Close Rolls, Richard II: April 1380 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 1, 1377-1381. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1914.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: April 1380', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 1, 1377-1381, (London, 1914) pp. 299-303. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol1/pp299-303 [accessed 20 April 2024]

April 1380



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April 10. Westminster.	To the keeper, bailiffs or farmers of the manor of Haveryng for the time being. Order to pay to Ralph Tyle 100s. a year and the arrears since 23 March in the first year of the reign, on which date the king confirmed letters patent of the late king, granting to the said Ralph for good service that yearly sum for life or until the king should take other order for his estate.
	Et erat patens.
April 9. Westminster.	To the prior and convent of Coventre. Writ de intendendo touching payment to Joan the king's mother, princess of Wales duchess of Cornwall and countess of Cestre and Kent, of their fee farm to the value of 88l. 6s. 8d., to her assigned in dower by the late king among other lordships, castles, commotes, lands etc. of Edward prince of Wales in England, Cornwall and Devon, and in Wales, Cestre and Flynt. By C.
April 10. Westminster.	To the steward, farmer or receiver of the stannary of Devon for the time being. Order of the issues and profits thereof to pay to Nicholas Pego the king's serjeant 10 marks a year and arrears, according to a grant made to him for good service by the king's father, and confirmed by the king on 22 March in the first year of his reign.
	Et erat patens.
April 12. Westminster.	To John Salveyn escheator in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manors of Hogenorton and Cudelynton co. Oxford and a third part of the manor of Wittenham co. Berkes, delivering to Philip la Vache and Elizabeth his wife any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that by gift of William Forde clerk and others by fine levied in the late king's court with his licence John son of John Lenveysy knight at his death held the premises jointly with Elizabeth his wife, the said manors in chief by knight service, and that third part of others than the king, and the king has taken the fealty of the said Philip, who has taken the said Elizabeth to wife.
	To Thomas de Illeston escheator in Wiltesir. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the manor of Coumbe Byset, 10 acres of land therein excepted, held by the deceased jointly with the said Elizabeth in chief by the service of the moiety of one knight's fee.
	To John Wydevylle escheator in Bukinghamshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a moiety of the manor of Great Missyngdene and the advowson of Missyngdene abbey, by them held of others than the king.
April 13. Westminster.	To the sheriff, the farmers or keepers of the hundreds of Blythyng and Waynford co. Suffolk for the time being. Order to pay to William Joce the king's serjeant 10l. a year and the arrears since Easter 2 Richard II; as on 5 June 50 Edward III the king's father granted to the said William for good service 10l. a year for life of the issues and profits arising from a purparty of the 'tolbothe' of Lenne to him pertaining and now to the king, which grant the king while prince confirmed, and again after his coronation; and the king after granted those issues and profits, discharged of the said 10l., to John duke of Brittany and Joan the king's sister his wife from 5 April 1 Richard II, in part of lands etc. in England which the king is bound to assign to them for Brest castle; and in recompense thereof, for that the said William has given up the letters patent of the king's father and of the king in chancery to be cancelled, the king has granted him for life 10l. a year from Easter 1 Richard II of the issues of the said hundreds.
	Et erat patens.
April 14. Westminster.	To the steward, farmer or receiver of the king's lands and lordships in Cornwall and Devon for the time being. Order to pay to Philip Courtenay knight 50l. a year and the arrears since 22 March in the first year of the reign, on which date the king confirmed a grant of that sum made by E. prince of Wales to the said Philip for life, lately confirmed by the king when prince.
	Et erat patens.
	To the steward, farmer, receiver or buyer of the stannary of Cornwall for the time being. Like order, in pursuance of a grant of 50l. a year for life of the issues and profits of the stannary, made by E. prince of Wales to the said Philip for good service, and confirmed by the king while prince.
	Et erat patens.
	To the receiver or farmer of the stannary of Cornwall. Order for payment to the said Philip of 100l. a year and the arrears since Michaelmas last, according to a grant made to him by the king on 21 March last for life or until the king should take other order for his estate.
	Et erat patens.
April 26. Westminster.	To the bailiffs of Covenentre (sic) for the time being. Order of the fee farm of the town to pay to William de Norton 10l. a year for life and the arrears since 16 March in the second year of the reign, according to the king's grant of that date.
	Et erat patens.
	To the keeper of the king's park of Coventre for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, of the underwood of the park to pay to William de Norton for fuel six wainloads a year for life and the arrears since 23 October in the second year of the reign, according to the king's grant to him of that date for good service to the king's father.
	Et erat patens.
April 27. Westminster.	To the receiver of the king's profits etc. in Cornwall for the time being. Order to pay to John Breton the king's serjeant 5 marks a year and the arrears since Easter in the first year of the reign; as on 8 December 49 Edward III the king's father granted to the said John, then yeoman of his chamber, 5 marks a year for life of the issues of the bailiwicks of the honours of Walyngford and St. Walery by the hands of the receiver of Walyngford; and on 1 June in the first year of the reign, for that he gave up those letters patent in chancery to be cancelled, with assent of the council the king granted him for life from Easter then last 5 marks a year of the issues etc. pertaining to the king in Cornwall.
	Et erat patens.
April 10. Westminster.	To the constable of the Tower of London, or to his lieutenant there. Order to deliver to the bishop of Dax (Aquensis) in Aquitaine Bernard de Aula Viridi clerk of Aquitaine, whom with John de Chambarlac knight the king lately committed to the Tower prison there to be justified at the king's will, learning that he rebelled against Pope Urban and was an adherent of Robert of Geneva (Gebonensi) the antipope; as the said bishop in person has witnessed before the king that the said Bernard, whom the bishop knows to have been born in his diocese and city of Dax, is an obedient subject of the said pope abiding in the catholic faith, and never adhered to the said antipope, and has mainperned to have him day by day before the council.
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	Membrane 9.
April 9. Westminster.	To the steward, farmer or receiver of the king's lordships in the duchy of Cornwall for the time being. Order of the profits etc. of the stannary and duchy of Cornwall to pay to Lambert Fermer yeoman of E. prince of Wales 25 marks a year and the arrears since 22 March 1 Richard II, on which date the king confirmed a grant made by the said prince to the said Lambert for life of 20 marks a year of the profits of the stannary and other issues and revenues of the said duchy, and a grant thereof after made of 5 marks a year for life over and above the first.
	Et erat patens.
April 10. Westminster.	To the king's receiver of Cornwall for the time being. Order to pay to Nicholas Pego the king's serjeant 3d. a day and 10l. a year, and the arrears of 3d. a day since 22 March 1 Richard II and of 10l. a year since Michaelmas 1 Richard II, according to letters patent of the king's father, confirmed by the king on 22 March aforesaid, granting to the said Nicholas for life for good service the office of controller of prises of wine, wreck of the sea and of the cocket, and the office of clerk of the statute in the duchy of Cornwall, taking for the office of controller 3d. a day, and to other letters patent of the king's father, confirmed on 2 April that year, (fn. 1) granting him for life 10l. a year from Michaelmas aforesaid.
	Et erat patens.
April 13. Westminster.	To all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers and the king's lieges to whom etc. Order, if John duke of Brittany and earl of Richemond, his men and tenants of Richemondshire ought to be, and if he and all other earls, their men and tenants used ever heretofore to be quit of payment of toll, pontage, murage, pavage, passage, lastage, stallage, quayage and picage upon their goods throughout the realm, to desist from distraining them for the same, hereafter suffering them to be so quit; as the king has received the earl's complaint, shewing that though time out of mind they have been quit as aforesaid, he, his said men and tenants have been and are unlawfully distrained for such payment, and praying for remedy.
	Et erat patens.
April 14. Westminster.	To the king's receiver in Cornwall for the time being. Order of the profits of the stannary and other revenues of the county to pay to Henry de Kirkestede the king's esquire 5 marks and 10l. a year and the arrears since Easter in the first year of the reign; as on 8 December 45 Edward III the king's father gave to the said Henry then his esquire for good service 10l. a year for life as aforesaid, and on 1 October 49 Edward III gave him 5 marks a year for life of the issues and profits of the 'tolbothe' of Lenne, which grants on 20 February 51 Edward III the king while prince confirmed under the seal he then used, and after his coronation on 2 March in the first year of his reign also confirmed the same under the great seal; and in part of certain lands etc. in England to them assigned for the castle of Brest, the king after granted to John duke of Brittany and Joan his wife the king's sister the issues and profits of the said 'tolbothe' from 5 April that year, discharged of those 5 marks; and in recompense for the same, for that he gave up the letters patent and confirmations in chancery to be cancelled, the king granted the said Henry 5 marks a year for life to be taken as aforesaid with the said 10l.
April 6. Westminster.	To the bailiffs of the city of Canterbury. Order, as they will answer it, with all speed to cause the streets and lanes (stratas et vicos ac venellas) of the city to be scoured and repaired, and to be decently made and arrayed, compelling those lawfully bound so to do to scour and repair the same; as for lack thereof they are so miry (profundi) and so full of dung and filth that all lords and others passing by the city have suffered hurt, wherefore the greatest disrepute and peril is like to happen to the city and the king's lieges dwelling therein if a speedy remedy be not applied.
April 26. Westminster.	To the bailiffs of the cities of Canterbury and Rochester and of the town of Derteford for the time being. Order to suffer merchandise of the merchants of Lumbardy dwelling in London whatsoever, which by letters of cocket they shall know to be cocketed and customed and the customs and subsidies paid, to pass through those cities and that town from time to time without let, and without a second payment; as the king has received the complaint of the said merchants, containing that the said bailiffs are newly demanding such payment, and are unlawfully troubling them, though the merchants have letters of cocket witnessing payment of customs and subsidies upon their merchandise.
April 24. Westminster.	To the arrayers of men at arms, armed men, hobblers and archers in Cambridgeshire. Order not to meddle in the arraying of such men in the Isle of Ely, delivering to Thomas bishop of Ely or to his attorney a copy of commissions of the late king and of the king to them addressed, in order that the bishop by his ministers may array the men dwelling within the isle according to their estate and means, as heretofore used to be done; as the bishop claims to have liberties granted by charters of former kings, confirmed by the king, namely that justices or ministers of the king shall not enter his liberty of the said isle to hold pleas or exercise any office therein, that the justices shall deliver to him or his attorney copies of their commission, and of the articles thereof whereby they are charged [to make] inquisitions in the body of the county, to be taken to Ely for execution before the bishop's justices by him appointed for the purpose, and that in eyres of justices in that county and before other justices whatsoever those liberties have been allowed to the bishop's predecessors, as appears by the late king's letters patent of exemplification produced in chancery.
April 27. Westminster.	To the steward, farmer or receiver of the stannary of Devon for the time being. Order to pay to John Breton 5 marks a year and the arrears since 22 March 1 Richard II, according to a grant to him made for life by the late prince of Wales for good service, confirmed on that date by the king.
	Et erat patens.