Close Rolls, Richard II: October 1389 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1922.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: October 1389', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 34-35. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp34-35 [accessed 24 April 2024]

October 1389



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Oct. 29. Westminster.	To the customers in the port of Orewelle, the collectors of 12d. in the pound, of 3s. upon every tun of wine and of 3d. in the pound, and to the searcher there. Order, upon petition of William Passelay of Scotland merchant, if assured that his petition contains the truth, and that the merchandise was not exposed for sale, to dearrest a ship called 'la Marie ship' of Lescluse, Heyn Rote master, and the merchandise therein, and without payment of custom or subsidy to deliver them to him, so that he have no matter for a second suit with the king and council for other remedy; as on his behalf it is shewn that at Lescluse he and other merchants freighted the said ship to Scotland, that on the voyage on Saturday before St. Simon and St. Jude last against the petitioner's will it was driven by a storm to Orewelle, and that on Monday last the searcher arrested ship and merchandise upon pretence that they are enemies' goods, contrary to the truce between the king and his adversary of France, for himself and his allies of Scotland. By C.
July 24. Westminster.	To W. archbishop of Canterbury and papal legate, and to his commissaries. Notice that they may lawfully proceed in a plea before them in the court christian between the rector of St. Nicholas Calais and John Styrop, Robert Priket, William Laundesdale and Thomas Saundres wardens or proctors of the fabric of that church in regard to oblations arising from certain trunks and boxes in the church, a moiety of the wax arising from obits, and the profits of burials therein, notwithstanding divers writs whereby the king commanded that the plea should be continued day by day until further order in the state wherein it was; as at the wardens' suit, submitting that they took the said oblations etc., and ought so to do by virtue of a division in the original endowment of the church, that they and their predecessors used to do so without interruption time out of mind, and that the now rector, claiming that the same ought to pertain to him and his church, has haled them before the archbishop etc. in that town, the king's will was fully to be informed touching certain articles which concern the matter and the particular custom alleged; and in articles granted by King Edward [II] to the clergy of the realm it is contained that the king's prohibition has no place in the matter of tithes, oblations, obventions and mortuaries when set forth under these names, and his will is not to hinder the cognisance which pertains to the ecclesiastical court. [Fœdera.]
Nov. 15. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to allow the king's clerk John de Ravenser, keeper of the hanaper of chancery, in his account 9l. 10s. 4d. by him delivered to William bishop of Winchester the chancellor for the winter livery of the clerks of chancery over and above the accustomed fee because of the dearness of cloth and furring.
Oct. 24. Westminster.	To Walter Clopton and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to cause an inquisition whereupon John Loughteburgh of Coventre 'bocher' has put himself, being indicted for felony, to be taken before the said justices or one of them, before one of the justices of the Common Bench or the justices of assize in Warwickshire.