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Sept. 2.
The Tower. |
To the collectors of the customs and subsidy in the port of Newcastle
upon Tyne, for the present or the future. Order to pay to Richard de
Stanhop, mayor of Berwick upon Tweed, 40 marks of the custom and
subsidy on his wool, hides and wool-fells laded in that port, in accordance
with the king's grant to him in aid of his labours and expenses in the
king's service, to be received on his wool etc. laded after Michaelmas next,
of the king's gift. By K. and C. |
Sept. 2.
The Tower. |
To William de Langele, escheator in Kent. Order to cause Ralph de
Frenyngham, knight, brother and heir of John son of John de Frenyngham,
to have seisin of all the lands whereof his brother was seised at his death
in his demesne as of fee, as the king has taken Ralph's fealty for all the
lands which his brother held in chief, and has given him respite for his
homage until All Saints next. |
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Vacated because on the roll of Fines under the same date. |
Sept. 15.
Westminster. |
To John de Roulegh. Order not to intermeddle further with his appointment as keeper of the peace and justice to hear and determine divers
trespasses and felonies in Surrey and to do certain other things, for which
the king appointed him with Roger Huse, Richard de Wylughby, Henry de
Grene, William de Notton, Richard de Birton, Henry de Bekwell, Peter
atte Wode and Robert atte Watere, as the king has amoved him from that
office. By C |
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The like to Peter atte Wode. |
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Mandate to the said John and Peter to deliver all the rolls, indictments,
records, processes and memoranda in his custody to Roger Huse and
Henry de Bekwell. |
Sept. 12.
Westminster. |
To William de Notton. Order to send without delay to the king in
chancery all the indictments made before him and his fellows, justices
appointed to hear and determine divers felonies and trespasses in the West
Riding, co. York, on certain felonies for which John de Brayton is indicted,
so that he may cause what is right to be done. By C. |
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The like to William Basset. |
Oct. 3.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Essex and Hertford. Order to cause all the bridges
upon the banks of the Leyghe between the town of Hertford and the
bridge of Stratford to be repaired, and if necessary, newly made so that
they may afford safe passage to the king and his lieges, and to cause a sign
to show the way to be set up upon each of the bridges, as the king wishes
to have his sport with his falcons on the river banks in those counties in
the present season. |
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The like to the sheriffs of Middlesex and of Buckingham to cause such
bridges to be repaired upon the banks of the Colne. |
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Membrane 14. |
Aug. 14.
Henley. |
To Maurice fitz Thomas, earl of Dessemound, and to the tenants of the
manors of Kilsilan, Clommell and Kilsikle. Prohibition to be attendant
upon any other for services or suit at court for those manors, until it has
been discussed in the king's court whether those services pertain to the
king or to others, as the earl holds those manors in chief and has hitherto
been attendant upon the king for the services due thereon, and now the
king has learned that certain persons, asserting that the manors are held
of them, strive to compel the earl and tenant to do service and suit to them
for the same. By K. and C. |
Aug. 12.
Henley. |
To William de Plumpton, escheator in the county of York. Order to
amove the king's hand from a messuage and 4 bovates of land in Harpham,
and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to
Robert Bigg of Harpham, chaplain, as on 8 April in the 14th year of the
reign the king gave licence to William de Sancto Quintino of Harpham to
assign the said messuage and land to a chaplain celebrating in the chapel of
Harpham for the souls of William, William de Thweng and their heirs and
of all the faithful departed, and afterwards at Robert's suit, showing that
William de Sancto Quintino, long before his death, had enfeoffed him of the
said messuage and land by virtue of those letters, and he had continued
his seisin during William's life and at the time of his death, and Gerard
Salvayn, late escheator in that county, had taken the messuage and land
into the king's hand, pretending that William had died seised thereof, that
he held them of the heirs of Herbert de Sancto Quintino, tenant in chief, a
minor in the king's wardship, the king ordered the present escheator to take
an inquisition upon the matter in the presence of Henry de Greystok, steward
of the lands reserved to the king's chamber or of his deputy, if he choose
to attend, and by that inquisition, taken by the escheator, Henry de
Greystok and Peter de Grymesby, escheator of the chamber in the parts of
Holdernesse, Henry's deputy, having been duly notified to be present, and
not coming, it was found that William de Sancto Quintino, being of sound
mind, enfeoffed Robert of the said messuage and land on Tuesday in the
first week of Lent, 23 Edward III, by virtue of the said charter of licence,
and Robert was seised thereof from that day until the Sunday following,
when William died, and afterwards, until he was amoved by Gerard, and
that the messuage and land are held of Thomas de Thweng as of the fee
formerly of Peter de Bruys, by knight's service, and that William at his
death held no lands in his demesne as of fee in the town of Harpham or
elsewhere in that county of the heirs of the said Herbert. |
July 16.
Westminster. |
To Henry duke of Lancaster or to his justice or to him who supplies his
place in the said duchy. Order to cause all the debts and issues of the
office of the escheatry in the county of Lancaster before 6 March last, both
for the time of Thomas de Lucy, some time escheator in that county and
of Richard de Denton, afterwards escheator there, which he can find to be
in arrear by their testimony, to be levied with all speed of those who are
bound to pay them and delivered to Thomas and Richard, to each for his
time, so that they may be able to answer for the same to the king, as
Thomas and Richard have informed the king that divers such debts are in
arrear which arose before the said 6th March, on which day the king
granted to the duke all his royal rights pertaining to the earl palatine in
that county to hold for life. |
Sept. 6.
The Tower |
To the treasurer and chamberlains of the exchequer, Dublin. Order to
pay to John Osmund or to his attorney 10 marks, after receiving from him
the tally for that sum, as in the late voidance of the cathedral church of
Fernes in Ireland by the death of brother Geoffrey de Craunfeld, the late
bishop, the said John was elected bishop by the chapter there, and was
afterwards consecrated and made fine with the king by 20l. for the
restitution of the temporalities of the bishopric, from which bishopric John
was afterwards amoved by reason of an apostolic provision thereof to one
brother William Charneles, as the king has learned, and he, moved by pity,
granted that John should have 20 marks of the 20l. so paid by him for his
expenses in going to the Roman court, whither he is about to set out for
the said cause and for other affairs touching him, and 10 marks at the
exchequer, Dublin, and the king caused a tally for the remaining 10 marks
to be levied at the exchequer of England and delivered to him. By K. |
Sept. 6.
The Tower. |
To the constable of Nottingham castle. Order to receive the hostages of
Scotland, whom the king ordered to be received by Henry de Percy and
Ralph de Nevill for David de Brus, who is about to set out to Scotland to
stay there upon matters touching his release, and delivered to the constable
to be kept in that castle, from the said Henry and Ralph, and to keep
them safely until further order. By K. and C. |
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[Fœdera.] |
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The like to the sheriff of York to receive such hostages from Henry and
Ralph and keep them in York castle in the said form. By K. and C. |
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[Fœdera.] |
Sept. 3.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and barons of the exchequer. Order to discharge
Gerard de Insula of 68l. 15s. 10d. of the issues of the manor of Brakene,
co. York, which belonged to Alice late the wife of Warin de Insula, Gerard's
mother, as the king has pardoned him that sum of those issues for the
time when the manor was in the king's hand after Alice's death because it
was held of the heir of William de Roos, of Hamelak, tenant in chief by
knight's service, then a minor in the king's wardship, and with which sum
Gerard is charged because he lately confessed before the treasurer and
barons that he occupied those issues as Alice's son and heir, up to the said
sum, while the manor was in the king's hand as aforesaid. |
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By K. on the information of the treasurer. |
Aug. 4.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de la Ryvere, escheator in Wilts. Order to amove the king's
hand from a messuage and virgate of land in the town of Poulesholt,
and not to intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to
Thomas de London, parson of Poulesholt church, as on it being found by
the escheator's certificate, sent into chancery, that Roger de Haye, sometime
parson of Poulesholt church, acquired for himself and his successors of
Ralph de Poulesholt 8s. rent issuing from a messuage and a virgate of land
which John Moyses held of him in the said town, and that John attorned
himself to Roger for that rent, and afterwards restored the messuage and
land to Roger and his successors for ever without obtaining the king's
licence, after the publication of the statute of mortmain, and that the
premises were taken into the king's hand for that cause, the king ordered
the sheriff of Wilts to notify Thomas to be in chancery on the morrow of
St. Peter ad Vincula last, to show cause why the said messuage and
land should not remain in the king's hand as forfeit, and because Thomas
appeared in chancery on that day and showed letters patent containing
that John de Hynton, sometime parson of that church, acquired the
messuage and land for himself and his successors of Moses Cole before
the publication of the said statute, as was found by inquisition taken by
William Trussel, sometime escheator this side Trent, which letters also
contain that on 27 April in the 14th year of the reign, the king ordered the
said escheator to amove his hand from the messuage and land and not to
intermeddle further therewith, restoring the issues thereof. |
Aug. 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Kent. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of John Bedel of Molassh, who is insufficiently qualified. |
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Membrane 13. |
Sept. 9.
Westminster. |
To John de Weston, Richard de Causton, Richard de Preston and Richard
de Wycombe appointed to arrest the goods and chattels of the merchants
of the Hanse of Almain in the city of London, except the goods and
chattels of Tidemannus de Lymbergh and Alvinus de Revle. Order to
permit all the ships called 'cogges' of the parts of Estland, laden with
goods and merchandise, to come to that city, unlade there, and that done
to depart whither they wish, so that if the goods of the said merchants of
the Hanse be found therein, they shall be arrested. By C. |
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The like to the following:— |
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Geoffrey Drewe and Thomas de Drayton,
appointed in Norfolk |
To permit all such
ships wishing to come
from the said parts to
the ports of those
counties to cross
without hindrance. |
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Richard de Salteby and his fellows, appointed
in the county of Lincoln |
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William Graa and his fellows, appointed in
the county of York. |
Sept. 1.
Westminster. |
To John de Weston and his fellows appointed to arrest the goods, chattels
and debts of the merchants of the Hanse of Almain in the city of London,
except the goods and chattels of Tidemannus de Lymbergh and Alvinus
de Revle. Order to cause all the goods and chattels and debts of Peter
Salemaystr[ia], of Almain, merchant, of Edward, prince of Wales, in whose
custody are several jewels and other goods of the prince, to be dearrested
without delay and delivered to him of the king's special favour granted at
the prince's request, so that Peter may be able to answer to the prince for
the jewels and other goods. By K. |
Sept. 9.
Westminster. |
To Saier de Rocheford, escheator in the county of Lincoln. Order to
deliver to John le Despenser, brother of Hugh le Despenser, a messuage,
3 carucates of land and 20s. rent in Carleton in the Moreland, as the king
has learned by inquisition taken by the escheator that Richard Blundel at
his death held the premises for life of Hugh's grant, with remainder to
John for his life, and that the said messuage, land and rent are held in
chief as of the honour of Albemarle, in the king's hand, by fealty, and the
king has taken John's fealty for the messuage, land and rent. |
Sept. 1.
The Tower. |
To S. archbishop of Canterbury. Order to certify the king in chancery
without delay of the names of those of the diocese of Canterbury deputed
to collect the tenth granted by the clergy in that diocese for the first year,
as the archbishop, the bishops and all the clergy of his province, in their
last convocation celebrated in St. Paul's church, London, granted to the
king for the defence of the realm and of the church, a biennial tenth of
their benefices at four terms, to wit: St. Andrew and Midsummer for the
first year, and the Purification and Midsummer for the second year, in aid
of the king's expenses. By K. |
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The like to all the bishops of the province of Canterbury, 'mutatis
mutandis.' |
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To W. archbishop of York. The like, 'mutatis mutandis,' with respect to
the tenth granted by the archbishop, the bishops and all the clergy of the
province of York in their last convocation celebrated in St. Peter's church,
York. |
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The like, 'mutatis mutandis,' to all the bishops of the province of York. |
Sept. 24.
Westminster. |
To Henry Pycard, the king's butler. Order to deliver to David de
Wollore, keeper of the chancery rolls, a tun of wine for the expenses of the
household of chancery, with which he is at present charged in the absence
of the chancellor, for 28 days from 1 September last, when he began to
keep the said household. |
Sept. 6.
The Tower. |
To Geoffrey Drewe and Thomas de Drayton. Order to cause all the
goods, chattels and debts of Ludekynus Bokynthorp, John Bustwod,
John de Rammesberugh, Lutekynus of the Heyth, Husekynus Osenbrugge,
Albridus Wiskynthorp, John Ryngsted and Henry de Hulse, merchants of
Almain, to be dearrested without delay and delivered to them, and not to
intermeddle therewith, notwithstanding that because certain merchants of
the Hanse of Almain in Flanders, acting against the king, unjustly and
basely procured the condemnation to death of Richard Curteys of Bristol,
merchant, the king's liege man, contrary to the liberties and privileges
granted to the merchants of England in Flanders, saying publicly that all
Englishmen were false maintainers of homicides and not worthy of trust
and bringing several other charges against them, the king appointed
Geoffrey and Thomas to take into his hand all the goods and chattels
which they should find by inquisition to belong to the merchants of the
said Hanse, in the cities, boroughs, towns and other places in Norfolk,
except the goods, chattels and debts of Tidemannus de Lymbergh and
Alvinus de Revle, since Ludekynus and the others have taken oath before
the king and his council that they never assented to the death of Richard
or were of the society of the said merchants of Almain staying in Flanders,
and that they were not guilty of the said death or of the defamation of the
English nation, and that they have never been in Flanders to traffic or to
stay there. By K. and C. |
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To John de Weston, Richard de Causton, Richard de Preston and
Richard de Wycombe. Like order to dearrest without delay the counter
(asserem) and all the other goods and chattels of John Reyneburgh,
Christian Maynberugh, Frowynus dan House, Henry Smytheman and
Tidemannus Smytheman, merchants of Almain, arrested in the city of
London, as John Reyneburgh and the others have taken a like oath before
the council. |
Sept. 16.
Westminster. |
The like for John Daleman and Tidemannus atte Brok. |
Sept. 6.
The Tower. |
To Richard de Salteby, William de Spaigne and Frederick de Tilneye.
Like order to dearrest all the goods and chattels of Hertmer Watere and
Henry Gustrowe, merchants of the Hanse of Almain, and deliver them to
them, although the king appointed Richard, William and Frederick to
arrest all the goods, chattels and debts of merchants of the Hanse of
Almain found in the county of Lincoln, because of the death of Richard
Curteys and the insults to Englishmen in Flanders, to be kept safely until
further order, as Hertmer and Henry have taken oath before the king and
his council that they were not in Flanders at the time when the premises
took place, and they were not guilty of the said death or insults. |
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By K. and C. |
Sept. 12.
The Tower. |
To the same. Order to take the oath of all merchants of the said Hanse
bringing hard fish and other small merchandise from Norway and elsewhere
to the town of Boston and trafficking therewith that they were not in
Flanders as aforesaid or parties to the said death and insults, and to cause
the fish and other goods to be dearrested and delivered to them to do their
pleasure therewith, provided that the goods of other merchants of the
Hanse shall be detained under arrest. By K. and C. |
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Membrane 12. |
June 22.
Westminster. |
To the justiciary of Ireland or to him who supplies his place. Order to
deliver the manor of Radgell to John Mautravers if he finds by inquisition
or otherwise that the said manor is of John's inheritance and was demised
to Edward Mautravers, John's brother, to hold for life, as in consideration
of John's fealty, who was indicted for the death of Edmund earl of Kent,
by reason of a judgment rendered against him, and who sued for the
annulling of that judgment in divers parliaments and councils, and for the
great place which John held for the king in Flanders, the king with the
assent of the prelates, Edward prince of Wales, Henry duke of Lancaster,
William de Bohun, earl of Northampton, John earl of Kent, the king's
kinsmen and other earls, barons and those of the council, restored John
to the estate which he held before the rendering of the said judgment, and
granted that he should have again his forfeited lands, notwithstanding the
said judgment, and now John has informed the king that the justiciary has
seized into the king's hand the said manor which Edward Mautravers held
for life of his inheritance of the grant of John Mautravers, the elder, John's
father, whose heir he is, by reason of the judgment aforesaid, and he has
besought the king to order the manor to be delivered to him. By C. |
Aug. 26.
Odiham |
To the collectors of 6d. a pound in the port of London. Order to supersede the demand made upon Bernard Ezii, lord of Albret (de Lebreto), or his
men for 6d. a pound on 80 woollen cloths of divers colours, 300 furs of
budge and lambskins to make his livery thereof, and 1,500 ells of linen
cloth and 100 bed coverings of green and white colour, which he has bought
in Flanders for his men, to be taken to London. By C. |
Sept. 1.
Westminster. |
To William de Langele, escheator in Kent. Order to amove the
king's hand from the manor of Lillechirche and not to intermeddle
further therewith, restoring the issues thereof to the prioress of Hegham, if
he finds that the house now called 'Hegham' was known as 'Lillechirche'
in the time of King John, as the king ordered the escheator to certify why
he had taken the said manor into the king's hand, and the escheator
returned that he had so taken the manor, which belongs to the prioress and
nuns of Hegham, because it was found by inquisition of office that the
prioress held the manor of the gift of King John, to find a chaplain to
celebrate for the soul of that king and his heirs, which chantry the
prioress had withdrawn, and the present prioress has now informed the
king that the said house, now called Hegham, was known as the priory of
Lillechirche in the time of King John, who granted by charter to God and
the abbey of St. Mary of St. Sulpice and to the prioress and nuns of
Lillechirche the said manor, in frank almoin, and she showed the said
charter before the king and his council, and besought the king to order
his hand to be amoved from the manor, which is a most important part of
their maintenance, and it is clear by inspection of the said charter that the
manor was given in frank almoin as aforesaid. |
Sept. 15.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Berks. Order to cause a coroner for that county to be
elected in place of Elias Parker, deceased. |
Sept. 15.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Worcester. Order to cause a coroner for that county to
be elected in place of John Shelve, who is insufficiently qualified. |
