Jan. 30.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to deliver to the executors
of John late duke of Aquitaine and Lancastre, or to their attorneys,
all chattels of William de Beauchamp knight, brother of the earl
of Warrewyk, to the value of 40 marks of the 2,000 francs payable
at another day, by appraisement thereof to be made in presence
of the said William, his oxen and plough horses excepted, and
if the chattels be of less value, order to give the executors livery
of a moiety of his land in the sheriffs' bailiwick, by extent likewise to be made in his presence, to hold as their freehold until the
40 marks be thereof levied, certifying in chancery in the quinzaine
of Easter next what they shall do; as on 9 June 14 Richard II
William de Beauchamp and Henry Grene knight now deceased
made a recognisance in chancery to the said duke for 2,000
marks, payable 1,000 in the octaves of Trinity then next, and
1,000 in the octaves of Trinity following, and paid them not it is
said; and Richard bishop of Salisbury, Richard (sic) earl of Westmerland son of John son of the king of England the late duke,
John Dabruggecourt, Hugh Waterton, Thomas Skelton knights,
John Cokayn late chief stewards of the duke's lands, Robert
Whitby late his receiver general, Peter Melburne, William
Keterynge, Robert Haytfelde late controller of his household,
John Legburne late his receiver general and Thomas Longley
clerk, executors of the duke otherwise called John son of the
king of England late duke of Lancastre, have chosen according to
the statute to have livery of all the chattels and a moiety of the
lands of William de Beauchamp for the sum aforesaid, and the
king ordered the sheriffs to give him notice to be in chancery
at a set day in order to shew cause wherefore livery thereof
ought not to be given them, and the sheriffs returned that they
gave him notice by Thomas Sergeaunt and William Traynelle;
and at that day appeared the said William by John Pygot his
attorney, and the executors in person, and the said William
averred that the executors ought not to have execution against
him because the duke, by name of John son of the king of England
late duke of Lancastre and Aquitaine, did by writing indented,
which he produced, dated 19 June 14 Richard II, make a
defeasance of the said recognisance, upon condition that William
de Beauchamp or another in his name should pay 2,000 francs
at a day therein contained, and other 2,000 francs at another
day specified, saying that at the first day he paid 2,000 francs
and the duke gave him an aquittance thereof, likewise produced,
and craving judgment whether the executors ought to have
execution against him for that sum, and as to the other 2,000
francs saying that he paid it not to the duke and it is payable
to the executors, and the executors did acknowledge the first
payment, craving execution of the other sum, wherefore it was
determined that livery should be given them as aforesaid; the
king has commanded the sheriffs of Warrewyk, Stafford and
Kent to seize all the chattles and a moiety of the land of the
said William in their bailiwicks for payment of the residue. |
