Close Rolls, Henry VI: November 1440 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 3, 1435-1441. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: November 1440', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 3, 1435-1441, (London, 1937) pp. 394-400. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol3/pp394-400 [accessed 22 April 2024]

November 1440



Nov. 4. Westminster.	To the receivers, farmers or occupiers for the time being of the lordship of Kendale. Order to pay to Richard Leylande esquire 10l. a year for life and the arrears since 4 March 17 Henry VI; as the king has granted him for life from that date 10l. a year of the issues, profits and revenues of the said lordship. By p.s. [5647], the date with authority of parliament.
	Membrane 38.
Nov. 2. Windsor castle.	To the bailiffs of Shrewsbury for the time being. Order to pay to the prioress and convent of St. Mary Chestre during a term of seven years from Easter day next 10 marks a year of the fee farm of the town of Shrewsbury, which the king has granted them for the said term in consideration of the poverty of their house. By p.s. [5656], the date with authority of parliament.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 36. (fn. 1)
Nov. 8. Westminster.	To the chief butler in the port of Bristol or his representative there for the time being. Order to deliver to the prior and convent of the house of God's place Henton co. Somerset of the Carthusian order, and to their successors, one tun a year of sweet wine in that port, namely 'Bastarde' or Oseye at their choice; as by letters patent of 22 October last the king granted them one tun a year there of his alms.
	Et erat patens.
Nov. 16. Westminster.	To the customers in the port of Suthampton for the time being. Order to pay to William Soper of Southampton 20 marks a year for life, and the arrears since Easter 17 Henry VI; as for good and unpaid service the late king by letters patent, confirmed by the king, granted the said William for life 20 marks a year of the customs in that port.
	Et erat patens.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	To the chief butler for the time being. Order to deliver to William Babthorp one of the barons of the exchequer during his life one tun of wine of Gascony a year which for good service the king has granted him in the port of London against Christmas for life. By p.s. [5686], the date by authority of parliament.
	Et erat patens.
Sept. 3. Windsor. (fn. 2)	To Robert Wynkefelde knight. Order upon his allegiance and under pain of forfeiture upon receipt of these presents to draw to the Tower of London and surrender him to the constable thereof or to his lieutenant, there to abide until further order. By K.
	Membrane 35.
Nov. 13. Westminster.	To the men, tenants, farmers or occupiers of the manor of Corby co. Northampton for the time being. Order to pay to Richard Wideville knight and Jaquetta duchess of Bedford his wife 56s. 1d. a year during her life, and the arrears since Michaelmas last, which the king has given them from that feast of the farm, issues, revenues or profits of the said manor.
	Et erat patens.
Nov. 13. Westminster.	To the men, tenants, farmers or occupiers for the time being of the issues, revenues and profits of the manor and town of Brigstoke otherwise Briggestoke otherwise Brixstoke co. Northampton. (Like) order concerning 20l. a year thereof, which the king has granted to the said Richard and Jaquetta for her life.
	Et erat patens.
Oct. 20. Westminster.	To the bailiffs, farmers or occupiers of the town of Wircestre for the time being. Order to pay to Robert Whitgreve 10l. a year for life and the arrears for Easter and Michaelmas terms last; as the late king by letters patent, confirmed by the king 1 February 1 Henry VI, granted to the said Robert for life 10l. a year of the fee farm of that town.
	Et erat patens.
Sept. 28. Westminster.	To the keeper of the great wardrobe for the time being. Order to deliver to William Cotom the king's serjeant, clerk of the great wardrobe, during his life such daily wages and livery of raiment for the winter and summer seasons as were heretofore allowed to the keeper or keepers thereof for one clerk attending upon that office at the city of London, and all profits, fees and commodities thereto due and accustomed of old time; as by reason of his services the king has granted that office to the said William for life, with the wages, livery, profits etc. aforesaid. By p.s.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 33. (fn. 3)
Nov. 5. Westminster.	To the escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to take the fealty of Robert Hungerforde esquire, who has taken to wife Eleanor daughter and heir of William Molyns knight son and heir of William Molyns knight and of Margery his wife, being cousin and heir of the said William the father and Margery, and to give the said Robert and Eleanor seisin of all lands of William the son, of those held by William the father and Margery in fee tail which ought to descend to the said Eleanor, and of those of her heritage which the said Margery held in dower or for life; as the said Robert has proved her age before the escheator.
	To the escheator in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Like order to give the said Robert and Eleanor seisin; as he has proved her age before the escheator in Bukinghamshire, whom the king has commanded to take his fealty.
	Like writs to the escheators in Wiltesir and Cornwall.
Nov. 7. Westminster.	To the escheator in Norffolk. Order to give John Vylly, son and heir of William Vylly, seisin of a messuage and 10 acres of land in Leryngsete and a messuage and 9 acres of land in Leryngsete by Holt which were of Richard Leche outlawed for felony; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by John Fitz Rauff late sheriff, that the premises have been in the hands of the king and his forefathers since 4 December 13 Henry IV, when they were taken into that king's hands by virtue of an inquisition taken before Edmund Wynter then escheator, that the said Richard held them of William Vylly by fealty and a rent of 6d. a year, and that the said escheator did answer to King Henry IV for the year and a day and for the waste thereof.
Nov. 27. Westminster.	To John Stourton the king's knight. Dedimus potestatem, and order to repair to Thomas earl of Devon, and to take of him a recognisance for 2,000 marks payable to the king, with condition that he shall keep the peace toward William Bonevyle knight, all his men and them of his household, doing and procuring them no hurt or harm. By K. and C.
Nov. 19. Westminster.	To the customers and the keepers of the passage in the port of Sandewich. Order without taking custom or subsidy to deliver to William earl of Suffolk or to his deputy two fardels with twelve 'quysshones,' six 'valences,' twelve 'coverlytes,' seven 'celours,' seven 'testeris,' one white 'coverlyt' and 'celour' of 'tapserie,' four 'tapits' of green and fourteen of 'tapserie' with figures (ymaginibus), all bought and purveyed in Flanders for his use and not for traffic as Richard Welles clerk has made oath in chancery, and brought to Sandewich 24 August last in a ship whereof Thomas Dalmoun was then master.
Nov. 23. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Norffolk for election of a coroner instead of Thomas Trusbut, who is too sick and aged to exercise that office.
Nov. 26. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Roteland for election of a verderer in the forest of Roteland instead of John Bovyle, who is dwelling without the county, wherefore he may not conveniently exercise that office.
Oct. 19. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Yorkshire for election of a coroner instead of Edmund Normanvyle, who is dead.
Nov. 10. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to view the king's command to the sheriffs of London, and to allow them in their account at the exchequer all sums of money which by oath of the sheriffs or their deputies they shall be assured are spent by virtue thereof; as Peter de Vasques of Spain knight, coming of late to England with licence of the king, has challenged Richard Wydevyle the king's knight to certain points or feats of arms, and the king has gladly granted licence for the same, and has ordered the sheriffs at his cost to erect lists and barriers of timber at 'Westsmythfelde' in the suburbs of London by 26 November instant, and to cover the ground within the lists with sand for the purpose, so that there be no let or obstacle there by stones or otherwise, and further by advice of John duke of Norffolk marshal of England to construct a place there for the king suitable to his royal estate.
	[Fœdera.]
	Membrane 32.
Nov. 12. Westminster.	To the escheator in Dorset. Order to take the fealties of John Hody, John Stork, John Chirche citizen and mercer of London, John Battescombe and John Corbrigge clerk, and to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors, messuages, lands etc. hereinafter mentioned, delivering to them any issues thereof taken since the death of Thomas Brooke; as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken before Thomas Seyntbarbe late escheator, that a fine levied at Westminster in the quinzaine of Midsummer 16 Henry VI between John Hody and the others and Thomas Est plaintiffs and Thomas Brooke knight and Joan his wife deforciants of the manors of Cottelegh and Mangerton, twenty messuages, six carucates 400 acres of land, 120 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture, 100 acres of wood, 60s. of rent and a rent of 1lb. pepper, 1lb. cumin and one pair of spurs in Cottelegh, Mangerton, Pourton, Bowode, 'Estmelplesshe,' Loscombe, Mapoudre, Lyme Regis, Colweyishome, Harmeshey, Babershayes, Pytte and 'Lytell Parroke' in 'Mersshewoodvale' among other things, whereby the deforciants acknowledged the right of Thomas Est, making a quitclaim to the plaintiffs and to the heirs of Thomas Est, by virtue whereof he was seised of the premises in fee, and the other plaintiffs as of freehold, that by writing of 14 July 16 Henry VI Thomas Est made a quitclaim thereof to the other plaintiffs, their heirs and assigns, by virtue whereof they were seised in fee, that they suffered Thomas Brooke to occupy the premises as tenant at will from the date of the fine and release aforesaid, and that seven messuages and 4½ acres of land in Lyme Regis, parcel thereof, are held of the king in free burgage, as is all that town, and the residue of others than the king.
	To the escheator in Dorset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor, messuages, tofts, lands, rents etc. hereinafter mentioned, delivering to Joan wife of Thomas Brooke knight any issues thereof taken; as it is found etc. that Philip Holman clerk and John Swaldale were long ago seised (among other things) of the manor of Blundeleshay, nine messuages, four tofts, twelve carucates 40 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 60 acres of pasture, 80 acres of wood, 4s. of rent and a rent of one rose in Whytchurche, Symondesburgh, Abbottestoke, Mersshewoode, Stokewaleys, Atram, Morebathe, Pyrcombe (Pircombe), Gerynsatte (Garynsate) Hulle, Monkewode Yerde, Ramesham and Dunstrowe, and of a tenement, one carucate and 40 acres of land by name of all their lands and reversions in Bakereshayes (Babereshayes) and Pyttelonde in the hundred of Whitechurche, and gave the same to Thomas Brooke knight now deceased and to Joan his wife, by name of Thomas Brooke son of Thomas Brooke knight and to (fn. 4) Joan his wife, and to the heirs of their bodies, that Thomas Brooke the son and Joan were thereof seised in fee tail, that Joan is yet living, and that the premises are held of others than the king.
	To the same. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with two closes of land in the parish of Abbottestoke called Monkewo (sic), delivering to John Battescombe any issues thereof taken; as it is found etc. that for his counsel Thomas Brooke deceased, by name of Thomas Brooke knight lord Cobham, and Joan his wife gave the said closes and land, which Nicholas Gole previously held by their demise, to John Battescombe and to his assigns for his life, that the said John was thereof seised as of freehold, that he is yet living, and that the same are held of others than the king.
Nov. 30. Westminster.	To the customers and the keepers of the passage in the port of Sandewich. Order without taking custom or subsidy to deliver to William earl of Suffolk two fardels with twelve 'quysshones,' six 'valences,' twelve 'coverlytes,' seven 'selours,' seven 'testeris,' a 'coverlit' and 'celour' of white 'tapserie,' four 'tapites' of green and fourteen of 'tapserie' with figures (ymaginibus) all bought and purveyed in Flanders by Robert Worseley an Englishman for the earl's use and for no other cause as Richard parson of Melles has made oath in chancery, and brought to the said port.
Dec. 18. Westminster.	To the escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Bucbrooke, delivering to William Ferrers any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Ellen who was wife of Philip Chetewyn knight at her death held that manor in dower of the heritage of the said William, being son and heir of Edmund Ferrers knight late her husband, and that it is held of the king as of the duchy of Lancastre by the service of the twentieth part of one knight's fee.
	Membrane 31.
Oct. 24. Westminster.	To the escheator in Cumberland. Order to take of Mariot who was wife of Robert Hoton an oath etc., and in presence of John Hoton son and heir of the said Robert, or of his attorneys, to assign her dower.
Nov. 16. Westminster.	To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Celecotes (sic), delivering to William Rither the son any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before William Percy late escheator, that William Rither knight at his death was thereof seised to him, his heirs and assigns, that he held it of the king as of the duchy of Lancastre of the honour of Bolyngbroke by the service of a sixth part of one knight's fee, and that William Rither his son is his next heir, and of full age.
	Vacated, because otherwise upon the Fine Roll for this year.
Oct. 26. Westminster.	To the escheator in Sussex. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a third part of the manor of Houghton, and a third part of a messuage and 44 acres of land in Groffham, delivering to John Colmorde master of Arundell college any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator, that Beatrice countess of Arundell at her death held those parts for life by demise of John Bohun, John Wylteshyre knights, Robert Hulle, Nicholas Carew, William Cheyne, William Ryman and Robert Yugeler, who with licence of the king gave the reversion thereof to the said master and to his successors, and that the said Beatrice while sole attorned tenant to him.
Nov. 28. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Norhampton for election of a verderer in the forest of Saucy instead of Richard Willughby, who is too much occupied with divers business of his in Norhamptonshire to have leisure for exercise of the office of verderer, as the king has learned.
	Like order in regard to John Mortymer the elder esquire.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Wiltesir for election of a coroner instead of Robert Gylberde, who is dead.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Somerset for election of a coroner instead of Thomas Palmer, who is insufficiently qualified, as the king has learned by the report of many.
Dec. 1. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Sussex for election of a coroner instead of John Stempe, who is too much occupied with divers business of the king there to have leisure for exercise of the office of coroner, wherefore the king has removed him.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Lincoln for election of a coroner instead of Thomas Harryson of Tydde, who dwells in the uttermost border of the county, and is too much occupied with divers business of the king therein to have leisure for exercise of the office of coroner, wherefore the king has removed him.