Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward IV: Volume 2, 1468-1476. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1953.
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CALENDAR OF CLOSE ROLLS. 8 EDWARD IV.
[No. 320.]
1468-1469
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| May 27. Westminster. |
To the constable of Windsor castle or his deputy for the time being. Order from time to time to pay to Christopher Furneys the king's serjeant, the arrears of 3d. a day, as by letters patent of 25 November last the king granted to him the office of janitor of the outer gate of Windsor castle under whatever name it should be called, to be occupied by himself or by deputy with wages and fees due and accustomed in time of kings Edward III and Richard II, even as Adam Goodale or any other had: and in rolls of 47 Edward III (roll of accounts C (fn. 2) ) and of 3 Richard II, (roll of accounts D (fn. 2) ) it is found that 3d. a day was allowed for wages of the janitor of the outer gate, as appears by certificate of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer sent into chancery by command of the king. | ||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| June 18. Westminster. |
To the treasurer for the time being of the town and march of Calais. Once every year to pay to Edmund Childerhous and William Alberd the king's servants 12d. a day: 8d. a day and 6d. a day for a yeoman under them, and to pay them the arrears from Michaelmas last: as by letters patent of 11 February last, the king granted to them for their lives or the life of the longest liver, the office of 'artillier' within the said town, appointing them his 'artilliers' therein, to be occupied by themselves or by deputy with such houses, wages, fees and profits as Patrick Biker, late the king's 'artillier' had for himself and a yeoman under him: and master Eustace likewise, respectively in time of kings Edward III and Richard II, to be taken of all issues and profits to the said treasurer pertaining, by reason of his office: and the treasurer and barons of the exchequer have certified in chancery, by command of the king, that in 50 Edward III, 12d. a day was allowed, to Patrick Biker the artillier; 8d. a day to Eustace the artillier; and 6d. a day to a yeoman under the said Patrick; and in 1 Richard II, like sums to Patrick, Eustace and the yeoman, as appears by the certificate of the said treasurer and barons which remains of record in chancery. | ||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| June 8. Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of York for the time being. Order every year to pay to John Hynde 2d. a day during his life, as the king has granted him the office of janitor of the castle of York, and keeper of the castle gaol, to be occupied by himself or by deputy, with wages of 2d. a day to be taken of the farm, issues and profits of the county with other the fees and commodities due and accustomed even as 2d. a day was allowed to Alexander de la Botillerie in time of King Richard II, and to Richard de Sutton for his wages in the roll of 44 Edward III. | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| June 1. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Stafford for the time being. Order to pay every year to John Stanley, knight, and Humphrey Stanley his son, 6d. a day during their lives and the life of the longest liver: as the king has granted to them for their lives etc. the office of Ranger of the forest of Canke, to be occupied by themselves or by deputy, taking of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of that county, the fees, wages and profits due and accustomed in time of Kings Edward III and Richard II: and it is found in the great roll of the exchequer in 51 Edward III, that 6d. a day was allowed to Peter de Careswell, late sheriff of Salop and Stafford, for wages of the ranger in the said forest, as appears by certificate sent into chancery at the king's command by the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer and remaining upon the chancery file. | ||||||||
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| 1469. | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| Feb. 6. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Northampton for the time being. Order every year to pay 12d. a day to William Hastynges, lord Hastynges, knight, and Ralph Hastynges, esquire, during their lives and the life of the longest liver, and to pay them the arrears since 11 May, 1 Edward IV; on which date among other things the king granted to the said William and Ralph his serjeants for their lives etc. the office of constable of Northampton castle with the wages, fees and rewards of old time due and accustomed, to be occupied by themselves or by deputy without rendering account or aught else to the king, taking such wages and fees of the issues, profits and revenues of the county: and it is found in the account of Nicholas Pyllerton, constable of the said castle in 2 Edward III, and of Nicholas Segrave, warden thereof in 1 Edward II, that their respective wages and fees were 12d. a day, as appears by certificate of the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer sent into chancery by command of the king. | ||||||||
| 1468. | |||||||||
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| 6 | |||||||||
| May 3. Westminster. |
To the customers and collectors for the time being of customs and subsidies in the port of Southampton. Order to pay to John Profote, the king's serjeant, 20l. a year for life and the arrears since Easter, 7 Edward IV; as by letters patent of 20 August last the king appointed the said John for life his Secretary in the French tongue, even as Master Gervase lately held that office, taking for his fees and wages 20l. a year from Easter last. | ||||||||
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| 7 | |||||||||
| Nov. 17. Westminster. |
To the farmers, bailiffs, receivers or other the occupiers for the time being of the manor or hundred of Wodestoke and Wotton, co. Oxford. Order to pay Richard Birde priest, 10 marks a year for life and the arrears: as by letters patent of 25 May last, the king appointed him one of the chaplains of the chantry of St. Mary within the manor of Wodestoke to celebrate for the king and his forefathers, taking for his salary 10 marks a year for life out of the issues, profits and revenues of the said manor with the members and hamlets thereof, and of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of the hundred of Wotton. | ||||||||
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| 8 | |||||||||
| April 22. Dogmersfeld. |
To the collectors or customers for the time being of customs and subsidies in the port of Sandwich. Order by indentures with them made, to suffer Robert Toke 'iremonger' of London, or his executors after his death, their factors, attornies or deputies, native or alien, in that port, to ship in ships, carracks, galleys or vessels whatsoever and carry beyond the mountains through the straits of Marrock such and such wool barded and clacked or not, of their own or of others, and there to ship and carry to any foreign parts, and to import from foreign parts all manner of woollen cloths and pieces thereof, with grain or without, and other wares, not pertaining to the staple of Calais, that the customs and subsidies, if paid, would amount to 967l. 11s. 3d., without payment of any customs, subsidies, duties or moneys to the king or any others: and to keep in their own hands all such customs etc. up to the said sum: as in consideration of great expense and charges about the victualling, supply, fortification and salvage, of the king's ship called 'le Margarette' of Gippewich, which, as the king has particular knowledge, the said Robert has borne of late at the king's command and pleasure, the king has given license to him, his executors etc. so to do in any port or ports of the realm without impeachment of the king or his heirs, their officers or ministers, whatsoever, and that they, the customers and collectors, shall be discharged of the aforesaid sum. | ||||||||
| To the collectors etc. in the port of Southampton. Like writ, mutatis mutandis. | |||||||||
| To the collectors etc. of the great and petty custom of the subsidy upon wools, hides and woolfells, and of the subsidy of 3s. the tun and 12d. in the pound in the port of London. Like writ, mutatis mutandis, under the same date. | |||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| March 24. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln for the time being. Order every year to pay to Robert Bradbury 12d. a day during his life: since the king has appointed the said Robert one of his serjeants at arms for life, with wages of 12d. a day to be taken out of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of that county. | ||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| June 14. Westminster. |
To the receiver general of the duchy of Cornwall for the time being. Order to pay William Hourde esquire, 10 marks a year for his life and the arrears since Michaelmas, 6 Edward IV; as the king has granted him for life from that date ten marks a year out of the issues, profits and revenues of the said duchy. | ||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||
| June 13. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Oxford and Berkshire for the time being. Order every year to pay to Edward Hardegill, one of the yeomen of the crown 12d. a day during his life: as the king has granted to him for life the office of ranger in the forest of Wychewode, co. Oxford, to be occupied by himself or by deputy, and for the exercise thereof 6d. a day, out of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of those counties, such as were allowed for wages of Geoffrey Bukhurst, late ranger there. | ||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| Oct. 25. Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the chamberlains for the time being. Order to pay to Reynold Busshawe 10d. a day for life, which by letters patent of 14 October last the king granted him at the receipt of the exchequer. | ||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||
| Nov. 3. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk for the time being. Order every year to pay to William Whepdale the king's serjeant 12d. a day during his life, as among other things the king has granted to him for life the office of one of his serjeants-at-arms, in the room of James Manthorp, deceased, with wages of 12d. a day out of the issues, profits and revenues of those counties. | ||||||||
| Et erat patens. | |||||||||
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| 14 | |||||||||
| Oct. 9. Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the chamberlains for the time being. Order to pay until further order 400l. to Queen Elizabeth, which the king has granted her at the receipt of the exchequer for maintenance of Elizabeth and Mary his daughters, in consideration of the great charge and cost she has hitherto borne for their needful expenses. | ||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
| Dec. 13. Westminster. |
To the customers or collectors for the time being of the customs of eight pence arising out of the weight of every sack of wool and every 240 woolfells issuing out of the town of Calais. Order every year to pay Thomas Twaytes 2s. a day during his life and to pay him the arrears since 29 September last, on which date the king granted him for life the office of high bailiff of the county of Guysnes in the march of Picardy and keeper of victuals in the castle of Guysnes, to be occupied by himself or deputy; taking by the hands of the said customers or collectors such daily wages and fees as John Walden deceased, late high bailiff and keeper, had in time of King Richard II with other the wages, fees, profits etc. to his office pertaining: and 2s. a day was allowed for wages to John Walden, as appears by certificate sent into chancery at the king's commands, by the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer and remaining upon the chancery file. | ||||||||
| 16 | |||||||||
| Dec. 14. Westminster. |
To the treasurer of Calais for the time being. Order to view the abovenamed command of the king, and to allow the said customers or collectors, in their account rendered before him from time to time, that which he shall be assured that they have paid by virtue thereof, and shall hereafter pay to Thomas Twaytes. | ||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| Oct. 20. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Oxford and Berkshire for the time being. Order every year to pay to William Staverton 4d. a day during his life, and the arrears since 3 July last: on which date, in consideration of good and acceptable service, of his particular knowledge and mere motion, the king appointed him keeper or parker of his new park lately enclosed within Wyndesore forest called 'the Moot Park,' granting him that office for life to be occupied by himself or by deputy, with 4d. a day during his life, to be taken out of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of those counties. | ||||||||
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| Sept. 1. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Leicester, the farmers or occupiers of the manors of Bowedon and Haverebergh therein, or other the receivers thereof for the time being. Order to pay to William Moton esquire 6l. 6s. 7d. a year for life and the arrears since Easter last: as by letters patent of 30 August last, for his good and unpaid services the king granted him for life from that feast without rendering account or aught else to the king, 6l. 6s. 7d. a year, which Geoffrey le Scrope or his heirs ought to render of the residue of the said manor. | ||||||||
| Et erat patens. | |||||||||
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| Oct. 13. Westminster. |
To the Warden of the Cinque Ports for the time being. Order to pay to William Byrde the king's servant, 10l. a year for his life, which yearly rent the king has granted the said William without rendering account or aught else to the king, of the subsidy called 'alientes silver' in the said ports yearly arising. | ||||||||
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| March 15. Westminster. |
To the escheator in Cambridgeshire. Order to take an oath of Maud late wife of John Deschalers, knight, and in presence of John More who has taken to wife Alice, one of the daughters of her late husband, and of John Harecourt who has married Anne, a second daughter, and of Margaret Deschalers the third daughter, to assign her dower. | ||||||||
| To the escheator in Hertfordshire. Like order. | |||||||||
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| To the escheator in Middlesex. Order in presence of the next friends of Agnes, daughter and heir of John Wynarde esquire and wife of John Wydeslade, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to Thomas Wayte and Elizabeth his wife, late wife of John Wynarde, as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned the trespass of the said Thomas in taking to wife Elizabeth, and her trespass in marrying him without the king's license. | |||||||||
| Like writs to the escheators in Devon and Cornwall. | |||||||||
| 1467. | |||||||||
| 22 | |||||||||
| Nov. 3. Westminster. |
To the escheator in Wiltshire. Order in presence of Robert Beynton son and heir of John Beynton knight etc. to assign dower to William Carant esquire and Katherine his wife, late wife of John Beynton; as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned the trespass of the said William in taking her to wife, and her trespass in marrying him without his license. | ||||||||
| Like writ to the escheator in Derbyshire. | |||||||||
| 1468. | |||||||||
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| May 9. Westminster. |
To the escheator in Salop and the march of Wales adjacent. Order in presence of the next friends of Richard son and heir of Roger Corbet of Moreton knight, or of his attorneys, to assign dower to John earl of Worcester and Elizabeth his wife late wife of the said Roger: as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned the trespass of the said earl in taking her to wife, and her trespass in marrying him without his license. | ||||||||
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| July 22. Westminster. |
To the escheator in Essex. Order to take fealty of Maud Malgrave widow, and to give her seisin of the manor of Malgraffe, but to remove the king's hand and to meddle no more with the undermentioned lands, delivering to her any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition taken before the escheator that William Byllyngdon, John Gatton, Thomas Gatton, Richard Kyrfote and John Belle were seised of the said manor, of 80 acres of land called 'Hyldebrondes,' eighty other acres of land, seven acres of meadow, twenty-four acres of pasture and 84s. of rent in Horndon, Langdon and Orsett, and gave the same to Richard son of Richard Malgrave, and to Maud daughter of Roger Dyke, sometime of Bewgenet co. Sussex, esquire, whom he should marry, and the heirs of their body, with remainder to the right heirs of Richard Malgrave: that Richard the son died on 4 February last without issue, that Maud his wife is yet living, and that the said manor is held in chief by service of the fourth part of one knight's fee, the said lands etc. of others than the king: and by letters patent of 20 July last, the king pardoned the said Maud, late the wife of Richard Malgrave (Malgraffe) of Horndon co. Essex esquire, for all gifts, alienations and purchases of lands held in chief or in mortmain made without the king's license, and all intrusions and entries upon the temporalities of the archbishopric and bishopric and upon her own heritage after the death of her predecessors and ancestors without suing livery or restitution out of the king's hand, to 15 April last, with the issues and profits in the meantime. | ||||||||