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Aug. 15.
Westminster. |
William de Thorneye of London acknowledges that he owes to Geoffrey
de Thoresby 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and
chattels in the city of London. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Aug. 16.
Westminster. |
Walter Dymmok of Lincoln acknowledges that he owes to William de
Melcheburn, merchant, 10l.; to be levied etc. in co. Lincoln. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Enrolment of deed testifying that whereas Ed[mund] Bacon, clerk, granted
to John, son of John Bacon, knight, and Margaret his wife, the reversion
of a third part of the manor of Wydeford, co. Essex, which Nicholas de la
Beche, knight, and Margaret his wife hold of the inheritance of Edmund as
Margaret's dower, Nicholas has attorned himself to the said John and
Margaret his wife for the fealty of himself and his wife for that third part
in the presence of Sir Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, Sir Ralph de Neville,
Sir Peter de Thy, knight, and Nicholas Bonde. Dated at Westminster on
Wednesday after the Assumption, 17 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that Nicholas came into chancery at Westminster on 21
August, and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine
divers trepasses and excesses in co. York. Order not to molest Hugh de
Ulseby and his first mainpernors because Hugh did not come before them on
the morrow of St. Bartholomew next, and to continue until the quinzaine
of Michaelmas next the process against Hugh, in the same state in which it
now is, superseding the exigents promulgated against him, as he cannot
come before them on the said morrow to answer for divers trespasses for
which he is indicted before those justices, and for which he found mainpernors, because he is now about to set out in the king's service to parts
beyond the sea, and he has now found John Malewayn, Robert de Stokton,
Nicholas de Bannebury of London and John de Ulseby of co. Lincoln who
have mainperned to have him before those justices on the said quinzaine to
answer for the said trespasses. By C. |
Aug. 28.
Westminster. |
John de Makelesfeld, parson of Eketon church, diocese of Lincoln, and
John le Say acknowledge that they owe to William de Byfeld, clerk, 10l.;
to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and the
ecclesiastical goods of John de Makelesfeld in co. Northampton. |
Sept. 6.
Kingscliffe. |
John de Payneswyk, parson of Hertlegh church, diocese of Rochester,
acknowledges that he owes to John de Sancto Paulo, clerk, 20 marks; to be
levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical
goods in co. Kent. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Aug. 26.
Westminster. |
To Master John de Thoresby, John de Seint Poul and Thomas de Drayton,
the king's clerks. Order to receive the great seal in the presence of the
king's council at London, and to do what pertains to the office of that seal
as keepers of the same, until further order, as Sir Robert Parvyng, the late
chancellor, is dead. French. [Fœdera.] |
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Memorandum that this writ is on the files among the writs of privy seal
of this year. |
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Memorandum that after the death of Sir Robert Parvyng, who died at
London in the house of the bishop of Worcester without the bar of the
New Temple, London, on 26 August, in the morning, Richard de Kirkebrid
and Adam Parvyng, Robert's yeoman, who came with the great seal, which
Robert had in custody, on the Wednesday following about the hour of
vespers, to the church of the prior and brethren of the order of the Friars
Preachers, within the gate of Lodgate, London, brought the seal in a bag
under the seals of Master John de Thoresby, keeper of the chancery rolls,
and of Thomas de Brayton, clerk, who sealed with it by the chancellor's
order, when he could not travail on account of his infirmity, and delivered
it to Sir Bartholomew de Burgherssh in a chamber of the said prior and
brethren, and by reason of an order under the secret seal, Bartholomew
received the seal from them and in the presence of Roger, bishop of
Coventry and Lichfield, William de Cusancia, the treasurer, Walter de
Mauny, John Darcy, the chamberlain, Master John de Offord, keeper of the
privy seal and others of the council, delivered the seal to Master John de
Thoresby and Sir John de Sancto Paulo, clerk, and the said Thomas de
Brayton on the same Wednesday, to be kept under their seals until further
order, and they received the seal from him and on Thursday following
caused it to be opened in a house in the dwelling of the prior and friars
of Mount Carmel at the hour of tierce and caused divers writs to be sealed
therewith. [Ibid.] |
Aug. 30.
Westminster. |
Stephen de Mallevill acknowledges that he owes to William de Carleton,
citizen of London, 8l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and
chattels in co. Kent. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
Aug. 30.
Westminster. |
To Alfonso, king of Castile, Leon, Toledo, Galicia, Seville, Cordova, Murcia,
Jaen and Algarves and lord of the county of Molina. Considering the friendship between their houses and that disputes have arisen between Alfonso's
subjects and those of the king, both of Bayonne and English, to remove the
occasion of such offence the king requests Alfonso to treat with Henry earl
of Derby and William de Monte Acuto earl of Salisbury, whom the king
has committed to do this and to arrange some agreement upon this matter
with them, which the king will confirm. [Fœdera.] |
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Ralph de Wylynton, knight, puts in his place John Spakeman and John
de Codyngton the younger to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for
200l. made to him in chancery by James de Audeleye. |
Aug. 12.
Clarendon. |
To John de Monte Gomeri, John de Percebrigg, William atte Wode,
the king's serjeant at arms, and William de Whiteby of Yarmouth
appointed to arrest all ships which were arrested because they did not come
to the king's last passage to parts beyond the sea, and to do certain other
things contained in their commission. Order not to molest or aggrieve
Richard de Westsale of Boston, William de la Dale and Alexander de
Shadeworth, as they set out with William Trussel to Flanders in the king's
service, for William's passage to those parts, with two ships which were
arrested for the said passage, as William has certified to the council. |
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The like to the bailiffs and lawful men of Boston for the same. |
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Membrane 23d. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To the abbot of Whalleye. Prohibition to go out of the realm to parts
beyond without the king's licence, upon pain of forfeiture, as the king has
learned that he proposes to do this, contrary to the proclamation. |
Sept. 6.
Kingscliffe. |
Thomas Deumars of Ebesham, of co. Surrey, acknowledges that he owes
to Thomas de Oxenford of London, cook, 24l.; to be levied, in default of
payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Surrey. |
Sept. 4.
Nottingham. |
To the captains, burgomasters, advocates, échevins, consuls, tradesmen (gentz
des meistiers) and all the good commons of the three good towns of Flanders.
Notification that the merchants of England have complained to the king that
at the request of certain persons of Flanders, who were then of the county
of Flanders, of the council of the court of Flanders, the court granted an arrest
against the merchants by which they were imprisoned and ransomed and
lost their goods to the sum of 6,000l. as they say, contrary to their franchises and charter granted by the captains, etc. which guarantees them for
sixty days to leave Flanders in case of injury or war, without any hindrance,
wherefore the said merchants have besought the king to provide a remedy,
and the king after deliberation with the council has appointed Sir Philip
de Weston, canon of St. Peter's, York, John Castr,' archdeacon of the
East Riding, and Thomas de Melcheburn, mayor of the staple, to go to the
captains, etc. with full power to sue for damages to the said merchants,
wherefore the king requests the captains, etc. to hear the plaint of the merchants and after enquiry made to cause the complement of justice to be
done to them, giving the said clerks and mayor their assistance and
counsel. French. [Fœdera.] |
Aug. 28.
Kingscliffe. |
To the sheriff of Leicester. Order to make known to Henry de Ferariis
and Margaret his wife that they be in chancery on the octaves of the
Nativity of the Virgin next for the partition of the fees and advowsons
which belonged to Theobald de Verdon, tenant in chief of the late king, and
to receive the purparty touching them, as after Theobald's death the king
rendered to Bartholomew de Burgherssh and Elizabeth his wife, to Thomas
de Furnivall and Joan his wife, now deceased, to William le Blount,
deceased, and Margery his wife and to Henry and Margaret his wife, the
said wives being Theobald's daughters and heirs, the purparties touching
them of the lands which belonged to Theobald, after taking the fealties and
homages due, and now Bartholomew and Elizabeth have besought for their
purparty of the knights' fees and advowsons, and the king has given them
the said octaves to receive their said purparty. The king has ordered the
sheriff of Sussex to cause Mark Husee and the said Margery whom he has
married, and the sheriff of Derby to cause Thomas son and heir of the said
Thomas Furnival and Joan, whose homage the king has taken, to be present
at the said partition in chancery on the said day. |
Sept. 6.
Nottingham. |
To William Scot and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine
divers trespasses and excesses in co. York. Order not to aggrieve Robert de
Denton for not coming before them before the quinzaine of Michaelmas
next, to answer for the trespasses whereof he is indicted, and to continue in
the same state in which it now is, until the said quinzaine, the process
made against him, superseding the promulgation of exigents against him,
as he is going to divers parts of the realm in the service of the king and of
divers merchants to whom the king has sold the customs for a certain
time, and he has found for the king Reginald de Conductu, William de
Melcheburn, Henry de Braibrok, Peter de Pakenham, John Joye and
Nicholas de Bokhurst of the city of London, who have mainperned to have
him before those justices on the said quinzaine to answer for the said
trespasses, and for the greater security Robert has bound himself to pay
200l. to the king by a recognisance made in chancery if he does not then
appear. By C. |
Aug. 18.
Westminster. |
To H. bishop of Rochester. Although the king lately forbad him to
present any parson to the church of Esshe near Faukeham, which is void,
it is said, concerning the advowson whereof a contention is moved in the
king's court between Otto de Grandissono and the prior of the Hospital of
St. John of Jerusalem in England, until it has been discussed in that court
to whom the advowson pertains, yet because Otto has acknowledged before the
king in chancery that he has no right in the advowson, granting that the prior
shall present for this term: the king orders the bishop to do his office,
notwithstanding the said prohibition or Otto's reclamation. |
