St. Augustine's, Canterbury,
for 42l. 0s. 5¼d. by reason of the voidance if it is found, on inspection of
the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer, that 600 marks have been paid
for the voidance, and that they ought not to pay more, as the late king
granted to Ralph, the late abbot, and the convent there that the prior and
convent should have the custody of the abbey in any voidance with all the
things pertaining thereto; and that no escheator or other minister of the
king should intermeddle therewith, the prior and convent rendering 600
marks for the voidance, and now the abbot and convent have shown the
king that although the 600 marks have been paid for the last voidance yet
the treasurer and barons exact 42l. 0s. 5¼d. of them, asserting that that sum
is in arrear for the voidance, whereupon the abbot and convent have
besought the king to provide a remedy. |
Sept. 25.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton for the present or the future. Order to
pay to Nicholas le Veautrer, the king's yeoman, ranger of his forest, 2d. a
day for his wages for the time that he stays in that forest, as Richard de
Croydon, the late ranger, was paid. By p.s. [20669.] |
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Et erat patens. |
Oct. 2.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause 6l. for the
third part of the manor of Gestyngthorp, co. Essex, from 19 June last, and
the 133l. 3s. 4d. for the manor of Benhale from 1 October last to be
withdrawn from the 216l. 3s. 4d. to be paid yearly by the sheriff of Norfolk
and Suffolk, and to cause the residue of that sum to be paid to [Robert de
Ufford, earl of Suffolk], as of the said 216l. 3s. 4d. in arrear to the earl of
the 1,000 marks of land and rent, which the king granted to him by
charter to maintain the honour of an earl, which arrears the king, on
28 June in the 13th year of the reign, granted that he should receive by
the hands of the said sheriff, on 19 June last the king granted the said
third part to the earl, which Eleanor late the wife of Guy de Ferre held in
dower, and which came into the king's hand by her death on the close of
Easter last, to the value of 6l. yearly, and on 1 October the manor of
Benhale, which Eleanor also held for life, with reversion to the earl, to the
value of 133l. 6s. 8d. yearly, in part satisfaction of the 216l. 3s. 4d. and the
king ordered the manor and third part to be delivered to the earl. |
Oct. 6.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to pay to William, marquis of
Juliers and earl of Cambridge, or to Tilemannus de Werda and William
Muschet, his attorneys, 10l. for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with
the king's grant to him on 7 May in the 14th year of the reign of 20l.
to be received yearly of the issues of that county. |
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Membrane 15. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To Aymer fitz Waryn, escheator in co. Devon. Order to deliver to
Isabel late the wife of Henry de Wilyngton, tenant in chief, the manors
and lands in that county which the king has assigned to her to hold in
dower, as of the lands which belonged to Henry at his death the king has
assigned to her the following, to wit: the manor of Womberlegh, co.
Devon, extended at 12l. 7s. 4d. yearly; the manor of Beauford in the same
county, extended at 60s. yearly, the manor of Langhelegh with the
bailiwick of the hundred of Westbuddelegh, in the same county, extended
at 40s. yearly, a water mill and a moiety of a carucate of land at Clyve in
the same county, extended at 6s. 8d. yearly; the manor of Pultone, co.
Gloucester, extended at 10l. yearly; 9s. 2d. yearly rent to be received of
the manor of Westonbrut in the same county; a messuage and a mill in
Caleston, co. Wilts, which are not extended; a carucate of land there
extended at 7s. 6d. yearly; 6 acres of meadow there extended at 6s. yearly
and 23s. 4d. of assize rent there. |
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To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Like order to deliver to
Isabel the manor of Pultone and the said rent of the manor of Westonbrut,
assigned to her as aforesaid. |
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To Robert Russel, escheator in co. Wilts. Like order to deliver to
Isabel the messuage and mill in Caleston, and the aforesaid land, meadow
and rent assigned to her. |
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Memorandum that upon the said assignment of dower it is agreed between
William de Cusance, keeper of the wardrobe, whom the king appointed
surveyor and keeper of two parts of all the lands which belonged to Henry,
and which are reserved for the expenses of the household, and Nicholas
Whityng, Isabel's attorney to seek and receive her dower, that if by
re-extent of all the lands which belonged to Henry at his death it be
found that the manors and lands assigned to Isabel exceed the value of a
third part, then she shall be bound to render the excess yearly to the king
until Henry's heir come of age and thereafter to the heir, and if they do
not amount to a third part of that value then assignment shall be made
to her of what is lacking. |
Aug. 27.
Westminster. |
To Aymer fitz Waryn, escheator in co. Devon. Order to deliver to
Isabel late the wife of Henry de Wilyngton, tenant in chief, the knights'
fees assigned to her by the king to hold in dower of those which belonged
to her husband, to wit: a fee and a half in Muleton, co. Devon, which the
heir of Richard de Grenevill holds, extended at 6s. 8d. yearly; a fee in
Stonyaston which John de Chevereston holds, extended at 5s. yearly; a
fourth part of a fee in Hampton Gay which the abbot of Oseneye holds,
extended at 2s. yearly; a fourth part of a fee in Lugeyn which William
Botriaux holds, extended at 2s. yearly; a fee in Benarton which the heir
of John Beauchamp holds, extended at 5s. yearly; half a fee and an
eighth part of a fee in Bukyngton which the heirs of John de Claville and
of John Loges hold, extended at 4s. yearly, and the eighth part of a fee in
Snape, co. Devon, which William Brithleye holds, extended at 2s. yearly. |
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To the same. Order to deliver to Isabel the following advowsons
which the king has assigned to her to hold in dower, of those which
belonged to her husband, to wit: the advowson of Beauford church,
extended at 20s. yearly; the advowson of Bukyngton church, extended at
20s. yearly; the advowson of Stok Ryvers church, extended at 13s. 4d.
yearly; the advowson of the chantry of Womberlegh, extended at 10s.
yearly; and the advowson of the chantry of Beauford, extended at 10s.
yearly. |
Sept. 26.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Nottingham. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of John de Aslacton, deceased. |
Aug. 25.
Westminster. |
To Humphrey de Walden, escheator in co. Essex. Order to deliver to
Henry son of Mauger atte Neulond the manor of Neulond, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Mauger at his death held
no lands in his demesne as of fee or in service in that county whereby the
custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held the said
manor of the grant of John Ledet, parson of Wydyton church, for himself
and Mabel his wife for their lives, with remainder to Henry their son for
life, and that the manor is held in chief as of the honour of Boulogne by
the service of two knights' fees, and the king has taken Henry's fealty. |
Aug. 28.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Derby. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of John Giboun, deceased. |
Aug. 28.
Westminster. |
To William de Middelton, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. Order
not to intermeddle further with the lands which were taken into the king's
hand by reason of the death of Edmund de Clere, who held of the heir of
Robert Fitz Wauter, late a minor in the king's wardship, by knight's
service, as John, Edmund's son, has proved his age and the king has taken
the homage of John son and heir of Robert Fitz Wauter for all the lands
which his father held in chief, and has rendered them to him. |
Sept. 25.
Westminster. |
To Brian de Thornhill, escheator in co. York. Order to deliver to
Richard, brother and heir of William le Scrop, tenant in chief, the manor
of Estboulton, co. York, together with the issues thereof, as lately at the
suit of Cecily, late William's wife, showing the king that the said manor,
which was assigned to her in dower among the lands which belonged to
her husband, had been delivered by the sheriff of the county, by reason of
a writ at the suit of Richard pretending that she had more dower than she
ought, to Richard, a minor in the king's wardship, without due process, and
the king ordered the escheator to cause that manor to be resumed into the
king's hand and kept safely until further order, wherefore the manor was
taken into the king's hand, and although Richard has not yet proved his
age, yet the king, of his favour, and at the request of Bartholomew de
Burgherssh, has rendered the manor to him together with the issues thereof;
and the king wishes all the other lands of Richard's inheritance to
remain in his hand until they are sued out of the same by Richard,
according to the law and custom of the realm. By p.s. [20670a.] |
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To Thomas de Rokeby, late escheator in co. York. Like order to deliver
the said issues to Richard. By p.s. |
Sept. 23.
Sheen. |
To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Order to deliver to Henry
son of Henry Husee, knight, the moieties of the manors of Broderisyndone
and Saperton in that county, except an acre of meadow in the moiety of
Broderisyndone, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the
escheator that Henry the father, at his death, held the said moieties, except
the acre, of the grant of Thomas de Shirbourn, parson of Saperton church,
and of Robert de Teynton, parson of Broderisyndon church, to hold for life
with remainder to Henry his son and to the heirs of his body, by a fine
levied in the king's court, and that the said moieties are held in chief by
knight's service, and the king has taken the homage of Henry the son. |
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To John Laundels, escheator in co. Berks. Like order, 'mutatis
mutandis,' to deliver to Henry the manor of Morton and 65s. rent in West
Wyttenham in that county, which are held in chief by the service of a
tenth part of a knight's fee. By p.s. [20659.] |
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Membrane 14. |
Aug. 24.
Westminster. |
To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Derham, restoring the issues thereof, as the king
has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Master Roger
Cantok, at his death, held nothing in chief or of any other in that county,
but that he held the said manor for life and for one year after his death of
the demise of Theobald Russel, knight, by the king's licence, and that the
manor is held in chief by the service of a knight's fee, and that Ralph
Russel is Theobald's son and heir and of full age, and the king lately
took his homage and ordered the lands which his father held in chief to be
delivered to him. |
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To Thomas Ferinbaud, escheator in co. Buckingham. Like order not
to intermeddle with the manor of Herdewyk and Wedon near Aylesbury,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Master
Roger Cantock at his death held no lands in chief or of others in his
demesne as of fee or in service in that bailiwick, but that he held the said
manor for life, and for a year beyond to his executors, of the demise of
Theobald Russel, knight, and by the king's confirmation, and that the
manor is held in chief by the service of a third part of a knight's fee, and
that Ralph, Theobald's son, is his next heir and of full age, and the king
has taken his homage etc. as above. |
Aug. 24.
Westminster. |
To William de Ryngebourn, escheator in the isle of Wight. Order to
cause William de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, son and heir of William
de Monte Acuto, earl of Salisbury, tenant in chief, to have seisin of the
manors of Sweyneston and Brighteston and of the hamlet of Whatyngwell
near Swayneston in that island, restoring the issues thereof to him, as on
11 July last the king took the homage of William the son, who proved his
age before Thomas Cary, escheator in co. Somerset, for all the lands which
his father held in chief, at his death, and ordered them to be delivered to
him, and now the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator
that Katherine, late the wife of William the father, who died before 11
July last, was jointly enfeoffed with the earl of the said manors, which
she held for life of the earl's inheritance, and that she held the hamlet in
dower, and the manors are held in chief by knight's service, and the
hamlet is held in chief as of the honour of Caresbrok castle, by knight's
service. |
Sept. 16.
Marlborough. |
To John de Wyndesore, escheator in co. Leicester. Order to deliver to
Robert son of Robert de Holand and of Maud his wife, a third part of the
manor of Shepesheved in that county, and not to intermeddle further with the
manors and lands which are held of others than the king and which were
taken into the king's hand by reason of Maud's death, restoring the issues
thereof to Robert, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the
escheator that Maud at her death held no lands in her demesne as of fee in
chief in that county but that she held the said third part jointly with
Robert, her husband, for their lives, of the gift and enfeoffment of Adam de
Preston and William de Wyrkesworth, with remainder to Robert the son and
to the heirs of his body, by a fine levied in the king's court, and that she
held the manor of Baggeworth, the manor of Thornton and certain lands
at Halynghawe in that county, in dower, of the inheritance of Robert the
son, and that the said third part is held in chief by the service of an eighth
part of a knight's fee, and the manors and lands aforesaid are held of others
than the king by divers services, and the king has taken the homage of
Robert the son and has rendered the third part to him. By p.s. |
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To Richard Blundel, escheator in co. Northampton. Like order, 'mutatis
mutandis,' not to intermeddle further with the manor of Hals and Brackele
in that county, or with the manor of Kyngessutton with the hundred of
Sutton, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
Maud late the wife of Robert de Holand at her death held no lands in her
demesne as of fee in chief in that county, but that she held the manor of
Hals and Brackele jointly with her husband for their lives, of the gift and
enfeoffment of Adam de Preston and William de Wyrkesworth, with
remainder to Robert their son and the heirs of his body, by a fine levied in
the king's court, and that she held the manor of Kyngessutton and the
hundred for herself and the heirs of the bodies of Robert her husband and
herself, and that the manor of Hals and Brackele is held in chief by the
service of a knight's fee, and the manor of Kyngessutton and the hundred
are held of the earl of Lincoln by the service of a sparrowhawk or 2s. yearly,
and the king has taken Robert's homage etc. as above, 'mutatis mutandis.' |
Sept. 23.
Westminster. |
To John Laundels, escheator in co. Oxford. Order to take the fealty of
Elizabeth late the wife of Hugh Plescy, according to the form of a schedule
enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with the
manor of Cudelyngton in that county, restoring the issues thereof to her,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Hugh
was jointly enfeoffed of that manor at his death, with Elizabeth, for themselves and the heirs male of their bodies, by a fine levied in the king's
court, and that the manor is held in chief by the service of a fourth part
of a knight's fee. |
Sept. 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to cause a coroner for that county
to be elected in place of William son of Richard, deceased. |
Sept. 25.
Westminster. |
To Richard de Danseye, escheator in co. Hereford. Order to assign
dower to Joan late the wife of William de Northgrave, tenant in chief, of
all the lands which belonged to her husband, as the king has taken her
oath that she will not marry without his licence. |
Sept. 5.
Westminster. |
To Leo de Perton, escheator in co. Worcester. Order to take the fealty
of Robert brother of Edmund brother of John Russel, according to the form
of a schedule enclosed with these presents, and to deliver to him the manor
of Strengesham and the advowson of the church there, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held
the said manor and advowson for himself and the heirs of his body, with
remainder in default to Edmund and the heirs of his body, and in default
to Robert and the heirs of his body, by a fine levied in the king's court,
and that John and Edmund died without heirs of their bodies, and the
manor and advowson are held of the abbey of Westminster, void and in the
king's hand, by the service of a knight's fee. |
Oct. 1.
Westminster. |
To William de Middelton, escheator in co. Suffolk. Order to deliver to
Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, the manor of Benhale in that county,
which Eleanor late the wife of Guy Ferre held for life, as the king granted
that after Eleanor's death the said manor should remain to the earl and to
the heirs male of his body, to the value of 133l. 6s. 8d. yearly, in part
satisfaction of 1,000 marks of land and rent, which the king granted to
him by charter, and Eleanor, who held the manor as of the honour of Eye,
in the earl's hand by the king's grant, by the service of a knight's fee, is
dead, as is found by an inquisition taken thereupon. |
Oct. 3.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Middlesex for the present or the future. Order to pay
to John de Paskeneye what is in arrear to him of his wages of 2d. a day and
10s. yearly for his robe, and to pay him the said wages and robe henceforth,
in accordance with the king's grant to him on 8 January in the 19th year
of the reign, for his good service to the king and his father and because he
was maimed in the king's service, of such wages and robes to be received
by the hands of the sheriff of Middlesex for life. Et erat patens. |
Oct. 2.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of John Gardyn, deceased. |
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Membrane 13. |
Aug. 23.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Ferinbaud, escheator in co. Buckingham. Order to take
the fealty of Cristiana late the wife of John son of Thomas Huntercombe
according to the form of a schedule enclosed with these presents and not to
intermeddle further with the manor of Burnham and the advowson of
Bekenesfeld church, restoring the issue thereof to her, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held
the said manor and advowson jointly with Cristiana, of the gift and
enfeoffment of Alan de Aston, vicar of Burnham church, and of Adam de
Aylyngton, parson of Aston church, by a fine levied in the king's court,
and that the manor and advowson are held in chief by the service of half
a knight's fee. |
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To Humphrey de Walden, escheator in co. Essex. Order not to
intermeddle further with the manor of Wanstede and 40 acres of land in
Wodeford, restoring the issues thereof to Cristiana late the wife of John
son of Thomas Huntercombe, as the king has learned by inquisition taken
by the escheator that John at his death held the said manor, and land and
the advowson of the church of the manor in the hundred of Bekentre in
that county, by a fine levied in the king's court, for himself and Cristiana
and the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor and land are held of
others than the king by divers services. |
Aug. 15.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in co. Northampton. Order not to intermeddle further
with the priory of Raveneston, restoring the issues thereof to the sub-prior
and convent, as Henry III granted that, although he was founder and patron
of the priory, the king should have no administration during a voidance
but that the canons should have the custody of the house and free
administration of the goods and possessions pertaining thereto, and the
king should have no claim, except that the canons should seek licence from
him to elect a prior, and the priory is now void by the death of the last
prior and the king has granted licence to the prior and convent to elect. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Cary, escheator in cos. Somerset and Dorset. Order to retain
in the king's hand a messuage and 20 acres of land in Lade until further
order, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Milton Fauconberge, a messuage and a virgate of land in Assh, and a messuage, a
dovecote, 37 acres of land, 32 acres of meadow and pasture and a weir in
la Bourgh and Werne near Langeport, restoring the issues thereof, as the
king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Peter de
Faucomberge at his death held no lands in chief or of any other in his
demesne as of fee or in any other way, but that in his life he demised to
William Knyght, Richard Oliver, chaplains, and to Richard le Yonge, the
said messuage and land in Lade, and the said manor and the tenements
in Assh, la Bourgh and Werne, and that the tenements in Lade are held
in chief by the service of 10s. yearly, and the manor and the tenements
of Assh, la Bourgh and Werne are held of others than the king by divers
services. |
