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Sept. 30. Westminster. |
To Walter de Chiriton and his fellows, the king's merchants, fermors of
the customs and subsidies in all the ports of England, and to their
mainpernors or attorneys in the port of London. Order to pay William de
Bohun, earl of Northampton, or to his attorneys 90l. 8s. 2¾d. for Michaelmas
term last, in accordance with the king's grant to him of 180l. 16s. 5½d. to
be received yearly of the issues of the customs in the port of London.
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To the sheriffs of London. Order to pay to William de Bohun, earl
of Northampton, or to his attorney 100l. for Michaelmas term last, in
accordance with the king's grant to him of 200l. to be received yearly of
the ferm or issues of that city until certain lands which others hold for
life with reversion to him come to his hands. |
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To the sheriff of Essex. Like order to pay 50l. to the said earl or to his
attorney for that term. |
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To the sheriff of Northampton. Order to pay 10l. to the said earl or to
his attorney for Michaelmas term last, in accordance with the king's grant
to him of 20l. to be received yearly of the issues of that county. |
Oct. 6. Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex for the present or the future. Order to pay to
John la Touke what is in arrear to him from the 22 May in the 19th year
of the reign of 10l. yearly of the ferm of the hundred of Hengeford in that
county, and to be answerable to him for the same henceforth, in accordance
with the king's grant to him on the said day, for his good service to Queen
Isabel and to John de Eltham, earl of Cornwall, deceased, the king's
brother, at the said queen's request, of 10l. to be received yearly for life of
the said ferm. Et erat patens. |
Aug. 12. Westminster. |
To the escheator in co. York. Order not to intermeddle further with a
messuage in the city of York and with a rent of 3s. 6d. in Bustardthorp in
that county, restoring the issues thereof, as the king has learned by
inquisition taken by the escheator that John de Clifton, by the law of
England of the inheritance of Ellen his wife, deceased, and by the same
law of the inheritance of Margaret his wife, Ellen's sister, deceased, jointly
held the said messuage in chief by the service of keeping the king's gaol of
the forest of Galtres, being in that messuage, receiving 5d. a day for that
custody by the hands of the bailiffs of the said city, to wit, 2½d. each, and
that he also held by the law of England of the inheritance of Ellen, the
said rent in chief, by the aforesaid service, and that the rent and a
moiety of the messuage with a moiety of the profit pertaining thereto
belong to John de Wythornse by reason of his issue by Alice daughter and
heir of the aforesaid Margaret, and the king has taken his fealty. |
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Oct. 20. Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London for the present or the future. Order to pay to
William de Dalleye what is in arrear to him of 6d. daily from 15 February
in the 21st year of the reign, and to pay him 6d. daily henceforth, in
accordance with the king's grant to him on the said day of 6d. to be
received daily for life by the hands of the sheriffs of London. |
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Et erat patens. |
Sept. 21. Westminster |
To Thomas de Hoo, escheator in co. Surrey. Order not to intermeddle
further with the manor of Hascoumbe, a messuage, a mill, a toft, a carucate
and 85 acres of land and 30s. rent in Bromlegh, Danhurst, Hameden,
Fanne and Godalmynge with the advowson of the church of the said
manor, restoring the issues thereof to Katherine late the wife of Henry
Husee, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that
Henry at his death held no lands in chief in his demesne as of fee or in
service in that county, but that he held the premises there for life of the
grant of Joan late the wife of Walter de Huntyngfeld, with remainder to
Katherine for her life, by a fine levied in the king's court, and that the
premises are held of others than the king by divers services. |
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To Henry Sturmy, escheator in co. Southampton. Order not to
intermeddle further with the manor of Frifolk, a knight's fee, a messuage,
a mill, a toft, 2½ virgates of land and 10 acres of wood in Frifolk,
Estwydehay, Puryham and Quydhampton and the advowson of the church
of that manor, restoring the issues thereof to Katherine late the wife of
Henry Husee, as the king has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator
that Henry held no lands at his death in chief in his demesne or in service
in that county, but that he held the premises there for life of the grant of
Joan late the wife of Walter de Huntyngfeld, with remainder to Katherine
for her life, by a fine levied in the king's court, and that the premises are
held of the bishop of Winchester by the service of rendering 2s. yearly at
the Nativity of the Virgin, or a sore sparrowhawk at the gule of August
and of making two visits (adventus) to the hill of St. Giles, Winchester, at
the time of the fairs there, in the bishop's court held in the place called
'Pavyloun.' |
Oct. 26. Westminster. |
To William de Retford, keeper of the great wardrobe. Order to account
with John, bishop of St. Davids, the chancellor, or with his attorney for
the fee of wax which he ought to receive by reason of his office, from 18
June last, when he began to have the household of the chancery, and to
deliver to him what is found to be due. |
Sept. 24. Westminster. |
To John de Swynnerton, escheator in co. Salop and the adjacent march
of Wales. Order to deliver to Joan late the wife of Roger Lestraunge,
tenant in chief, a third part of the fortalice and hundred of Ellesmere in
the said march and of the hamlets of Culmere and Hampton in co. Salop,
which the king has assigned to her to hold in dower of the lands which
belonged to her husband, the king having ordered the escheator in co.
Cambridge to take her oath that she will not marry without the king's
licence. |
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To John Laundels, escheator in cos. Oxford and Berks. Like order,
'mutatis mutandis,' to deliver to Joan a third part of the manors of Burcestre
and Mydelynton, in co. Oxford, to hold in dower. |
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To Saier de Rocheford, escheator in cos. Lincoln and Rutland. Like
order to deliver to Joan a third part of the manors of Horblyng and
Seghbrok, co. Lincoln, to hold in dower. |
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To Guy de Seyntcler, escheator in co. Cambridge. Like order, 'mutatis
mutandis,' to deliver to Joan a third part of the manor of Middelton and a
third part of 40 acres of land in Middelton in that county to hold in dower
upon her taking oath that she will not marry without the king's licence. |
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To Robert de Angreton, mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and escheator
there. Order not to intermeddle further with the lands which he took into
the king's hand by reason of the death of Agnes Graper, as the king has
learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Agnes at her death held
no lands in chief in that town and its liberty but that she held divers
lands in the town in her demesne as of fee of the king in free burgage by
the service of 20d. yearly, as the whole town is held. |