Close Rolls, Henry V: July 1417 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 1, 1413-1419. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1929.

'Close Rolls, Henry V: July 1417', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 1, 1413-1419, (London, 1929) pp. 399-401. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol1/pp399-401 [accessed 19 April 2024]

July 1417



July 10. Waltham.	Order to the sheriff of Devon for election of a coroner instead of John Jaycoke, who is insufficiently qualified.
July 18. Waltham.	Order to the sheriff of Norffolk for election of a coroner instead of Henry Notyngham, who is too sick and aged to travail in exercise of that office.
Aug. 7. Westminster.	To John Hungate, John Clement, Thomas Tobbe and William Richardson chaplain, all of Leeke. Order under a pain of 100l. to pay to certain deputies of the king 10l. 10s., according to their promise, or to be in chancery on the morrow of St. Bartholomew; as lately they gladly promised to lend the king that sum, and to pay it to the said deputies, but it is not yet paid as the king has learned. (fn. 1) By C.
	Like writs to the following:
	Robert Capoun, John Sutton, John Thakker 'carter' and William Sutton, all of Surflete, for 10l. 10s.
	John Graft 'draper,' Walter Basse, both of Boston, and Alan Tomeson of Skirbeke for 10l.
	Athelard Welby and John Thakker, both of Pynchebeke, for 6l. 13s. 4d.
	Thomas Sparowe and John Fraunceys, both of Spaldynge, for 6l. 13s. 4d.
	Ivo Roberde chaplain and John Thakker, both of Gosberkirke, for 6l. 13s. 4d.
Aug. 24. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Wiltesir for election of a verderer in the forest of Milchet instead of Geoffrey Tathebourne, who is dead. (fn. 1)
Aug. 27. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Devon for election of a coroner instead of John Jaycoke, who does not busy himself in exercise of that office, as the king has learned by report of many. (fn. 1)
Oct. 7. Westminster.	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to take of Alice who was wife of William Sproxton esquire an oath etc., and in presence of Nicholas Clay, who has taken to wife Joan daughter and heir of the said William, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower. (fn. 1)
	Membrane 13.
July 8. Waltham.	To the escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Order in presence of the next friends of Thomas son and heir of Maurice Russell knight to assign dower to John Stradlyng knight and Joan who was wife of the said Maurice; as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned the trespass of John Stradlyng in taking her to wife, and her trespass in marrying him without licence of the king.
	Like writ to the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjacent.
Sept. 11. Westminster.	To the collectors in the port of London of the great and petty custom and of the subsidy of 3s. upon every tun of wine and 12d. in the pound. Order to suffer Henry bishop of Winchester to lade in a galley of Venice, Andrew Barbarigo owner and, without payment of custom or subsidy, to carry over sea one short cloth of scarlet, and a fardel with four cloths without grain for his use and raiment and that of his servants in his company, the same being bought and purveyed within the realm as John Norton esquire has made oath in chancery. (fn. 2)
	[Fœdera.]
Sept. 28. Westminster.	To the escheator in Middlesex. Order in presence of the heirs of Adam Fraunceys knight, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to Conand Aske esquire and Margaret who was the said Adam's wife; as by letters patent of 12 July last the king pardoned all manner of misprisions, trespasses and offences against him committed by Conand Aske in taking the said Margaret to wife, and by her in marrying him without licence of the king, further granting that they should have livery of her dower, and the issues and profits thereof since the said Adam's death without impeachment of officers or ministers of the king whatsoever. (fn. 2)
	Like writs to the following:
	Henry Barton mayor of the city of London and escheator therein.
	The escheator in Essex.
Sept. 24. Westminster.	To Edmund Oldhalle escheator in Suffolk. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Joxforde, Stikelonde, Middelton, Brendefen' and Merielle, delivering to Henry Fitz Hugh lord of Ravenswath, Richard Norton, Thomas Derham and Richard Danyell parson of Swillyngton any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Roger Swyllyngton knight at his death held those manors for life by their demise, by charter indented at that inquisition produced, with reversion to them and their heirs, and that the same are held of others than the king. (fn. 2)
	To William Bowes mayor of the city of York and escheator therein. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a messuage in that city called 'Nesfelde place,' delivering to Joan late the wife of Roger Swillyngton knight any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the mayor, that at his death the said Roger held that messuage as jointly enfeoffed with her by gift of William de Ferybrygge chaplain and others to them and the said Roger's heirs, and that it is held of the king in free burgage as parcel of the city, as is the whole city of York. (fn. 3)
Sept. 25. Westminster.	To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order to give John Greuelle and Sibyl his wife seisin of the manor of 'Kyngesbromley'; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Robert Corbet the elder of Hadley was thereof seised, and by charter dated 'Kyngesbrumley' Sunday before St. Barnabas 46 Edward III gave the same to Robert Corbet knight deceased, by name of Robert his son, and to Alice his wife and the heirs of their bodies, with remainder to his own right heirs, that Robert the son and Alice were thereof seised in fee tail by the form of the gift, and had issue a daughter named Sibyl, whom John Greuelle has taken to wife, that the said Alice died in the life time of her husband, that at his death he was seised of the manor in fee tail, and that it is held in chief in socage by the service of paying 4l. a year at the exchequer for all service; and the king has taken the fealty of John Greuelle due for the same and for the manor of Assynton co. Suffolk, which Robert the son held of the king as of the honour of Peverell by the service of half a knight's fee. (fn. 3)
July 18. Waltham.	To the chief butler for the time being. Order to deliver to William Lyle the younger two tuns of wine a year for life, and the arrears since 20 June 1 Henry V, on which date the king confirmed letters patent, whereby the late king granted to the said William for life two tuns of wine a year of the prise of his wines in the port of London. By K.
	Et erat patens.
July 18. Waltham.	To the bailiffs of Oxford for the time being. Order, notwithstanding the preference of 10,000l. given to the king in a parliament lately holden at Westminster, to pay to William Lyle the younger and Amice Fitz Elys 30l. a year for their lives, and the arrears since 20 June 1 Henry V, on which date the king confirmed letters patent, whereby the late king granted them for their lives 30l. a year of the fee farm of that town, even as Baldwin Berforde knight had. By K.
	Et erat patens.