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Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 6, 1454-1461. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1947.

'Close Rolls, Henry VI: October 1454', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry VI: Volume 6, 1454-1461, (London, 1947) pp. 1-6. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen6/vol6/pp1-6 [accessed 20 April 2024]

CALENDAR OF CLOSE ROLLS. 33 HENRY VI.

[No. 305]

October 1454



	Membrane 34. (fn. 1)
Oct. 26. Westminster.	To the abbot of Sawtre otherwise Sautre for the time being. Order to pay to the now proctor and scholars of the college of 'Goddeshous' in the university of Cantebrigge and to their successors 10 marks a year, and to pay them the arrears since 1 March 20 Henry VI; as by letters patent of 26 August 24 Henry VI the king granted among other things to William Byngham parson of St. John Zachary London, Master William Millyngton, Master William Gulle professors in sacred theology, and Master John Tylney doctor of decrees, their heirs and assigns, the reversion of a yearly pension, farm, rent or apport of 10 marks which the abbot was bound to pay to the king with 50 marks for the churches of Fulburne otherwise Fulbourne, and Honyngham otherwise Honyngton, by whatever name they be called, which pension etc. John Fouler otherwise Fowler, one of the clerks of the king's chapel, then had for life from 1 March aforesaid by grant of the king, free of all secular demand or service, rendering to the king no apport, farm, account or profit whatsoever; and after by letters patent of 16 April, 26 Henry VI, the king gave William Millyngton, William Gulle and John Tylney licence by fine levied in the king's court or otherwise to give and release the said reversion, among other things, to William Byngham then proctor and the scholars of the said college and to their successors, and by virtue thereof they did by charter indented give the same to the said proctor etc., as by their charter produced in chancery may appear; and by an act of resumption, made by authority of the parliament holden at Westminster in 29 Henry VI, that reversion has come to the king's hands it is said.
Oct. 20. Westminster.	To the collectors for the time being in the diocese of Ely of the second moiety of the second of two whole tenths last granted to the king by the clergy of the province of Canterbury. Order of that moiety to pay to the mayor, constables and fellowship of merchants of the staple of Calais at the feast of St. Martin in winter 1456, 170l., parcel of 5,000 marks hereinafter mentioned; as with advice and assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and of the commons in the last parliament, by authority of parliament the king appointed that the chancellor for the time being should have authority to cause as many letters and warrants as should be thought needful to be made and delivered to the said mayor etc. for payment of 10,000 marks by them lent to the king for payment of wages at Calais, namely 5,000 marks of the first moiety of the said tenth at St. Martin in winter 1455, and other 5,000 marks of the second moiety at the same feast following, taking no fee for the seal, that all grants and assignments so made should have the preference over all others made after 6 April last, and all others made after that date should not be payable until the whole sum aforesaid was fully paid, that it should be inserted in the pell of the receipt that the said sum was money lent to the king, and that all grants and assignments to be levied of the tenths last granted by the clergy of the provinces of Canterbury and York, or of the fifteenth and tenth, or the moiety of a fifteenth and tenth granted by the commons in that parliament, made by letters patent or tallies by way of reward and not for money lent, should be void.
	Like writs to the following:
	The collectors in Cornwall for 40l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Lincoln, 300l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Hereford, 111l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Salisbury and Wiltshire, 120l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Stafford, 60l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Berkshire, 120l.
	The collectors in the diocese of Rochester, 50l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of London and Middlesex, 110l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of London and Middlesex, 110l. (sic).
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Bath and Wells, 224l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Oxford, 120l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Northampton, 140l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Surrey, 40l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Norwich and Norfolk, 187l. 6s. 8d.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Gloucester, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Bedford, 70l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Lewes, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Suffolk and Sudbury, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Buckingham, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Essex and Colchester, 110l.
	The collectors in the diocese of Canterbury, 150l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Devon, 150l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Worcester, 85l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Leicester, 160l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Coventry, 60l.
	The collectors in the diocese of Canterbury, 150l. (sic).
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Winchester, 206l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Huntingdon, 150l.
	To the collectors for the time being in the archdeaconries of Bath and Wells of the first moiety of the second tenth (above mentioned). Like order, mutatis mutandis, for payment of 224l.
	Like writs to the following:
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Winchester for 206l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Bedford, 70l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Stafford, 60l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Surrey, 40l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Essex and Colchester, 110l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Northampton, 140l.
	The collectors in Cornwall, 40l.
	The collectors in the diocese of Rochester, 50l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Norwich and Norfolk, 187l. 6s. 8d.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Hereford, 111l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Suffolk and Sudbury, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Devon, 150l.
	The collectors in the diocese of Ely, 170l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Buckingham, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Lewes, 100l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconries of Salisbury and Wiltsire, 120l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Oxford, 120l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Leicester, 160l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Lincoln, 300l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Huntingdon, 150l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Berkshire, 120l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Coventry, 60l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Worcester, 85l.
	The collectors in the archdeaconry of Gloucester, 100l.
	Membrane 33.
Nov. 12. Westminster.	To the keeper of the chace of Kyngeswode for the time being, or to his representative there. Order, upon petition of Edmund Blount lord of a moiety of the manor of Button within the chace, henceforth to cease from hindering him, and to suffer him to have his profit of the wood, gorse and sea coal upon his own soil within that lordship without demand for chiminage or other let, as he ought to have, and as he and his ancestors were used to have heretofore; as he has shewn the king that although he and all his ancestors, tenants of the same moiety, as well while the chace was in the hand of Philippa queen of Edward [III] as of other lords, were used time out of mind to have, sell and carry away such wood, gorse and coal at will, and to make their profit thereupon, without payment of chiminage or other custom, the keeper is now newly hindering him from having such profit unless he pay chiminage; and by certificate of the auditors of the said queen's accounts, sent into chancery at command of the king in 42 Edward III, upon record of the rolls of accounts of the queen's ministers in the lordship of Bristol and the said chace it is not found that the keepers or other ministers of the chace did answer for any profit of chiminage therein.
Nov. 18. Westminster.	To the burgesses, men or bailiffs of Norhampton for the time being. Order from Michaelmas next to pay to John abbot of St. James without Norhampton and Richard Willoughby 19l. 16s. a year of the farm, issues and profits of that town, until a sum of 99l. be fully paid; as lately the said abbot, William Tresham now deceased and Richard Willoughby, executors of Thomas Wodeville esquire, did shew the king how that a balance of 619l. was due to the said Thomas by an account for the keeping and maintenance of the seigneurs of Stoudeville and Gaucourte by him rendered before the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer in 3 Henry VI, by virtue of a writ of privy seal to them addressed, as by that account remaining in the exchequer and by the said writ delivered in the council 1 March, 3 Henry VI, may appear it is said; and that he was not thereof contented in his life time, neither were his executors after his death, praying that the king would grant them 40l. a year of the farm, issues and profits of the town and manor of Thorp otherwise Kyngesthorp, co. Norhampton, held by Queen Joan the king's grandmother as parcel of her dower, until the said sum was paid; and by letters patent 1 March, 18 Henry VI, the king did grant them that sum from Michaelmas, 18 Henry VI, by the hands of the men, bailiffs, farmers or occupiers of the said town and manor for the time being until thereof contented; and in the parliament opened and holden at Redynge in 31 Henry VI, with advice and assent of the lords spiritual and temporal and of the commons, the king did after give by authority of parliament to Margaret his consort 40l. a year for life from Michaelmas in that year of the farm of the town or manor of Kyngesthorp, further granting that the chancellor for the time being should cause letters patent of lands or annuities of like value and estate to be made for any persons who at that date had a grant of aught included in the act granted to his said consort, or an annuity issuing from any parcel of the same, in such places as should seem fitting for recompense, as in the act which is on the chancery file does appear, and by virtue of the act the king's said consort has the 40l. aforesaid, and from Michaelmas day 31 Henry VI the said abbot and Richard have not been able to have payment, wherefore upon their petition by letters patent of 12 November last, for that they gave up his former letters in chancery to be cancelled, the king has granted to them 19l. 16s. a year as aforesaid, until contented of 99l. which is unpaid of the said sum of 619l.
	Membrane 31. (fn. 2)
Oct. 5. Westminster.	To the prior for the time being of the alien priory of Monemuth otherwise Monemouth. Order to pay to the proctor and scholars of the college of 'Goddeshous' in the university of Cantebrigge and to their successors 10 marks a year, and to pay them the arrears since Michaelmas 31 Henry VI; as by letters patent of 26 August, 24 Henry VI, the king gave to William Byngham parson of St. John Zachary London, Master William Millyngton, Master William Gulle professors of sacred theology, and Master John Tylney doctor of decrees, their heirs and assigns (among other things), quit of all demand and secular service, a rent or ancient apport of 10 marks a year which in time of peace the prior and his successors were bound to pay to their chief house over sea, and by other letters patent of 16 April, 26 Henry VI, the king gave the said William Millyngton and the others licence to give and release the said rent or apport (among other things) to William Byngham, the proctor of the said college and to the scholars thereof and their successors by fine levied in the king's court or otherwise, and by charter indented so they did.
Oct. 19. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of customs and subsidies in the port of St. Botolph. Order to suffer William West, Richard Draper and William Shadworth merchants of the fellowship of merchants of the staple of Calais, their deputies or attorneys, once or at divers times in that port to ship in one or divers ships so many sacks and cloves of wool and woolfells that the subsidies thereupon due over and above the 20s. appointed for Calais, shall amount to 60l. 11s. 6d., keeping in the merchants' own hands by indentures the subsidies over and above 20s. until these reach the said sum; as Robert White late mayor and the said fellowship and their predecessors did at divers time lend the king 10,700l. in his need, to which sum the said William, Richard and William contributed 242l. 6s., and 60l. 11s. 6d. thereof yet remains due to them for no default of theirs, as the king has learned by their petition, and willing that payment be made according to an act passed with advice and assent of the lords spiritual and temporal in the last parliament upon petition of the mayor and merchants of the said staple, by letters patent the king has granted that without impeachment, let or disturbance of the king, his officers or ministers or of any other, they may ship wool and woolfells as aforesaid and carry them over to Calais, keeping in their hands the subsidies thereupon, over and above the said 20s., until the same shall amount to the sum due, by indentures made between them, two or one of them and the customers or collectors in the said port, whereby they, their deputies and attorneys, and the said customers or collectors in their accounts at the exchequer, shall be quit toward the king and his heirs.
Nov. 7. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of customs and subsidies in the port of St. Botolph. (Like) order in favour of Seman Grantham, William Obyn and Richard Copelande, merchants of the fellowship (above mentioned), who contributed (as above) 261l. 20d., in respect of 65l. 5s. 5d. thereof which remains due to them.
Oct. 16. Westminster.	To the customers or collectors for the time being of customs and subsidies in the port of Gippewich. (Like) order in favour of William Broun, John Broun and William Lewes, merchants of the (same) fellowship, who contributed 625l. 19s. 2d., in respect of 156l. 9s. 9½d. which remains due to them.
	Membrane 30.
	To the customers etc. (as above) in the port of Gippewich. Like order, mutatis mutandis, in favour of William Fyldyng, Richard Sapcote and William Prodhomme merchants of the (same) fellowship, who contributed 366l. 5s., in respect of 91l. 11s. 3d.
Oct. 16. Westminster.	Like order, mutatis mutandis, in favour of John Pygot, Thomas Pygot and John Oxton, who contributed 410l. 5s. 8d., in respect of 102l. 11s. 5d.
	To the customers etc. (as before) in the port of St. Botolph, Like order, mutatis mutandis, in favour of John Hudleston. John Rede and Thomas Stephenson, who contributed 390l. 6s., in respect of 77l. 6s. 6d.