Close Rolls, Richard II: January 1388 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 3, 1385-1389. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1921.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: January 1388', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 3, 1385-1389, (London, 1921) pp. 364-365. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol3/pp364-365 [accessed 19 April 2024]

January 1388



Jan. 10. Westminster.	To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Strict order to suffer John Atherston captain of Poyle castle by himself and his servants to lade in a ship in the said port three pieces of russet cloth of 'faldynge' and 30 ells of linen cloth by him bought and purveyed for his own use and the use of his household dwelling in the castle, and without taking custom or subsidy to suffer him to send it over thither, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding.
Jan. 10. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Worcester. Order to levy 20l. of the lands and chattels of John Hambury of Wyche, and deliver it to William de Beauchamp keeper of the king's park at Fekenham, to be laid out upon repair of the enclosure thereof; as for 20l. payable at a set term now past the said John bought of Nicholas Wawe and Thomas Awy the king's attorneys twenty oaks given by Henry bishop of Worcester to amend the said enclosure, to be taken of the bishop's wood in Fekenham forest, and though at the said term and many times after by them required to pay the money to be spent as aforesaid, he has refused so to do.
Jan. 18. Westminster.	To Roger Manyngforde escheator in Somerset. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a yearly rent of 10 marks, two tunics with hoods of the same suit with furring to match the suit of yeomen, to be taken of the manors of Faleys and Frome Braunche, delivering to John Braunche any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by Richard Mucheldever late escheator, that long before his death Philip Bryene knight without obtaining licence of the king gave the same to the said John for life, to be taken of the said manors which are held in chief by knight service, and for a fine paid by the said John in the hanaper the king has pardoned him the trespass, and has taken his fealty.
Jan. 9. Westminster.	To the bailiffs of the town of Peren in Cornwall, and the bailiff of Fallemuth river or his representative. Strict order at their peril, upon petition of Henry Breslowe, Godekin son of Bremin and Paul Worme merchants of the Hanse in Almain, on sight etc. to arrest and take for safe keeping into possession of the bailiffs of Penren, if they exist, the wine and other goods and harness which were in a ship of Almain, John Puls of Stralsonde master, in whose hands soever they be found within the bailiffs' districts, or else the price or value thereof without diminution, until by letters under authentic seal to be by them brought into chancery or otherwise the merchants shall prove that they are the king's friends, and that the wine etc. are wholly theirs and not of his enemies, certifying their action in chancery, and sending again this writ; as the petitioners have shewn the king that lately they sent the said ship to the town of Rochelle (Rupelle) to buy and purvey wine, and caused 51 tuns of wine to be put therein to bring over to England or Ireland, that by lack of skill the 'lodesman' dared not steer the ship on the high sea towards Ireland, and so they touched at the said river in order to hire a steersman of more skill, and that although they are the king's friends and well wishers, and their wine goods of his friends, the men of Penren and Fallemuth and others, averring that they are his enemies, by force took the wine etc. out of the ship, carried it away, and altogether refuse to make restitution. By C.