Close Rolls, Edward III: April 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: April 1345', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 7, 1343-1346, (London, 1904) pp. 510-522. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol7/pp510-522 [accessed 27 March 2024]

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April 1345

April 1.
Westminster.
To John de Alveton, escheator in cos. Oxford and Berks. Order to deliver to Mary late the wife of Thomas earl of Norfolk and marshal of England, a third part of the manor of Hampstede Mareschal, co. Berks, together with two parts of that manor, together with the issues of the third part, if she is reasonably dowered, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that she holds that third part as dower, and the escheator has taken that manor, which is held in chief, into the king's hand because certain persons have entered it without the king's licence. By C.
April 1.
Westminster.
To William de Clynton, earl of Huntyngdon, and to the prior of Treweleghe, fermors of the said priory, in the king's hand by reason of the war with France. Order to pay 20l. for Easter term last to Gawayn Corder, or to his attorney, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 18 February in the 16th year of the reign of 40l. to be received yearly of the ferm of that priory, so long as it should remain in the king's hand.
April 5.
The Tower.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause 20l. to be allowed to the said earl and prior in their account, if they are found to have paid that sum to Gawayn in accordance with the preceding order.
April 5.
Westminster.
To Reginald le Forester, escheator in cos. Surrey and Sussex. Order not to intermeddle further with 10 marks yearly rent issuing from the manor of Kersalton and with certain tenements in Adyngton, restoring the issues thereof to Joan late the wife of John de Bures, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at his death held jointly with Joan the said rent, of the gift of William Box, for themselves and the heirs of their bodies, and the said tenements, of the gift of John de Bures, his father, and that the said rent and tenements are held of others than of the king.
To the same. Order to cause dower to be assigned to Joan late the wife of John de Bures, tenant in chief, of all the lands which belonged to her husband at his death, upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence.
April 6.
Westminster.
To Walter de Watewang, keeper of the wardrobe. Order to account with Thomas de Hatfeld, keeper of the privy seal, for his customary wages and fees, and allowing him 20s. a day for his time spent in the king's service without the court, and to pay him without delay what is found to be due to him, or to cause a bill to be made thereupon and delivered to him under Walter's seal.
March 30.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Suffolk. Order to supersede the exigent against Peter de Reppes and others of Great Yarmouth or mariners of that town, contained in the king's writ de judicio against them, until further order. By K.
Membrane 20.
March 1.
Westminster.
To Ralph de Ufford, justiciary of Ireland, or to him who supplies his place. Order not to molest or aggrieve Thomas de Newenham, parson of St. Mary's church, Drogheda, as on 12 September in the 16th year of the reign the king, by letters patent under the great seal of England, ratified the estate which he had in that church by letters patent under the seal used in Ireland.
To Master William de Sancto Leodegario, archdeacon of Meath and the king's commissary in Ireland. The like order.
March 22.
Westminster.
To the abbot of Thornton, collector of the triennial tenth last granted by the clergy in the archdeaconries of Lincoln, Stowe and Leicester and in the deanery of Rutland. Order to cause any arrears of that tenth for the Purification term last to come to the exchequer at Westminster on the morrow of the close of Easter next, to be delivered to the treasurer and chamberlains there, as a great part of that tenth is in arrear, whereby the king's affairs are much delayed. By K.
The like to the prior of Newenham, collector of that tenth in the archdeaconries of Northampton, Bedford and Huntyngdon.
March 18.
Westminster.
To the mayor and bailiffs of Southampton. Order to permit Gerard Faure of the realm of France to do his pleasure with 20 tuns of his wine of the price of 40l., as lately by reason of an order to arrest the goods and merchandise of Copin Teghler of Kaleys and other men and merchants of the said realm and the duchy of Normandy, up to the sum of 224l. 5s. 5d., by reason of the plundering of William Scarlet and Stephen Pole, merchants of Cornwall, made by such malefactors, at sea, the mayor and bailiffs arrested the said 20 tuns and delivered them to Thomas Gisors of London, who bought them of William for a certain price, after that arrest, with William's assent, as they have certified the king in chancery, and by legitimate information laid in chancery, the king has learned that Gerard is of the duchy of Aquitaine and not of the parts of France or Normandy.
March 25.
Windsor.
To the taxers and collectors of the tenth and fifteenth in co. Middlesex. Order to pay 100l. to William de Edyngton, the treasurer, without delay, for the king's affairs touching the defence of the realm. By C.
March 23.
Windsor.
To Brother William Naget, prior of Panfeld and Welles. Order to cause brother William Pouger, late prior there, to have reasonable maintenance in that house, as he has agreed to do so in chancery, and to bear all the other charges of the house.
March 29.
Guildford.
To the sheriffs of London. Order to cause a ship called 'Shenkwyn' of Breel, Peter Elys of Breel, master, to be dearrested without delay with the goods and merchandise therein and delivered to Peter and to John Shenkyl, attorney of John de Vregh, merchant of Almain, to do their pleasure therewith, and to permit them to cross with the ship whither they wish, as the king ordered the sheriff of Essex to dearrest that ship and deliver it to John and Peter by a mainprise as at the suit of Peter and John showing that the said ship and goods had been arrested in the port of Harwich by the sheriff of Essex at the suit of Walter le Sadeler, Roger Belche and John de Peldon of Colchester by reason of the plundering at sea of the goods of Walter, Roger and John by the men of the lordship of the count of Hainault, the king ordered the sheriff to dearrest the ship and goods and deliver them to Peter and John by a mainprise found by them in chancery to take the same to London, and they beseeching the king to grant them licence to return with their ships to their own parts, as they are of the power of the lord of Valkenburg (de Falco Monte) and have done no harm to the king's subjects, the king ordered the sheriff to notify Walter, Roger and John de Peldon to be in chancery on a certain day now past to show cause why the ship and goods should not be delivered to Peter and John, and they did not come on that day, and by the information of trustworthy persons of the parts of Almain made in chancery the king has learned that Peter and John and the ship are not of the parts of the count of Hainault, but are subject to the lord of Falkemont, the king's ally.
March 30.
Guildford.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Galtres, co. York, to be elected in place of Edmund de Thwenge, deceased.
March 26.
Guildford.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to pay to William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, or to his attorney, 200l. for Easter term, in accordance with the king's grant to him and to the heirs male of his body of 400l., to be received yearly of the issues of that custom until certain lands, which others hold for life, revert to him.
The like to the following, to wit:—
The collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull for 75l.
The collectors of customs in the port of Boston for 75l.
The sheriffs of London for 100l.
The sheriff of Essex for 50l.
To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to pay to the said earl or to his attorney, 10l. for Easter term, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of that county.
Membrane 19.
April 12.
Westminster.
To William de Ravendale, keeper of the hanaper of chancery. Order to pay to Master John de Thoresby, the king's clerk, 30 marks for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 60 marks, to be received yearly of the issues of the hanaper until the king shall provide him with a benefice exceeding that sum and the value of his benefices.
Feb. 12.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to discharge Thomas de Rokeby of 172l. 16s. if they find he is unduly charged therewith after examining the accounts of Thomas de Berewyk and his fellow merchants and of William de Shirburn, to whom the king sold the wool of co. Gloucester, and the memoranda of the exchequer, as the king was bound to Thomas in certain great sums, as may appear by an indenture under the privy seal and by divers bills under the seals of Edmund de la Beche, sometime keeper of the wardrobe, and of Robert de Tughale, sometime chamberlain of Berwick upon Tweed, in his possession as he says, and he has besought the king to provide a remedy, as by reason of divers orders to the said merchants and William to pay him certain sums, he received 150l. 12d. from the merchants and 22l. 15s. from William in part payment of the said sums due to him, and he retained the bills and indenture and by reason thereof and of the said accounts, the 172l. 15s. are exacted of him by summons of the exchequer.
April 16.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to cause two verderers for the forest of Claryngdon to be elected in place of William Dune and John Payn, who are so sick that they cannot exercise the duties of their office.
April 18.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order to pay to Henry de Lancastr[ia], earl of Derby, or to his attorney, 250 marks for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 500 marks to be received yearly of the petty custom in that city, in recompence for 500 marks yearly at the exchequer, to be received until the lands which are of his inheritance come to him, as he is not provided for by Henry earl of Lancaster, his father, as befits his estate. If the money of those issues does not suffice, they shall certify what is lacking to chancery, so that the earl may be satisfied for the residue of the issues of the great custom in that port.
April 15.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to pay to Alexander de Rameseye, abbot of Barlynges, 100s. for Easter term last, and to pay him 10l. yearly henceforth, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 10l. to be received yearly for life, by the hands of the sheriff of Lincoln.
April 18.
Westminster.
To John de Roches, eschestor in co. Wilts. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage, 200 acres of land, 60 acres of wood, 16l. 10s. 15d. rent in Sheprigge, Farlegh and Didenham in that county, restoring the issues thereof to Margery, late the wife of Nicholas de la Beche, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the sheriff that Nicholas held no lands in chief in that bailiwick at his death, but that he held the said tenements and rent jointly with Margery of another than the king, by a fine levied in the king's court.
To John de Alveton, escheator in cos. Oxford and Berks. Order not to intermeddle further with the manors of Bradefeld, Lechampsted and Yatyngdene, 12 messuages 2 carucates of land, 12 acres of wood, 200 acres of heath, 66s. 8d. rent in Bastilden and Asshampsted, a messuage and a carucate of land in Assheden, a messuage and a carucate of land in Benefeld, and a messuage and a carucate of land in Botenhampsted, restoring the issues thereof to Margery, late the wife of Nicholas de la Beche, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Nicholas at his death held the said tenements and rent in co. Berks jointly with Margery of others than the king.
To Reginald le Forester, escheator in cos. Surrey and Sussex. Order to take the fealty of Margery late the wife of Nicholas de la Beche for the manor of Idenne, according to the form of a schedule enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with that manor or with the manors of Chidyngele and Oldecourt, restoring the issues thereof to Margery and certifying the king of the fealty in chancery, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Nicholas at his death held no lands in his demesne as of fee in that bailiwick, but that he and Margery were jointly enfeoffed of the said manors, for themselves and the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor of Idenne is held of the king by the service of a fourth part of a knight's fee, and the other manors are held of others than the king.
April 22.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to pay 10l. 16d. to Thomas Ughtred, late captain and keeper of the town of St. John, Perth, if they find that sum is due to him, as he has besought the king to order it to be paid, as he paid 10l. 16d. to divers men for things for making engines and springalds, for the munition and defence of the said town, by the testimony of Robert de Tong, then receiver and keeper of the king's victuals in Scotland, for the time when he was keeper of the said town, as may appear by an indenture made between him and Robert and the endorsement thereof. By K.
April 10.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to William de Melchebourn, the king's merchant, 10l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him for his labours in the recovery of the king's great crown, which he brought from Flanders, of 20l. to be received yearly for life of the customs in that port. [Fœdera.]
April 18.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the demand made upon William de Kyldesby, the king's clerk, to whom he granted the lands of John de Berkeswell for rendering 4 marks yearly at the exchequer at which they were extended, for that extent, and to discharge thereof both William and the sheriff of Warwick, as Thomas Geffrey of Shrewsbury lately impleaded before John de Stonore and his fellows, justices of the Bench, at Westminster, the said John to render account for the time when he was receiver of his money, and because John did not come before the justices to answer Thomas, he was placed in exigent in co. Salop, and was afterwards outlawed there, wherefore he rendered himself to the Flete prison, so that the king pardoned him the outlawry and gave him letters patent thereupon, and subsequently the process thereupon being continued until the octaves of Midsummer last, by virtue of the statute thereupon, the sheriff of Warwick was directed by writ de judicio to deliver to John his said lands, taken into the king's hand by reason of the outlawry as appears by the tenor of the record and process held before the justices, which the king has caused to come before him in chancery.
April 25.
Westminster.
To the mayor, bailiffs and lawful men of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to pay to Richard de la Pole 35l. of 70l. for the present year, of the ferm of that town, and the arrears thereof, as the king ordered them to be attendant upon Robert de Hastang for that ferm [see at page 288 above] from 6 May in the fifth year of the reign, for life, and afterwards the king granted that Richard and William de la Pole, his brother, should have that ferm for life.
Membrane 18.
April 4.
Westminster.
To Reymund Seguyn, the king's butler. Order to deliver to the abbot of Coggeshale a tun of red wine for Easter last, in accordance with the king's grant to him on 11 January last of a tun of such wine to be received yearly at London, as the abbot and convent promised to find a chaplain to celebrate divine service daily in their church, in honour of God and the Virgin Mary, and for the salvation of the king, Queen Philippa and their children.
April 4.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the demand made upon the abbot of Thornton for wool according to the ordinance, if they find by inspection of the exchequer rolls that he paid his portion of the yearly tenth granted by the clergy of the diocese of Canterbury who were not summoned to the parliament which granted the wool, beyond the triennial tenth granted in convocation, as on its being found by inspection of the chancery rolls that the abbot had not been summoned to parliaments before the 5th year of the late king's reign, and it was not found that he held by barony or otherwise in chief, whereby he ought to be summoned, the king granted on 8 May in the 15th year of the reign, that he and his successors should be discharged from coming to such parliaments henceforth, and now the abbot has shown that although writs were not sent to him for the parliament and council where wool was granted, and though he granted and paid the said tenth, and that the takers and purveyors of wool in co. Lincoln were directed to supersede levying wool of him, yet the treasurer and barons exact wool of him, because his name is found on a roll of the prelates summoned to the said parliament and council, whereupon he has besought the king to provide a remedy. By C.
April 14.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Salop. Order to pay to John de Wyndesore, the king's yeoman, what is in arrear to him of 7½d. daily, with his accustomed fees, from the time of the sheriff's appointment and to pay him such wages and fees henceforth, in accordance with the king's grant to him of the constableship of Shrewsbury castle, to hold for life, as John de Hetheye, deceased, held it, receiving 7½d. a day for his wages, and the customary fees.
April 4.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to Hugh de Normanvylle what is in arrear to him of his wages and fees as surveyor of the works of the castle and park of Wyndesore from 29 April in the 16th year of the reign, on which day the king granted that office to him to hold for life, receiving the customary wages and fees therein, as Ralph de la More, deceased, who held that office, used to receive them, and to pay him such wages and fees henceforth.
April 1.
Westminster.
To John de Alveton, sheriff of Oxford and Berks. Order to amove the king's hand from a croft and cottage built thereupon, of the abbot of Westminster, in Morecote, and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring any issues levied thereof to Simon de Bircheston, the present abbot, to whom the king has now restored the temporalities of the abbey, as the king ordered the escheator to certify him upon the taking of the said cottage and croft into the king's hand, and the escheator returned that a croft and cottage built thereupon of the said abbot, in Otmore in Morecote, were so taken, by indenture made between him and Robert fitz Elis, late escheator in those counties, by reason of a trespass of the abbot in appropriating that croft, containing two perches in breadth and 30 perches in length, and a cottage built thereupon, without licence, and afterwards at the suit of Thomas, the late abbot of Westminster, beseeching the king to order his hand to be amoved as William de Curtlyngton, former abbot of Westminster, chief lord of the said town of Morecote, had taken the said croft of the waste of that town, and not of the king's soil or of any other, and had approved it according to the statute for such lords of wastes, building the cottage thereon, the king ordered the escheator to take an inquisition thereupon, by which it is found that the said abbot William approved the croft as aforesaid of the waste of Morecote and not of the king's soil of Otmore, according to the form of the said statute, and that abbot Thomas was lord of the said town.
April 24.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and chamberlains. Order to pay to Henry de Percy what is in arrear to him for the custody of the castle of Berwick upon Tweed until Easter last, or to give him an assignment therefor, as in part recompence and exchange for the castle and pele of Loghmaban and of Annandale (vallis Anand') in Scotland and of the lands pertaining thereto, the king granted to Henry, with the assent of the parliament held at Westminster in the 8th year of the reign, the castle and constableship of the town of Jedworth, and the towns of Jedworth, Bondjedworth and Hassynden and the forest of Jedworth with all their appurtenances to hold of the king by the service of a goshawk yearly, to the value of 400 marks yearly, the king also granted to him 500 marks to be received yearly of the new and old custom of the town of Berwick upon Tweed, and also the custody of Berwick castle, receiving yearly for that custody 100 marks and in time of war 200 marks.
Membrane 17.
March 28.
Guildford.
To the sheriffs of London. Order not to intermeddle further with a messuage of Nicholas atte Boure of Braye in that city, extended at 40s. yearly, for the extent whereof they are charged at the exchequer, as Nicholas under the names of Nicholas atte Boure, Nicholas de Braye and Nicholas de Boure Paulo was indicted and charged with taking certain wool not coketted or customed by divers presentations made before Robert Parvyng and his fellows, justices appointed to hear and determine such indictments before John de Oxon[ia] late mayor of that city, and certain other lieges, by virtue of an order to enquire concerning wool, fells and hides so taken from the port of that city, and because he did not come before the justices he was placed in exigent to be outlawed and was afterwards outlawed in that city, and he offered 10l. as his fine for pardon for that trespass before William de Cusancia, late the treasurer, and his fellows, appointed to supervise and examine the said indictments and to take information concerning the state of merchants who wished to make such fines, and considering that Nicholas had no lands, goods or chattels which could reach the sum of 10l. and did not suffice to pay the 10l. without the aid of his friends, as was testified before the king and his council, the king received the said 10l. and pardoned him by that fine on 20 March in the 18th year of the reign.
March 15.
Westminster.
To John de Coggeshale, escheator in co. Essex. Order to amove the king's hand from the manor of Merk in the town of Great Dunmow, and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to Elizabeth de Burgo, lady of Clare, and to Isabel wife of Henry de Ferrariis, of the tenements acquired by the said Henry, Isabel and Elizabeth of Robert son of Robert de Merk are said manor of Merk, as the king ordered Henry Gernet, then escheator in co. Essex, not to intermeddle further with the said tenements called Merkeshall in Great Donemowe [as at page 203 above] and now Elizabeth and Isabel have informed the king that the escheator has taken the said manor into the king's hand by reason of a writ of diem clausit extremum, which manor is the same as the said tenements and they have besought the king to cause his hand to be amoved.
April 2.
Westminster.
To John de la Roche, escheator in co. Wilts. Order to take the fealty of Agnes late the wife of Peter Doynel, knight, and not to intermeddle further with the manor of Hiwissh, restoring the issues thereof to her, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Peter long before his death gave that manor to Patrick, parson of Yatesbury church, John de la Roche, and John de Whetlay, vicar of Yatesbury church, by virtue of which gift Patrick, John and John were seised thereof for a great while, and afterwards they gave the manor to Peter and Agnes his wife to hold for life with remainder to Thomas son of Thomas le Blount and Margaret daughter of the said John de la Roche and the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor is held in chief by the service of 13s. 4d. yearly, and the king by letters patent has pardoned the trespasses made in this respect and has granted that Peter and Agnes shall hold the manor for life in the form aforesaid.
April 8.
Westminster.
To the prior and convent of Evesham. Order to cause all the money of the ferm which they are bound to render to the king for the custody of that abbey, now void, in their hand by the king's grant, to come to London to be delivered to Robert de Burton, receiver of the king's chamber there, receiving from him the letters of acquittance under the seal called 'Griffoun.' By K.
March 30.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to pay to Margery late the wife of Duncan de Frendragh, 24 marks 6s. 8d. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to her of 49 marks to be received yearly by the hands of the sheriff of York during pleasure, in recompence for the manor of Bryggestok, co. Northampton, which she held at will and which the king assigned to Queen Isabel, to hold for life.
April 10.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Gloucester. Order to pay to Hugh de Audele, earl of Gloucester, 10l. for Easter term past, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of that county.
April 15.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Derby. Order to pay 10l. for Easter term last to Henry de Lancastr[ia], earl of Derby, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of that county.
April 4.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Foxle, constable of Wyndesore castle. Order to pay to John Brocas, the king's yeoman, what is in arrear to him of his wages and fees as chief forester of Wyndesore forest, from 6 November in the 8th year of the reign, on which day the king granted that bailiwick to him, to hold for life, and to pay him such wages and fees henceforth.
April 22.
Westminster.
To Reymund Seguyn. Order to deliver to Isabel de Lancastre, nun of Ambresbire, or to her attorney, what is in arrear to her of three tuns of wine for the present year, and to deliver to her three tuns of wine yearly of the king's prise of wines in the ports of Southampton and Bristol, in accordance with the king's grant to her on 16th August in the 16th year of the reign, of three tuns of such wine to be received yearly for life.
Membrane 16.
April 1.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to pay to William marquis of Juliers and earl of Cambridge or to Tilemannus de Werda, his attorney, 10l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of that county.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay to the same marquis or to his said attorney 300l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 1,000l. to be received yearly, 600l. of the issues of the customs in that port, and 400l. at the exchequer.
March 29.
Guildford.
To the sheriff of Hereford. Order to pay 4s. a day for his wages to Gilbert de Cheshill, appointed with Thomas de Berkele, Gilbert Talbot, Maurice de Berkele, Thomas de Bradestan and William de Chiltenham, to be justices to hear and determine trespasses and other misdeeds in that county, at Hereford, of the fines adjudicated before them for every day spent upon the premises, to wit for three days in coming from London to Hereford, for the time spent there, and for three days in returning. By K.
April 6.
Westminster.
To William de Ravendale, keeper of the hanaper of chancery. Order to pay to Robert de Burghcher, 50l. for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him when chancellor of 100l. to be received yearly of the issues of the hanaper, for life, in recompence for 100l. yearly which Hugh de Audele, earl of Gloucester, granted to him for life, and which he resumed into his hand because Robert made stay with the king.
April 9.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port of London. Order to pay to John de Hanon[ia], or to John Malwayn, his attorney, what is arrear to him of 1,000 marks for Easter and Michaelmas terms last in accordance with the king's grant to him of 1,000 marks to be received yearly of the issues of those customs.
April 7.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to supersede the exaction made upon John de Wanetynge for six marks if they find that he paid six marks for his fine, although two fines each of six marks are inserted upon him in the extracts of the chancery rolls for the 18th year of the reign, sent to the exchequer, for licence to enfeoff John de Anne, parson of Penynton church, and William le Man with certain lands in Estbury and Beckhampton, which are held in chief, as it is found by inspection of the inquisition of the said lands, sent into chancery, and the endorsement thereof, that John made fine by six marks for that licence and because that fine is contained in two letters patent made unwittingly, and because it appears that the first letters dated 20 June in the said 18th year, in which the fine is inserted once, have hitherto remained in the hanaper of chancery, and that the second letters were pursued by John, having no knowledge of the first, on 26 July in that year in which the fine is again inserted, without the said hanaper, the king has caused the first letters to be surrendered to chancery at John's suit, and cancelled there.
April 6.
Westminster.
Nicholas, abbot of Eynesham, imprisoned in Oxford castle for trespass of vert in Shottovere forest, has a writ to William de Clynton, earl of Huntyngdon, keeper of the Forest this side Trent, or to him who supplies his place in Shottovere forest, to bail him.
April 8.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to inspect the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer and to allow 250l. to Richard de la Pole and to discharge him of 220l. towards the king, causing him to have payment at the receipt of the treasury for the remaining 30l. as he has besought the king to cause this to be done, as he lent 250l. to the king at the receipt, and 220l. are exacted by him for the debts in which he is bound at the exchequer. By p.s. [16740.]
April 8.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the petty custom in the city of London. Order to pay to pay to Henry earl of Derby, or his attorney, all the issues of that custom up to the sum of 445 marks 9s. 7d., due for Easter term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of all the money of that custom to be received yearly for the life of Henry earl of Lancaster, his father. If the issues do not reach that sum, they shall certify in chancery what is lacking so that the earl may be satisfied for the residue of the great custom in that port, in accordance with the said grant.
April 16.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull. Order to pay to Thomas de Colleye or to Alan de Upsale, his substitute, what is in arrear to him of his wages as controller of the customs in that port, and to pay him such wages henceforth, as the king committed that office to Thomas, to hold during good conduct.
Membrane 15.
April 13.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to cause the sheriff of York to have allowance for the sums which they shall find that Thomas de Rokeby received from him, as the king ordered the sheriff to pay him 1,000 marks and 300l. [as at page 404 above], by virtue of which order Thomas has been satisfied by the sheriff for the 3,000 marks and for 100l. of the 300l., and although the king ordered the treasurer, barons and chamberlains to allow those sums to the sheriff, they have hitherto delayed to do so, because the writs to the sheriff contain no mention of remissions and agreements. By p.s. [16751.]
April 22.
Westminster
To the guardians of the bishopric of Durham, void and in the king's hand. Order to cause Richard Bernard to have a ferry across the River Tweed, restoring to him any profits which they have received therefrom, as Edward I granted by charter a ferry across that river at Berwick upon Tweed to John Hayward, to hold free from all ferm and service, until a bridge should be built there, and the late king confirmed that grant, and by an inquisition taken by Anthony de Lucy in the presence of the mayor and bailiffs of that town, it is found that John was seised of that ferry and its profits until the town was seditiously taken by Robert le Brus and his accomplices, to wit, for fifteen years, and that Robert and David his son occupied that ferry and received the profits thereof until the town was lately surrendered to the present king, to wit for twelve years, that the ferry has been in the king's hand since that surrender, and that Richard is John's kinsman and next heir, and of full age, and that neither John nor Richard had released anything in the ferry, and Richard has besought the king to grant him that ferry, which so came into the king's hand by conquest, and in consideration of the premises and of Richard's good service to him and to John late earl of Cornwall the king granted that ferry to Richard until a bridge is built in the form aforesaid, and afterwards, a contention being moved between Richard and Richard the late bishop of Durham, upon that ferry which the bishop claimed as of the right of his church of St. Cuthbert, Durham, Richard granted to the bishop that during the bishop's life, he and his heirs would cease from all action against him by reason of that ferry, reserving his right thereto after the bishop's death, as appears in an indenture made between Richard and the bishop and shown before the council, wherefore Richard has besought the king to cause that ferry to be delivered to him, as it has been taken into the king's hand among the temporalities of the bishopric, by reason of the bishop's death. By K. and C.
The like to Robert Bertrem, escheator in co. Northumberland.
By K. and C.
April 14.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge Ralph de Hastyngs, Walter de Creyk and Thomas de Brayton of the account exacted of them for the scrutiny of wool in the port of York and the adjacent parts, for which the king appointed them, as the king ordered the sheriff of York, the mayor and bailiffs of that city and the collectors of customs in the port there to be attendant upon them in the matter, and the sheriff to make men come before them on certain days by whom the truth might be known, and now they have besought the king to order their discharge as they have not intermeddled in the said matter, as the king has learned by trustworthy testimony, and Thomas has surrendered their letters patent of appointment to chancery, to be cancelled.
April 23.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Rokeby, escheator in co. York. Order to cause William son and heir of Robert de Morby, knight, tenant in chief, to have seisin of all the lands whereof his father was seised at his death in his demesne as of fee, as he has proved his age before John de Alveton, escheator in co. Oxford, and the king has taken his homage for all the lands which his father held in chief, and has rendered them to him. By p.s. [16792.]
April 13.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Swynford, escheator in cos. Bedford and Buckingham. Order not to distrain Ralph de Nevyll for his homage for the manor of Evre, co. Buckingham, which he holds in chief, as he has done homage to the king therefor.
The like to John Howard, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk, for the same Ralph for the manor of Blitheburgh, co. Suffolk.
April 23.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order not to permit any ships taking wine to that city, to be customed or depart from that port before the fee of the gauger for that wine has been paid to Thomas de Colleye, to whom the king has committed the office of gauger of wine, to hold for life, as the king is informed that merchants and others when they have paid the custom, eloign their wine and do not permit it to be gauged, defrauding Thomas of his fee.
April 28.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Cambridge. Order to pay to John de Wyndesore, the king's yeoman, what is in arrear to him of his wages and fees as warenner at Cambridge from 26 March in the 15th year of the reign, when the king granted that bailiwick to him to hold during good conduct, and to pay him the same henceforth.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer and to the chamberlains. Order to give to Gilbert de Umframvyll, earl of Anegos, payment or an assignment upon the ninth in co. Northumberland for the sums which they shall find to be due to him, by the bills which he has in his possession; as may be agreed between them and him, having consideration of the destruction made in those parts by the king's Scottish enemies, as the earl has besought the king to order payment or an assignment to be made to him for the sums in which the king is bound to him. By K. and C.
May 6.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge Roger Daungervill, to whom the king committed the custody of the lands which belonged to Richard de Whitacre, tenant in chief, to hold until the heir should come of age, for rendering 8l. 12s. 11d. yearly, of the said sum from 8 February last, on which day the king took the homage of William, Richard's son, for all the lands which his father held in chief at his death, and ordered them to be delivered to him.
May 5.
Westminster.
To William de Keynes, keeper of the lands which belonged to Roger de Bavent, in the king's hand by Roger's grant. Order to deliver to Roger all the issues of those lands, in aid of his maintentance, of the king's gift, until further order.
By K. on the information of brother Richard de Wynkele.
Membrane 14.
April 25.
Westminster
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause a rent of 5s. for certain houses in Bristol to be exacted of Peter Myparty and his heirs, together with the arrears thereof from 11 July in the 35th year of the reign of Henry III, and to cause the said rent and arrears to be levied of the tenants of those houses, for the king's use, and to supersede the demand for the same made upon the bailiffs and men of Gloucester, as although the king learned in the extracts of the chancery of Henry III sent to the exchequer, that the said king on the said 11 July committed to Peter the houses which belonged to Jospinus de Bristoll, a Jew, in Gloucester, for rendering 5s. yearly to the king, and for this grant Peter should give 100s. to the king for entry and 2 marks for the charter, yet on inspection of the chancery rolls it is found thus: 'Moses de Oxon[ia] and Ciclaton his wife, Salomon Beuer, Jospini and Brunetta, his wife, and Glorietta their sister rendered to the king all their right and claim in the houses which belonged to Jospinus de Bristoll, a Jew, in Wynchestret, Bristol, which are among the houses which belonged to Berard le Sauvage, and the houses of John de Celar, extending to the River Frome, which the king committed to Peter for rendering 5s. at the exchequer yearly. Dated at Wodestok on 11 July in the 35th year of the reign,' and for this grant Peter will give the king 100s. for entry by the abbot of Pershore, and he gives two marks for the charter, as appears on the Patent Roll, the tenor of which charter the king sends to the treasurer and barons enclosed with these presents, and it is not found in the chancery rolls of the said year that there is any commission of the said rent of these houses of Jospinus in Gloucester, wherefore it is clear that the enrolment of the commission of such houses to Peter was wrongly enrolled in the said extracts.
[Here follows the tenor of the charter mentioned in the preceding writ, but dated at Windsor on 2 August, in the said 35th year.]
April 14.
Westminster.
To William de Clynton, earl of Huntyngdon, keeper of the Forest this side Trent, or to him who supplies his place in the forest of Menedip. Order to desist from impeding Ralph bishop of Bath and Wells, from holding his manor of Cheddre, co. Somerset, with other deafforested places and the liberties granted to him by the king, as on 1 September in the 11th year of the reign, the king granted to the bishop that his said manor, which is of the temporalities of the bishopric and within the bounds of that forest, and was of the ancient demesne of the crown of England, should be deafforested, and that the bishops might enclose their woods pertaining to that manor, at will, and also parks, and cultivate and make assarts of waste places, and that such places should be quit of the view and regard of the foresters and regarders, and the bishop should hold them in frankalmoin, and now the king has learned from the bishop that the earl hinders him from holding the said manor and deafforested places, according to the tenor of that charter. By p.s. [16759.]
The like to Richard Damory, keeper of the forest of Menedep or to him who supplies his place there. By the same writ.