Close Rolls, Henry VI: November 1441 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 4, 1441-1447. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1937.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: November 1441', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 4, 1441-1447, (London, 1937) pp. 5-8. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol4/pp5-8 [accessed 19 April 2024]

November 1441



Nov. 20. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Warrewyk for election of a coroner instead of John Duston, who is insufficiently qualified.
	Membrane 28.
Nov. 4. Westminster.	To the escheator in Cumberland. Order to take the fealty of John Skelton, son and heir of John Skelton, and to give him seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for half a mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until Whitsuntide next.
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Nov. 16. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order to receive by indentures from the constable of the Tower of London or his lieutenant Roger Bultibroke, John Humme clerk and William Wodeham, and to have them at the Guyhald of London on Saturday next before John duke of Norffolk and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine all treasons, insurrections, rebellions and felonies committed in the city of London and the liberty thereof. The king has commanded the said constable or lieutenant to deliver them to the sheriffs. By K.
	To the constable of the Tower of London or his lieutenant. Order to deliver by indenture to the sheriffs of London Roger Bultibroke, John Humme clerk and William Wodeham, who are in custody in the Tower. The king has commanded the sheriffs to receive them. By K.
Dec. 1. Westminster.	To the collectors of the subsidy of 3s. the tun in the port of London. Order without taking custom or subsidy to deliver to John Tiptoft knight or his deputy ten tuns of wine of Gascony, there bought and purveyed to his use for consumption of his household and not for traffic, as John Pryke has made oath in chancery, and brought to the said port.
Oct. 12. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Cumberland for election of a coroner instead of Richard Lowether, who is dead.
	Membrane 24.
Nov. 21. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Norffolk and Suffolk for the time being. Order to pay to John Lydgate a monk of Bury St. Edmunds and John Baret esquire for their lives and the life of the longest liver 7l. 13s. 4d. a year which in consideration of good and willing service the king has granted them from Easter 18 Henry VI of the issues, profits, farms and revenues of those counties.
	By p.s. [6157], and the date by authority of parliament.
	Et erat patens.
Nov. 24. Westminster.	To the chief butler, or to his deputy or assignee in the port of Bristol for the time being. Order to deliver to Thomas Est the king's servant, yeoman of the crown, one pipe a year of the wine coming to that port at the time of year when the vintage comes to land, which in consideration of long service the king has granted to him for life.
	Et erat patens.
Nov. 7. Westminster.	To the escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a messuage, a cottage and 20 acres of land in Plumpton which were of John Deyster of Baunebury, 15 acres of wood in 'Plumpton Westwode,' 1 rood of land in name of glebe with the advowson of Plumpton church, and a rent of ½ lb. pepper to be taken of John Clerk for tenements in Blacoluesley, delivering to William Harwedoun the younger and Margaret his wife any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Thomas Boughton late escheator, that Margery who was wife of William Harwedoun held the premises which, by name of all their lands, rents, reversions and services in Plumpton late of John Deyster, were by John Faukes and Thomas Gode granted to her husband and to her for their lives and the life of the longest liver with remainder to the said William the younger and Margaret daughter of William Vaus and of Eleanor his wife daughter and heir of Thomas Drakelowe knight and to the heirs of their bodies, that William Harwedoun the elder died, and the said Margery overlived him and died seised of that estate, and that the premises are not held of the king.
Nov. 25. Westminster.	To the chief butler of England and his representatives in the ports of London and Sandewich for the time being. Order at or before the feast of Christmas, or other later date as the vintage behaves from time to time, to deliver to John Stopyndoun the king's clerk, keeper of the chancery rolls, one tun or two pipes of red wine of Gascony a year in the port of London, and one tun or two pipes in the port of Sandewich which, in consideration of long, true and willing service in France and England to King Henry IV, the late king and to himself the king has granted to him for life.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 23.
Dec. 9. Dogmersfield.	To the farmers, receivers or other the occupiers of the manor of Odiham co. Suthampton for the time being. Order to pay to Henry Husee knight and Constance his wife during her life 100s. a year, and to pay them the arrears thereof since 24 May last; as the king has granted them for her life from that date 25l. a year, namely 20l. of the issues and profits of the manor of Kyngesthorp co. Norhampton, and 100s. of the issues and profits of the manor of Odiham.
	Et erat patens.
	To the farmers etc. of the manor of Kyngesthorp co. Norhampton for the time being. (Like) order for payment of 20l. a year.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 22.
Nov. 17. Westminster.	To the escheator in Derbyshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with sixty messuages, twenty bovates of land, 20 acres of meadow, 200 acres of pasture and 40s. of rent in Assheburne, Compeden, Perwyche, Ostecote, 'Underwode,' Bradley, Sturston, Knyveton, Kirkeireton and Kyngestenerdale, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Thomas Babyngton late escheator, that John Cokayn knight died thereof seised, and that the premises are not held in chief, and by another inquisition, taken before William Heton late escheator, that they are held of others than the king, and that John Cokayn is his son and next heir, and is of the age of sixteen and more.