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May 26.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs and coroner of London. Order, upon petition of
the plaintiff, to proceed to rendering of judgment in an assize of fresh
force concerning a messuage and appurtenances in the parish of St.
Sepulchre in the suburb of London before them arraigned in the city
court without writ of the king by Henry de Drayton against Richard
Robard, Ralph Robard, John Kynge the elder, all of Willesdoun,
William Walker clerk, William Andoun chaplain, William Middleton,
John Veysy of Holbourne, Geoffrey Clerke of Leycestre and John
Credy, the allegations hereinafter mentioned and the king's former
command notwithstanding; as the said Geoffrey came in person,
and the other defendants came not, but William Skrene answered
for them as their bailiff, and said that they did the plaintiff no wrong
or disseisin, putting themselves upon the assize, and the said Geoffrey
alleged that by letters patent of 1 July 16 Richard II the king gave
the said messuage to John Credy for life, rendering nought to the
king, by name of a tenement in the suburb of London without
'Newgate' bequeathed by will of Ralph Fairsire in mortmain without
licence of the king to a chantry at the altar of St. Mary in Willesdoun
church, which ought therefore to be confiscate and seized as an escheat,
with proviso for reversion to the king, that by charter produced
John Credy gave the same during his life to the said Geoffrey, and
further that the messuage concerning which the plaintiff complained
is the same tenement granted to John Credy, and that so he is tenant
thereof with reversion to the king, and without the king may not
answer, craving the king's aid, wherefore the sheriffs and coroner
deferred to proceed; and upon petition of the plaintiff the king
ordered them to proceed, those allegations notwithstanding, so that
they should not proceed to rendering of judgment without advising
the king; and they took the assize, and by verdict thereof it was
found that the said Henry was seised of the said messuage until
the defendants Richard, Ralph, John Kynge, William, William,
William and John Veysy did unlawfully and without a judgment
disseise him thereof. |
May 29.
Westminster. |
To Walter de Clopton 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 William
Montforte, Thomas Heliere and Walter Trote late parson of Yevele
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 Somerset,
namely whether without the king's licence John Latoun acquired a
messuage, William Mountforte a messuage, William Jamys a messuage,
John Prylle a yearly rent of 40d. to be taken of a tenement of Ralph
Barstaple, Ralph Barstaple a yearly rent of 10s. to be taken of a tenement of Luke Canoun, Thomas Barnestaple a messuage, Thomas Tolre
a messuage and Robert Barton a messuage and two tenements in
Yevele, late of the reeve of that town, to themselves and their
successors severally, whether Robert Bays late vicar there likewise
acquired to himself and his successors a piece of land in the town
containing 7 feet in breadth and 27 feet in length, whether the reeve
of the town on every week day holds pleas of trespass, debt and other
contracts between persons whatsoever, whether the parson of the
church for the time being has for forty years and more taken the fines
and amercements thereof arising, whether the commonalty of the town
have among them a common seal, and do therewith seal divers writings
and muniments when they ought not, and whether John Risiden,
Henry Forde, Robert Samborne, Andrew Baret, John Harleston,
Nicholas Slake and Walter Trote late parson held a market there on
Saturday after dinner, taking toll of every butcher, namely 1d., or no. |
May 14.
Westminster. |
To the abbot of Battle. Order at his peril to content the finders
and them that travailed in the salvage, and to deliver to John Oldebereshousen and Arnald Sperynge, the owners' attorneys, one trendle
(trenda) of wax found at Dyngemersshe, with any other goods and
merchandise whatsoever of merchants of the Hanse in Almain which
are in his keeping; as it is found by inquisition, taken before John
Wykes esquire and Robert Merkeley serjeant at arms by virtue of a
commission of the king to them and the sheriff of Kent, that of the
goods and merchandise in a ship, John Dalynge master or owner
(Patronus), split by a storm upon the sea coast in Selande, the said wax
is in the abbot's keeping; and by letters of the duke of Gelre and other
the king's friends in foreign parts and by other proofs shewn before
the council the king is informed that the same are the goods of
merchants of the Hanse and of none others, and with assent of the
council he has decreed that the said attorneys shall have restitution
thereof within the realm, some having been cast ashore in the lordships
of Selande and Holande, and some upon the coast in Kent at the islands
of Tanet and Walmere, at Sandewich and divers other places within
the liberty of the Cinque Ports and elsewhere. |
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Like writ to Robert Markele of London 'skynner' concerning one
'vate' of 'wyldeware,' namely 'cristygrey, fyn grey, pople, bys,
ermyn' and 'letuse' found at Walmere. |
