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Membrane 25. |
Jan. 21.
Westminster. |
To all and singular the merchants of Lumbardy of whatsoever
fellowship dwelling in the city of London and elsewhere within the
realm, and to other the king's lieges whatsoever to whom etc. Order
forbidding them under pain of forfeiture secretly or openly by virtue
of any writ of the king concerning exchange or otherwise to send
gold or silver to Richard Wyche otherwise called Richard Cassy
clerk in foreign parts, or to cause it to be sent, until he shall find
security in chancery to attempt nought and cause nought to be
attempted there by others which may tend to contempt or prejudice
of the king, to subvert the laws or the rights of the crown, or to the
hurt of any of the people, and until such security shall be specified
in a command of the king to the said merchants addressed concerning
such exchange; as the said clerk has departed to foreign parts contrary
to the proclamations many times made throughout the realm, and
contrary to his allegiance has brought to alien judgment without
the realm many things whereof the cognisance pertains to the king
and his court, there suing processes to the hurt and prejudice of the
king and crown and of the people of the realm, and striving to annul
judgments duly rendered in the king's court, and in contempt etc.
is purposing to cause citations, sentences of excommunication and
other processes which may not be borne to be sent for execution in
the realm contrary to the ordinances and statutes heretofore
made; wherefore the king issued a prohibition against sending him gold
or silver by letters of exchange or otherwise without special licence of
the king. |
Feb. 9.
Westminster. |
To the abbot of St. Augustine Bristol. Order, upon petition of
brothers William Lane, John Goldehorde, John Childenham, Gilbert
Moyn, Edward Bouyere, John Laurence and John Lymyngton canons
of that abbey, which is of the king's patronage, to receive them with
kindness in the abbey and suffer them there to dwell as they ought
and are used to do, entreating them mildly, inflicting on them no
imprisonment or trouble at the instigation of evil minded persons
of his household and of his secular servants who dwell within the
abbey and sow discord therein, and removing such secular persons
without delay, to the end that the abbot and canons may peaceably
serve God in the bond of charity, as their order requires, so behaving
therein that no second complaint come to the king's ears by default
of the abbot or his servants, by reason whereof he must needs provide
other remedy; as their petition has shewn that at the instigation aforesaid the abbot has often in time past harshly entreated the said canons,
threatening them with imprisonment and other pains, insomuch
that for fear thereof and because of bodily hurt many times inflicted
on them by the said servants they dare not abide in the abbey, serving
God and praying for the health of the king and realm as they ought
and were wont to do; and it is the king's will so far as he may to maintain peace and charity throughout the realm, especially among men
of religion. |
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Membrane 24. |
Jan. 16.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the city of London for the
time being. Order to pay to William Welles 20l. a year for life, and
the arrears since 12 November last, on which date the king granted
him for life that yearly sum of the said custom. |
Jan. 20.
Westminster. |
To John de Pakynham. Order under pain of 100l. to be before
the council at Westminster on Friday after the Purification next,
to shew his right and produce his evidences concerning the manor
of Pakynham called Netherehalle. By pet. of parl. |
Feb. 10.
Westminster. |
To William Cursoun of Billyngford escheator in Suffolk. Order
to meddle no further with a house in the high street of Bekles 150 feet
in length and 22 feet in breadth, troubling not the abbot of Bury St.
Edmunds, although it was found by inquisition, before the escheator
taken of his office, that the town of Bekeles has been an ancient
borough time out of mind, that John late abbot erected that house
to the nuisance of all the people there passing, and that the late abbot
and the now abbot have taken the profits thereof from the time of the
erection; as upon mature deliberation in chancery with the justices
and others of the council learned in the law, it seemed to them that
the escheator had no authority by virtue of his office to make
inquisition concerning such purprestures, and ought not to meddle
therein. |
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Membrane 23. |
1386. Jan. 12.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in Kent of a tenth and fifteenth and the moiety
of a tenth and fifteenth last granted to the king by the commons.
Order not to compel John de Cobham knight and Walter Doget, tenants
of the manor of Bekesbourne and of 32 acres of land by the said Walter
lately purchased which are parcel thereof, with foreigners without
the liberty of the Cinque Ports to pay the said tenth or fifteenth and
moiety for their goods and chattels which are upon that manor, for
which they are taxed and are bound to contribute to maintain the
king's navy and perform his service, the said manor being a member
of Hastynges one of the said ports; as in consideration that the
navy of those ports might not without great cost be maintained, in
order that the same should not thenceforward be lacking, King Edward I
by letters patent, confirmed by the king, granted that all they of the
Cinque Ports and others avowing themselves of the liberty thereof
and willing to enjoy the same should contribute, every man according
to his means, to perform the king's service when commanded in regard
to his ships; and for that debates arose concerning the general words
contribute every man according to his means, that the barons of the
said ports might more conveniently perform that service in time of
need, the late king by counsel of his prelates, earls and barons and
of the commons of the realm, in the parliament holden in 1 Edward III,
granted by letters patent, likewise confirmed by the king, that they
of the said ports and others avowing themselves etc. should all contribute as aforesaid of all their goods and chattels without the liberty
and within, and should be compelled so to do, if need be, by the mayors
and jurats of the ports and by the constable of Dovorre castle, and
that goods and chattels of the barons and others without the liberty
or within taxed for that purpose should not be taxed with those of
foreigners to tallages or other charges whatsoever; and after in the
parliament holden in 15 Edward III it seemed good to the king and
council, and was debated and agreed by the prelates, earls, barons
and commons, that in respect of their goods and chattels within the
liberty and without for which they were bound to contribute and
did contribute as aforesaid, the said barons and others of the liberty
ought to be altogether quit and discharged of tallages etc. whatsoever
granted by the commons of the realm upon their goods and chattels. |
