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Oct. 7.
Westminster. |
To the searcher of the king's forfeitures in the port of Sandewich.
Order, upon petition of Anthony Karlena of Genoa (Janua) master
or owner (patronus) of the ship called the 'Seint George,' if truly
assured that 90l. of gold in money of England and 31 francs of gold
which he carried to the said ship was for payment of customs and
subsidies upon his merchandise and wages of his seamen, and not
with intent to take it to foreign parts, to dearrest and deliver the
same to him without delay; as his petition shews that he passed
from the city of London to his ship at Sandewich with a boat laded
with divers things, bringing the money with him for the purposes
aforesaid, and that the searcher has arrested and is unlawfully withholding the same as forfeit, upon pretence that he would have taken it
over to foreign parts without licence of the king. By C. |
Oct. 8.
Westminster. |
To John de Hastynges earl of Pembroke and John de Brewes,
lately appointed with others arrayers of men at arms, armed men and
archers dwelling in Suffolk within liberties and without. Order by advice
of the council for particular causes to meddle no further in arraying
and trying such men. By K. and C. |
Oct. 8.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the chamberlains. Order of the king's moneys
to cause the wax about the body of King Edward I interred in the
church of St. Peter Westminster to be renewed, as used heretofore
to be done. |
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Oct. 7.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to account
with the prior of Tunbrigge touching the receipts of the moiety of
a tenth last granted to the king by the clergy of the province of
Canterbury, whereof the king lately appointed the prior collector in
the bishopric of Rochester, dealing further as well for the king as
the prior as the nature of the account requires; and writ of
supersedeas omnino in respect of their demand upon the prior for
an account by virtue of any certificate of the archbishop of Canterbury
containing that the prior was appointed collector there by the
archbishop. |
Oct. 11.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to dearrest a ship of Prucia
called the 'Olavesbyry' lately brought to that port and there under
arrest with certain goods and merchandise of Christian Hamishynder
and Aldebert Croust merchants of Prucia therein, the said merchants
and the seamen thereof, suffering the seamen to pass whither they
will with the ship and merchandise, or merchandise bought in London
with money received from the sale thereof, provided they take
no money out of the said port; as by advice of the council it is the
king's will to deal graciously with the said merchants and seamen,
who came to him on a mission from the master of Prucia. By C. |
Oct. 16.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas Brembre mayor of the city of London. Order by
advice of the council to cause all and singular the fletchers of the
city to come before him, and under a strait and fitting pain to lay
down such an ordinance touching their craft that all arrows by them
exposed for sale shall be wrought of good and sufficient wood, suitably
feathered, and the heads good and hard, on the king's behalf charging
the fletchers under that pain truly to observe such ordinance, and
chastising from time to time all who shall contravene the same, which
the king's will is that they cause to be enrolled in the chamber of the
Gihall of London; as he would make effective provision on every side
for matters which concern the advantage and defence of the realm. |
Oct. 16.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas Brembre mayor of the city of London and escheator
therein. Order of the goods and chattels which were of John
Norhampton late citizen and draper of London on the day he was
convicted before certain justices of certain treasons and other misdeeds, namely 12 September 8 Richard II, and are in the mayor's
hands, to deliver 12l. 7s. 5d. to Roger Astelyn of London 'blaksmyth';
as it is found by inquisition, taken by the mayor, that on that day
the said John was bound to the said Roger in the sum mentioned
for divers works of his craft specified in a roll sewn on to the
inquisition, that the same were wrought by the said Roger in his
dwelling house in the Old Exchange of London in the parish of
St. Augustine in 'Bredestrete' ward, and were delivered to the said
John as therein mentioned, namely after the Assumption 7 Richard II
at divers times in that year, that the said sum is due for those works,
and that no objection may be taken on the said John's behalf to gainsay payment of the same or any parcel thereof. |
Dec. 18.
Westminster. |
To William Venour and William Bacoun collectors of the petty
custom in the port of Suthampton. Order to discharge the master
of St. James and the chancellor of Portugal, and also John Rolves
'grocer,' Richard Sturdy 'skynner,' John Brikhulle 'draper,' John
Lynbourne of Hampton and divers other merchants their creditors,
of the trespasses committed in causing divers goods and merchandise
from foreign parts to come to the port of Suthampton for sale in aid
of debts due in the city of London, and to be unladed, and part of
them delivered in part payment to the said creditors without licence
of the collectors or payment of custom thereupon, and to discharge
them of the sum of 68l. 14s., paying that sum again of the king's
gift to the master and chancellor if levied of the said custom; as they
knew not the manner and custom of the realm as they say, and the
king has pardoned them and their said creditors for those trespasses,
pardoning whatsoever pertains to him in that behalf, and of the said
custom on entering and leaving the said port up to the sum above
mentioned. By p.s. [3872.] |
Nov. 30.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of the city of Waterford in Ireland for
the time being. Order of the issues or farm of the city to pay 40l.
a year to James now earl of Ormond, to whom the king has granted
that sum for life, as his father James the late earl took the same. |
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Sept. 21.
Westminster. |
To the keeper of the marshalsea prison before the king, and to his
representative. Order to receive and keep in safe custody in
prison until further order for his deliverance Martin Domyngus,
impeached for counterfeiting the great seal, whom John Saundres
of Bristol shall deliver to him. |
Oct. 18.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order, upon petition of William
Staundon of London, to receive of him the true price for twelve dozen
of rayed cloth of blue ground (bleuchamp) and two dozen of rayed
cloth of murrey ground (murrechamp) which are in the sheriffs' hands
it is said, and to deliver the same to him; as he has shewn that William
Hoghton, farmer of the subsidy upon cloth in the city of London,
lately arrested the said cloths, which were the petitioner's, for that
they were exposed for sale in the parish of St. Mary Magdalen in the
city of London not being sealed with the seal appointed for the purpose,
and delivered them as forfeit to the sheriffs according to the statute,
and that the same are appraised at a certain sum. |
Oct. 15.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London. Order to set free Henry Coteler of
Boreford imprisoned in Neugate gaol; as lately the king ordered
them to certify in chancery the cause wherefore he was taken, and
they certified that before they received that writ, namely on Tuesday
after St. Denis last, he was brought to the office of the shrievalty of
London by John Bottesham and Dreu Barantyn goldsmiths of London
upon suspicion of being a clipper of money, for that he came that
day to the goldsmithery at Westchepe and brought divers clippings
of gold, offering them for sale there to certain goldsmiths as they
averred, and that those clippings, which remain in the sheriffs' keeping,
appear to be of money and of the king's coin, wherefore the sheriffs
received him and have kept him in custody; and it is witnessed in
chancery upon oath by true men that he is not guilty of the charge
laid upon him, and proclamation being there made whether any would
come to give the king and council information in that cause, no man
came, wherefore it was determined that the prisoner should be set
free. |
Oct. 16.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Worcester. Order, notwithstanding the king's
writ of supersedeas, to do further what pertains to his office at suit
of Thomas de Hampton of Coventre and Agnes his wife; as the king
has learned that lately in his court before Robert Bealknap and
John Charleton justices of assize in Worcestershire by an assize of
novel disseisin they recovered against Henry Marchall of Duddeley,
Isabel his wife and Nicholas Marchall chaplain seisin of a messuage,
50 acres of land and 10 acres of meadow in Duddeley, 46 marks being
adjudged to them for damages, and for that the defendants came
not before the justices to content the king of their ransom for the
disseisin by force of arms whereof they were convicted, they were
put in exigents in Worcestershire, the said Henry and Nicholas to be
outlawed and Isabel to be waived; and at suit of the defendants,
averring that before the justices of the Bench they had arraigned
and would prosecute a jury of 24 knights to convict the jurors of
that assize, and by mainprise of Nicholas Bruyn of Worcestershire,
Roger Lowe of Staffordshire, John Fornhales of Salop and Thomas
Tildebury of London, who mainperned in chancery under a pain of
100l. that they should prosecute the same, and that, if it should go
against them, they should content the king for their ransom and
the plaintiffs for their damages, the king ordered the sheriff to stay
the exigents against them, the taking of the defendants' bodies and
the levy of the said damages; but that writ is hereby revoked. |
Oct. 28.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Suthampton. Order to dearrest and
deliver to William Mapulle of Suthampton and William Waryn the
master a ship called 'la Redecogge' of Hoke and all the gear thereof,
the arrest thereof, or the king's command to arrest and safe keep
the same until further order notwithstanding; as that writ issued
at the complaint of Roger de Walden the king's clerk, averring that
a moiety of the said ship, then in that port, pertained to him, and
that he was unlawfully disturbed therein by the said William and
William; but the parties are finally agreed concerning the property
and right thereof, as they have witnessed before the king. |
Nov. 7.
Westminster. |
To the chamberlain of Suthwales, and the auditors of the king's
accounts there. Order, upon petition of Leucu vergh Ll. Vachan,
to receive of her 10 marks of a fine of 20l. to the king's use by her
lately made before the justice of Suthwales to have possession of the
lands in the commote of Elvede co. Kermerdyn which were of
Henry ap Ll. Vachan her brother, whose heir she is, discharging
her of 20 marks the residue; as she has shewn the king that she is
not able to make full payment, and of his charity the king has pardoned
her 20 marks so that she content him of 10 marks remaining. By K. |
Nov. 5.
Westminster. |
To Adam de Bulkham mayor of Newcastle upon Tyne and escheator
therein. Order upon petition of John Wolseley and Maud his wife, to
give them livery of a messuage, two solars, two cellars and a little tower
in that town; as they have shewn the king that Hugh de Hecham
father of Maud, whose heir she is, was seised of the premises, and on
6 May 10 Edward III by writing indented for 40s. yearly rent gave
the same to Gilbert Dulfenby then a burgess of the town and to his
heirs for ever, that forty years ago the said Gilbert was convicted
of felony and was hanged, whereby the premises came to the late
king's hands as an escheat, and from him descended to the king, that
the rent is in arrear since that conviction, and that the same are
held of the king in free burgage by the service of 1d. a year; but
upon the finding of an inquisition, taken by Stephen Whitgray late
mayor and escheator, that singular the premises shewn by the
petitioners are true, and after full deliberation with the council,
by advice of the council the king wills and grants that for default of
payment of the rent livery of the said messuages (sic) etc. shall be
given to the petitioners, notwithstanding that they are in the king's
hand as aforesaid. By p.s. [3801.] |
Nov. 14.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Liverpole co. Lancastre. Order, upon
petition of John de Eccleston of Liverpole, to suffer him, first paying
the customs and duties thereupon, by himself or his servants to lade
in ships and take to Wales 500 quarters of oats, barley, beans and
peas, any ordinances or commands of the king to the contrary notwithstanding; as he has prayed licence of the king to buy the same
in Lancashire and Cheshire, lade them in that port, and take them by
sea to Wales for furnishing the king's castles and towns there; and
John de Thornton and Thomas Speeke of Lancashire have mainperned
in chancery that he shall take them thither and to no foreign parts
or elsewhere under pain of forfeiture thereof. |
Nov. 8.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Lenne. Order, upon petition of Ludekin
vander Hide master of a ship called the 'Marieknyght' and Henry
Roost master of another ship called 'le Marieknyght' of Wissemere
in Hanse, to dearrest them and their ships, their seamen and servants,
suffering them to pass to their own parts; as on their behalf it is
shewn the king that they came to the town of Lenne with their ships
laded with merchandise, and there unladed the same, but that
although they paid customs and other duties, the mayor and bailiffs
have arrested and are unlawfully detaining them as men of Sprucia
in name of reprisal for goods of the king's lieges arrested in Sprucia;
and it is witnessed before the king and council by credible persons
that the said masters and ships are of Wissemere and not of
Sprucia. |
Oct. 18.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Berkshire to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of John Werfelde, who is too much occupied with divers
business of the king to have time to exercise that office. |
Oct. 20.
Westminster. |
Order to the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford to cause a coroner for the
town to be elected instead of Edmund de Kenyan, who is elected
bailiff thereof, wherefore he may not have time to exercise the office
of coroner. |
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Like order to the mayor and bailiffs of Oxford for election of a
coroner instead of Roger Chechestre, who is sick and aged. |
Oct. 21.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Lincoln to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of Thomas Toft, who is insufficiently qualified. |
