Close Rolls, Henry IV: January 1406 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 3, 1405-1409. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1931.

'Close Rolls, Henry IV: January 1406', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 3, 1405-1409, (London, 1931) pp. 20-26. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol3/pp20-26 [accessed 19 April 2024]

January 1406



Jan. 6. Westminster.	To Thomas Rempston constable of the Tower of London, and to his lieutenant. Order to receive Henry Vele and John Aberforde from one who shall deliver them on behalf of the king, and to keep them in custody in the Tower until further order. By K.
Jan. 8. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Salop for election of a verderer in the forest of Morffe instead of Philip de Caloton, who is dead.
Feb. 9. Westminster.	To the constable of Dovorre castle and warden of the Cinque Ports, or to his lieutenant. Order for particular causes to arrest all ships in the port of Dovorre, and to keep them under arrest until further order. By K.
	Membrane 32. (fn. 1)
Jan. 5. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Dertemuth. Order under a pain of 200l., upon petition of Richard Garner of Pemonde merchant, if his oil etc. is arrested contrary to the king's letters of protection, to cause the same to be delivered to him, his attorneys or deputies after payment of any customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, not troubling them contrary to such protection, and if there be any cause wherefore they ought not so to do, order that the mayor shall be in person in chancery on the morrow of the Purification next in order to shew cause wherefore they ought not to do it; as on 17 November last the king gave safe conduct and protection to the said Richard and his attorneys, and the goods and merchandise by them laded or purposed so to be in divers parts on either side the sea, passing to Flanders and coming within the realm in whatsoever ship or ships he should please, there abiding and thence passing by land and by sea, with provisoes that he and his attorneys shall pay the customs, subsidies etc. due upon such goods etc., that no ships, vessels or goods of the king's enemies or of rebels shall be taken over or imported by virtue of those presents or under colour of the goods of the said persons or any of them, and that he and his attorneys shall make no attempt which may tend to prejudice of the king or his lieges; and now his petition shews that contrary thereto divers persons of Dertemuth have taken at sea a ship of Spain, Anthony Garcy of Seville (Civilia) master, wherein Garnerius Garner, attorney of the petitioner, laded twenty tuns of oil and other goods and merchandise of his, marked with his mark, to be taken over to Flanders among divers goods of other merchants.
Jan. 8. Westminster.	To the customers in the ports of London, Suthampton, Dovorre and Sandewich, and the keepers of the passage therein. Order to suffer Lewis bishop of Vulterra, nuncio and collector of the pope in England, without payment of custom to send or take over sea a basin (pelvem sive bacile) of silver, two ewers of silver to hold wine, twelve pieces with four covers of silver, three cups (cuppas sive ciphos) of silver gilt, two tabernacles of gold value 8l., a little vessel of silver gilt, two chalices with two patens of silver, a paxbred of silver for the pax, two knife cases with knives, three new woollen cloths for raiment of his servants, two beds with curtains, a missal, a pair of paternosters of 'ambre,' certain worn rings to the value of 10 marks, and vestments, raiment and bedding of himself, his household and servants, any command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding, so that by colour of this command nought to the prejudice of the king or realm be taken over. By K.
	[Fœdera.]
	To the customers etc. (as above). Like order in favour of James de Hugolins of Neopolea concerning three barrels with vessels of tin therein, twelve pieces or dozens of cloths of Essex manufacture, and certain candlesticks, basins and ewers of brass or pewter. By K.
	[Ibid.]
Jan. 19. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Waterforde in Ireland for the time being. Order to pay to Thomas Waleys the king's esquire for life 10l. a year of the fee farm of that city, which the king has granted him. By p.s. [4689. (fn. 2) ]
	Et erat patens.
Jan. 20. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs in the port of Suthampton. Order to suffer Alfonso count de Barcellis, son of the king of Portugal, and the knights whatsoever who are now of late come with him to England, to be quit of custom due upon the goods and merchandise they have brought with them up to the amount of 100l. only, making restitution of any such custom of them received within or up to the amount aforesaid; as the king's will is to shew the said count and knights special favour. Proviso that, if the custom thereupon due shall exceed the said amount, the collectors shall answer for the surplus. By K.
	[Fœdera.]
Jan. 26. Westminster.	To the keepers of the passage in the port of London, Dovorre, Orwelle, Sandewich or Great Jernemuth. Order to suffer Master John Southam clerk, who with licence of the king is journeying to the court of Rome, to pass thither in one of those ports with two servants and three horses, taking 20l. for his expenses, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding, provided he take with him nought to the prejudice of the king or realm.
	Membrane 31.
Jan. 10. Westminster.	To John Wodecoke mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Order to suffer the dean and chapter of the cathedral church of St. Paul London during the vacancy of the bishopric to have the keeping of the temporalities thereof and the disposal of all property and goods to the same belonging, as they and their predecessors were used to have during other vacancies, meddling not therein; as King Edward [II (fn. 3) ] granted that at every vacancy of the bishopric the said dean and chapter and their successors should have the keeping of the said temporalities as fully as the bishops had when the see was filled, or as the king or his heirs might or ought to have had if the same had been kept in their hand, so that they should have free administration thereof, taking and disposing of all manner of emoluments as they should see best, and as the bishops might when the see was filled or the king in time of a vacancy, saving to the king the knights' fees held of the bishopric, and the advowsons of churches falling in during a vacancy, so that all rents and yearly services of such fees should remain to the dean and chapter, and saving escheats so falling in, which at the end of a vacancy, namely after fealty done to the king by the bishop elect and confirmed or appointed, should be delivered and remain to the bishop, rendering to the king for every vacancy, if the same should last one whole year, 1,000l. whereat the bishopric is assessed, and if a greater or less time in proportion, and granted that the dean and chapter should have the keeping of the bishopric at every time of vacancy so long as the same should last, so that no escheator, sheriff or other bailiff or minister of the king should meddle therein by reason of a vacancy, except that at the beginning of every vacancy the escheator or other minister should in name of the king's lordship take a simple seisin within a manor of the bishopric and forthwith depart, taking no fealty or acknowledgment of any tenant of the bishopric, and carrying nought away, so that he should abide there no longer than one day, and leave no substitute in his room.
	Like writs to the escheators in the following counties:
	Middlesex.
	Essex and Hertford.
	Norffolk and Suffolk.
	Surrey and Sussex.
Feb. 13. Westminster.	To John Bouton of Esyngton the younger, Richard his son and Thomas brother of the said Richard. Order, under a pain of 100l., for particular causes laid before the king and council, to leave all else and, ceasing every excuse, to be in person before the king and council on Thursday before St. Gregory the Pope next to answer touching what shall be laid against them. By C.
Feb. 18. Westminster.	To the treasurers of the king's wars. Order (as above, p. 22) in favour of Alfonso count de Barcellis, son of the king of Portugal, and the knights who are come with him to England in regard to the subsidy in the port of Suthampton, with proviso that answer be made for any surplus. The king's will is that the sum of 100l. be deducted from the sum due of that subsidy for his wars in the northern parts. By K.
Jan. 21. Westminster.	To John Haweley of Dertemuth owner of a vessel called 'le Craccher,' John William master. Order under a pain of 200l., upon petition of Richard Garner of Pemonde merchant, if his oil etc., which is in John Haweley's keeping it is said, is arrested contrary to the king's safe conduct, to deliver the same to him, his attorneys or deputies, or the price or value thereof if the same exist not, after payment of any customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, and not to trouble them contrary to that safe conduct, and if there be any cause wherefore that ought not to be done, order to be in person before the king and council in the octaves of the Purification next in order to shew cause etc.; as on 17 November last (as above, p. 21), with proviso that no ships, goods etc. of enemies or rebels shall be taken over or imported etc.; and now his petition shews that divers persons of Dertemuth, Hull, Rye, and Bayoun in the said vessel and other barges and balingers armed and arrayed in manner of war have taken at sea a ship of Seville (Civilia), Anthony Garcye master, wherein Garnerius Garner, brother and attorney of the petitioner, laded at Seville about thirty tuns of oil etc. (as above). By C.
	Like writs to the following:
	John William master of the (said) vessel.
	John Manedon' owner of a balinger of Hull called the 'Gracedieu,' John Roos master.
	John Roos master of the (said) balinger.
	Pelgrine master of a barge of Bayoun.
	William Longe owner of a balinger of Rye, Patrick Broun of Dertemouth master.
	Patrick Broun of Dertemouth master of the (said) balinger.
	Membrane 30.
Feb. 11. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order not to trouble William Beaumont, or suffer him to be troubled for his homage, releasing any distress upon him made; as for a fine paid in the hanaper by the said William, who has taken to wife Isabel sister and one of the heirs of John Welyngton brother and heir of Ralph Welyngton, she being of full age, and the said John having died within age in ward of the late king, the king respited to a day now past his homage, due by reason of issue between him and Isabel begotten, for her purparty of the lands which Joan who was wife of Thomas West at her death held in dower after the death of the said Ralph her husband of the heritage of the said Isabel and of John Wroth son of Margaret sister of the said John Welyngton, who is his cousin and other heir and within age, commanding livery thereof to be given to the said William and Isabel. By p.s. [4748.]
	Membrane 29.
Jan. 19. Westminster.	To Roger Flore escheator in Roteland. Order in presence of the queen or her attorneys to assign to Isabel who was wife of Robert de Plesyngton dower of her husband's lands, and the issues thereof taken since 23 November last, on which date the king ordered John Cope late escheator in presence of Queen Joan, to whom the king has committed the ward thereof, or of her attorneys, to assign dower to the said Isabel, having taken of her an oath etc.; as the late escheator was removed from office before that was done.
	Membrane 28.
Jan. 30. Westminster.	To the escheator in Dorset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a yearly rent of 100s. to be levied of certain burgages and lands in Shaftebury; as it is found by inquisition, taken at Shaftesbury on Friday after the Conversion of St. Paul 3 Henry IV before John Manyngford late escheator by virtue of his office, that the abbey of Alcestre co. Warrewyk is of the foundation of the king's forefathers and of William Boteller, that the abbot and convent lately had that rent by gift of the said founders as parcel of the foundation thereof, to perform in the abbey certain ordinances, alms, prayers and works of piety for the founders, that they ever held the same as temporalities of the abbey time out of mind, and in time of cession or vacancy of the abbey by death a proportion thereof ought to have been seized and levied so long as the temporalities were in the king's hands, that the abbot for the time being by his steward was used to hold in the borough two legal courts upon the tenants of the said burgages and lands at Easter and Michaelmas, that about three years past Thomas Molyngton and Elizabeth his wife, by collusion with John Merssheton then abbot, sued against him a writ called a writ of contra formam collacionis for recovery of the said rent in the king's court before the justices at Westminster, and that by colour of that writ process being continued they did by default of the abbot, and so by covin, recover the same against him, and have held and taken it until now without licence of the king, deceiving the king's court to his hurt, whereby he is loser of the profit thereof during a vacancy; and that inquisition being read in chancery and the matter understood, divers times proclamation was made for any who would give the king and council or the serjeants at law information, and when no man appeared or said aught for the king, after full deliberation with the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law it seemed to them that the seizure is of no force, wherefore by their advice it was determined that the king's hands should be removed.
Jan. 30. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Somerset. Order to give John Lacche seisin of a messuage and 15s. of rent in Folkelonde and Hardyngton held by Walter Folkelonde son and heir of John Folkelonde outlawed for felony it is said: as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the sheriff, that the premises have been in his hand a year and a day, that the said Walter held them of John Lacche as of his manor of Heghchurche, and that John Caux late escheator had the year and a day and the waste thereof, and ought to answer to the king for the same.