Close Rolls, Henry IV: November - December 1403

November - December 1403

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1929.

'Close Rolls, Henry IV: November - December 1403', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405, (London, 1929) pp. 260-261. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol2/pp260-261 [accessed 13 April 2024]

Dec. 30.
Westminster.

To the escheator in Essex. Order to give Eleanor wife of Eudo Harliston livery of a toft and 15 acres of land in Bumpstede, parcel of the manor of Steeple Bumpstede called Wautones, which are held in chief; as Ivo de Harleston deceased was seised of that manor, parcel whereof are the said toft and land, which are held in chief, of the manor of Wymbysshe called Wautones otherwise Typtotes, and of the manor called Dounes in Reydoun, and long before his death without obtaining licence of the king gave those manors, by name of all his manors and lands in Wymbysshe, Reydoun, Steeple Bumpstede, Brydbroke, Sturmere and Whydekesho, such lands as are of the fee of the earl of March excepted, to Reynold Grey lord of Ruthyn, Master Ivo Souche clerk, William Par, Payn Typtot knights, Ralph Braylesforde and William Alkebarowe and to Robert Parys clerk now deceased and to their heirs, and those feoffees (Ivo Souche by name of Eudo la Zouche clerk) long before the death of the grantor gave the same to him (by name of Eudo Harliston) and the said Eleanor and to the heirs of their bodies, entry being successively made by the feoffees and by the said Ivo and Eleanor, and Ivo de Harleston and Eleanor continued their estate all the life of the said Ivo; and by his death and by reason of the nonage of John his son and heir the said manors and lands are taken into the king's hand, and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned the trespasses committed in regard to the said toft and 15 acres of land, granting to the said Eleanor that she shall again have and hold the same to her and the heirs of her body by the said Ivo.

To the same. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the residue of the said manor of Bumpstede and the other manors aforesaid, with the exception abovementioned, delivering to the said Eleanor any issues taken of the said residue, and of other the said manors and lands with that exception; as the king has learned etc. (as above, mutatis mutandis) reciting that by virtue of the later gift Ivo and Eleanor were seised of the manors and lands aforesaid with the exception mentioned, that all the tenants attorned tenants to them, that they continued etc. (as above), and that the said residue and the other manors and lands are held of others than the king.

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Westminster.

To the escheator in Kent. Order to give the archbishop of Canterbury livery in name of wardship of the town of Tonebregge, the manor of Dachehirst (Dachehurst), 75s. 3½d. issuing yearly from the manor of Hadlo, and two thirds of Tonebregge castle over and above one third assigned in dower to Anne late the wife of Edmund earl of Stafford after the death of Thomas earl of Stafford her husband, and the issues thereof taken, to hold until the lawful age of Humphrey son and heir of Edmund earl of Stafford, as the archbishop and his predecessors were used to do; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by John Sheldwyche late escheator, that the said Edmund at his death held that castle and town, the said third part of the castle excepted, and the said manor and rent in his demesne as of fee, that the said castle, town and manors are held of the archbishop by homage and by the service of being his steward on the day of his enthronement, that the said Humphrey, a minor in ward of the king, is his next heir, and that the said town, manor, rent and two thirds are taken into the king's hand among other lands of the deceased.

Nov. 16.
Westminster.

To Th. archbishop of Canterbury. Order to give command that dower be assigned and delivered to Anne [late wife of Edmund earl of Stafford], of whom the king has commanded the abbot of Tilteye to take an oath etc., of the town, manor, rent and two thirds above mentioned, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled in chancery; as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken before John Sheldewyche late escheator in Kent, the king has ordered the escheator to give the archbishop livery thereof.