Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 7, 1343-1346. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1904.
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'Close Rolls, Edward III: July 1343', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 7, 1343-1346, (London, 1904) pp. 214-224. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol7/pp214-224 [accessed 16 April 2024]
July 1343
Membrane 36d. | |||
July 16. East Dean. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to cause allowance of 20s. in the subsidy of 40s. to be made to A. de B. for the first year of that subsidy, and of a mark for the second and third years, in accordance with the grant made by the parliament held at Westminster with the assent of the merchants on all wool which he shall take out of the realm until he is satisfied for 80l., provided that he pay the residue of the said subsidy and ½ mark for the custom on every sack etc. so taken, as the king was bound to him in 100l. for certain wool sent to parts beyond the sea, and taken at Durdraght for the king's use by certain of his ministers deputed for this; and 20l. of the said sum were afterwards allowed to A. by the collectors of customs in that port as is found by the certificate of the treasurer and barons sent into chancery. By C. | ||
[In the margin.] Transcript for merchants to whom the king is bound in divers sums for their wool taken at Durdraght who had allowance in part. | |||
To the same. Transcript of a similar order in favour of the executors of such merchants who had first allowance for such wool. By C. | |||
Membrane 32d. (fn. 1) | |||
July 16. East Dean. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Transcript of a like writ in favour of the merchants who had no allowance. By C. | ||
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Transcript of a like writ for the executors of the merchants who had no allowance. | |||
Membrane 29d. (fn. 2) | |||
July 31. Clarendon. |
Joan Whiton acknowledges that she owes to Thomas de Boclond 40l.; to be levied, in default in payment, of her lands and chattels in co. Somerset. | ||
Cancelled on payment. | |||
Thomas de Hardegill the younger acknowledges that he owes to William de Ravendale, clerk, 8l. 9s.; to be levied etc. in co. Cumberland. | |||
Cancelled on payment. | |||
Aug. 6. Clarendon. |
John Kenne of Puttelworth acknowledges that he owes to Philip Jervays, of Ywode, 13l. 5s.; to be levied etc. in co. Southampton. | ||
Enrolment of indenture made between the king of the one part and Sir Thomas de Ferers of the other part, testifying that whereas the king has granted to Thomas the custody of the islands of Jereseye, Gernereye, Serk and Aureneye, with all the profits and issues thereof with the lands of religious and other aliens of the power of France, which were in the king's hand before Sir Thomas de Hampton had the custody of the islands, by reason of the war with France, saving to the king the escheats and forfeitures which are yet to be adjudged for trespasses and felonies made in the time when Thomas had the custody, to hold for five years from the date of these, rendering yearly at the exchequer 600 marks, and in case peace is made whereby the lands of the said aliens should be returned the king grants that the value of the lands so returned shall be rebated to the said ferm, and if war come allowance shall be made to Thomas in the ferm for wages and costs for the garrison of the castles and for the defence of the islands, and the king also grants that 100 marks shall be allowed to Thomas yearly of the issues of the islands in his said ferm. Thomas binds himself to keep the said islands and castles for the king until the end of the term, upon which Sir Thomas de Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, and Sir Henry de Ferers have become mainpernors for him. Dated at London on 15 July, 17 Edward III. French. | |||
July 20. Clarendon. |
To the sheriff of Bedford. Order to supersede the exigents and outlawry against Robert de Chetyndon, William de Mershton juxta Potenham and John de Chetyndon, as they are taken and imprisoned in the Marshalsea for certain trespasses, excesses and other misdeeds in co. Buckingham, whereof they were indicted before Richard de Kelleshull and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine such trespasses and excesses in that county, as is found by the certificate of William Scot, the chief justice, sent into chancery, and now Robert, William and John have besought the king to provide a remedy, as they are indicted for such trespasses before John Dengayne and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine such trespasses and excesses in co. Bedford, and because they did not come before them to answer the king they are placed in exigent in co. Bedford, to be outlawed, and it is not just that anyone in prison should be outlawed. The king has ordered John to send the indictment with all other things touching it and the king's writ, so that the king may have them fifteen days from Michaelmas, so that he may do further what seems right in accordance with the law and custom of the realm. | ||
July 20. Clarendon. |
To J. archbishop of Canterbury. Order not to admit any alien persons or their proctors or envoys to any benefices of the realm by virtue of any provisions of the apostolic see or bulls or processes directed to him, or to provide aliens with such benefices by authority of the said see, nor promulgate any ecclesiastical censures against those resisting such aliens, or the king will punish him as a violator of the crown and a rebel, as the provisions made by the said see of benefices to alien persons are to the impoverishment of the realm and prejudicial to the king, and the king wishes to bridle this at the instant request of the community of the realm in the parliament held at Westminster on the quinzaine of Easter last. | ||
By K. and C. | |||
The following have like writs to wit:— | |||
A. bishop of Winchester. | |||
J. bishop of Exeter. | |||
R. bishop of Bath and Wells. | |||
S. bishop of Ely. | |||
R. bishop of Chichester. | |||
R. bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. | |||
J. bishop of Carlisle. | |||
W. bishop of Worcester. | |||
H. bishop of Rochester. | |||
A. bishop of Norwich. | |||
D. bishop of St. Asaph. | |||
M. bishop of Bangor. | |||
R. bishop of Durham. | |||
Th. bishop of Hereford. | |||
H. bishop of St. Davids. | |||
J. bishop of Llandaff. | |||
W. archbishop of York, primate. | |||
R. bishop of Salisbury. | |||
R. bishop of London. | |||
Th. bishop of Lincoln. | |||
Aug. 5. Clarendon. |
Nicholas Paulyn of Odecoumbe and Peter his son acknowledge that they owe to Walter de Oterhampton 30l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Somerset. | ||
Enrolment of release by Nicholas Paulyn of Odecoumbe to Walter de Oterhampton and Eleanor his wife of all his right and claim in all the lands, meadows and pastures in Barynton, co. Somerset, which Walter and Eleanor hold of the demesne of the said Nicholas and Peter his son. Witnesses: John de Roches, William Percehay, Richard atte More, Walter de Hungerford, John atte Slo. Dated at Salisbury on Wednesday before St. Laurence, 17 Edward III. | |||
Memorandum that Nicholas Paulyn came into chancery at Winchester on 6 August and acknowledged the preceding deed. | |||
— | Walter de Pavely, heir of Henry late bishop of Lincoln, Adam de Sancto Philberto and Richard le Forester, tenants of a part of the land which belonged to Henry, put in their place William de Stok and John de Codyngton the younger, to defend the execution of a recognisance for 100 marks, made by the bishop in chancery to Edmund de Bereford. | ||
Membrane 28d. | |||
Enrolment of indenture made between the king of the one part and Robert de Beverley and William de Molscroft of the other part, testifying that whereas Robert and William are permitted to work to find divers goods and chattels which belonged to Sir John Travers, sometime constable of Bordeaux, who is with God, and his account not rendered for the time when he was in the said office, the king has granted to them for their work, the moiety of the goods and chattels which shall be found so that the king be served with the other moiety. Sealed by the great seal and by Sir Robert Parvyng, the chancellor, and Sir William de Cusance, the treasurer. Dated at Westminster on 16 June, 17 Edward III. French. | |||
Enrolment of acknowledgment of receipt at London by William son of John de la Chaumbre of Westrasen, co. Lincoln, from Thomas de Leuesham, citizen of York, of 40l. to traffic therewith to the profit of Thomas until Whitsuntide next, and to render account thereof to him then. For the repayment of the 40l. with the profit he binds himself and all his goods, both movable and immovable. Dated at London on 18 June, 17 Edward III. | |||
Memorandum that William son of John came into chancery at Westminster on 28 June and acknowledged the preceding deed. | |||
Enrolment of indenture testifying that whereas William son of John de la Chaumbre of Westrasene, co. Lincoln, is bound by his letter obligatory to Thomas de Leuesham, citizen of York, in 40l. and to render that sum and an account thereof at Whitsuntide next; Thomas grants that if William pay him at that feast or before all the costs and expenses incurred by him for William upon the plea and suit in the recovery of William's lands in Westrasene, that thenceforth the said bond shall be null and void, but otherwise it shall remain in force. Dated at London on 19 June, 17 Edward III. | |||
Memorandum that Thomas came into chancery at Westminster on 28 June and acknowledged the preceding indenture. | |||
— | John de Sancto Paulo, tenant of a part of the land which belonged to Henry le Vavasour, knight, deceased, puts in his place John de Codyngton and John de Scarle, clerks, to defend the execution of a recognisance for 2,000l. made by Henry in chancery to the keeper of the house of the vicars of St. Peter's, York, and to the said vicars. | ||
Enrolment of indenture made between the king of the one part, and Walter de Cheriton, John de Astwyk, Thomas Perle, Henry Goldbetere, William But, Robert de Dalderby, William de Lodelowe, Roger de Wollesthorp, Robert de Penreth, Henry de Braybrok, Walter Prest and Adam Tyrtwhyt, merchants, elected and attorned with full power by the community of the merchants of England who came to Westminster before the council by writs directed to them on Friday after the close of Easter last to conform an allowance granted by the king to the said community, for certain debts due to them for wool taken from them at Durdraght for the king's use in the following form, to wit: that whereas in the last parliament held at Westminster there was granted to the king with the assent of the merchants a subsidy of 40s. from Midsummer until Michaelmas following and then for three years, on every sack, 300 wool-fells and half-last of hides that should pass out of the realm in that time, beyond the custom of ½ mark first ordained; the king, having regard to the loss of the merchants by the non-payment of the debts due to them, grants the following to them: first they shall have allowance of 20s. of the said subsidy on each sack, 300 fells and ½ last of their own wool etc. taken out of the realm, during the first year, beginning at Midsummer, and, if they are not then paid, of ½ mark for the second and third years, in part payment of the said debts, so that they pay the ancient custom due in the ports of lading and find surety there, before the wool is coketted, that they will take it to the staple and there be at the orders of the mayor and company of the merchants, saving to each one his freedom, so that all those who pass wool are of one condition and agreement to keep the wool at a high price and receive such payment as shall be agreed by the king and his council and by the said merchants, so that the money ordained in the said parliament remain in force, and that all the masters of the ships taking the wool to parts beyond shall find surety by indenture with the customers in the ports where they take the ships so laden, that they will discharge the wool at the port nearest the town where the staple is ordained, and that they will not discharge it before the mayor of the staple, or he who supplies his place, has viewed their coket and indenture, and if any wool, hides or fells are found out of the coket they shall be forfeit to the king together with the ship, and of this forfeiture the community of merchants shall have the third part for their good service and also a third part of the forfeiture of the wool bought by them in the realm; and that the ports of Newcastle, Kyngeston upon Hull, Boston, Lenne, Great Yarmouth, London, Southampton and Bristol, and no other port, shall be open to lade wool or other customable merchandise, and the customers in each of these ports shall have full power to make search from one port to another for wool and other customable merchandise, so that if they find any not coketted it shall be forfeit, and no wool of England or Wales shall pass from other places than the ports where the coket is thus open, and as a great part of the wool of England passes to Berwyk or to other places in Wales, as at Chepstowe or elsewhere, to the damage of the king and loss of the merchants, it shall be granted to no one to pass wool or other merchandise without paying to the customers in the said ports the custom due, and because the king has made certain sale of wool by grant of parliament in each county of the realm, he grants that if any one by his grant has permission to buy wool within the said time in any county, then the community of merchants shall be of as free condition in such buying. In witness whereof the king has set his great seal and Sir Bartholomew de Burghersshe, Sir Robert Parvyng, the chancellor, and Sir William de Cusance, the treasurer, have put their seals to the part of the indenture remaining in the possession of the aforesaid merchants. Dated at Westminster on 29 April, 17 Edward III. French. | |||
Enrolment of release by Ellen and Joan, daughters of Laurence de Boys, to Simon de Leuesham, citizen and vintner of London, and Alice, his wife, of all their right and claim in all the lands which formerly belonged to Henry de Boys, their grandfather, in the town of Theden Boys, and which Simon and Alice hold of the grant of Nicholas de Sprotton, rector of the church of St. Bartholomew, London, of which tenements they had a writ of the king before the justices of the Bench against Simon and Alice. Witnesses: Bartholomew Langrich, Gilbert de Theidene, Ralph de Halstede, Thomas de Raukedich, William del Hay, John Vernoun, William Morice, William Cokerel, John Plente. Dated at Theydene Boys on Sunday after Trinity, 17 Edward III. | |||
Memorandum that Ellen and Joan came into chancery at Westminster on 7 July and acknowledged the preceding deed. | |||
July 22. Clarendon. |
Adam de Walton, the king's serjeant at arms, is sent to the prior of Gisburgh, to receive such maintenance for life in that house as Robert Pikebusk had there at the late king's request. By p.s. | ||
June 29. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Southampton. The king sends to him under the half seal the apportionment of those 400 sacks of wool by which the ministers in the county made fine with the king before Robert Parvyng and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine divers trespasses and excesses in that county, contained in certain rolls which the king ordered to come before him in chancery, ordering the sheriff to cause the wool to be levied without delay from all the men contained in those rolls, to wit according to the portion assessed upon each of them, and to keep it safely until further order. | ||
By C. | |||
Memorandum that this writ is not sent to the exchequer in the extracts because another writ was made thereupon, as appears in the roll of fines. | |||
Membrane 27d. | |||
June 24. Westminster. |
To Alfonso, king of Portugal and Algarves. The king has received Alfonso's good wishes containing that a ship in the port of Lormand, laden with cloth of merchants of his city of Portugal, came to the port of Dertemuth and certain of the king's subjects plundered that ship of cloth to the value of 36,000 gross tournois, pretending untruthfully that the men therein were the king's enemies, whereupon Alfonso has besought the king to provide a remedy; and the king considers Alfonso's subjects his friends, wherefore he ordered the sheriff of the said place to make enquiry concerning the said deed and to cause speedy justice to be done, and as regards the damages said to have been inflicted on Alfonso's subjects by the king's men of Bayonne, the king has ordered his men and officials there to cause the things attempted by them unduly in this matter to be reformed. [Fœdera.] | ||
June 4. Westminster. |
To Alfonso, king of Castile, Leon, Toledo, Galicia, Seville, Cordova, Murcia, Jaen and Algarves, lord of the county of Molina. The king has received the plaint of Robert Auncels, lord and master of a ship called 'la James' of Harwich, containing that he laded that ship with 56 tuns and a pipe of wine and other merchandise at Leybourn in the duchy of Aquitaine during the truce with France, and wished to take the ship to Normandy, but one Laurence de Vilart and several malefactors of Alfonso's lordship attacked that ship with a ship of theirs called 'la Mule' of Castro before the place called Olone, killing the mariners, and took the ship with its tackle price 80l. the said wine price 169l. 10s. and chests, beds, robes of the price of 13l. 10s. three pieces of silver price 40s. and 40s. in money and other goods and chattels to the value of 48l. 10s. and no restitution has hitherto been made, as Oliver de Ingham, seneschal of Gascony, has certified after taking information, whereupon Robert has besought the king to provide a remedy; the king therefore requests Alfonso to cause justice to be done to Robert, as he would wish the king to do to his subjects in like case. [Fœdera.] | ||
July 1. Westminster. |
To William, count of Hainault, Holland and Seland. The king has received his plaint of certain men and merchants of England and Flanders containing that certain of William's subjects of Durdraght and Middelburgh entered by armed force a ship called 'la Katerine' of Yarmouth, laden with wool and merchandise, in the port of Swyn in Flanders, killed the men therein and took away the ship, wool and merchandise to the value of 700l., and although the king requested William to cause justice to be done to them he has hitherto refused to do anything, whereupon the said merchants have besought the king to provide a remedy; the king therefore again requests William to cause justice to be done, as he would wish the king to deal with his subjects in like case, so that for default of justice it may not behove the king to provide another remedy. [Fœdera.] | ||
June 30. Windsor. |
To brother Elionus de Villa Nova, chief master of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in the island of Rhodes, and to the convent of that place. Recommendation of brother Philip de Thame, prior of that Hospital in England, with request to do nothing in diminution of his estate, as they wish the king to act favourably to their order. | ||
June 25. Windsor. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause proclamation to be made that no one, upon pain of forfeiture, shall cause wool, hides or wool-fells to be taken to Wales to be laded there, and if they find any doing this after the proclamation they shall cause them to be arrested without delay together with the wool, hides and fells, and to be kept safely until further order, informing the king of their names and of the wool etc. so arrested. | ||
By K. | |||
The like to all the sheriffs of England, to the bishop of Durham and the prince of Wales. By K. | |||
July 18. Beaulieu. |
To R. bishop of Salisbury. Order to execute his office notwithstanding the revocation of the order, as on learning that Master Peter Malet, parson of Spettebury church in that diocese, and Geoffrey atte Choche, parson of Barndesle church, diocese of Worcester, were intending to exchange their benefices to Spettebury church, pertaining to the king's donation by reason of the priory of Toftes, in the king's hand by reason of the French war, the king presented Geoffrey to the bishop by reason of this exchange, requesting him to admit Geoffrey to the church and institute him as parson therein, and afterwards because the said presentation was procured by craft, as the king learned, that the king might be defrauded of the yearly ferm which Peter is bound to render for the administration of the fruit and issues of the church, because he is a native of France, the king revoked the said presentation and certain other presentations made thereupon; but Peter has found mainpernors at the exchequer to pay the king 100s. of the ferm of Spettebury church during the war and also 25l. of the arrears of the ferm during the war, as William de Cusance, the treasurer, has certified the king in chancery. | ||
July 8. East Dean. |
John de Gayte of Bulmercy for his good service to Queen Isabel is sent to the keeper and brethren of the Hospital of St. John Osprenge, to receive such maintenance for life in that house as Henry de Taunton, deceased, had there at the late king's request. By p.s. | ||
July 23. Clarendon. |
To the sheriff of Kent. Whereas excessive provisions have been made by the apostolic see of benefices to aliens, at the request of parliament held at Westminster on the quinzaine of Easter last, the king has prohibited all delegates, sub-delegates, executors, sub-executors and commissaries to execute favours to alien persons of vacant benefices in the realm, granted by the apostolic see, upon pain of forfeiture, and that no aliens shall pursue favours or make provisions or process; the king orders the sheriff to cause the premises to be proclaimed, and if he finds any doing the contrary after the proclamation he shall imprison them and keep them safely until further order, informing the king of their names from time to time, and he shall certify the king of his action in the matter before the Nativity of the Virgin next. By K. and C. | ||
[Fœdera.] | |||
The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Ibid.] | |||
July 30. Clarendon. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to make search of all coming to England by the port of that city or crossing thence to parts beyond the sea, and to arrest all those upon whom they find bulls or other letters prejudicial to the king or his lieges, together with the bulls and their goods and things, and to keep them in prison until further order, sending the bulls to chancery, informing the king of the names of those arrested, of their goods and things and the value thereof. By K. and C. | ||
[Fœdera.] | |||
The like to the following, to wit:— | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle on Tyne. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Southampton. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Rye. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Hastynges. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Haversham. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Portesmuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Shorham. | |||
The bailiffs of Peveneseye. | |||
The bailiffs of Yaremuth. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Bristol. | |||
The bailiffs of Melcoumbe. | |||
The bailiffs of Plummuth. | |||
The bailiffs of la Pole. | |||
The bailiffs of Grenehith. | |||
The bailiffs of Grenewich. | |||
The bailiffs of Chalk. | |||
The bailiffs of Strode. | |||
The bailiffs of Newehithe. | |||
The bailiffs of Romeneye. | |||
The bailiffs of Sidemuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Tynemuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Fowy. | |||
The bailiffs of Gylyngham. | |||
The bailiffs of St. Helen's, Isle of Wight. | |||
The bailiffs of Neuport, Isle of Wight. | |||
The bailiffs of Touwemuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Coumbemartyn. | |||
The bailiffs of Dunsterre. | |||
The bailiffs of Lym. | |||
The bailiffs of Otermuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Exemuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Dertemuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Seford. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Dover. | |||
The bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. | |||
The bailiffs of Ipswich. | |||
The bailiffs of Ravenesere. | |||
The bailiffs of Scardeburgh. | |||
The bailiffs of Tynnemuth. | |||
The bailiffs of Whyteby. | |||
The bailiffs of Hertilpol. | |||
The bailiffs of Barton-upon-Humbre. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Kyngeston-upon-Hull. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Grymesby. | |||
The bailiffs of Boston. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Lenne. | |||
The mayor and bailiffs of Wynchelse. | |||
The bailiffs of Clyve. | |||
Membrane 26d. | |||
Enrolment of indenture made between the king of the one part and John Malewayn, merchant of London, of the other part, testifying that John has lent the king 2,000l. which will be delivered by him to the treasurer on the date of this deed, and the king has granted to pay him 1,000l. beyond the 2,000l. in which he is bound to him and his friends by divers bills under the seal of William de Northwell, sometime keeper of the wardrobe, and in part payment of the 3,000l. John will take 450 sacks of the wool of co. Wilts at 8½ marks the sack, total 2,500l., which were granted to the king as fine by certain of his ministers of that county made before Sir Robert Parvyng and his fellows, late justices appointed to hear and determine divers trespasses and excesses committed by those ministers, and John shall be paid at Purification next with 225l. and at the Annunciation following 225l. in payment of the 3,000l., and he shall receive the wool by the same weight as the collectors and receivers thereof had it, and the king promises that John shall be fully paid with the said wool before Christmas next. As surety for this the king has charged Sir Bartholomew de Burgherssh 'le piere,' Sir William de Cusance, the treasurer, and William de Melcheburn of Lenn, his merchant, to bind them to fully keep his covenant, and they have set their seals to the indenture. Dated at London on 23 September, 17 Edward III. French. By K. and C. | |||
Membrane 25d. | |||
June 26. Windsor. |
John Baldewyne of Chelmersford and Geoffrey Baldewyn acknowledge that they owe to the abbot of Stratford 20 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Essex. | ||
Cancelled on payment. | |||
John de Pappeworth acknowledges that he owes to William de Melchebourn, merchant, 26l.; to be levied etc. in co. Cambridge. | |||
Cancelled on payment. | |||
July 7. Westminster. |
John de Wynewyk, the king's serjeant at arms, acknowledges that he owes to William de Ravendale, clerk, 32s.; to be levied etc. in co. Lancaster. | ||
Cancelled on payment. | |||
— | Robert son and heir of Robert Danyel and Joan his wife, Robert Skyren and Joan his wife, William de Melton, knight, and Thomas Danyel, tenants of the land which belonged to Robert Danyel, put in their place Roger de Queryngton and John de Ayremynne to defend the execution of a recognisance for 20 marks, made by Robert Danyel in the late king's chancery to William de Burton. | ||
Enrolment of indenture made between John de Dalling, executor of the will of Henry Burel, of the one part, and John Bigot, son and heir of Ralph Bigot of the other part, testifying that whereas Ralph acknowledged that he was bound to Henry in 50l. on 5 June in the 13th year of the late king's reign, John de Dallyng grants that if John Bigot pay to Robert Burel, Henry's brother, 50l. at John Bigot's manor of Stokton, to wit 40s. a year beginning from Michaelmas next, and find maintenance for Robert among his men of mistery (gentz de mestier) and give him a robe at Christmas every year of the suit of his said men during the said term, and if Robert does not wish to have such maintenance or they do not wish to find it, John Bigot shall pay 20s. yearly and a robe in lieu thereof, and if John Bigot at any time in the first seven years of the term pay to Robert what is in arrear of the payment of the 50l., accounting what he has paid to Robert and 1s. a year for his maintenance for the time he shall have stayed or if Robert die before the 50l. have been paid, and John Bigot pay to John de Dallyngg what shall then be in arrear of the 50l., then the recognisance for 50l. shall be null and void, and if John Bigot fail in any of the aforesaid agreements the recognisance shall remain in force. Witnesses: Sir John de Hodom, knight, Nicholas atte Merssh, William de Causton, John de Aylesham, William de Elsyng, William de Tudenham. Dated at London on Monday the feast of the Translation of St. Thomas the Martyr, 17 Edward III. French. | |||
Memorandum that John de Dalling and John Bigot came into chancery at Westminster, 8 July, and acknowledged the preceding indenture. | |||
— | The prior of Hautemprise puts in his place John de Beverle to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 100l. made to him in chancery by Robert Spigurnell, parson of Elvele church, diocese of York. | ||
— | Reginald le Forester puts in his place Thomas Corbet to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 100s. made to him in chancery by Henry Maunsel of Wenchesham. | ||
Enrolment of acknowledgment of receipt by Geoffrey Oede of Astonunder-Egge of co. Gloucester, from Richard de Foxcote of that county, of 50l. in which Richard was bound to him by a recognisance made before Andrew Aubrey, late mayor of London, and William de Carleton, the king's clerk, deputed to receive recognisances of debts in accordance with the law merchant. Dated at London, 10 July, 17 Edward III. | |||
Memorandum that Geoffrey came into chancery at Westminster, on 11 July, and acknowledged the preceding deed. | |||
— | John de Snoryng, carpenter, puts in his place Walter de Wygan, clerk, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 20l. made to him in chancery by Alice de Poynton. | ||
July 12. Westminster. |
John Bruyn of Ocle and Thomas de Tochewyk acknowledge that they owe to Richard de Walton 93l. 6s. 8d.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels in co. Oxford.—The chancellor received the acknowledgment. | ||
Cancelled on payment. | |||
June 20. Westminster. |
To William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine divers trespasses and excesses in co. York. Order to supersede until the next parliament all processes begun before them against Robert de Wodehous, archdeacon of Richemund, Simon de Newerk, late official of that archdeacon, and Master John de Kilnhirst, now official of the archdeacon, for such trespasses, ordering the sheriff of that county to supersede the exigent against them, as the king has granted in the present parliament that all processes begun before such justices against ecclesiastical persons for trespasses made in the exercise of their ecclesiastical jurisdiction shall be superseded till the next parliament. By C. | ||
The like to the following justices for the following ecclesiastical persons, to wit:— | |||
William de Shareshull and his fellows, justices in co. Lancaster, for the same. By C. | |||
June 7. Westminster. |
William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas before the king for Roger Peck, chaplain, Roger Pecke, parson of Tytilssale church, commissary of William, archdeacon of Norwich, Roger Peck, parson of Titilssale church, late commissary of Master William de Norwico sometime archdeacon of Norwich, and Roger Pecke of Wrotham, chaplain, clerk, official of the archdeacon of Norwich, for extortions, etc. in co. Norfolk. | ||
The same William for pleas, etc. for Thomas de Morle, archdeacon of Norfolk, for extortions, etc. in the same county. | |||
The same William, etc. for Thomas Hog, chaplain, for extortions, etc. in the same county. | |||
Aug. 4. Clarendon |
Richard Talbot and his fellows, justices, etc. in co. Gloucester, for Master John de Carleton, Master John de Middelton, Master Stephen Tripp, Master Simon Tripp and Master Robert de Weston. | ||
July 22. Clarendon |
To Thomas de Melchebourn. Order to be before the king and his council at Westminster on Monday after the Assumption next, to treat with the king and others of his council and with certain merchants of the realm upon the things which will be set before him and the said merchants there, and to give his counsel. By K. | ||
[Rep. Dignity of a Peer, iv, p. 550.] | |||
The like to thirty nine others. [Ibid.] | |||
July 8. Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause John de Portenare to be released from prison by a mainprise, as he is detained in the Flete prison for the arrears of his account and other causes touching the king, as is said, and has found Dinus Forcetti, Thomas de Peruch[iis], Joctus de Peruch[iis], Thomas Gisors of London, Robert de Stokton, Peter le Spicer and Gorus le Spicer of London, his mainpernors, who have undertaken to have him before the treasurer andbarons on the quinzaine of Martinmas next, to answer the king for what shall be laid against him, and further to do and receive what shall be ordained by the king and his council. By C. | ||
Membrane 24d. | |||
July 30. Clarendon. |
To the collectors of the tenth last granted by the clergy in the archdeaconry of Winchester. Order to supersede until All Saints next the demand which they make on the prior and convent of Bustlesham for that tenth for each term of payment, as the king granted to them by charter that they should be quit of all quotas granted by the clergy. | ||
Aug. 4. Clarendon. |
To Thomas de Rokeby, sheriff of York, Roger de Blaykeston and Hamo de Sessay. Order to release Master Thomas de Luk from prison without delay, by a mainprise, as Walter Olyver of London, fishmonger, Robert de Mitford of Salisbury and Robert le Fissher of Motesfunt have mainperned to have him before the king in chancery on the octaves of the Assumption next to answer to the king for the things laid against him and further to do and receive what the king's court shall determine, as they arrested Thomas by virtue of a commission to arrest all purveyors of the Court of Rome and proctors of cardinals sent to accept benefices in the realm. By C. | ||
July 28. Clarendon. |
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to supersede the demand made upon the lands which belonged to William de Roos of Hamelak in that county, which are in the king's hand by reason of the minority of William's heir, and in the custody of Ralph de Nevill by the king's commission, to hold until the heir shall come of age, for the debt in which William at his death was bound to the king, so long as those lands remain in the king's hand and in Ralph's custody. By C. | ||
The like to the sheriff of Leicester. | |||
July 8. Arundel. |
To W. archbishop of York. Order to certify the king in chancery before St. Peter ad Vincula next of the names of all aliens beneficed in that diocese; of the names of the benefices and who reside in their benefices and who not. | ||
The like to the following, to wit:— | |||
The bishop of Durham. | |||
The bishop of Carlisle. | |||
All the bishops of Wales. | |||
Like writs returnable before St. James are sent to the archbishop of Canterbury and his other suffragans. |