Close Rolls, Henry V: February 1420

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1932.

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'Close Rolls, Henry V: February 1420', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422, (London, 1932) pp. 31-35. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol2/pp31-35 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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February 1420

Feb. 10.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Norhampton for election of a verderer of the forest of Saucy instead of John Bosno, who is so much occupied with divers business of the king in Norhamptonshire that he may not have leisure to exercise the office of verderer. (fn. 1)
Feb. 5.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Wiltesir for election of a coroner instead of Robert Best, who is not a fit person as the king has learned. (fn. 1)
Feb. 1.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order in presence of the next friends of John Bromley, son of William son of Thomas de Bromley esquire and cousin and heir of his grandfather, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to Margaret who was wife of the said Thomas, of whom the king has taken an oath etc. (fn. 1)
Feb. 10.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to take of Mary who was wife of Geoffrey Loterell knight an oath etc., and in presence of Godfrey de Hilton, who has taken to wife Hawise sister and heir of the said Geoffrey, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower. (fn. 2)
To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to assign dower to the said Mary, of whom the king has commanded the escheator in Lincolnshire to take an oath etc. (fn. 2)
Membrane 2.
Feb. 13.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order to take the fealty of Joyce late the wife of Adam Pesale knight, and to give her livery of the manor of Bobynton, and the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death Adam Pesale held no lands in that county in chief in demesne nor in service, but held the said manor jointly with the said Joyce, by gift of Roger de Aston parson of Weston and others to them for their lives, and that it is held by knight service of Humphrey son and heir of Edmund earl of Stafford, a minor in ward of the king. (fn. 2)
To the same. Order to take the fealties of John Benteley, John Aston clerks, William Galley chaplain, William Fitz Herberde and Richard Bronde, and to give them livery of 20 acres of land and 4 acres of meadow in Weston and Blumenhulle, a fifth part of the manor and advowson of Weston under Luseyorde, and a fifth part of the advowson of Blumenhulle church, and the issues taken of the said land and manor; as the king has learned etc. that the said Adam held the same for life by demise of Fulk de Penbrugge knight, that the said Fulk by fine thereof levied at Westminster in the quinzaine of Trinity 4 Henry IV, and there recorded in the octaves of Michaelmas 5 Henry IV, acknowledged the right of William Mosse parson of Langeperde, granting the reversion thereof after the death of Adam Pesale to him and Robert Say parson of Eton Hastyng and Walter Swan parson of Ayleston and to the heirs of William Mosse, that the said Robert died, that after his death by another fine levied on the morrow of Ascension day 5 Henry V, and recorded in the octaves of Michaelmas last, the said William and Walter, by name of William Mosse and Walter Swan clerks, acknowledged the right of Richard Bronde, granting the said reversion to him and to the said John, John, William Galley and William Fitz Herberde and to the heirs of Richard Bronde, and that 6 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow in Blumenhulle, parcel of the premises, and the fifth part of the advowson of Blumenhulle church are held by knight service of Humphrey son and heir of the earl of Stafford, a minor in ward of the king, and the residue of other lords. (fn. 2)
Feb. 5.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Herefordshire. Order to give the dean and chapter of the cathedral church of Hereforde seisin of a messuage, 30 acres of arable land, 1 acre of meadow and a dovecot in Canonbrugge, held by John ap Howell and Margery his wife, who for a felony by them committed did withdraw themselves; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by Thomas de la Hay late escheator, that the premises have been in his hands a year and a day, that William Walleweyn late escheator had the year and a day and the waste thereof, and that the same are held of the dean and chapter. (fn. 3)
Feb. 12.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Roteland. Order to give Henry de Plesyngton knight, brother and heir of Robert de Plesyngton son and heir of Robert de Plesyngton, seisin of the lands of his father, and of those held in dower by Isabel his father's wife and by Agnes who was wife of Robert de Plesyngton knight his grandfather, taken into the king's hands by their deaths and by reason of the nonage of Robert son of Robert son of Robert, who died within age in ward of the late king, and of the said Henry; as the said Henry has proved his age before the escheator in Lincolnshire, and the king has taken his fealty, and for 40s. paid in the hanaper has respited his homage until Christmas next. (fn. 3)
To the escheator in Yorkshire. Like order; as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited the homage of the said Henry to a day yet to come. (fn. 3)
Like writ to Richard Whityngton mayor of the city of London and escheator therein.
Feb. 21.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Sussex. Order to restore to the now prior of St. Mary Magdalene Tortyngton by Arundell in right of his church 105 acres of land in Huberden in the parish of Madeherst; as by a petition presented by the commons in the parliament holden at Westminster 16 March 3 Henry V, and enrolled upon the parliament roll, shewing that the said church was founded and endowed with divers lands, woods, rents, services, waters, fisheries, commons etc. in Sussex, London and Surrey, that the prior and convent of Tortyngton and their predecessors were thereof peaceably seised time out of mind, until in time of King Edward III Richard earl of Arondell, grandfather of the last earl, did without justice or good title by oppression by colour of his great lordship usurp possession of divers parcels of the same in Sussex, namely the manor of Clay, the 105 acres of land aforesaid, 121 acres of land and 130 acres of wood in Bowerth, Rokes, Sone, Wortheham, Bekeden and Arondell, 22 acres of meadow and 7 acres of pasture in Arondell, pannage and pasture in Estden and Walderton for their tenants there residing, and likewise the waters and fisheries to the said lands in Sussex pertaining, contrary to the divine will and to their endowment, whereby they were long impoverished, and like to be ruined if a remedy were not applied, prayer was made on this behalf that, inasmuch as they are under domination of Arondell castle, and the last will of earl Thomas on his death bed was that justice should be done and restitution made to every man of lands and possessions wrongfully occupied by him and his ancestors, and of goods and chattels by them unlawfully taken, order should be made with assent of the lords spiritual and temporal that the chancellor for the time being should call to his aid one or two justices of one or other Bench, and have power and authority of parliament to examine by their evidences the title of the prior and convent to the lands etc. whereof they made complaint, by such process as in his discretion he should see fit, causing the heirs or tenants of the lands of Arondell castle, or of the lands etc. whereof complaint was made, to appear in chancery and make answer in the matter, and that thereupon restitution should be made at the discretion of the chancellor according to such examination of title of lands etc. found as aforesaid; and thereupon was had deliberation and advice in full parliament, and with assent of parliament the king made order that, when suit should be made for livery out of his hands of the property in the petition specified, the chancellor should call to his aid justices of either Bench whom he should please to call, and should have power etc. by their advice to make amends in the matter, and the king ordered the sheriff to give notice to Thomas de Camoys, William Hankeforde, John Bohun, John Wilteshyre knights, Robert Hulle, William Cheyne, Thomas Harlynge clerk, Nicholas Carreu, William Ryman and Robert Jugler, tenants it was said of those 105 acres of land, to be in chancery at a day now past in order to shew cause wherefore restitution thereof ought not to be made to the prior, and the sheriff returned that he gave command to Thomas Russell bailiff of the liberty of John de Arundell knight within the rape of Arundell, to whom pertained the execution of that writ for that none might be made in the sheriff's bailiwick without the said liberty, who made answer that he gave them notice by John Whitefelde and Richard Howyk, as the writ required; and at that day the prior appeared in person, and Thomas de Camoys and the others by Richard Colman their attorney, and they could say nought to the purpose wherefore restitution ought not to be made, wherefore by advice of the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law it was determined that the said land should be restored to the now prior. (fn. 4)
March 14.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the great and petty custom in the port of Faversham. Order to take of William Barbour of Faveresham, host of Ralph le Pegine and other inhabitants of the town of Depe in the duchy of Normandy it is said, security that they shall before Whitsuntide next content the king of customs etc. due upon the property and wares hereinafter mentioned, if the king shall think fit to take the same of them or any of them, or before that date shall not give the collectors their discharge, and to suffer the said Ralph and the others without payment thereof to take away their ships, property and wares; as they have bought certain goods in England, and laded the same in ships in that port to be carried to Normandy as they aver, alleging that the collectors would not suffer the ships to leave port until they paid the said customs etc., or until the king should take order for discharge of the collectors. (fn. 5)
Membrane 1.
Feb. 18.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to take of Joan who was wife of William Gamage an oath etc., and in presence of the next friends of Thomas Gamage, son and heir of the said William, or of their attorneys, to assign her dower. (fn. 5)
Feb. 14.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Worcester for election of a coroner instead of William Wasseburne, who is dead. (fn. 5)
(Like) order to the (same) sheriff in regard to William Aldebury, who is insufficiently qualified. (fn. 5)

Footnotes

  • 1. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucester, guardian of England.
  • 2. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucester, guardian of England.
  • 3. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucester, guardian of England.
  • 4. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucester, guardian of England.
  • 5. Tested by Humphrey duke of Gloucester, guardian of England.