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Membrane 1. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
To Matthew Redman knight. Order, under pain of 100l., to have
Robert Butterwyk in chancery on Monday next, to be delivered to
the custody of William Dageville and William Keleye of Oxfordshire;
as lately by writ of privy seal the king commanded the said Matthew
to be before the council at a day now past with the said Robert in his
custody, and for that he did not appear, by another writ under the
great seal the king commanded him to be with the said Robert before
the council on Monday after 16 March last; and by virtue of those
writs and of orders sent by James Lyons serjeant at arms the said
Matthew appeared in chancery, and in a cause concerning the taking
and detention of the said Robert, protesting that he would say nought
for plea or answer, averred that he took the said Robert as his neif
and chattel, claiming to own his body; and on behalf of the said Robert
prayer was made to the king that he might prove his freedom in form
of law, and the said William and William, appearing there in person,
mainperned under a pain of 100l. to have his body before the king
in the quinzaine of Easter next and from day to day until it be determined whether he be the said Matthew's neif or no. |
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Memorandum of a mainprise under a pain of 100l. made in chancery
1 April by William Dageville and William Keleye to have the said
Robert's body before the king (as above), in case they shall before
the quinzaine of Easter have possession thereof, as was appointed by
the chancellor and others of the council. |
April 6.
Westminster. |
To Matthew Redman knight. Second order, under a pain of 200l.
to be in chancery on Saturday next with Robert Butterwyk, in order
that he may be delivered to the custody of William Dageville and
William Keleye; as the said Matthew did not appear on Monday
last, nor bring the said Robert. |
April 12.
Westminster. |
To Matthew Redman knight. Further order, under a pain of 300l.,
to be in chancery on Monday in the quinzaine of Easter next with
Robert Butterwyk, in order that he may be delivered to the custody
of William Dageville and William Keleye; as the said Matthew did
not appear on Saturday last, nor bring the said Robert. |
April 7.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas Brember mayor of the city of London and escheator
therein. Order during this vacancy to suffer the prior and monks
of the chapter of Radynges abbey to dispose of all possessions of the
abbey, being now void by the death of John the last abbot, according
to the charters of former kings, and as they and their predecessors
have since been used to do, not meddling therewith, but restoring
any issues thereof taken since the death of the last abbot, saving
the king's right, the knights' fees and advowsons that shall fall in
during the vacancy, and the issues of lands and possessions purchased
since 20 February 16 Edward III; as by those charters grants were
made to the prior and convent of Radynges that upon the death of
the abbot every possession of the abbey should remain wholly and
freely at their disposal, and those charters were confirmed by charter
of the late king with the clause licet; and for that by certificate of
the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer sent into chancery
it was found that, upon search made of the rolls and memoranda
of the exchequer, no answer was found to have made by escheators
or others in the time of King Henry III, Edward I or Edward II for
any issues of the temporalities of the abbey in time of vacancies,
and that no answer was made for the temporalities thereof in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Herefordshire from 10 January at the end
of 1 Edward III and beginning of 2 Edward III, on which day
the abbey was first void by the death of Nicholas the last abbot, to
16 January following, on the date aforesaid the late king commanded
divers escheators to meddle no further with the temporalities of
the abbey, which they had taken into the king's hand by reason
of that vacancy, delivering to the prior and convent any issues
thereof taken. |
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The like to the following: |
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Gilbert Wace escheator in Oxfordshire and Berkshire. |
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Roger Keterich escheator in Hertfordshire. |
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Walter Holt escheator in Warwickshire. |
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Walter Craunford escheator in Bedfordshire and Bukinghamshire. |
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John Lucy escheator in Herefordshire. |
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John Brode of Smethe escheator in Kent. |
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Thomas de Illeston escheator in Wiltesir and the county of
Suthampton. |
