Close Rolls, Henry VI: 1452 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 5, 1447-1454. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1947.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: 1452', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 5, 1447-1454, (London, 1947) pp. 295-300. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol5/pp295-300 [accessed 20 April 2024]

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June 16. Westminster.	Like order, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Surrey in regard to John Basket a coroner in Wyndesore forest.
June 13. Westminster.	Like order, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Wiltesir in regard to Richard Hegon a verderer in Claryngdon park.
— Westminster.	Like order, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Salop in regard to Thomas Hopton a verderer in the forest of Morff, who is too sick and aged to travail for exercise of that office.
	Membrane 24. (fn. 1)
March 4. Westminster.	To the farmers, bailiffs or other the occupiers of the manor of Worplesdon co. Surrey for the time being. Order to pay to the warden and scholars of 'Martonhalle' in Oxford, 18l. a year and the arrears since 18 February last, namely 13l. thereof, until contented of 22l. 10s. hereinafter mentioned, and the residue, namely 100s. a year, during the warden's life, until he and the scholars or their successors shall at the request of the king or his heirs have a yearly pension of 100s. a year by grant of the abbot and convent of Glastonbury, or by grant of the king, his heirs or successors, shall have lands, rents or services to that yearly value; as by letters patent of 16 August 26 Henry VI the king granted to the said warden and scholars and to their successors the manor of Stretton St. Margaret, co. Wiltesir, and conceiving that they had at his request a yearly pension of 100s. granted by the said abbot and convent, in those letters patent the king did recite that they so had the same and the said manor in recompense for other lands etc. in Cantebrigg, Graunceter, Howys, Gritton, Coton, Chesterton, Newnham and Over co. Cantebrigge by them given to John Somerseth and John Langton to the use of the provost and scholars of the king's college of St. Mary and St. Nicholas Cantebrigg, and for their greater security of his particular knowledge and mere motion did grant that, if the said manor and pension or any parcel thereof should be evicted, or they should be thrust out thereof, without their fraud or covin, they and their successors should yearly at Michaelmas take so much at the hanaper until by grant of the king, his heirs and successors they should peaceably have other lands, rents, services etc. of the same value; and although the king has written divers times to the abbot and convent for grant of that pension, they have refused to make it, and so the warden and scholars have had no payment thereof nor of any parcel thereof, and no payment of any sum of the hanaper, and the yearly value thereof in four years and a half in arrear, amounting to 22l. 10s., and in consideration thereof, and that the hanaper is so heavily charged with divers assignments and annuities that they might not have any recompense for the said pension, by letters patent of 18 February last the king granted to the warden and scholars and to their successors 18l. a year of the issues and profits of the said manor, namely 13l. a year until contented of the said arrears, and the remaining 100s. as above mentioned.
	Et erat patens.
March 11. Westminster.	To the collectors or customers for the time being of the custom upon wool and the petty custom in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order every year to pay to Alexander Sheffeld 12d. a day for life; as for good service in France and in England the king by letters patent has granted him for life to be one of his serjeants at arms, taking every year in that office 12d. a day of the said customs, even as Henry Whyom serjeant at arms deceased had.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 21. (fn. 2)
Feb. 14. Westminster.	To the keeper of the great wardrobe in the past or for the time being. Order to pay and give to John Curson of London 'brouderer' during his life the fees, wages and liveries for his office due and accustomed, and the arrears since Michaelmas day 28 Henry VI; as from that date the king has granted him for life the office of broderer and linen armourer, with wages, fees, lodging, profits etc. and so much a year for his gowns as to that office pertains, taking the fees, daily wages and yearly liveries by the hands of the keeper of the great wardrobe of the proventions and receipts of his office.
	Et erat patens.
Feb. 12. Westminster.	To the customers, collectors, farmers, receivers or occupiers for the time being of the king's ancient customs upon wool, hides and woolfells, his petty custom, and the subsidies to him granted or hereafter to be granted upon wool etc., and the subsidy of 3s. the tun and 12d. in the pound in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to pay to John Lescrop knight lord le Scrop cousin and heir of the body of Henry Lescrop, namely brother of Henry son of Stephen son of Henry son of Geoffrey, 200 marks a year for life until provision shall by the king or his heirs be made to him or his heirs of 200 marks a year of land and rent in England, and to pay him the arrears since Michaelmas day 24 Henry VI; as with assent of the prelates, earls, barons and commons in parliament at Westminster King Edward III by letters patent gave to Geoffrey Lescrop and his heirs 200 marks a year at the exchequer to maintain the estate of banneret, which he took upon him by order of the king, until the king or his heirs should make to him or his heirs provision of 200 marks a year of land or rent in England, and after by letters patent of 20 November 36 Edward III granted to Henry son and heir of the said Geoffrey that he and his heirs should have that yearly sum of the exchequer until etc. (as above), and by letters patent of 28 February 15 Richard II, for that the said Henry made a release of that yearly sum, and gave up the former letters patent in chancery to be cancelled, with assent of the council that king gave to him and his heirs the manor of Faxflete co. York, 10 marks of rent in Northdalton and 20l. a year to be taken of the burgesses of Kyngeston upon Hull of the fee farm of that town by the bailiffs' hands, with the knights' fees, advowsons, parks, warrens, woods, fisheries, reliefs, homages, services of freeholders and neifs, suits of court, wards, marriages, escheats, forfeitures, liberties, profits etc. to the said manor and rent belonging, in recompense for the said yearly sum at the exchequer, and before that gift, by judgments in parliaments holden at Westminster in 10 and 11 Richard II against Michael de la Pole then earl of Suffolk, by authority of parliament divers lands of that earl were seized as forfeit into that king's hands, whereof the said manor and rents are parcel, and in the parliament holden at Westminster in 21 Richard II those judgments were annulled, and in the parliament there holden in 1 Henry IV, with assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and all the commons it was adjudged that the parliament of 21 Richard II and all that ensued therefrom should be reversed, quashed and annulled, and it was agreed that the parliament of 11 Richard II should hold good, and further by advice of the council, for good service of Michael de la Pole, son of the said earl, done to King Henry after his return to England, that king did will that he should be restored to the name and fame of earl, and to the ability to be heir of the late earl and all his ancestors, and should have to him and the heirs written in his petition in fee simple and fee tail the whole of his heritage and all lands, rents, fees, advowsons and reversions of his father and of other feoffees to his father's use, with ability to sue for and have the same as heir, the judgments of 10 and 11 Richard II and any title or right which did accrue by reason thereof notwithstanding, and in the parliament last holden at Westminster, upon petition of William marquess and earl of Suffolk, cousin and heir of the said earl the father, namely son of earl Michael the son, by authority of parliament order was made that in so far as they concern the grandfather of the petitioner, his heirs or feoffees, the judgments and orders made by authority of the parliament of 21 Richard II should hold good, and that the grant of restitution by King Henry IV made in parliament by advice of the council should be of as much effect as if made by words reciting the authority of parliament; and John Lescrop did lately shew the king that by the said letters patent of King Edward III and King Richard II the said Henry son of Geoffrey was seised of the manor of Faxflete, 10 marks of rent and 20l. a year aforesaid, and gave the same to Peter de Garston parson of Scurveton and to his heirs, that he gave the same to the said Henry son of Geoffrey and to the heirs of his body, whereby he was thereof seised in fee tail, that after his death and the deaths of Stephen his son and Henry son of Stephen the same did descend to the said John, that he was thereof seised in fee tail by the form of the gift, until by colour of the grant of restitution made in the last parliament the marquess was thereto restored for that the same were parcel of the lands of the earl his grandfather, and by letters patent of 7 October 25 Henry VI the king of his particular knowledge and mere motion gave to him and to the heirs male of his body 200 marks a year to be taken of the customs and subsidies aforesaid from Michaelmas day 24 Henry VI until the king or his heirs should make them provision of 200 marks a year of land and rent in England.
	Et erat patens.
	Membrane 20.
Feb. 8. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Notyngham for the time being. Order to pay to William Bolton chaplain 100s. a year for life, and the arrears since 5 November 28 Henry VI; as by letters patent of 3 December last the king granted to him for life from 5 November aforesaid a chantry within the manor of Clipston and the chapel of St. Edwin within Shirwode forest, which was void and in the king's gift, with the rights and appurtenances, further granting him in aid of divine service there for the king's health while he shall live and his soul after death, the souls of his forefathers and all christian souls 100s. a year for life from the same date, to be taken of the issues of that county, even as other chaplains heretofore had by grant of the king's forefathers, notwithstanding any statute, act, provision, resumption or restitution and any other matter or cause to the contrary, and that herein is no express mention of the yearly value of the said chantry and chapel, or of other gifts or grants to him heretofore made by the king or his forefathers.
	Membrane 18. (fn. 3)
April 4. Westminster.	To the farmers, receivers or occupiers for the time being of the manors of Kynefare and Storton. Order to pay to John Hampton esquire for the king's body, the king's serjeant, 9l. a year for life and the arrears since Michaelmas day 29 Henry VI; as by letters patent of 22 March last for good service to the late king and to himself the king granted to him for life from that feast 9l. a year of the issues, profits and revenues of those manors.
	Et erat patens.
Jan. 12. Westminster.	To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with twelve messuages, twelve bovates of land, 20 acres of meadow and 100 acres of wood in Malefeld and Snellesdale, delivering to John Cokayn, son and heir of John Cokayn knight, any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John Wode late escheator, among other things that John the father died thereof seised, that the same are held of others than the king, and that John the son is his son and next heir.