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Nov. 13.
Westminster. |
To the constable of the Tower of London or his lieutenant.
Order to receive John de Verdin, John Saumont, John Lespinasse,
William de Fosse, Peter Thibaut, Simon du Molyn, John le Gay,
Michael Rose, William Chastellain, Nicholas de Virebanche, John
Goulu Feulade, John Murssant, Peter du Boys, Robert Pammir,
John de Trou, Roger Danegin, William Tallet, Oudin de Chantegu
and Peter Duren from one who shall deliver them on behalf of
the king, and to keep them in custody in the Tower until further
order. By C. |
Nov. 26.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Essex for election of a coroner instead of
Hugh Naillyngherst, who is insufficiently qualified. |
Dec. 3.
Westminster. |
Like order, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Suthampton for
election of a coroner instead of John Punchardoun. |
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June 18.
Westminster. |
Like order, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Norhampton in
regard to John Harolde. |
May 26.
Westminster. |
Like order to the sheriff of Roteland in regard to Robert
Whitewelle, who is too sick and aged. |
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Nov. 9.
Westminster. |
To the constable of the Tower or his lieutenant. Order to
receive William de Gastinois, Charles Girart, John Royer, Theobald
Vounet, John Turvalet, John du Plessier, Drouet Guedier, John
le Borbonnoys, William Hauteville and Jossequin de la Rue from
one who shall deliver them on behalf of the king, and to keep them
in custody in the Tower until further order. By C. |
Nov. 28.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order in presence of the farmers
of the lands of Hugh de Thorp esquire, tenant by knight service
of Thomas brother and heir of John lord Roos a minor in ward of
the king, taken into the late king's hands by his death and by reason
of the nonage of John de Thorp his son and heir, or of the farmers'
attorneys, to assign dower to Grace who was wife of the said Hugh. |
Nov. 18.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Devon. Order to give John Cole esquire,
Thomas Pomeray knight and Joan his wife seisin of the dower of
Joan who was wife of John Pomeray knight; as upon the finding
of an inquisition, taken before William Cheyne and John Martyn
by virtue of the late king's commission to them and to William
Paulet and John Sparwe, that at his death John Pomeray held
the manor of Stokkelegh Pomeray and moieties of the manors of
Hurberton and Brixham in chief by knight service, and that the
said Joan wife of Thomas, being daughter of Joan one of his sisters,
and John Cole, being son of Margaret his other sister, are his
cousins and next heirs, and of full age, the king respited the
homage and fealty of John Cole for his purparty of the said manor
and moieties until a day now past, and ordered the then escheator
to take the fealty of the said Thomas, to take of John Cole and
Thomas security for payment of their relief at the exchequer, in
their presence or the presence of their attorneys to make a
partition of the premises into two equal parts, to give John Cole,
Thomas and Joan his wife seisin of their respective purparties,
saving the dower of the said Joan wife of John to be by that king
assigned, and to send that partition under seal to be enrolled in
chancery; and by another inquisition, taken before John Jaybyn
the late king's escheator, it is found that Joan wife of John at her
death held no lands in Devon of that king nor of any other in
demesne nor in service, and that she died on Thursday the feast
of Corpus Christi 8 Henry V. |
Oct. 17.
Westminster. |
To Robert Wyntworth escheator in Yorkshire. Order to suffer
William de Haryngton, Christopher de Moresby knights Richard
Gascoigne, Hugh Salkelde, John Crakanthorp, William del Garth
and Thomas Skyrwith during a term of two years to have the castle,
manor and honour of Skipton in Craven, except the third part of two
thirds thereof held in dower by Elizabeth mother of John de
Clyfforde knight by endowment of Thomas de Clyfforde her
husband with reversion to Thomas son and heir of the said John,
and the issues thereof taken, meddling no further therein; as it is
found by inquisition, taken before the escheator by command of the
late king, that John de Clyfforde was seized thereof with the exception aforesaid in fee tail by virtue of a gift made by King Edward
II to Robert de Clifforde his ancestor whose heir he was, namely
father of Robert brother of Roger father of Thomas father of the
said John, and to the heirs of the body of that grantee, with reversion to the said king and to his heirs, that with licence of the late
king John Clyfforde by charter gave the same to William de
Haryngton and the others, their heirs and assigns, for term of his
life, and the late king granted them the ward thereof for two years
after John Clyfforde's death, if his heir should be within age at his
death, with all liberties and jurisdictions thereto pertaining, the
nonage of any of his heirs notwithstanding, and notwithstanding
any entail made before 7 May 3 Henry V, or any other cause
whereby that king or his heirs might demand the keeping thereof,
without disturbance or hindrance of the king or his heirs, his
officers or ministers whatsoever, and that John de Clyfforde died
13 March last. |
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To Robert de Warthecop escheator in Westmerland. Like
order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the castles and manors of
Appelby and Burgham, notwithstanding any entail made before
3 June 3 Henry V etc. |
Oct. 21.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Devon. Order to give Anne who was wife
of Hugh Courtenay earl of Devon livery of the manors of Tyverton
extended at 45l. 6s. 6d. a year, Exmynstre at 10l. 6s. 6d., Topsham
at 17l. 6d., Churebeare at 42s., Chaluelegh at 21l. 11s. 4d.,
Nywenham (Newenham) at 4l. 7s. 8d., and Musebery at 20l. 5s., a
moiety of the fair of Crullediche with the profits thereof at 10s.,
a messuage and one carucate of land in Brokelontrelle and
Smalecombe at 33s. 4d., the hundreds of Tyverton at 40s., of
Exmynstre at 40s., of Harygge at 40s., a free fishery in the river
Exe at 10s., the perquisities of court of the borough of Tyverton
at 46s. 8d., and of Chaluelegh at 2s. a year, 18l. 6s. 8d. a year of
rent of the profits of the county by the sheriff's hands, 20l. 8s. 5½d.
of rent of assize issuing from divers burgesses of Tyverton, 8l. of
rent of the demesne lands of Holboghton, 40s. of rent of assize
of divers burgesses of Chaluelegh, and 58s. 5d. of rent of assize
of divers burgesses of Keneforde, which the king has assigned to
her in dower of the manors, lands etc. of her husband, taken into
the late king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of
Thomas his son and heir, having taken of her an oath etc.,
assigning to her also the manor of Hillesdoun co. Bukingham
extended at 14l. 13s. 4d. a year. |
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To the escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to give the said
Anne livery of the manor of Hillesdoun, extended (as above),
which the king has assigned to her in dower among other manors,
lands etc. |
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Dec. 14.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Gloucestershire and the march of Wales
adjacent. Order to take the fealty of John Melleburne, and to
give him and Elizabeth his wife livery of a third part of the manor
of Westbury; as it is found by inquisition, taken before William
Tracy the younger the late king's escheator, that Isabel who was
wife of Richard de la Mare esquire, and late wife of John Eynseforde of Dyllyngton knight, at her death held for life that third
part, which was held in chief, with reversion to John de Merbury,
John Brugge and John Vyntier esquires, their heirs and assigns,
by grant of John Melleburne son of Peter de Melleburne esquire,
that in her life time she and the said Richard attorned tenants to
them, that they entered after her death, and without licence of the
king made a grant thereof to the said John Melleburne and Elizabeth, their heirs and assigns, and that the same is taken into the
king's hand by the death of the said Isabel and by reason of that
trespass; and for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has pardoned
those trespasses, and for half a mark there paid has respited the
homage of John Melleburne until Easter day next. |
Oct. 17.
Westminster. |
To John Cerfe escheator in Northumberland. Order to give
Elizabeth late the wife of John de Clyfforde knight, whose fealty
the king has commanded the abbot of St. Mary York to take,
livery of the manor and lordship of Herter and Herternes, and
the issues thereof taken; as it is found by inqusition, taken before
the escheator by command of the late king, that John de Clyfforde
died thereof seised, being jointly enfeoffed with her by gift of
William de Haryngton knight and others to them and the heirs
of the said John's body, and that the same are held in chief by
knight service; and the late king made them a pardon and release
of all gifts, alienations and purchases of lands held in chief by
them made before 8 December 2 Henry V. |
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To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the king's
hand and meddle no further with the manor of Maltby, delivering
to William de Haryngton knight, Christopher de Moresby esquire,
Thomas Skirwith, William del Garth and Thomas de Romondeby
chaplain any issues thereof taken; as it is found etc. (as the last)
that John de Clyfforde was seised of the said manor, that it was
held of the late king as of his duchy of Lancaster of his honour of
Tekhylle, that the said John after gave the same to William de
Haryngton and the others and to their heirs, that they were
thereof seised until his death, and have been in possession after
his death, having taken the issues and profits since that feoffment
was made. |
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To the escheator in Worcestershire. Like order concerning
the manor of Severnstoke, which John Clyfforde gave to William
de Haryngton and the others by name of the manor of Severnstoke
and all lands, rents and services in Worcestershire. |
Nov. 26.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Kent. Order to take the fealties of John
Blere of Stourmouthe and Margaret Figge, and to give them seisin
of 6l. 2s. 3d. a year; as it is found by inquisition, before the
escheator taken by command of the late king, that Robert Figge
at his death held no lands in chief nor of others in demesne nor
in service, but took to him and his heirs 6l. 2s. 3d. a year of the
farm of the city of Canterbury by the hands of the bailiffs and
citizens for the time being, over and above the dower formerly
assigned to Margaret who was wife of Thomas Whetynden the
elder, and that assigned to Agnes who was wife of Thomas
Whetynden the younger, as the fourth part of 30l. a year falling
to him as one of the cousins and heirs of John son of William
Cundy, namely son of Margaret sometime wife of Robert Figge
the elder, her first husband, one of the daughters of Constance
Watership the third sister of William Cundy, which 30l. a year
King Edward III, by letters patent produced, gave to John son
of William Cundy of Sandwich and to his heirs for ever in recompense for the bailiwick of that town, 10l. to be taken at Easter
and the 20l. remaining at Michaelmas, and that Joan wife of
John Blere and Margaret Figge are his sisters and next heirs, the
said Joan being of the age of three and twenty and more, and
Margaret of nineteen and more. |
Dec. 16.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Notynghamshire. Order to take the fealty
of Godfrey de Hilton knight the father due for the lands hereinafter mentioned and for other lands in other counties by him held
by the courtesy of England after the death of Hawise his wife,
and to give him livery of two thirds of the manor of Gamelston,
a messuage, two cottages and three bovates of land in Gamelston,
two messuages and three bovates of land in Basyngfelde, and two
messuages and five bovates of land in Torlaton, and the issues
thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the
escheator, that at her death the said Hawise held the premises,
that the said two thirds were held of the late king in chief as of
the honour of Peverell, the messuages, cottages and land of others
than the king, that she and Godfrey had issue Godfrey and Hawise
both yet living, and that by reason of their issue Godfrey the
father claims to hold the same by the courtesy of England. |
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To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Like order to give the said
Godfrey livery of two thirds of the manor of Irenham by the said
Hawise held in chief by knight service, and two thirds of six
messuages and eight virgates of land in Corby held of another
than the king, all as of her own right and heritage, as found by
inquisition before the escheator taken by command of the late
king; as the king has commanded the escheator in Notynghamshire to take his fealty. |
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To the escheator in Yorkshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis,
concerning two thirds of the manor of Hoton Paynell, held of the
late king in chief, as found by inquisition before the escheator
taken by command of the king. |
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Nov. 6.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Westmerland. Order to give Elizabeth who
was wife of John de Clyfforde knight livery of 443 acres of land in
the castle and manor of Appelby extended at 11l. 18d. a year,
200 acres of meadow there at 100s., 20 acres of wood there at
3s. 4d., 1,000 acres of pasture there at 4l. 3s. 4d., a water mill there
at 26s. 8d., ten messuages in the town of Langton at nought,
forty bovates of land there at 6l. 13s. 4d., 80 acres of meadow there
at 40s., a water mill there at 3s. 4d., a fulling mill there at 6s. 8d.,
480 acres of pasture there at 40s., ten messuages in the town of
Meweburne at nought, 21 bovates of land there at 3l. 10s., 40
acres of meadow there at 20s., a watermill there at 10s., 400 acres
of pasture there at 33s. 4d., and a third part of two thirds of the
office of sheriff of Westmerland at 13s. 4d. a year, which the king
has assigned to her in dower of the lands of John de Clyfforde taken
into the late king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage
of Thomas de Clyfforde his son and heir, assigning also to her the
third part of a third part of the manor of Skelton co. Cumberland
and two thirds of two thirds of the said part extended at 66s. 8d.,
67 bovates of land in Syghlesden, Swarthowe and the hamlet of
Brynthwayt at 12l., 140 acres of demesne land in the hand of
tenants there at 23s. 4d., eight cottages and thirty 'grescroftes'
in the hand of the said tenants at 13s. 4d., and a chace called
'Holden chace' there wherein are two tenements called vaccaries
extended at 40s. a year in Yorkshire; also to give her livery of
10s. 2d. of yearly rent in Little Askeby to be taken of Robert
Sanforde, 27s. 2d. in Crosseby Ravenswath and Nateby of Richard
Hastynges, 13s. 4d. in Smardale of William de Crakanthorp,
15s. 9d. in Bampton Patrik and Gnyppepatrik of Christopher de
Curwen and John de Clyburne, 15s. 3d. in Bampton Cundale of
John de Clyburne, 13s. 6d. in Burgham of John de Lancastre and
Katherine his wife and of John Crakanthorp, 14s. 4½d. in Clibburne
Tailboys and Kirkebergh of Walter Tailboys, 9s. 2d. in Hoffe of
Thomas de Dacre, 20d. in Newebiggynge of John de Crakanthorp,
32s. 6d. in Kirkeby Thure of John de Kirkeby, 6s. 10d. in Crakanthorp of John Mayohelle, 20s. 4d. in Louther of Robert Louther
knight, 2s. 7d. in Rokeby of John Scayfe, 32s. in 'Meweburne
Maude' and Whayle of Richard Vernoun, 13s. 4d. in Burton of
William de Helton, 8s. 6d. in Merton of John Grey knight and
Margaret his wife, 31s. in Askeby Bretherdale of the abbot of
Byland, 13s. 4d. in Hale of the abbot of Holme, 1d. in Wardecoppe
of Thomas de Wardecoppe, 6d. in Souldby and Wardcoppe of
William Louther, 5s. in Tibbay of Henry de Wherton and Richard
Restwalde, 1d. in Clibburne of William Rudde, and 17s. 8d. in
Cabergh of William de Fulthorp knight, which the king has likewise assigned to her, having commanded the abbot of St. Mary
York to take of her an oath etc. |
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To the escheator in Cumberland. Order to give the said
Elizabeth livery of the third part of a third part of the manor of
Skelton, and two thirds of two thirds of the said part, extended at
66s. 8d. a year, which the king has assigned to her in dower among
other castles, manors and lands of her husband, having commanded the abbot etc. (as above). |
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To the escheator in Yorkshire. Like order to give the said
Elizabeth livery of 67 bovates of land in Syghlesden, Swarthowe
and the hamlet of Brynthwayt, 140 acres of demesne lands in the
hand of tenants there, eight cottages and thirty 'grescroftes' in
the hand of the said tenants, and Holden 'Chace' with two
vaccaries therein, all extended (as above). |
