Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1347

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 8, 1346-1349. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1905.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: January 1347', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 8, 1346-1349, (London, 1905) pp. 133-134. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol8/pp133-134 [accessed 19 April 2024]

January 1347

Jan. 3.
Eltham.		 To the mayor and bailiffs of Bristol and to the bailiffs or keepers of the marine water in the port of that town. Order to cause all ships coming to that town with fine goods and crossing thence with wool, hides and woolfells, to be laded and unladed at the quay there, as the king is informed that he is defrauded of a great quantity of the customs due to him because ships laden with such goods and departing thence as aforesaid, are laded and unladed at a place three leagues from the quay, and not at that quay as is customary in the other ports of England. By K. and C.
Jan. 18.
Eltham.		 To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to cause allowance to be made to John de Wodhous, the king's clerk, receiver of money granted to the king of divers aids beyond Trent, for the war of Scotland, in his account for 20 marks and his expenses in taking David de Bruys, a prisoner of war, from the city of York to the Tower of London, as the king charged Thomas de Rokeby 'le uncle,' to take David from that city to the Tower, and ordered John to go with David in the company of Thomas and to deliver to Thomas his reasonable expenses therein, by indenture, and John was enjoined by the council to pay Thomas 20 marks, to wit 5 marks for three days when David was with him in York castle and the remaining 15 marks for his expenses in going with David to the Tower, and John paid that money to Thomas as he says. By C.
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Jan. 20.
Eltham.		 To Thomas de Rokeby, escheator in co. York. Order to cause John Larcher, son and heir of John Larcher, 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 the escheator, and the king has taken his fealty for all the lands which his father held in chief, and has rendered them to him, giving him respite for his homage until the king's return to England.
To Thomas Cary, escheator in co. Dorset. Order not to intermeddle further with the manor of Berewyk and certain lands in Nitherstertil, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Ralph de Ufford, at his death, held no lands in his demesne as of fee or in service, in chief, in that bailiwick, whereby the custody of his lands ought to pertain to the king, but that he held the said manor and lands of others than the king by knight's service.
Jan. 22.
Eltham.		 To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge the heirs and executors of William son of Thomas de Mikelfeld and the tenants of the land which belonged to William to whom the king committed the lands which belonged to John Larcher, tenant in chief, to hold until John Larcher his son and heir shall come of age, for rendering a certain yearly ferm to the king, of the said ferm, as on 20 January last the king took John's fealty for all the lands which his father held in chief, and rendered them to him, giving him respite for his homage until the king's return to England.
Jan. 20.
Eltham.		 To the sheriff of Huntingdon. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be elected in place of Robert Waltshef, who is insufficiently qualified.
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