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April 1.
Westminster. |
To William de Louther escheator in Northumberland and Cumberland. Order to take the fealty of Henry earl of Northumberland,
and to give him livery of Prudhowe castle and the manor of Ovyngham
co. Northumberland, the manor and town of Corbrygge, a messuage
and a piece of land, pasture and wood in Miklee co. Northumberland
called Egewelle, the castle and honour of Cokermouth, the manor of
Papecastre thereto pertaining, the manors of Wygton, Brathewayt,
Loweswater, Dene, Caldebeke and Ulvedalle, a moiety of the manor
of Aspatrik, two messuages in Carliol, 4,000 acres of pasture, 4,000
acres of wood in the 'Westwarde' in Allerdalle, a moiety of the manor
of Kirkebride, and the advowsons of the churches of Dene, Kirkebride
and Ulvedalle and of the chapel of St. Leonard Wygton co. Cumberland, with the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by divers
inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that Maud who was wife of the
said Henry at her death held for life Prudhowe castle and the manor
of Ovyngham in chief by castle ward and cornage, rendering to the
castle ward of Newcastle upon Tyne 13s. 4d. by the sheriff's hands,
by feoffment of John de Hauburgh parson of Ewardby and others
made with licence of the king to her and Gilbert de Umframville
sometime earl of Angois and to the heirs of his body, with remainder
to the said Henry by name of Henry lord Percy and to the heirs male
of his body, that she held the manor and town of Corbrygge of the
king in free burgage by grant of John de Acome parson of Petworthe
and others made with licence of the king to the said Henry and her
and to the heirs of the said Henry's body, likewise the messuage etc.
called Egewelle of others than the king by feoffment of Richard de
Edlyngham and Richard Rowlande to her for life with remainder to
the said Henry, by name of Henry lord Percy, and to the heirs male
of his body, and that she held the said castle and honour, manors, lands,
advowsons etc. in Cumberland in chief by knight service as jointly
enfeoffed with the said Henry by grant of John de Waltham and others
made by fine levied in the king's court with his licence to them and
the heirs male of their bodies; and the king has taken the homage of
the said Henry. By p.s. |
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Membrane 14. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Devon for election of a coroner instead of
John Colyn, who is too sick and aged to travail in the exercise of that
office, as the king has learned by credible witness. |
April 15.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Cumberland for election of a coroner instead
of Thomas de Bleyngkowe, who is insufficiently qualified. |
May 3.
Westminster. |
To the customers and collectors of the subsidy upon wool, hides
and woolfells and of 3s. upon every tun of wine and 12d. in the pound
in the ports of Sandewich and Dovorre, and to the keepers of the
passage there for the time being. Order without taking custom or
subsidy to suffer Thomas Swynburne keeper of Hammes castle, so
long as he shall stand keeper thereof, to lade in certain ships or vessels
in those ports and take over to that castle from time to time all victuals
by him, his deputies or attorneys now or hereafter bought and purveyed for furnishing the castle, any command of the king to them
now or hereafter addressed to the contrary notwithstanding; provided
always that every time they are taken over the masters and seamen of
such ships etc. shall be sworn to take them to Hammes castle and
nowhere else. |
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Et erat patens. |
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Membrane 13. |
March 30.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Norhampton. Order to give John Holt knight
seisin of the manors of Chirchefelde and Lyveden, ten messuages,
340 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 100 acres
of wood and 12l. of rent in Potteres Lyveden, Overlyveden, Netherlyveden, Lyveden Daundelyn, Benyfelde, Aldwyncle and Brixstoke;
as by judgment of the king's court upon a writ of scire facias he has
recovered against Walter fitz Wauter knight and Joan his wife, now
tenants thereof, the manors etc. aforesaid which were seized into the
king's hand by reason of a judgment against him rendered in the parliament holden at Westminster in 11 Richard II, and annulled with
assent of the lords spiritual and temporal in the last parliament. |
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To the same. Like order, mutatis mutandis, naming William
Brencheley, Nicholas Tye and Nicholas Potyn as now tenants. |
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To the sheriff of Surrey. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning
a messuage in Suthwerke called 'Aungel in the Hope' within the
liberty of the archbishop of Canterbury, recovered against John
Patewyn now tenant. |
March 6.
Westminster. |
To the tenants of the manor of Idenne for the time being. Order
to pay to Alice who was wife of Thomas de Holand late earl of Kent
72s. 8d. a year, and the arrears since the earl's death; as it is found
by inquisition, taken before John Brooke escheator in Sussex, that
at his death the earl held a fee farm of 8l. there, to be taken of the
tenants of the manor for the time being; and with assent of Simon
Gaunstede clerk and John Pakyngton her attorneys and of Thomas
de Holand now earl of Kent, son and heir of the late earl, the king
has assigned to the said Alice in dower 72s. 8d. thereof, among other
manors, lands etc. of her husband, and the issues thereof taken since
his death. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the abbot and convent of Ramesey for the time being. Like
order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a yearly rent of 50l. of the farm
of the fair of St. Ives, upon the finding of an inquisition taken before
William Goderede late escheator in Huntingdonshire. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the sheriff of Kent for the time being. Like order, mutatis
mutandis, concerning a fee farm of 30l., to be taken yearly by the
sheriff's hands, upon the finding of an inquisition taken before John
Brode the escheator. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the abbot and convent of Stratford for the time being. Like
order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a fee farm of 11l. 12d. in Stratford,
to be taken yearly in the said abbey by the hands of the abbot and
convent, upon the finding of an inquisition taken before Clement
Spice escheator in Essex. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the farmers, occupiers, bailiffs or tenants of the manor of Ormesby
for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 16l.
of yearly rent of a fee farm issuing from that manor, upon the finding
of an inquisition taken before John atte Crosse of Depham late
escheator in Norffolk. |
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To the farmers occupiers, bailiffs or tenants of the manor of Aylesbury for the time being. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning
60l. of rent of a fee farm to be taken yearly of that manor, upon the
finding of an inquisition taken before Alan de Kirketon escheator
in Bukinghamshire. |
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Et erat patens. |
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To the bailiffs of the town of Wyche for the time being. Like order,
mutatis mutandis, concerning a fee farm of 100l. payable of that town,
upon the finding of an inquisition taken before John Vampage late
escheator in Worcestershire. |
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To the bailiffs of Grymesby for the time being. Like order, mutatis
mutandis, concerning a yearly rent of 50l. to be taken of the said
bailiffs, upon the finding of an inquisition taken before William Bolle
escheator in Lincolnshire. |
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To the abbot of Waltham Holy Cross for the time being. Like
order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a fee farm of 50l. in Waltham
Holy Cross, to be taken yearly by the abbot's hands, upon the finding
of an inquisition taken before Clement Spice escheator in Essex. |
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Et erant patentes. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
To Richard Clifford the king's clerk, keeper of the great wardrobe.
Order to account with Edmund bishop of Exeter the chancellor or
his ministers concerning the wax to him due by reason of his office
from 21 November 20 Richard II, and to deliver to such ministers
the arrears thereof for one whole year from that date to 21 November
last, and from that date to 31 March last as the manner is. |
April 20.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in the port of London of 3s. upon every tun of
wine and 12d. in the pound. Order without taking custom or subsidy
thereupon to suffer ten tuns of wine bought and purveyed at Bordeaux
for consumption of Thomas Percy earl of Worcester, as oath is made
in chancery, to be delivered to the earl or his attorneys. |
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Membrane 12. |
April 15.
Westminster. |
To the constable of Wyndesore castle or his lieutenant. Order to
deliver Thomas duke of Norffolk, who is in the constable's custody
by command of the king, to Richard Craddoke the king's knight, to
be brought to the city of London and delivered to Richard Whityngton
the mayor. By p.s. [12016.] |
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To Richard Whityngton mayor of the city of London. Order to
receive Thomas duke of Norffolk, and bring him to the king's wardrobe
within the city, there putting him in custody until the day when he
shall answer before the king touching certain matters whereof he is
impeached. By p.s. (the same writ). |
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To the keeper of the great wardrobe. Order to lodge Thomas
duke of Norffolk within the wardrobe until the day when etc. (as in
the last). By p.s. (the same writ). |
March 28.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Bathe escheator in Somerset. Order to take the fealties
of William Boneville knight and Humphrey Stafford knight, in presence
of them or their attorneys to make a partition of the manors of Great
Lepene and Great Stratton and of a third part of the manor of Meriet,
and to give the said William and Margaret his wife and the said
Humphrey and Elizabeth his wife livery of their respective purparties, and the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Maud who was wife of Thomas
de Boukelonde knight at her death held the said manors for life in
chief by knight service by feoffment, made with licence of the king,
by Robert Sambourne clerk to her and John Meriet the elder knight
sometime her husband and to the said John's heirs, that she likewise
held the said third part in chief in dower, the reversion belonging
to John de Meriet the younger, son and heir of her said husband, that by
fine levied in the king's court with his licence John de Meriet the
son granted the reversion of the said manors and third part and of
other two thirds of the manor of Meriet to Edmund Darundell,
Henry Molyns, John Bevyn and others and to the said Henry's heirs,
that the said Henry after made a release therof to the said Edmund,
John Bevyn and the others, their heirs and assigns, that the said
Edmund and Henry and the other feoffees are dead, and that after
their death by fine levied in the king's court with his licence John
Bevyn granted the reversion of one moiety of the said manors and
third part and of the other two thirds aforesaid to the said William
and Margaret for life with remainder to Thomas Boneville and to the
heirs male of his body, and the other moiety to the said Humphrey
and Elizabeth and to the heirs of their bodies; and for 2 marks paid
in the hanaper the king has respited the homage of the said William
and Humphrey until the quinzaine of Easter next. |
March 15.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to receive Thomas
duke of Norffolk, to bring him to the king's wardrobe within the city
of London, and there put him in custody until etc. (as above). By K. |
April 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the chamberlains. Order of the treasury to
pay to Richard Clifforde the king's clerk, whom on 14 November
last he advanced to be keeper of the privy seal, the arrears from that
date of the wages and fees of his office, and henceforward to pay him
the same every year so long as he shall stand in office. By C. |
April 23.
Windsor. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order under pain of forfeiture by watches and otherwise about the king's wardrobe within
the city of London by land and water to take such order for the safe
custody of Thomas duke of Norffolk, who by command of the king
is within the said wardrobe, that without special command of the king
he shall by no means pass out or escape until further order. By K. |
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To Thomas duke of Norffolk. Order under pain of forfeiture to
dismiss all men and servants who are about his person within the
wardrobe to the number of twenty, so that there shall remain but
twenty persons. By K. |
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To the keeper of the great wardrobe. Order under pain of forfeiture
to keep fast all gates and enclosures of the wardrobe, and cause them
to be kept fast, so that by his default or carelessness no man who by
command of the king is within the wardrobe shall without his special
command pass out or escape until further order. By K. |
