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June 26. Westminster. |
Henry Picard of London, merchant, acknowledges that he owes to
Tidemannus de Lymbergh of Almain, merchant, 500l.; to be levied, in
default of payment, of his lands and chattels in the city of London. |
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Membrane 9d. |
June 15. Westminster. |
John Henvy, citizen of London, acknowledges that he owes to Edward,
prince of Wales, 1000l.; to be levied etc. in the city of London. |
June 12. Woodstock. |
John de Sutton, clerk, acknowledges that he owes to Richard de Fifhide
10 marks; to be levied etc. in co. Nottingham. |
June 16. Westminster. |
John de Insula, knight, acknowledges that he owes to John de Bello
Campo 100 marks; to be levied etc. in co. Cambridge. |
June 17. Westminster. |
John Gavelok acknowledges that he owes to Master Andrew de Offord
100 marks; to be levied etc. in co. Cambridge. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 10. Woodstock. |
Isabel late the wife of Simon Rote, citizen and skinner of London,
Arnald Rote, Simon's son, and Juliana his wife, acknowledge that they
owe to David de Wolloure, clerk, 100l.; to be levied etc. in co. Surrey. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 12. Woodstock. |
The same Isabel, Arnald and Juliana acknowledge that they owe to the
said David 100l.; to be levied as aforesaid. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 14. Westminster. |
The same Isabel, Arnald and Juliana acknowledge that they owe to the
said David 50l.; to be levied as aforesaid. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 16. Westminster. |
The same Isabel, Arnald and Juliana acknowledge that they owe to the
said David 50l.; to be levied etc. as aforesaid. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 22. Westminster. |
To Walter de Frompton of Bristol. Order to be before the king and his
council at Westminster on the quinzaine of Midsummer next to answer
certain things that will be laid against him, and further to do and receive
what shall then be ordained. By K. |
June 1. Westminster. |
Ralph de Houton, parson of Morston church, diocese of Canterbury,
acknowledges that he owes to William de Hokesworth, clerk, 40l.; to be
levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical
goods in co. Kent. |
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Memorandum that Stephen de Cosyngton and Richard de Stone came
before the council at London on 29 June and mainperned to have John de
Frenyngham before the council when required to answer for maintaining
John Coilepeper who intruded into the hospital of Maidestan, whereof the
collation pertains to the king by reason of the archbishopric of Canterbury,
void and in the king's hand, and impeded Richard de Norwico, the king's
clerk, on whom the king conferred that hospital, from being inducted to
the possession thereof. |
June 27. Westminster. |
To the abbot and convent of St. Mary's, York. Request to admit Master
John de Barton, the king's yeoman, to that house, and to afford him such
maintenance for life as Ralph le Wayte has there, as Ralph has granted his
estate in that abbey to John. By p.s. [20393.] |
July 3. Clarendon. |
George Vyncent of Westasshton acknowledges that he owes to William
atte Fenn of Suthwerk 100s.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Wilts. |
July 8. Clarendon. |
Arnold Bernard of Gascoigne acknowledges that he owes to Henry
Palmere, of London, vintner, and to Matthew Palmer 15l.; to be levied
etc. in the city of London. |
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Membrane 8d. |
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Enrolment of power of attorney by Jordan Barentyn to Sir Warin
Trussell, William Trussell the younger, knights, and John Lowell to
receive seisin in his name of all the tenements which come to him by
hereditary right in the towns of Kanefeld, Little Eston, Herstede,
Halstede, Borham and Tillebiry with all their appurtenances in co. Essex,
and in the town of Raveneston, co. Buckingham. Dated at London on
Wednesday after St. Barnabas, 23 Edward III. |
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Memorandum that Jordan came into chancery at London on 28 June,
and acknowledged the preceding deed. |
June 20. Westminster |
Michael de Ponynges, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Richard
earl of Arundel 200l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands
and chattels in co. Sussex. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Stephen de Cusynton, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Nigel
Loryng, knight, 240 marks; to be levied etc. in co. Kent. |
June 19. Westminster. |
John Gessyng is sent to the prior and convent of Andevere, to receive
such maintenance in that house for life as John de Gaddeby, deceased,
had there at the king's request. By p.s. [20340.] |
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Ralph, yeoman of the king's napery, is sent to the abbot and convent
of St. James, Northampton, to receive such maintenance in that house as
John de Dunstal, deceased, had there at the king's request. |
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By p.s. [20339.] |
June 22. Westminster. |
John de Godesfeld acknowledges that he owes to Henry earl of Lancaster
100 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels
in the city of London. |
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William de Lound, parson of Hendon church, diocese of London,
acknowledges that he owes to Hugh de Nevill, knight, 20 marks; to be
levied, in default of payment, of his lands and chattels and ecclesiastical
goods in co. Middlesex. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
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Edmund de Hemgrave, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Robert de
Ufford, earl of Suffolk 20l.; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Essex. |
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Cancelled on payment. |
June 18. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause the following to be proclaimed
and observed in that county: as a great part of the people, especially of
labourers and serjeants, is dead in this pestilence, and some seeing the
necessity of lords and the scarcity of serjeants will not serve unless they
receive excessive wages, the king has ordained that every man and woman
under sixty who does not live by trade or by exercising any craft or having
wherewith to live or their own land with whose culture they may employ
themselves, and not serving another, shall be bound to serve him who
requires them, and shall receive the wages which were customary in the
20th year of the reign, or in the five or six preceding years, provided that
the lords be preferred before others in their bondmen or tenants so that they
retain no more than are necessary, and if they will not serve when required,
this being proved by two lawful men before the sheriff, bailiff, lord or
constable of the town, they shall be put in gaol and kept there until they
find security to serve, and if any workman, being retained, depart from the
service before the end of the term agreed upon without reasonable cause or
licence, he shall suffer imprisonment, and no one shall receive him or
retain him in service upon the same penalty; no one shall promise to pay
or exact higher wages than aforesaid upon pain of double of what is paid
or exacted to him who feels himself aggrieved or to anyone who shall sue
in the court of the lord of the place where the event took place; if the
lords of towns or manors do contrary to this ordinance, suit shall be made
against them in the wapentakes, trithings or other royal courts for the
penalty of the triple of what was paid by them, and if anyone has
covenanted for grant wages before this ordinance he shall not be bound
to pay more than is customary, and shall not do so, upon the aforesaid
penalty; saddlers, skinners, white-tawers, cordwainers, tailors, smiths,
carpenters, masons, tilers, shipwrights, carters and all other artificers shall
not take for their labour more than they received in the said 20th year in
the places where they worked, and if anyone receives more he shall be
committed to gaol as aforesaid; butchers, fishmongers, hostelers, brewers,
bakers, pulters and all other vendors of victuals shall be bound to sell their
victuals for a reasonable price, with reference to the price in neighbouring
places, so that they do not exceed a moderate profit, as the distance from
which the victuals are brought may require, and if anyone sells them otherwise he shall pay the double of what he received to the party damnified or
in default to any other who sues, and the mayors and bailiffs of cities and
other places shall have power to enquire concerning offenders, and to inflict
the penalties, and if they neglect to do so, they shall be compelled to pay
triple the thing sold to the person damnified or in default, to any other
party sueing, and also punished, and as many beggars refuse to labour so
long as they may live by begging, no one, upon pain of imprisonment shall
give alms to such as can labour, so that they may be compelled to work for
their necessary living. By K. and all the Council. |
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[Statutes of the Realm i. 307.] |
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The like to all the sheriffs of England. [Ibid.] |
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To W. bishop of Winchester. Request to cause the premises to be proclaimed in all the churches and other places of his diocese, as he sees fit,
ordering the rectors, vicars of churches and his other subordinates to induce
their parishioners to work and to keep the said ordinances and to moderate
the stipendiary chaplains of his diocese, who also will not serve without
excessive wages, and compel them to serve for the accustomed wage, upon
pain of suspension and interdict. By K. and all the Council. |
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[Ibid.] |
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The like to all the bishops of England and to the guardian of the
spirituality of the archbishopric of Canterbury, during the voidance.
[Ibid.] |
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Memorandum that on Tuesday, 16 June, David de Wollore, keeper of
the chancery rolls, brought the great seal, which was in the custody of
himself and other clerks of chancery after the death of Master John de
Offord, elect of Canterbury, the chancellor, about the third hour, in the
newly made privy chamber at Westminster, between the chamber of the
council and chapter annexed thereto, and delivered it to the king in the
presence of John, bishop of St. Davids, Bartholomew de Burgherssh, the
chamberlain, Richard Talbot, the steward, and Guy de Bryan, and the king
immediately delivered it to the said bishop, whom he appointed chancellor.
[Fœdera.] |
June 18. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Buckingham. Order to supersede the exigents and
outlawry against Roger Fouke, parson of Shipton upon Charwell church,
as he has shown the king that although he satisfied William de Shareshull
for a trespass committed upon him, yet he is placed in exigent to be
outlawed by process before the justices of the Bench, at William's suit,
and he has besought the king to provide a remedy, and William has
acknowledged in chancery that Roger has satisfied him for the said
trespass. |
June 27. Westminster. |
Stephen de Cusyngton, knight, acknowledges that he owes to Philip de
Lymbury, knight, 400 marks; to be levied, in default of payment, of his
lands and chattels in co. Kent. |
June 20. Westminster. |
To. J. bishop of Carlisle. Order to hasten to London will all speed, to
speak with the council upon some things that will be communicated to him,
and further to do and receive what shall be there agreed. By K. |
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The like, 'mutatis mutandis,' to Thomas de Rokeby, sheriff of York. |