Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1345

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: January 1345', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 7, 1343-1346, (London, 1904) pp. 488-493. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol7/pp488-493 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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January 1345

Jan. 14.
Westminster.
Richard Sperlyng of Westhamme acknowledges that he owes to the master and brethren of the house of St. Thomas the Martyr of Acon, London, 40l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Essex.
Membrane 3d.
Enrolment of indenture made between the king and Tidemannus de Lymbergh for himself and his fellows, merchants of Almain, showing that whereas the said merchants have undertaken before the council to pay for the king 4,400 florins descu to redeem the king's jewels lately deposited at Cologne and now in their charge at Brugges in Flandres and to make payment and delivery thereof, the king grants that those merchants may buy from the merchants of England, to whom he is bound for wool taken from them at Durdraght, the king's letters obligatory for the same, to the sum of 4,000 marks, and they shall take ½ mark of every sack laded in the ports of London, Boston and Kyngeston upon Hull to pass to the staple, until they are paid the 4,000 marks, so that they acquit the king of that sum to the said merchants and restore to him the said letters; Tidemannus grants for himself and his fellows, that if the king pay the 4,400 florins or the value thereof before the Purification in England or at Brugges, together with the cost and expenses of keeping and carrying the jewels, as shall be found due by good account, then he will restore the said letters patent for the 4,000 marks and the writs thereupon and will deliver all the jewels to the king or to his deputy in England or at Brugges, but the carriage to England shall be at the king's risk, and if the 4,400 florins are not paid, then the king grants that they shall retain the patent and have payment of the ½ mark as aforesaid, and when they are satisfied for the 4,400 florins thereby they shall be bound to make livery of the jewels without delay. Dated at Westminster on 10 January, 18 Edward III. French.
Enrolment of acknowledgment of receipt by Henry de Oxon[ia], Richard de Oxon[ia], John de Notyngham, Alice atte Brugge, Claricia de Exon[ia], Alice de Exon[ia], Petronilla Fourber, Eleanor de Sancto Paulo and Isabel de Sancto Paulo, conversi, and the said Henry and Richard in the name of Joan de Leycestr[ia], and Juliana de Kendale, converse, deceased, from the king's exchequer by the hands of Sir John de Sancto Paulo, keeper of them and their house, of 23l. 2s. 6d. in full payment of their wages for the time when Richard de Ayremynne was keeper of that house, to wit until 7 June in the 13th year of the reign, on which day the king granted that custody to John, and of 35l. 14s. 3d. of the exchequer by the hands of John upon their wages from the said day until the date of these presents. Dated in the chapel of the conversi, London, 24 December, 18 Edward III.
Memorandum that Henry, Richard, Joan, Alice, Claricia, Alice, Petronilla, Eleanor and Isabel came into chancery at Westminster on 23 January and acknowledged the preceding deed.
Jan. 17.
Westminster.
Maud late the wife of John de Boselyngthorp acknowledges that she owes to Lora Haunsard 100l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of her lands and chattels in co. Lincoln.—John de Keleby received the acknowledgment by a writ residing on the files of this year.
Enrolment of indenture made at Lincoln on Wednesday after Hilary, 18 Edward III, between dame Lora Haunsard and Dame Maud late the wife of Sir John de Boselyngthorp, testifying that whereas Maud is bound to Lora in 100l. by the preceding recognisance, Lora grants that if Maud remain single all her life the recognisance shall be null and void, and if she marry and no waste be made by her husband to the value of 40s. in the manor of Bothemeshill, which she holds for life, Lora grants that the recognisance shall be void, and if she marry and such waste is made to the value of 40s. then the recognisance shall remain in force. Dated at Lincoln on the day aforesaid. French.
Memorandum that Lora came before John de Keleby on 18 January and acknowledged the preceding deed, which acknowledgment John received by a writ residing on the files of chancery of this year.
Jan. 13.
Norwich.
Margery late the wife of William de Roos of Hamelak acknowledges that she owes to Adam de Welle, knight, 1,000 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of her lands and chattels in co. Lincoln.—Richard de Wylughby received the acknowledgment by writ.
Jan. 15.
Westminster.
To John Darcy 'le fitz,' keeper of the manor of Brustwyk and bailiff of the liberty of Holdernesse. Order not to permit any boats or keels for taking men, horses or other things across the River Humbre between the towns of Ravensere and Hull, unless they belong to the king or to the abbot of Thornton, as the king is informed that the passage there pertains to him and the abbot and to none other, and that a certain person claims such passage in divers places between the said towns and causes men, horses and other things to be taken across in his boats and keels, receiving the profit of that passage, to the king's prejudice. By C.
To John de Kilvyngton, Thomas de Rokeby and William de Meryngton, appointed to enquire concerning forestallers in co. York. Order to supersede taking the inquisition in the liberty of Holdernesse, as the king has appointed John Darcy 'le fitz,' Nicholas Gower and Peter de Grymesby to enquire concerning forestallers there.
To the sheriff of York and the escheator there. Order not to intermeddle with the taking of inquisitions touching the office of sheriff in the liberty of Holdernesse, permitting the bailiff and escheator in that liberty to do what pertains to him by reason of his office, in accordance with the king's commissions to him.
Jan. 14.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Leicester. Order to supersede the taking of William son of Simon de Cranesleye, chaplain, by a mainprise, as he has shown the king that at the suit of certain persons showing that he had entered the church of Foston, pertaining to the king's donation, by virtue of a provision made at the Roman court contrary to the ordinance made in the parliament held at Westminster in the 16th year of the reign, the king ordered the sheriff to take him and keep him safely in prison, and he has besought the king to order the taking of him to be superseded, as he is not guilty of the premises and is ready to answer at the king's suit, and he has found before the king in chancery Simon Simeon and Thomas de la Ryvere of co. Wilts and Robert Semor and Thomas de Ryngestede of co. Northampton, who have undertaken to have him before the king or his justices to answer upon the premises when the king wishes to speak against him.
Membrane 2d.
Jan. 20.
Westminster.
Henry abbot of Croyland acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to William de Thorney, citizen and merchant of London, 250l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Lincoln.
Cancelled on payment.
The same abbot acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to Master William son of John de Wyttelessey and to John de Whitewyk 150l.; to be levied as aforesaid.
Cancelled on payment, acknowledged by John de Whitewyk.
Bernard Viventis puts in his place William de Appelton and John de Codyngton the younger, clerks, to prosecute the execution of a recognisance for 35l., made to him in chancery by Robert de Meryng of co. Nottingham.
Jan. 14.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Dagworth and Eleanor his wife. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause James son and heir of James le Botiller, earl of Ormond, deceased, who held in chief, a minor, whose marriage pertains to the king and who is in their custody, to come to London to be delivered to the chancellor and treasurer there and to do with him what shall be ordained by the council.
Jan. 15.
Westminster.
To the keeper of the Tower of London. Order to release John Aunsel from prison, as Peter de Beauchamp and John de Launy of co. Somerset, John de Wynwyk and Thomas de Chippendale of co. Lancaster and Robert de Donecastr[ia] of co. York, have mainperned for John, who was taken in Britanny by the king's order for certain contempts and trespasses and imprisoned in the Tower, to stand to right and to answer the king for the said contempt and trespasses, and that he will not cross out of England without the king's special licence. By K. and C.
Enrolment of release by Roger son of Godfrey de Essex of la Leighe, co. Kent, to Sir John de Pulteneye, knight, of all his right and claim in all the lands which he acquired of Emma his mother, sometime wife of Godfrey his father, in the parish of la Leighe. Witnesses: Thomas Chaun, John Mustel, Roger atte Welle, William de Durkynghole, John de Durkynghole, John atte Blake Venne, Hugh Chaumpioun, Henry Pikard of London, John Skynner of London, John de Horwod of London, Walter de Multon. Dated at London on Friday after the octaves of Hilary, 18 Edward III.
Memorandum that Roger came into chancery at Westminster on 22 January and acknowledged the preceding deed.
Jan. 22.
Westminster.
John Dauney, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Edward prince of Wales, duke of Cornwall and earl of Chester, 400l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Cornwall.
The same John acknowledges that he owes to the said prince 500l.; to be levied as aforesaid.
Jan. 16.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order to proclaim the following ordinance and to cause it to be observed, and to aid Thomas de Colle, the king's yeoman, or him who supplies his place, in levying the fee of gauger of wines in England, as the king granted that office to him to hold for life, and afterwards, on learning that merchants and others caused wine to be taken out of that port secretly both by night and by day to secret places of that city and elsewhere, so that Thomas could not exercise his office, the king has ordained that all masters of ships bringing wine to the port of London, and the merchants of those wines, shall find security that they will take the wine to the places where it uses to be gauged and not to other places, and they will satisfy Thomas for his customary fee and will certify him of the number of tuns of wine laded in the ship and of the names of the merchants of the wines, and that they will observe the premises upon pain of forfeiture of the wine and ships if they do the contrary, to be adjudged by the king and his council; whereupon the king has ordered all the said masters and mariners to do the premises.
Jan. 25.
Mortlake.
Thomas son of Henry Bedyk acknowledges that he owes to Gilbert Basset and Alice his wife 100s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels in co. Middlesex.
Thomas de Hadresham acknowledges that he owes to John le Freman 10l.; to be levied etc. in co. Surrey.
Thomas de Hadresham acknowledges that he owes to Nicholas le Clerk of Waleton on Thames 10l.; to be levied etc. in co. Surrey.
Jan. 20.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order, upon sight of these presents, to cause proclamation to be made in the street called 'la Vinetrie' and in other necessary places in that city that no one shall take wine from the merchants of Aquitaine contrary to their will unless he satisfy them immediately for the price of the wine for which they can sell it to other merchants, and not to aggrieve those merchants contrary to the king's grant to them, and the sheriffs shall not take any prise of wine from them, as the king has granted that they shall come to the realm safely with their wine, under his protection, and that no prise of wine shall be made of that wine by the king's butler or any of his subjects contrary to their will, unless they are immediately satisfied for the price thereof, as aforesaid.
By K. and C.
Jan. 14.
Westminster.
To Richard de Kelshull and his fellows, justices of assize in co. Buckingham. Order to supersede until further order the taking of an assize of novel disseisin which Ralph de Wedon, knight, arrames before them against John de Molyns, knight, and others contained in the original writ, concerning common of pasture in Cippenham, which belonged to John, in which assize the king may suffer disinheriting and prejudice.
Jan. 9.
Westminster.
To Robert de Ufford, earl of Suffolk, admiral of the fleet from the mouth of the Thames towards the North. Order to take information upon the number of ships, fluvi, barges and other vessels, capable of transporting men and horses across the sea, in the ports and places in his jurisdiction, and of their burthen and owners, and to certify the king in chancery thereupon and upon the names of the lords and masters of all the ships etc. before Sunday in Mid Lent next or on that day at latest, and to receive security from the said lords and masters that they will have their ships in the water of Wytht on St. Barnabas next at latest, ready to set out in the king's service at his wages, as he shall warn them. By K. and C.
Membrane 1d.
Jan. 20.
Westminster.
To Alfonso, king of Castile, Leon, Toledo, Galicia, Seville, Cordova, Murcia, Jaen, Algarves and Algeciras and lord of the county of Molina. The king is sending to him brother John, prior of the cathedral church of Rochester, professor of theology, and William Trussel, knight, who are in the duchy of Aquitaine with other lieges, whom the king has appointed his special envoys to treat with Alfonso concerning the alliance and friendship between their royal houses and upon the marriage between Alfonso's eldest son and the king's daughter Joan and of her dower; the king requests Alfonso to give his confidence and consideration to the said envoys. [Fœdera.]
Jan. 2.
Westminster.
To Master John Stephani, chancellor of the king of Castile. Request to use his influence in the furtherance of the said affair for which the king is sending the said envoys with Master Gerard de Podio, judge of Bordeaux. [Ibid.]
The like to the following, to wit:—
Ferand Zanccii de Vailhedolit, knight.
John Alfonso del Broket, knight. [Ibid.]
Jan. 18.
Westminster.
To the [queen of Castile]. The king recommends to her the said envoys and asks her to use her influence in favour of what they say. [Ibid.]
To [the same]. The like request.
Jan. 18.
Westminster.
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order to permit John Giffard of Bures, who is going on a pilgrimage to Santiago, to cross from the port of that city. By p.s. [16583.]
Jan. 22.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the triennial tenth in the archdeaconry of Gloucester. Order to supersede the levying of that tenth of the spiritualities of the abbey of Evesham or of the temporalities annexed thereto, until their next account, as the late king on 26 June in the 9th year of his reign granted that the prior and convent of that abbey should have the custody thereof in the next voidance for rendering 600 marks to him, and that they should have the said custody in every succeeding voidance, saving to the king the knights' fees held of the abbey and the advowsons which should fall in during the voidances, rendering 240 marks for a voidance of four months, and 200 marks for every succeeding four months and pro rata for a shorter or longer time, and the abbey is now void by the death of William de Chiriton, the last abbot, as the king has learned.
The like to the following, to wit:—
The collectors of the same tenth in the archdeaconry of Worcester.
The collectors of the same tenth in the archdeaconry of Northampton.
Jan. 18.
Westminster.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Dover. Order to permit brother William du Boys, abbot elect of the conventual church of Evesham, immediately subject to the Roman church, who is about to set out to the Roman court on affairs touching his election, and the others of his household, to cross from that port with reasonable expenses for himself and his said household, in gold. By K. and C.
Brother Robert de Welles, prior of St. Mary's church, Suthwerk, acknowledges for himself and convent that they owe to William de Newenham, clerk, 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of their lands and chattels and ecclesiastical goods in co. Surrey.
Cancelled on payment.