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Membrane 19d. |
Dec. 23.
Westminster. |
Ubertinus de Bardes merchant of the fellowship of the Florentines to the king. Recognisance for 2,000 marks, to be levied etc.
in the city of London. |
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Condition, that within nine months after every exchange by
him made towards the court of Rome or elsewhere up to the
aforesaid sum he shall for such exchange buy within the realm
merchandise of the staple, as wool, hides, woolfells, lead, tin,
butter, cheese, cloth or other commodities of the land to the value
of the sum exchanged under pain of forfeiting the same, according
to a statute published in the parliament of the late king last holden
at Westminster. But he protests that it is not his intent or will to
incur that pain in case within the time mentioned he may not
find such merchandise for sale in the realm at a reasonable price. |
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Memorandum that on 17 November this year at Wyndesore
castle in a chamber called the 'Grete Chambre' between the
ninth and tenth hour before noon, in presence of Thomas bishop
of Durham, John bishop of Norwich, Humphrey duke of Gloucestre, Thomas duke of Exeter, Richard earl of Warrewyk, Henry
Fith Hugh, William Porter knights and others, John bishop of
London the late king's chancellor of the duchy of Normandy
delivered into the now king's hands the late king's great seal of
silver in a leathern bag sealed with the said bishop's seal; and
the duke of Gloucestre took it from the king's hands in the bag
sealed as aforesaid, kept it until the tenth hour, and then in presence
of the said bishops, dukes, earl, knights and others, and of Edmund
earl of March, Thomas earl marshal, Henry earl of Northumberland, Ralph Crumwelle, James de Audeley, William de Haryngton,
James de Berkeley, Walter Hungerford knights and others,
delivered it in the bag so sealed to the said bishop of Durham;
and he took the same, and on 19 November following at the great
hall of Westminster, in presence of Simon Gaunstede keeper of
the chancery rolls, John Hertilpole, John Spryngthorp, John
Frank clerks, Henry Kays keeper of the hanaper of chancery and
others, caused divers letters patent and writs to be sealed and
delivered. |
Dec. 23.
Westminster. |
To William Estfelde and Robert Tatersall sheriffs of London.
Writ of supersedeas, by advice and assent of the lords spiritual and
temporal in the last parliament, in respect of any demand or levy
of customs and payments other than they used to pay from the
merchants of the Hanse in Almain while the matter hereinafter
mentioned shall be pending without debate, and of any distresses
etc. by reason of the same, and order to suffer those merchants to
be in peace in the mean time according to the ordinance; as upon
their petition presented in the said parliament, shewing that John
Perveys and Ralph Barton late sheriffs asked of them divers
customs and payments for their merchandise other than they
were used to pay, and by reason thereof troubled and distrained
them contrary to the letters patent of former kings to them made
and by the late king confirmed, that they sued with the late king's
council for remedy, that their suit was pending, and the parties
had come to a traverse and issue before the council whch remained
without debate until the late king's death and did yet so remain
by reason of arguments and allegations of the parties, and that
after the said king's death the now sheriffs were anew troubling
and distraining them by great part of their goods for the customs
etc. aforesaid, the king being aware that the matter was yet pending as aforesaid, by advice and assent of the said lords has made
order that, upon such security being found by the said merchants
as was by them found to the late sheriffs in like case and upon the
same condition, namely that in person or by their attorneys they
should sue before the council for their discharge from the said
customs etc., namely 2d. upon every tun of wine at issue or entry,
2d. upon every sieve (ciphe) of salt, 3d. upon every last of herring,
4d. upon every bale of 'rys,' and for carriage of every cart laded
with merchandise, namely 2s. for every 'tonnetighe' at entry
and issue, should continue such suit with effect before the council
or others by the council deputed or appointed until dismissed or
discharged, and should abide the judgment or award of the
council, and perform whatsoever should be by the council determined, the sheriffs should suffer them to be in peace while the
matter was so pending before the council until the same should be
debated and finally determined, and that a writ of supersedeas
should be made in favour of the said merchants; and they have
found in chancery such security as they did find the late sheriffs
in like case, and upon the same condition. By pet. in parl. |
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Membrane 18d. |
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William Swanlonde to Thomas Swanlonde his brother, his heirs
and assigns. Quitclaim of lands in Herfelde called 'Langeleslonde,' whereof the said Thomas is tenant for life with reversion
to the said William and his heirs by grant of John Weston late
citizen of London and Robert Carpenter chaplain. Dated 12
December 1 Henry VI. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment in chancery at Westminster,
18 December. |
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Maud who was wife of Roger Salvayn knight to John Thoralby
clerk and Thomas Holden esquire, their heirs and assigns. Grant
of a yearly farm of 21 marks payable to the said Maud, her
executors and assigns, from Martinmas last until the full age of
Elizabeth daughter and heir of Margaret late the wife of Baldwin
Straunge knight, and from heir to heir until one shall come of
age, reciting her writing indented whereby, subject to the rent
aforesaid, she demised to John Harpur (Harpour) and Hugh
Dorsete, their executors and assigns, the ward of all lands of the
said Margaret in 'Westilbury' co. Essex, Henhurst co. Kent and
Pountfreit co. Middlesex which, with other lands in divers
counties, came to the late king's hands by death of the said
Margaret and by reason of the nonage of the said Elizabeth, and
were by him granted during her nonage to John duke of Bedford,
and by the duke to the said Maud, with covenant that so often
as that farm should be one month in arrear the said John Harpur
and Hugh should be bound to pay the said Maud 20l. over and
above the same, and it should nevertheless be lawful for her again
to enter and have her first estate in those lands, her demise notwithstanding. Dated London, 12 November 1 Henry VI. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment, 22 December. |
Dec. 10.
Westminster. |
Thomas Beauchamp knight and Robert Coker of Somerset
esquire to Thomas Smyth clerk and Richard Selby. Recognisance
for 40 marks, to be levied etc. in Somerset. |
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Condition, that year by year during three years Thomas
Beauchamp shall pay to Simon Gaunstede clerk prebendary of
Whitlakyngton, or to his attorney, 10 marks 3s. 4d. within one
month after Easter and 10 marks 3s. 4d. within one month after
Michaelmas for the farm of that prebend to him demised by the
said Simon for the term aforesaid. |
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Cancelled, because they are contented. |
Dec. 18.
Westminster. |
John Benet is sent to the abbot of Bynedoun co. Dorset and
the convent, to have such maintenance for life as Robert Calche
deceased had therein. By p.s. [161.] |
