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Feb. 7.
Westminster. |
To Richard Otery escheator in Dorset. Order to levy 20 marks
of the lands and chattels of John Matheu and pay the same to Robert
Scarclif clerk and John Remeston of Dorset or to their attorney,
certifying his action in chancery when this command is executed;
as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken by John Pokeswelle late
escheator, that William Matheu at his death held in his demesne
as of fee 60 acres of land in Swanewyche in chief by knight service,
and that John Matheu his son is his next heir, for a set sum paid
by the said Robert and John Remeston the king granted to them
the marriage of John Matheu; and at their suit, averring that he is
now of full age, and that they have many times offered a suitable
marriage, but that he has altogether refused to accept it or content
them for the same, and praying that the king would order him to
content them, the king ordered the sheriff of Dorset to give John
Matheu notice to be in chancery at a set day now past in order to
shew cause wherefore he ought not to content them, and further
to do and receive what the court should determine, at which day
he came not, wherefore it was determined that the said Robert and
John Remeston should recover the value of his marriage; and it is
found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that according to the
value of his father's lands his marriage is worth 20 marks, and that
it pertains to the king by reason of the premises in Swanewyche. |
Feb. 28.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the subsidy upon wool, hides and woolfells
in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to pay to Thomas de
Percy 5s. upon every sack of wool in that port passing to foreign
parts until he shall be contented of 1,765l. 18s. 1d. for which tallies
are levied at the receipt of the exchequer; as among other articles
in an indenture between the king and the said Thomas, who has
remained with the king being keeper of Brest castle in Brittany for
one year beginning at the Purification last, it is contained that for
a certain sum in arrear to him for the time that he had the keeping
thereof heretofore, and as better security for payment, in the ports
where payment shall be assigned to him of what is due to the end
of the year for keeping the same he shall take by the hands of the
collectors 5s. upon every sack of wool there shipped until contented
of what is in arrear to the end of the year. By C. |
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The like to the following: |
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The collectors in the port of St. Botolph's town for 800l. |
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The collectors in the port of London for 734l. 6s. 8d. |
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The collectors in the port of Suthampton for 475l. |
Feb. 8.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Suthampton. Order,
upon petition of John Picton merchant of Haverford, to view letters
of cocket which he has and, if assured that nine sacks five stone of
wool in five sarplers weighed and cocketted are the same for which
customs and subsidies were paid at the staple of Kermerdyn, that
they are of the growth of Wales, and that payment was there made,
to suffer him, his servants or deputies to open those sarplers, put
and truss the wool in small pockets as he shall please, lade it in ships,
and take it without a second payment to Genoa (Janua), Venice or
other parts of the king's friendship at his pleasure all at once or from
time to time; as his petition shews that he bought and purveyed
the wool in Suthwales of the growth of Wales, brought it to the port
of Kermerdyn, caused it to be weighed and cocketted in the staple
there as aforesaid, and the customs and subsidies to be truly paid,
as by the said letters may appear, and caused it to be brought thence
by land and sea to Suthampton, praying licence to take it without
a second payment to Genoa etc. as aforesaid; and in the ordinances
for holding of staples of wool in England it is contained that it shall
be lawful for men of Ireland or Wales and for others, who in those
parts may not deliver their wool etc. to foreign merchants, when
the same be there customed and cocketted, to come therewith to
any staple in England bringing letters of cocket witnessing that it
was so customed etc., and that neither they nor the merchants buying
the same of them shall a second time pay customs and subsidies
thereupon. |
Feb. 7.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Lenne. Order to dearrest and deliver
to John Lestraunge knight a ship of Seland, William Stolf of Cirice
master, with the rigging and gear thereof, safe keeping the freight until
further order; as at the said knight's suit, pretending that John Gisorf
merchant of Genoa (Janua) and fifty lasts of herring of his therein
are of France, and the ship and master of Flanders, the mayor and
bailiffs lately arrested the ship and herring, John Gisorf and the
master, and at suit of John Gisorf the king after commanded them
by a mainprise to dearrest John Gisorf and his herring, keeping the
ship and seamen in safe custody until further order; and before the
king and council it is adjudged that the said master is of Lesclus,
the king's enemy and owner of the said ship, and it is witnessed before
them that he was taken within the realm on land, and the said ship
at sea by the said knight's power. |
Jan. 18.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to set free John Chiriton
imprisoned in Ludgate prison; as lately the king ordered them at
a set day now past to have him in chancery, being within age it is
said, and the cause of his imprisonment, and they certified that before
that writ came to them Joan wife of William Chiriton, mother of the
said John, was arrested in London at suit of Robert West 'taillour'
by virtue of a plaint for debt in the king's court touching a demand
for 40s. against the said William and Joan jointly, that she was brought
under arrest to the office of the shrievalty at 'Wodestrete' London,
that with the said Robert there came to the office straightway certain
friends on her behalf, bringing the said John with them and craving
that she should be dismissed, and John her son detained in her stead
for the time, in order that she being at large might take order for
her own deliverance and for his, and might sooner content her said
creditor, that the said Robert being then present consented, and
the said John likewise, willing to remain a prisoner in her stead until
she should content her creditor or render herself to prison, and that
he is likewise imprisoned at suit of Robert Selyaunter clerk in a plea
of debt touching a demand for 40s.; and the king reckons those
causes undue for that the said John is within age. |
Feb. 3.
Windsor. |
To Aymer de Lichefelde escheator in Staffordshire. Order to deliver
to the bishop of Coventre and Lichefelde all the hay in the manor
and town of Haywode which was by the escheator made last summer
to the king's use; as the king has given the same to the said bishop.
By letter of the signet. |
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The like to Thomas Blithe of Blithe escheator in Warwickshire,
concerning the hay in the town and manor of Ichyngton. |
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To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Writ of
supersedeas omnino in respect of their demand upon the escheators
of Staffordshire and Warwickshire to answer for the hay by them
made last summer to the king's use in the manors and towns of
Haywode and Ichyngton respectively; as the king has given it all
to the bishop of Coventre and Lichefelde, commanding the escheators
to deliver it to him. By the said letter. |
Feb. 14.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of York. Order on sight etc. to deliver to John
Bygot the escheator the names of all those put in exigents before
the sheriff and outlawed, of those outlawed before his predecessors
which remain in the sheriff's hands, and of those hereafter outlawed
while he is sheriff from time to time, that in his account at the
exchequer the escheator may answer for their goods and chattels;
as the goods and chattels of all outlaws pertain as forfeit to the
king. |
Feb. 8.
Westminster. |
To Robert Tresilyan and his fellows, justices appointed to hold
pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to cause an
inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and the
townships of Mylford Pychard, Milford Richard and Milford Episcopi
concerning their obligation to repair Mulford bridge, which is broken
down to the nuisance of passers by, to be taken according to the
statute. |
