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April 7.
Westminster. |
To John Bache. Order, under a pain of 200l. and of forfeiture,
to leave all else and ceasing every excuse to be in person in chancery
on the morrow of Ascension day next, to answer touching matters
that shall be laid before him on behalf of Roger de Walden the king's
clerk. |
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The like to John Stygeney. |
April 11.
Westminster. |
To William Barewelle escheator in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire and in the march of Wales adjacent. Order in the name of
the king's lordship to take a simple seisin within some manor of the
bishopric of Landaf, now void by the translation of Thomas the
last bishop, and to suffer the chapter of Landaf to have the keeping
of the bishopric and the temporalities thereof, and all property and
goods thereto belonging, delivering to them any issues thereof taken,
saving to the king any knights' fees thereof held, and the advowsons
of churches and any escheats falling in during the vacancy, and the
keeping during this vacancy of any lands acquired by the bishops
and annexed to the bishopric since the grant made by King Edward II;
as in consideration of the hurt which might be suffered by the church
of Landaf in time of vacancies by waste of woods, groves etc. thereto
pertaining by escheators and other keepers thereof, of his devotion
to the apostles Peter and Paul in whose honour the same was founded,
the said king by letters patent, confirmed by the king, granted that
at every vacancy the chapter should have the keeping of the said
bishopric and temporalities as fully as the bishops had when the
see was filled, or the king might or ought to have if the same were
kept in his hand, freely disposing thereof and of all emoluments as they
should think best, saving to the king knights' fees, advowsons and
escheats as aforesaid, so that all rents and yearly services of such fees
arising should remain to the chapter, rendering to the king for every
vacancy, if it should last one whole year, 93l. 9s. 8d. whereat the
bishopric is taxed, and for a greater or less time in proportion, so that
no escheator, sheriff, bailiff or minister of the king should meddle
in the keeping of the same, except that in the beginning of every
vacancy the escheator or other such minister should take a simple
seisin and forthwith depart without taking fealty or acknowledgment
of any tenant of the bishopric or aught else, not making his abode
there longer than one day, nor leaving any substitute in his room. |
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To Thomas de Bello Campo of Warrewyk lord of Gower, or to
his bailiffs there. Order not to meddle with the keeping of the manor
of Bisshopeston in the lordship of Gower, which pertains to the bishopric
of Landaf, delivering to the chapter of Landaf any issues thereof
taken, that they may answer to the king for the issues of the said
manor and bishopric for this vacancy; as king Edward II by
letters patent, confirmed by the king, granted to the chapter that at
every vacancy of the bishopric they should have the keeping thereof
and of the temporalities; and now on their behalf it is shewn the
king that, supposing it to pertain to him, the earl has entered the
said manor, the keeping whereof ought to pertain to the king if he
had kept the bishopric in his own hand, suffering not the chapter
to dispose thereof, or of the goods thereto belonging. |
April 26.
Westminster. |
To all sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, ministers, lieges and subjects of
the king to whom etc. Order under pain of the king's wrath to cease
all delay, and for reasonable payment to the owners thereof to hire
and deliver to John Marymyoun chamberlain of John king of Castille
and Leon duke of Lancastre, when he shall pass by them to the said
duke, as many horses and hackneys wherever found, the fee of
the church excepted, as may be sufficient for his journey; as he
is about to journey to the duke with all possible speed upon the
king's business, and for fear he may have lack of horses for the journey,
and the said business be not done, it is the king's desire to further
hasten his passage. |
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Et erat patens. |
Feb. 6.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, upon
petition of George del Castelle late escheator in Warwickshire and
Leycestershire, and Richard Boteller late guardians of the temporalities
of the bishopric of Coventry and Lichefeld in those counties, to allow
them in their account so much as by their oath the treasurer and the
barons shall be assured that they laid out upon the repair of divers
houses and closes of the bishopric that were ruinous; as they have
shewn the king that, although they laid out divers sums thereupon,
the treasurer and the barons are purposing not to allow the same. |
June 1.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Stafford. Order to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of William Forster, who is insufficiently qualified, as the king
has learned by credible witness. |
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Membrane 11. |
April 25.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Gloucestre for the time being. Order of the issues
and profits of that county to pay to John Thame, one of the king's
serjeants at arms, 12d. a day which for good service the king has
granted to him for wages, even as other serjeants at arms have because
of their office, for life or until the king shall take other order for his
estate. |
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Et erat patens. |
