Close Rolls, Henry IV: June 1404

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

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'Close Rolls, Henry IV: June 1404', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405, (London, 1929) pp. 339-345. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol2/pp339-345 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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June 1404

June 11.
Westminster.
To the chancellor and proctors of the university of Cantebrigge, and to all masters and scholars thereof. Order at their peril to admit John Chestre a friar of the order of preachers next year to perform a scholastic act, as it is meet, not suffering him to be by any other man unduly hindered; as by ancient custom no friar of that order ought to proceed among them to take a scholastic degree in the university save by appointment and nomination of the general or provincial chapter of the order; and now the king is informed that contrary to the said custom certain of the friars of that order are striving to hinder the said John, who was so appointed and nominated in the last provincial chapter, from keeping his opposition next year immediately after brother Philip Boydell, and to prefer some of themselves to keep the like act, although not appointed nor nominated; and the king's will is to repress such insolence and presumption, and to shew the said John favour according to his deserts.
June 6.
Westminster.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Lenne. Order, upon petition of Robert Cokkessoun master of a ship called 'la Trinite' of 'Westlenne' and Thomas Roos master of another called the 'Seint Mariebote' of Lenne, to deliver to the petitioners their bonds, which are in the keeping of the mayor and bailiffs it is said, not troubling them by colour of the same, or of the security hereinafter mentioned; as their petition shews that, by virtue of the king's commission to John Drax serjeant at arms, their ships with others were by order of the council arrested in that port before Christmas last for the king's expedition, that thereupon by bond the petitioners found security that their ships should be ready to travail therein when need should be, that the ships were laded with divers victuals of the king and other merchandise of certain merchants to be brought to London, and that although many times requested the mayor and bailiffs have deferred to deliver up their bonds, although by order and advice of the council a general proclamation was after made in that and divers other ports within the realm for dearrest of all ships so arrested.
Membrane 7.
June 14.
Westminster.
To the justices of assize in Norhamptonshire. Order, upon petition of the plaintiff, to proceed to rendering of judgment in an assize of novel disseisin concerning the manor of Farndoun by Byfelde, by Robert Brome of Warrewyke arraigned against John Wyndesore, Baldwin Bereforde knight, William Bagot knight, William Doyly and Richard parson of Crowelton, the outlawry and allegation hereinafter mentioned notwithstanding; as the plaintiff shewed that the assize came at Norhampton, and the defendants came not, but Thomas de Beeston answered for them as their bailiff, and said nought wherefore the assize ought to remain, therefore it was determined that the same should be taken, that the jurors came, and for the king Thomas Tyldesley serjeant at law alleged that the said John is tenant of the manor put in view, and was so on the day the original writ was obtained, namely 6 December 3 Henry IV, and was outlawed at suit of the king for disseising John de Gunwardby and others by force of arms contrary to the peace of tenements in Rampton, Cotton and Westwyke co. Cantebrigge, and that the said manor was seized into the king's hand by reason of his outlawry, that thereupon John de Welton the escheator, being present in court and examined upon oath, said that the manor was not so seized by reason of that outlawry, that the jurors being chosen, tried and sworn said upon oath that it was not seized as aforesaid, and said that long before the date of the said writ John Wyndesore was thereof seised, and gave the same to the other defendants, their heirs and assigns, but continued to take the profit thereof that feoffment and the livery of seisin notwithstanding, and said that the plaintiff was seised of the same until long before the said feoffment John Wyndesore only did unlawfully and without a judgment disseise him by force of arms, damages 20 marks, and that the other defendants were not privy to that disseisin; and shewed that by writ close, tested at Westminster 26 October 5 Henry IV (text follows), the king ordered William Thirnynge and Robert Tirwhite justices of assize in Norhamptonshire to view the tenor of a record and process of outlawry published in Cambridgeshire against John de Wyndesore, therewith enclosed, which the king caused to come before him in chancery, in order that they might more prudently proceed in an assize of novel disseisin concerning tenements in Rampton, Cotenham, Westwyke, Hokyngton, 'Langstanton' and Wyllyngham arraigned by John de Gunwardby, Adam de Egleston chaplain and John de Lunde chaplain against John de Wyndesore and others, (text of enclosure follows) whereby it appeared that by writ returnable before William Thirnynge and his fellows on Monday after St. Margaret following John de Wyndesore (Wynsore) was put in exigents at Cantebrigge castle at the county court there holden on Thursday before the Purification 4 Henry IV to content the king for his ransom for the disseisin whereof he was convicted, and again on Thursday after St. Matthias, on Thursday after the Annunciation, on Thursday after St. George, and on Thursday the feast of the Ascension, and that he appeared not, and was outlawed, and shewed that by reason of the said allegation and outlawry the justices have deferred to proceed to rendering of judgment.
June 3.
Westminster.
To John Burforde escheator in Salop and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Baggesovere and the advowson of the free chapel there, delivering up any issues taken of the manor; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that William le Yonge, Hugh le Yonge clerk his brother, Roger Attenasshe parson of Baggesovere chapel and William Stretey clerk gave the said manor and advowson to John de Baggesovere and Alice his wife and to the heirs male of their bodies, with remainder to the right heirs of William son of Philip de Baggesovere, that the said John died without issue male by the said Alice, that William son of Philip died without issue, that the reversion and remainder then descended to Anabel and Eleanor as his sisters and heirs, that Anabel had issue a daughter Katherine now wife of Thomas Sevile and died, that Eleanor had issue two daughters Elizabeth and Katherine and died, that Elizabeth is wife of Thomas Maundevile, that Katherine her sister had two daughters Isabel and Elizabeth and died, that Elizabeth is the wife of Ralph Fraunceys, that Isabel had two daughters Katherine and Margaret and died, that Katherine is the wife of William Merchere, and Margaret of John de Overton, that Alice Baggesovere continued her possession until the Annunciation last, on which date she died, that by her death the manor and advowson descended to the said Katherine wife of Thomas, Elizabeth wife of Thomas Maundevile, Elizabeth wife of Ralph Fraunceys, Katherine wife of William Merchere and Margaret as cousins and heirs of William son of Philip, that Katherine wife of Thomas is of the age of forty years and more, Elizabeth wife of Thomas of thirty and more, Elizabeth wife of Ralph of six and twenty and more, Katherine wife of William Merchere twenty and more, and Margaret eighteen and more, and that parcel of the manor is held of the priory of Wenloke, and parcel of other lords; and on 20 February 18 Richard II with assent of the council the late king granted to Roger Wyvelle then prior of Wenloke that they (sic) and their successors should thenceforward be reckoned natives and not aliens, and that the priory and the lands, rents, services, knights' fees, advowsons, liberties etc. thereto belonging should not be seized by reason of any war with the French or other aliens, or for any other cause for which the lands etc. or aught else to the alien religious belonging should be seized.
July 8.
Westminster.
To John Lestraunge escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk. Order to take the fealty of John Carbonell, son and heir of Robert Carbonell knight, and to give him seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for 2 marks paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until Michaelmas next.
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June 10.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Devon. Order in presence of those concerned to assign to John Cornewaille knight and to Elizabeth Lancastre countess of Huntyngdoun his wife dower of the lordships, lands and advowsons of John de Holande earl of Huntyngdoun sometime her husband; as by advice and assent of the lords and commons in the parliament last holden at Westminster the king made a grant and order that she shall be enabled, admitted and restored at the common law to have, sue and recover her dower aforesaid with her said now husband, or alone if he be dead, against the king and others, any judgment of forfeiture or any ordinance of parliament against the said earl heretofore rendered or made notwithstanding, and notwithstanding that by reason of such forfeiture she be not dowable of any of them. By K. and by pet. of parl.
Like writs to the escheators in Somerset and Huntingdonshire.
June 12.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the chamberlains. Order from time to time to cause several tallies witnessing each payment to be levied at the receipt of the exchequer and delivered to the sheriffs, escheators, customers, bailiffs, keeper of the hanaper, alnagers and others who have paid any sums of money to the treasurer of the household or to his deputies, as by indentures made between the said treasurer and the said sheriffs etc. they shall be assured, for discharge of them that paid and the due charge and discharge of the treasurer of the household in their accounts and farms at the exchequer, taking of them that pay the indentures containing the sums for which such tallies are levied; as by advice, assent and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal in the last parliament the king made order that all farms, revenues, issues, profits and emoluments of counties, cities, towns and boroughs to be levied by the hands of sheriffs and of bailiffs of liberties up to 2,000l. a year, all issues and profits of the petty custom in singular the ports within the realm up to 1,300l. a year in the following ports, namely 600l. in the port of London, 200l. in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull, and 500l. in the port of Suthampton, all issues and profits of the hanaper of chancery up to 2,000l. a year, all issues, profits and emoluments of offices and escheatorships of escheators whatsoever for the time being up to 500l., the farms apports, issues and profits whatsoever of alien priories in England and Wales, the bailiwick of Fecamp demised by the king to John Cornewaille, Elizabeth his wife and Hugh Vertot monk excepted, up to 2,000l., all farms, issues, profits and emoluments of the subsidy upon cloth for sale and the alnage and of the forfeiture thereof within the realm up to 300l., and all issues and profits of the ancient custom upon wool, hides and woolfells in singular the ports and places of the realm, the port of St. Botolph excepted, up to 4,000l., shall henceforward remain for the expenses of the king's household, to be truly laid out in part payment thereof, and shall be paid by indentures by them that levy the same to the treasurer of the household for the time being in preference to all grants, assignments and demands now or hereafter made thereupon, and not converted to any other use or given to any [other] person, willing that the now treasurer of the household and other treasurers for the time being shall by such indentures be charged in their accounts at the exchequer with all that they shall so receive, and shall by their oaths be discharged of all that by force of these presents they receive not; but the king's will is to provide for the greater security of himself, of the treasurer of the household and of all sheriffs etc. by whom such payment shall be made.
July 14.
Westminster.
To Nicholas Gower escheator in Yorkshire. Order to give Ralph baron of Graystoke seisin of a messuage and appurtenances in Drynghowe held by Richard Proctour of Drynghowe outlawed for felony it is said; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by Thomas de Egmanton late escheator, that in 42 Edward III William de Nessefelde then escheator took the same into the hand of that king, that since that year the same has been in his hand and in the hand of the late king and of the king, that answer was made to him by the said William for the year and a day and the waste thereof, and that it is held of the said Ralph.
June 16.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to give John de Melton knight, son and heir of William de Melton knight, livery of the manor of Roddeston, and the issues thereof taken since the death of Thomas Percy late earl of Worcester who was tenant thereof for life; as in a cause in chancery between the said John and William Brauncepath esquire, that the defendant should shew cause wherefore letters patent thereof to him made by the king ought not to be revoked, and livery given to the plaintiff, by default of the defendant it was determined that so it should be done.
June 14.
Westminster.
To the justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order, upon petition of Sibyl now abbess of Berkynge, to proceed to rendering of judgment in the plea hereinafter mentioned, the allegations of Thomas Halywelle the king's clerk and the king's former writ notwithstanding; as for 20 marks paid in the hanaper the late king gave to the late abbess and convent of Berkynge and to their successors the advowson of 'Berkyngchurch' by the Tower of London, and licence in mortmain to appropriate and hold that church; and the king gave to the said Thomas the wardenship of the free chapel of St. Peter within the said Tower, then void and in his gift, with the parish church of Berkynge by the Tower and Berkynge chapel to the chapel of St. Peter appropriated of old time it is said; and at suit of the now abbess, submitting that although 'Berkyngchurche' and the parish church of Berkynge by the Tower are one and the same, Berkynge chapel is parcel of that church and not appropriated to the chapel of St. Peter, and although her predecessor did appropriate and peaceably hold that church with the said chapel as parcel thereof, and she does now hold the same, by colour of the grant made to the said Thomas she was unlawfully troubled touching her possession thereof, and wearied with cost, travail and expense for preservation of her right, and praying for revocation of the king's said grant in respect of the church and chapel of Berkynge, the king ordered the late sheriffs of London to give the said Thomas notice to be in chancery in the octaves of Michaelmas last in order to shew cause wherefore that ought not to be done; and at that day the cause was sent for debate before the king, and the abbess, appearing by Thomas Holme her attorney, craved revocation of the grant aforesaid in regard to the church and chapel of Berkynge, averring that she is in possession thereof, and Thomas Halywell by Thomas Benet his attorney alleged the king's letters patent, averring that he had that church and chapel by grant of the king, and craving aid of the king; and at suit of the now abbess, submitting that the justices deferred to proceed, the king after ordered them to proceed that allegation notwithstanding, so that they should not proceed to rendering of judgment without advising him, and thereupon arguments and allegations were heard on either side, and process continued to rendering of judgment; and now by petition of the abbess the king has learned that the justices have deferred to proceed to rendering of judgment, to the peril of her losing the said church and chapel.