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Membrane 6. |
Feb. 24.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the chamberlains for the time being.
Order to pay to Richard Wydewille lord Ryvers and Jaquetta
duchess of Bedford his wife during the life of the said Jaquetta
a yearly rent of 333 marks 4s. 5¾d. and the third part of one
farthing, and the arrears since the assignment of her dower; as
among divers manors, lands, annuities, knights' fees, advowsons,
rents, services, farms, customs, woods etc. to the said Richard and
Jaquetta assigned as her dower after the death of John duke of
Bedford her husband, they had and enjoyed the said yearly rent
at the receipt of the exchequer in Westminster co. Middlesex, and
the same was to them assigned by the late escheator, as appears
by a record remaining in chancery; and for particular causes which
concern the royal power the king lately caused that rent to be
seized into his hands; and pondering the estate of the said duchess
and Richard, by letters patent of 10 December, 1 Edward IV, he
granted to them for term of her life all the said manors, lands,
annuities etc. from the time of the said assignment, with liberties,
profits, revenues etc. by the hands of the receivers, men, tenants,
farmers or occupiers thereof for the time being. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receiver of the duchy of Cornwall for the time being.
Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a yearly sum of
444l. 8s. 10½d. at the receipt of the said duchy. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the sheriff of Bedford and Buckingham for the time being.
Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 20l. a year of the issues,
farms etc. of those counties. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receivers, men, tenants, farmers or occupiers for the time
being of the manor of Pourestoke or the fee farm of the said manor
in Pourestoke co. Dorset. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a third part of 18l. a year rent of the said manor or fee farm,
amounting to 6l. a year. |
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To the receivers etc. for the time being of the lands of Eustace
Burneby in Watford co. Northampton. Order to pay to the said
Richard and Jaquetta 20l. a year during her life, and the arrears
from the date of the grant; as by grant of 18 June, 18 Henry [VI],
among other things they did enjoy that rent of the lands aforesaid,
subject to a proviso that they should be barred of all claim to
dower by death of John duke of Bedford in towns, manors, lands
etc. in Shilbotle, Gysyns, Renyngton and the bailiwick of
Benley, Fawdon, Pruddhowe and other towns in Northumberland
therein specified, as appears by divers records remaining in
chancery and by the enrolment of the late king's letters patent
therein; and for particular causes which concern the royal power
the king lately caused the said rent to be seized into his hands,
and pondering the estate of the said Jaquetta, by letters patent
of 10 December, 1 Edward IV, he did grant the same to the said
Richard and Jaquetta for her life from the date of the late king's
grant. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receivers etc. for the time being of the manor of Gretton
co. Northampton. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a
yearly rent of 25l. of that manor. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receivers etc. for the time being of the issues of all
assarts, wastes and purprestures arrented between the bridges of
Stamford and Oxford. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning
a yearly rent of 16l. 17d. of the issues aforesaid. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receivers etc. for the time being of the manor and town
of Briggestoke co. Northampton. Like order, mutatis mutandis,
concerning a yearly rent of 20l. of the issues, revenues and
profits of that manor and town, enjoyed by grant of 13 November,
19 Henry VI, in recompense for a third part of two thirds the
manor of Canford co. Dorset, two-thirds of the manor of Wynterburne Erles and the borough or town of Wilton co. Wiltshire, and
the manor of Charleton Camvile co. Somerset which the said
Richard and Jaquetta held in dower, as appears etc. (as above). |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receivers etc. for the time being of the manor of Corby
co. Northampton. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning
56s. 1d. a year of the farm, issues, revenues and profits of that
manor. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the receivers etc. for the time being of the farms, issues,
profits and revenues of all assarts, purprestures and small parcels
of forest in the forests between Stamford bridges and Oxford
bridges, and of all farms and rents of assarts, wastes, purprestures,
soil, land and pasture arrented between those bridges in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire. Like order,
mutatis mutandis, concerning 43l. 18s. 7d. a year of the farms etc.
aforesaid. |
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Et erat patens. |
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Membrane 5. |
Feb. 9.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York for the time being. Order every year to
pay to John Thirske of York merchant and John Fereby yeoman
of the crown 6d. a day during their lives and the life of the longest
liver, and to pay them the arrears since 22 November last, on
which date the king granted to them for their lives etc. the
keeping of the whole pool or water of Fosse in the county of the
city of York and the county of York, to be occupied by themselves
or by deputy with all profits etc. thereto pertaining in time of
King Edward III and Richard II, as fully as any person had
heretofore, and granting to them the fees and wages of old time
due and accustomed without rendering account or aught else to
the king or his heirs; and in the great roll of 43 Edward III, it is
found that 6d. a day was allowed at the exchequer for wages
severally to John de Thornton and John de Berden for keeping
of the Fosse pool. |
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Et erat patens. |
