Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward IV: Volume 2, 1468-1476. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1953.
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'Close Rolls, Edward IV: 1471-1472', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward IV: Volume 2, 1468-1476, (London, 1953) pp. 180-191. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw4/vol2/pp180-191 [accessed 19 April 2024]
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| 672 | |||||||||
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| May 6. | To the abbot and convent of Cerne. Request to admit Roger Garge chaplain, to an annual pension, which by virtue of the new creation the abbot is bound to afford, until he be provided by the king with an adequate benefice, making letters patent under the seal of his house, with mention what he shall take and writing again by the bearer what they will do in the matter. | ||||||||
| By p.s. | |||||||||
| 673 | |||||||||
| Thomas Broune, citizen and draper of London, to John Saundre, draper, John Porter, barber, and Richard Tikerich, scrivener, citizens of London, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels within the realm and of all debts to him due. Dated 20 March, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 30 March. | |||||||||
| Membrane 2d. | |||||||||
| 674 | |||||||||
| John Haydon, citizen and dyer of London, to Richard Tunstall knight, the king's chamberlain, Nicholas Walton, yeoman of the crown, Thomas Walton his son and Thomas Danyell, dyer of London, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels in the city and suburbs of London, and elsewhere within the realm. Dated 1 March, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 5 March. | |||||||||
| 675 | |||||||||
| Robert Oldum 'gentilman,' to Laurence bishop of Durham, John bishop of Exeter, master John Walter clerk, Edward Goldesburgh 'gentilman,' Margaret Hurtebees 'silkewoman' and Richard Oldum, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels. Dated 10 March, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 26 March. | |||||||||
| 676 | |||||||||
| March 23. | John Crosby, citizen and alderman of London, to the king. Bond in 1000 marks, payable at Easter next, or levied etc. in the city of London. | ||||||||
| Condition, that if the said John Crosby obey the command of George archbishop of York, Richard earl of Warwick and John Langstrother prior of St. John of Jerusalem in England, touching all forfeitures of wools from his goods and chattels in the port of Southampton before the first of January last and all customs and subsidies due to the king before the feast of St. John the Baptist next, this recognisance shall be avoided etc. | |||||||||
| 677 | |||||||||
| Margery late wife of Thomas Austyn, daughter of John Chauncy the younger, and Joan his wife, to John Wode of Midhurst and Robert Hoker, their heirs and assigns. Gift with warranty of a messuage and thirty acres of land in Kepstone, which John Ive now holds at farm, to be held by the aforesaid John Wode and Robert in capital demesne as of fee etc.: and appointment of John Baron, Richard Sherburne and Richard Trow as her attorneys jointly or severally to convey seisin of the above messuage. Witnesses: John Limsford, John Osberne, Henry Hoker, Richard Atte Thorne. Dated 10 January, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 7 March. | |||||||||
| 678 | |||||||||
| John Pope of Berkyng co. Essex, to Elizabeth, lady Scrope, widow, Robert Waleys vicar of the parish church of Barkyng, Richard Loy, 'gentilman,' and Henry Cheseman of Berkyng, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels in Berkyng aforesaid and elsewhere within the realm. Dated 20 March, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 2 April. | |||||||||
| 679 | |||||||||
| Richard Lamport, citizen and vintner of London, to William Stokker alderman, Thomas Couper grocer and John Bentley 'pastiller,' citizens of London, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels and of all debts to him due. Dated 30 March, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 5 April. | |||||||||
| 680 | |||||||||
| William Clement, draper of London, to John Goryng of Launsyng and Thomas Coverte, each 'gentilman' of Sussex, their executors and assigns. Gift of all his goods and chattels and of all debts to him due. Dated 20 March, 49 Henry VI. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 6 April. | |||||||||
| The dorse of membrane 1 is blank. | |||||||||
| 11 EDWARD IV. | |||||||||
| [No. 323.] | |||||||||
| 1471. | |||||||||
| Membrane 26. | |||||||||
| 681 | |||||||||
| May 29. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Derby. Order to elect as many coroners as are wont in that county, and having taken of them an oath, to inform the king to that effect. | ||||||||
| Like writs to the sheriffs undermentioned. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Nottingham (May 29), Somerset (June 1), Buckingham (June 20), Suffolk (June 26), Stafford, Warwick and Norfolk (June 28), Middlesex (July 2), Cornwall (June 24), Surrey (July 3), Lincoln (July 1), Kent (July 6), Berks (July 10), Devon (August 1) and Salop (July 12). | |||||||||
| May 23. | To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to elect a verderer for the forest and park of Claryngdon in the same county, in place of Walter Barowe who is dead, and having taken of him an oath etc. | ||||||||
| July 8. | Like writ to the sheriff of Huntingdon, respecting the election of a verderer in the forest of Wabrigge. | ||||||||
| June 24. | To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to elect as many verderers as are wont for the forest and hay of Northpetherton in the same county, which now lack verderers, and having taken of them an oath etc. | ||||||||
| July 6. | Like writ to the sheriff of Northampton, respecting verderers to be elected for the forest of Whetilwode. | ||||||||
| Membrane 25. | |||||||||
| 682 | |||||||||
| August 17. | To the sheriff of Essex and Hertford for the time being. Order to pay David Gough the sum of 12d. a day for his life from the issues, profits, farms and other commodities of the above-named counties, whom the king has appointed to be one of his serjeants at arms, in the room of John Convers since deceased. | ||||||||
| 683 | |||||||||
| August 28. | To the customers, collectors or receivers of customs and subsidies in the port of Southampton for the time being. Order to pay John Bury 10l. yearly for his life out of the customs and subsidies of that port, and the arrears since July 29 last: as on that date by letters patent the king gave him custody of the chapel of St. George within the tower of Southampton for his salary and support for holding divine service in that chapel, for the king's salvation, and that of his consort, Queen Elizabeth. | ||||||||
| Membrane 21. (fn. 1) | |||||||||
| 684 | |||||||||
| July 12. | To the sheriff of Surrey and Sussex and bailiffs of Kingston on Thames for the time being. Order to pay Geoffrey Warton, esquire, 12d. a day for his life for his wages out of the farm and increment of Kingston aforesaid, and the arrears since Michaelmas last: at which time the king appointed him to be one of his serjeants at arms with the aforesaid wages. | ||||||||
| 685 | |||||||||
| June 20. | To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to appoint another coroner for the city of London in the place of John earl of Wiltshire, the king's chief butler, who on account of his duties in divers parts, cannot attend to his office of coroner, and having taken an oath etc. By bill of the chief butler. | ||||||||
| 686 | |||||||||
| July 22. | To the sheriff of Southampton for the time being. Order to pay the king's servant, John Goldstone, out of the issues and profits of that county, for his life the sum of 12d. a day, as the king has appointed him to be one of his serjeants at arms with the above wages. | ||||||||
| Membrane 20. | |||||||||
| 687 | |||||||||
| June 20. | To the escheator in Dorset. Order, in presence of Thomas Sterne son and heir of Robert Sterne since deceased, to assign dower to Margery, late wife of Robert, out of her husband's lands taken into the king's hands, having taken of her an oath that she will not marry without the king's consent. | ||||||||
| Membrane 19. | |||||||||
| 688 | |||||||||
| July 2. | To the bailiffs of the town of Shrewsbury for the time being. Order to pay Thomas Straunge, yeoman of the crown, the sum of 6d. a day for his life out of the fee farm of that town as wages for his good service, which sum was formerly received by David Malpas. | ||||||||
| Membrane 16. (fn. 2) | |||||||||
| 689 | |||||||||
| June 11. | To the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset for the time being. Order to pay John Penley, yeoman of the king's chamber, who has been appointed one of the king's foresters in Purbyke forest, 6d. a day for his life, out of the issues and profits of those counties, formerly received by Henry Fenne, and the arrears since June 30 last; which fees were laid down for that office by certificate of the exchequer in 36 Edward III. | ||||||||
| Membrane 14. (fn. 3) | |||||||||
| 690 | |||||||||
| Oct. 28. | To the bailiffs of the town of Gloucester for the time being. Order to pay Richard Beauchamp, knight, constable of Gloucester, the sum of 40 marks a year for his life, which on July 12 last the king granted him for good and acceptable services, out of the fee farm of the town of Gloucester and the arrears since that date, which sum of 40 marks was formerly received by Thomas Herbert esquire, late constable of Gloucester. | ||||||||
| 691 | |||||||||
| Sept. 27. | To the treasurer and chamberlains etc. Order to pay William Goodyer, doctor of laws, an annuity of 40l. a year at the receipt of the exchequer. | ||||||||
| 692 | |||||||||
| Nov. 4. | To the receivers, farmers and other the occupiers of the manors of St. Margaret Stretton and Middleton Brymmesfeld co. Wilts. (fn. 4) Order to pay Thomas Cresey, the king's servant, the sums undermentioned out of the issues and profits of the said manors with the arrears since 14 April last, on which date the king granted him the office of keeper of the beds in the castle of Windsor for term of his life, by himself or sufficient deputy, with fees accustomed for himself and a groom and such regards, profits and emoluments as Giles Frensshe held in 22 Richard II, and John Austyn since deceased, recently held; which fees by examination of rolls of accounts of Peter de Courtenay constable of Windsor in 22 Richard II are ascertained to amount to 6d. a day for the keeper and 3d. a day for his groom. | ||||||||
| 693 | |||||||||
| Nov. 16. | To the keeper of the mint in the Tower of London for the time being. Order to pay the sum of 26l. 13s. 4d. a year with the arrears since 5 February last, to Thomas Saintlegere, to whom on that date the King granted the office of controller, cashier and assayer of the money and gold and silver coinage within the Tower of London for his life, by himself or sufficient deputy: since in the roll of accounts of Thomas Hervy, 50 Edward III, this sum was allotted to John de Leyc: and in 7 Richard II, to John Gurmanchestre, each keeper of the change on those dates. | ||||||||
| Membrane 13. | |||||||||
| 694 | |||||||||
| Oct. 24. | To the sheriff of London for the time being. Order to pay out of the fee farm of that city, to Nicholas Carre esquire, whom the king has appointed to be one of his serjeants at arms and body servant, the sum of 12d. a day for his life; which wages were formerly received for those offices by Clement Thomas deceased. | ||||||||
| 695 | |||||||||
| Nov. 10. | To the prior of Folkestone priory for the time being. Order to pay Thomas Asshe the king's servant, six marks annually, and the arrears since Michaelmas last: which sum the said priors and his successors are bound to pay to the king and his heirs from ancient times at the chief house in foreign parts of that priory. | ||||||||
| Membrane 11. (fn. 5) | |||||||||
| 1472. | |||||||||
| 696 | |||||||||
| Feb. 8. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Bedford and Buckingham for the time being. Order to pay John Audeley lord Audeley, out of the issues and profits of those counties, the sum of 12d. a day for his life, and the arrears since Easter last: on which day the king conferred on him the office of master of his hounds called 'hereres' (harriers) with all profits and emoluments thereto pertaining. | ||||||||
| 697 | |||||||||
| Feb. 8. Westminster. |
To the farmers, receivers, approwers or other the occupiers of the subsidy and ulnage of wools for sale in Somerset and Dorset. Order to pay John lord Audeley out of the issues and profits and a moiety of the forfeitures of the above subsidy and ulnage, the wages undermentioned for his office of keeper of the king's 'hereres' and the arrears since July 5 last: on which date the king granted him for wages and expenses of the king's hunters and food (putura) for his dogs; 4d. a day for the wages of a yeoman 'barners'; and 3¼d. for expenses of his horse; and for two yeomen 'veauterers' 2d. a day for each; 1½d. a day each for two grooms; and for the food of thirty-six running dogs and nine greyhounds (leporarii) ¾d. a day each, out of the issues aforesaid. | ||||||||
| 698 | |||||||||
| Feb. 10. | To the farmers, bailiffs, receivers, approwers or other the occupiers of the manor or demesne of Ledes co. Kent for the time being. Order to pay Thomas Bourgchier knight, the king's kinsman, 12d. a day for his wages and 30s. a year for a gown out of the issues and profits of the manor of Ledes for his life and the arrears since November 28 last; as on that date the king conferred on him the offices of constable and parker of the castle and park of Ledes with the same fees and wages as Robert Corby, late constable, and John Dangore, late parker, held and enjoyed in the reign of Edward III, which has been certified in chancery by the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. | ||||||||
| Membrane 5. (fn. 6) | |||||||||
| 1471. | |||||||||
| 699 | |||||||||
| Nov. 20. Westminster. |
To the treasurer and chamberlains for the time being. Order to pay master Thomas Appulton the sum of 20 marks a year at the receipt of the treasury for his life and the arrears since 8 October last: since on that date in consideration of his fidelity and industry, the king appointed him clerk of the constabulary of England and promotor of causes and businesses touching the king's majesty, during good behaviour, with fees and wages as of old laid down: in as ample a manner as to Thomas Bromis, who recently occupied the said office. | ||||||||
| Membrane 3. (fn. 7) | |||||||||
| 1472. | |||||||||
| 700 | |||||||||
| Feb. 20. | To the chief butler or his deputy in the port of Kingston on Hull for the time being. Order to give Alice Sayvile a cask of wine annually for term of her life, at the hands of the chief butler in the above port, which the king recently granted her by letters patent. | ||||||||
| Membrane 2. | |||||||||
| 1472. | |||||||||
| 701 | |||||||||
| Feb. 28. | To the escheator in York. Order in presence of Thomas son and heir of Sir John Salvan since deceased, to assign dower to Joan widow of the said John: since she has taken an oath etc. | ||||||||
| 1471. | |||||||||
| 702 | |||||||||
| Nov. 21. | To the escheator in Warwick. Order to remove the king's hand and to meddle no further with the manors of Morehall, Aspeley and Bykmersshe in that county, two messuages, 40 acres of pasture and 20 acres of meadow in Thomeworth, three messuages and two carucates of land in Upton Haseley, a messuage, a toft and a carucate of land in Bynton; a messuage and a nook (nocata) of land in Halsford, two tofts in Grafton, six messuages, half a dovecote and a carucate in Bydford, a messuage, a curtilage and a nook of land in Barton, six messuages, eight cottages, four tofts, 12 acres of land and 3s. 10d. of annual rent in Alcestre all in the same county; since it is found by inquisition, taken before Thomas Ferrers knight and Henry Botiller commissaries by virtue of letters patent, that John Burgh knight, deceased, held these lands for term of his life by law of the realm after the death of Joan his wife by inheritance of John Neuport, son and heir of Elizabeth, one of the daughters of the aforesaid Joan, and Thomas Leghton son and heir of Ankareta, late wife of John Leghton yet alive another daughter, and Isabel wife of Sir John Lyngen, the third daughter, and another Elizabeth wife of Thomas Mitton esquire, the fourth daughter of Joan: and that the above manors, lands etc. are held of others than the king, and that the aforesaid John held no lands in demesne or in service of the king the day he died in the aforesaid county. | ||||||||
| To the escheator in Gloucester and the march of Wales. Like order (mutatis mutandis) since by an inquisition before Robert Croke esquire, escheator in that county etc. concerning Elizabeth fourth daughter of Joan Burgh, as to the manors of Clopton and Radbroke, with three messuages, three tofts and three carucates of land in Querqueyntone with half a messuage in Campeden, which lands are held of others than the king. | |||||||||
| To the escheator in Worcester. Order as before (mutatis mutandis) since by an inquisition before John Brace escheator in the above county etc. concerning Elizabeth Mitton fourth daughter of Joan Burgh, as to the manor of Morehall with appurtenances in Defford and Birlyngham in the same county, 32s. 6d. annual rent from the manor of Defford, a messuage and a carucate of land in Poywyke, a messuage and half a virgate of land with pasture in Holvestre, three messuages and two carucates of land in Crombe Symondes and Boghton, six messuages and two carucates of land in Keyreswell and Crombe Abytot, a messuage, a toft and a virgate of land in Benehall, a messuage and a nook of land in Wykewanford, all which lands are held of others than the king. | |||||||||
| The face of membrane 1 is blank. | |||||||||
| Membrane 26d. | |||||||||
| 703 | |||||||||
| Order to cause proclamation to be made to this effect. (English text follows). Where we Edward IV by the disposition of God and right of inheritance be rightful king of England and of France and lord of Ireland, which our title afore this time in divers manners hath been openly declared, both by judgement given in parliaments and by authority of the same, as also by victory given to us by the Almighty, in battles against our adversary Harry and his adherents, and in especial now late at the feast of Pasch last in the field beside Barnet, where battle was moved against us by Henry late duke of Exeter, John marquis Montague, Richard earl of Warwick, John earl of Oxford and many others in great multitude, rebels, adherents to the said Harry our adversary: in which conflict marquis Montague and Richard earl of Warwick with many others were slain; so that not only by reason and authority, but also by victories in battles the truth of God appeareth evidently in every wise in different and well disposed manner for our part and considered, namely that in such controversy moved between princes upon the high sovereign power more evident proof of truth will not be had than by the said means, that is reason, authority and victory in battles. Yet natheless no consideration had to the premises to the authority of Richard Scrope sometime archbishop of York, which for the right of our ancestry whose estate we now have, died and suffered death and martyrdom, nor also to the solemn proclamation of my right and title in Paul's Cross in London and other places by George now archbishop of York, in such manner as is openly known, which eftsoons in the vigil of Pasch last past in our presence was likewise affirmed, and made oath of fidelity to us upon the holy Evangels and received thereupon the Blessed Sacrament of our Lord's body as to his king and sovereign liege lord. Margaret calling her queen, which is a French woman born, and daughter (sic) (fn. 8) to our extreme adversary of all our land, and her son Edward, assembled a great number of Frenchmen, besides other traitors and rebels, now have entered our realm, robbing and spoiling, and have levied war against us in their intent to the subversion of us and our realm and good policy of the same, which to the uttermost of our power we will defend and maintain; wherefore sith it must be to the displeasure of God and contrary to good policy infinitely to proceed in such quarrels and effusion of Christian blood, which by all ways possible to us we intend to eschew, to the intent that no man shall now hereafter pretend ignorance . ., we declare the said Margaret, Edward her son, Henry duke of Exeter, Edmund Beaufort duke of Somerset, John earl of Oxford, John Courteney earl of Devonshire, William viscount Beaumont, John Beauford, Hugh Courtenay, Thomas Fulford, John Fortescu, Thomas Seymour, Thomas Tresham and Gervais Clyfton, knights, John Delves, John Leukenore, esquires, Ralph Makerell, John Whelpdale, John Bedon, clerks, friar John Gaseley and such as adhere to them, to be our open and notorious traitors, rebels and enemies. Willing therefore and in the straitest wise, charging all persons within our realm, upon pain of death and forfeiture of their good and lyvelode, in any wise henceforth, to help, assist, favour or succour the said Margaret, Edward and their above-named adherents with persons, goods, victuals, word, writing or otherwise, warning them that if they do the contrary, and that any inconvenience or effusion of blood ensue thereof, we call Almighty God to record, that it shall be against our will, and in their frowardness and default before God and all the world. Dated Westminster, 27 April. Foedera, Vol. XI, p. 709 in full. | |||||||||
| Like writs to the sheriffs in divers counties undermentioned. English. | |||||||||
| To the sheriffs of London and Middlesex. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Gloucester. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Bristol. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Somerset and Dorset. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Hereford. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Devon. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Oxford and Berkshire. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Salop. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Cornwall. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Wilts. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Lincoln. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Bedford and Buckingham. | |||||||||
| To the mayor and bailiff of Exeter. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Stafford. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Worcester. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Warwick and Leicester. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Nottingham and Derby. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Yorkshire. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of the city of York. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of the town of Newcastle on Tyne. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Nottingham. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Northampton. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Lincoln city. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Coventry. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Rutland. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Southampton town. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Surrey and Sussex. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Southampton county. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Essex and Hertford. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Westminster. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Norwich city. | |||||||||
| To the sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. | |||||||||
| 704 | |||||||||
| William Curson and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of Thomas Caleys, to Henry Snowe, gentleman of London, her heir, his heirs and assigns. Grant with confirmation of a messuage, a toft, two hundred acres of arable land and pasture, twenty acres of wood, twenty acres of meadow, with 6l. 13s. 4d. rent in the parishes of Standon, Little Hadham and Braghyng co. Hertford, saving sixty acres of pasture called 'Caleys Croftes or Brokyngcroftes' and three acres of wood called 'Caleyswode or Brokyngwode' and 9d. of rent out of the above, which they recovered by judgement in chancery against Philip Asteley: wherefore the said Philip made estate thereof to the said Elizabeth: and since the said Henry Snowe has duly contented William and Elizabeth for the same, they herewith require the said Philip and all persons having estate or possession in the said messuage should make estate and enfeoffment thereof to the said Henry, his heirs and assigns. In witness whereof etc. Dated 1 March, 1471. English. | |||||||||
| Memorandum of acknowledgment, 15 June, this year. | |||||||||