Close Rolls, Richard II: April 1394 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 5, 1392-1396. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1925.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: April 1394', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 5, 1392-1396, (London, 1925) pp. 207-208. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol5/pp207-208 [accessed 23 April 2024]

April 1394



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April 3. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of Richard Walden of London Richard Sydegrave of Ireland and Richard Edwarde of London 'taillour' to set free William Hamond chaplain and Thomas Bunebury imprisoned in the city prison in the sheriffs' custody; as lately the king ordered the sheriffs to bring them before him in chancery at a set day with the cause of their imprisonment, and the sheriffs certified that they were taken and imprisoned upon a slight suspicion of larceny; and the said Richard and the others have mainperned in chancery to have them before the justices of gaol delivery at the next delivery of Neugate gaol.
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March 31. Westminster.	To the mayor and bailiffs of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to dearrest Peter Bevernek of 'Danmarke,' suffering him with his ship and merchandise to go at large, although at suit of John Sessay citizen and merchant of York, averring that divers goods and merchandise of his to the value of 200 marks, laded in a ship called 'la Baker' of Prucia which was driven by stress of weather to the 'Sounde' by Coupemanhaven in 'Danmarke,' were taken and carried away by the said Peter and other evildoers of those parts, the king ordered the mayor and bailiffs to arrest the said ship and all goods and merchandise therein found, and to keep them in safe custody until further order as they would answer it to the king, and further to arrest the said Peter wherever found, and to bring him before the king and council at Westminster at a day yet to come, in order to answer touching the premises and other things which should be laid against him; as Owen Stalefote ambassador of the queen of Denmark (Dacia), appearing in person in chancery, has promised upon his word that, so soon as he shall come to his own parts, he will give diligence with the queen and her council for restitution to the said John or his deputy with all reasonable speed of all goods so taken away, or the value thereof.
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April 2. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Order to set free John Craft, Henry Craft, Lewis Craft and Makaristius Craft as free of guilt and harm as when they were arrested and delivered to the sheriffs, suffering them without let to return to their own again, any complaints against them pending before the sheriffs for which they were not arrested before the date of the commission hereinafter mentioned notwithstanding; as Nicholas Sprus, Robert Twynge, John Brencheslegh, John Not, Robert Chaundeller, William Reede, William Horton and William atte Tye, all of Suthwerke, have mainperned in chancery under a pain of 100l. to be levied in Surrey for the prisoners, lately arrested by virtue of a commission of the king without the sheriffs' liberty and districts and imprisoned in the prison of London, that they shall do, counsel or procure no hurt or harm to Herman Horne 'goldsmyth' and Lambert van Lughtryn 'goldsmyth' or any of the people.
April 12. Westminster.	To the escheator in Salop. Order to take the fealty of Elizabeth late the wife of John Ipstones knight, and to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Besseforde, three messuages and three bovates of land in Shawebury held in chief by knight service, and the manor of Ballesley held of Fulk Fitz Waryn a minor in the king's ward by the service of the fourth part of one knight's fee, delivering to the said Elizabeth any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held the same in her right.
April 12. Westminster.	To the escheator in Staffordshire. Order to take an oath etc. of Elizabeth who was wife of John Ipstones knight tenant by knight service of William brother and heir of Thomas late earl of Stafford, a minor in the king's ward, and in presence of William son and heir of the said John or of his attorneys to assign her dower.