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Jan. 8.
Windsor. |
To the sheriff of Dorset. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of Geoffrey de Baars, who is one of the collectors in
that county of the aid for making the king's eldest son a knight, wherefore
he cannot exercise the duties of the office of coroner. |
Jan. 15.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Southampton. Order to pay
to Richard Paneter, or to Richard Mareschal, his attorney, what is in arrear
to him of his wages as controller of the custom of wine, wool, hides, and
wool-fells and of the custom of 3d. a pound and other small customs and
prests in that port, from 10 January in the 14th year of the reign, and to
pay him such wages henceforth, as on the said 10 January the king
committed that office to Richard to hold during good conduct. |
Jan. 15.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge the
abbot and convent of Barlynges of the portion touching them of the second
year of the biennial tenth granted by the clergy, as the king has pardoned
them that portion, at the request of Queen Philippa in aid of the fabric of
their new church. By p.s. [19109.] |
Jan. 18.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wilts. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of
Melchet to be elected in place of William le Duyn, who is so sick and weak
that he does not suffice to execute the duties of the office. |
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To the same. Order to cause a verderer for the forest of Grovele to be
elected in place of John Daungtens, who is so weak that he does not suffice
to execute the duties of the office. |
Jan. 20.
Westminster. |
Philip de Gatacre, chaplain, imprisoned at Shrewsbury for trespass of
vert in the forest of Morf, has a writ to Thomas de Berkele, keeper of the
Forest this side Trent, or to him who supplies his place in the forest of
Morf, to bail him. |
Jan. 21.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London for the present or the future. Order
upon sight of these presents to cause proclamation to be made that no one,
upon pain of forfeiture, shall inflict any damage upon the workers of cloth
who come to the realm from parts beyond, and if they find any doing the
contrary after the proclamation, they shall imprison them safely in Neugate
until further order, certifying the king of the names of those arrested and
of all their action in the matter, as it was decided in the parliament held at
Westminster in the 11th year of the reign that all such workers who wished
to come to England, Ireland and Wales, should do so under the king's protection and safeconduct, should stay where they pleased, and the king would
grant them such liberties as would suffice, and the king caused this to be
proclaimed, and now he has learned that certain malefactors of that city
have inflicted harm upon divers of such workers of cloth, who came to
the realm under the protection of the proclamation long since, and have
stayed there to exercise their mistery for no small time, and so threaten
them that they will not dare to stay longer unless the king aid them. |
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Et erat patens. |
Jan. 8.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Surrey. Order to cause Ralph, bishop of London, to
have seisin of a messuage, 16 acres of land and 4s. rent in Merewe, which
William de Wyke of Merewe held, who was outlawed for felony, as the king
has learned by inquisition taken by the sheriff that the premises have been
in the king's hand for a year and a day, that William held them of Stephen
de Gravesende, late bishop of London, as of the bishopric of London, to
wit of the bishop's manor of Stokes near Guldeford, and that Reginald le
Forester, late sheriff of Surrey had the year and day and Henry de Stoghton
had the waste thereof and they ought to answer therefor to the king. |
Jan. 18.
Westminster. |
To John de Coggeshale, escheator in cos. Essex, Hertford and Middlesex. Order to deliver five shops in the town of Westminster, co. Middlesex,
to the nearest friend of John son of Bonadventure Benyntende of Florence
and Wimarca his wife, to whom the inheritance cannot descend, without
delay, to be kept for the heir's use, as the king has learned by inquisition
taken by the escheator that Wimarca at her death held no lands in her
demesne as of fee or in service, in chief, in that county, but that she held
the said shops together with Bonadventure of the gift of John le Clerc of
Northall for themselves and the heirs of their bodies, by the king's licence,
and that the shops are held of the king by the service of 2d. yearly, and
John is the next heir of Bonadventure and Wimarca and aged eight years
and the king has taken his fealty. |
Jan. 22.
Westminster. |
To Ralph Brit, escheator in co. Devon. Order to deliver to Joel son of
William de Bukyngton the manor of Bukyngton, and not to intermeddle
further with the other lands which were taken into the king's hand by reason
of the death of Richard Arblaster, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Richard at his death held
no lands in chief in his demesne as of fee in that bailiwick but that he held
the said manor with the advowson of the church there and a messuage, 40
acres of land, 2 acres of meadow and 2s. 9d. rent at Rapelyngheghes and
Vincentisheghes, for life, with remainder at his death to Joel and Nichola
his wife and the heirs of their bodies, of the grant of Ralph Arblaster by
the king's licence, and that Richard held divers lands at Forde and Clist
St. Mary as of the right of Emma his wife, who survives him, of others
than the king, by knight's service, and that the said manor is held in chief
by the service of keeping Exeter gaol and all the prisoners therein, and the
tenements at Rapelyngheghes and Vincentisheghes of Henry de Wylyngton,
by knight's service, and the king has taken Joel's homage for the said
manor. By p.s. [19123.] |
Jan. 1.
Windsor. |
To William de la Pole, to whom the king granted all the customs in the
port of Kyngeston upon Hull under a certain form. Order to deliver
to Queen Philippa or to her attorney 150l. of those customs, as for the 500l.
which the king lately granted to her of his own tenants of the aid for
making his eldest son a knight, he assigned to her 500l., to wit 200l. of
the 400l. of the customs in the port of London and 150l. in each of the
ports of Kyngeston and Boston which he granted to William de Bohun,
earl of Northampton, for which 500l. the earl is satisfied by the king, and
the king wishes the 500l. of the aid granted to her to be levied for his own
use and to remain in his possession, as is fully contained in the letters
patent made thereon. By p.s. |
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Membrane 2. |
Jan. 20.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the custom of wool, hides and wool-fells in the port
of London. Order to pay to Wolfardus de Gystellis, what is in arrear to
him of 50 marks yearly from 1 June in the 20th year of the reign, as on
that day the king granted to him and to Eleanor his wife, 50 marks to be
received yearly for their lives of the issues of the customs in that port. |
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By p.s. |
Jan. 24.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lancaster. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of John Laurence of Aston, who is so sick and broken
by age that he cannot execute the duties of the office. |
Jan. 20.
Westminster. |
To John de Wesenham, the king's butler, collector of the custom of wool
cloth and of cloth and bed clothes of 'worsted' taken into or out of the realm
of England, or to him who supplies his place in the port of Boston. Order
to supersede the demand made upon the merchants of Almain who have a
house in the city of London called commonly 'Gildehalla Teuthonicorum' for
the said custom or any other new custom beyond 3d. on every pound of
value, restoring anything which he has levied, as those merchants have
besought the king to maintain their liberties, as for certain prests and
customs which they granted to Edward I, to wit 3d., one very pound value
on merchandise brought into the realm and the same for merchandise
bought in the realm and taken out therefrom, beyond the ancient custom,
he confirmed all their liberties and granted that no exaction, prise or
prest should be imposed upon them or their goods contrary to the form of
their charter, and by charter of the late king, which the present king has
confirmed, it was granted that the merchants holding the said house
should enjoy the same liberties as in times past, and because it is found by
the certificates of the treasurer and barons of the exchequer sent into
chancery that the merchants have paid the said custom of 3d. a pound
from the time of Edward I, and it is not found that they were charged
with other customs for such cloths in times past, the king wishes to grant
their request. By p.s. and afterwards by K. |
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The like to John de Wesenham, the king's butler, collector of the custom
of cloth etc. or to him who supplies his place in the port of Great
Yarmouth. |
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And to the same John etc. or to him who supplies his place in the port
of Kyngeston upon Hull. |
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To the same John or to him who supplies his place in the port of Lenn. |
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To the same John or to him who supplies his place in the port of
Ipswich. |
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To the same John or to him who supplies his place in the port of London. |
Jan. 13.
Westminster. |
To John de Wesenham, the king's butler. Order to deliver to the abbot
of Coggeshale a tun of red wine for Easter term last, as the abbot and
convent of that house, which is of the foundation of the king's progenitors,
promised to find a monk as chaplain to celebrate divine service daily in
their church in honour of the Virgin Mary and for the salvation of the
king, Queen Philippa and their children and for their souls after death, and
on 11 January in the 18th year of the reign the king granted to the abbot
and convent a tun of red wine to be received yearly at London at Easter by
the hands of the butler. |
Jan. 22.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Northumberland. Order to cause Gilbert de Umframvill
to have seisin of a messuage and 4 acres of land in Ovyngeham which John
Wyther held, who was hanged for felony, as the king has learned by
inquisition taken by the sheriff that the premises have been in the king's
hand for a year and a day, that John held them of Gilbert and that
Nicholas de Ufton had the year, day and waste thereof and ought to answer
therefore to the king. |
Jan. 11.
Westminster. |
To John Laundeles, escheator in cos. Oxford and Berks. Order to cause
John de Sancto Philberto, son and heir of John de Sancto Philberto, 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 John has proved his age before the
escheator, and the king has taken his homage for the said lands, which his
father held in chief, and has rendered them to him. By p.s. |
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To Simon Basset, escheator in co. Gloucester. Like order to cause John
to have seisin of the said lands, as he has proved his age before John
Laundeles. |
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The like to the following, to wit:— |
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William de Middelton, escheator in cos. Norfolk and Suffolk. |
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John de Coggeshale, escheator in co. Essex. |
Jan. 22.
Westminster. |
To John Laundels, esheator in co. Oxford. Order to take the fealty of
Isabel late the wife of John Lovel, according to the form of a schedule
enclosed with these presents, and not to intermeddle further with the
manor of Mynstre Lovel in that county, restoring the issues thereof to her,
as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that John at
his death held the said manor jointly with Isabel by a fine levied in the
king's court, and that the manor is held of the honour of Winchester in
the king's hand by reason of the forfeiture of Roger de Quyncy, sometime
earl of Winchester, by the service of a moiety of a knight's fee. |
Jan. 24.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Cary, escheator in co. Somerset. Order to assign dower to
Isabel, late the wife of John Lovel, tenant in chief of all the lands which
belonged to her husband at his death, in the presence of John de Bello
Campo, to whom the king committed the custody of those lands, to hold
until John's heir should come of age, or of his attorney if he choose to
attend, as Isabel has taken oath that she will not marry without the king's
licence. |
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The like to the following, to wit:— |
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Walter Parles, escheator in co. Northampton. |
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William de Middelton, escheator in co. Norfolk. |
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Leo de Perton, escheator in co. Worcester. |
