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Nov. 7.
Westminster. |
To Robert Tresilian and David Haunemere justices appointed to
hold pleas before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to cause an
inquisition which remains to be taken between the king and William
Brightle and John Poulet knight concerning the manor of Lanteglas
to be taken before one of the justices of the Common Bench or the
justices of assize in Cornwall. |
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To the same. Order by writ of nisi prius to cause an inquisition
which remains to be taken between the king and John Poulet knight
and Roger Boys of Devon concerning a messuage and divers parcels
of land, meadow and pasture in Sandhurst called Colverden to be
taken before one of the justices of assize in Gloucestershire. |
Nov. 3.
Westminster. |
To John Bygod escheator in Yorkshire. Order to take the fealty
of Dionysia daughter and heir of Robert de Creppyng, to take of her
security for payment of her relief, and to give her livery of a toft
and four bovates of land in Barneby by Pokelyngton and two tofts
and sixteen bovates of land in Meltenby; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Katherine who was wife of
John Freboys at her death held no lands in that county in chief or of
others in her demesne as of fee nor in service, but held the premises
in Barneby in chief by the service of finding half an archer within
York castle forty days in time of war, and the premises in Meltenby
of others than the king, all as jointly enfeoffed with Remigius Creppyng
sometime her husband (previously deceased) by gift of the said Robert
made with the king's licence to them and the heirs of their bodies,
with reversion to the grantor and his heirs, and that Remigius and
Katherine died without issue, wherefore by the form of the gift the
premises ought to remain to the said Dionysia, who is of full age;
and for half a mark by her paid in the hanaper the king has respited
her homage until the quinzaine of Easter next. |
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Vacated, because upon the Fine Roll for this year. |
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Oct. 21.
Westminster. |
To all bailiffs and ministers within the realm to whom etc. Order
to suffer the men of Pentelea in the hundred of Fedebrugge co. Norffolk,
which is of the ancient demesne of the crown as appears by certificate
of the treasurer and the chamberlains sent into chancery at the king's
command, to be quit of payment of toll upon their goods and property,
according to the custom heretofore kept and approved in England,
that men of the ancient demesne are and ought to be thereof quit
throughout the realm. |
May. 26.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Suthampton. Order to pay Robert Chalmeleye
the king's esquire 20l. a year for life and arrears (as above, p. 64). |
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Vacated, because in the ninth year. |
Oct. 25.
Westminster. |
To Richard Virgo escheator in Dorset. Order to remove the king's
hand and meddle no further with the manor and advowson of Compton
Valence, delivering to Thomas Blount knight any issues thereof taken;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
Thomas West knight, sometime tenant of the premises in chief by knight
service, long before his death granted the same to Thomas Blount
for life. |
Oct. 22.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Oxford for the time being. Order to pay to Philip
la Vache 25l. a year and the arrears since 28 August last, on which date
the king granted him for life 50l. a year of the issues of Oxfordshire
and Bukinghamshire, for that he gave up in chancery to be cancelled
letters patent of the late king granting to the said Philip, then one of
the knights of his chamber, 50l. a year at the exchequer for life or
until that king should take other order for his estate, and gave up
also the king's confirmation. |
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Et erat patens. |
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The like, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Bukingham. |
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Et erat patens. |
Oct. 28.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas Samburne escheator in Wiltesir. Order to give John
Bonevylle and Elizabeth his wife seisin of a moiety of the manor of
Westkyngton; as it is found by inquisition, taken before the escheator,
that Thomas fitz Roger at his death held no lands in that county in
his demesne as of fee, but was in his life time seised of the said moiety,
held in chief by knight service, until disseised by John fitz Roger his
brother, Alice wife of the said John and Elizabeth who was wife of
Henry fitz Roger, to the use of the said John and Alice, that the said
John had issue Elizabeth and died, that the said Thomas after died
without issue, that the said Alice has taken to her husband Ralph
Carminowe knight, and Elizabeth daughter of John has taken John
Bonevylle, that John Bonevylle and Elizabeth entered that moiety,
and were thereof disseised by the said Ralph and Alice and by Walter
'Raufysservant Carminowe,' and that they arraigned an assize of
novel disseisin against the said Ralph, Alice and Walter, and thereby
recovered the said moiety in right of Elizabeth as cousin and heir of
the said Thomas; and John Bonevylle has proved the age of Elizabeth
his wife before Richard Virgo escheator in Somerset, and the king has
commanded John Brode of Smethe escheator in Kent to take her
said husband's fealty. |
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To John Brode of Smethe escheator in Kent. Order to take the
fealty of John Bonevylle, son of William Bonevylle knight, who has
taken to wife Elizabeth daughter of John fitz Roger brother of Thomas
Fitz Roger, being cousin and heir of the said Thomas, and to give the
said John Bonevylle and Elizabeth seisin of her said uncle's lands;
as he has proved her age before Richard Virgo escheator in
Somerset. |
Oct. 26.
Westminster. |
To John Cotom escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to remove the
king's hand and meddle no further with a yearly rent of 20l. of the
castle and manor of Cathorp, delivering to Thomas Claymound and
John de Horby clerk any issues thereof taken; as it is found by
inquisition, taken before the escheator, that William Bardolf knight
at his death was seised of 64l. of rent of freeholders and neifs to the
said manor with the members pertaining, whereof 20l. are paid by his
grant to Brian de Gray a brother of the order of St. John of Jerusalem
in England; and after by another inquisition likewise taken it is found
that the said William, being seised of the said castle and manor, with
the king's licence granted a yearly rent of 20l. to the said Thomas
and John de Horby and to their heirs during the said Brian's life,
that they were thereof seised until the grantor's death, that the annuity
mentioned in the first inquisition is the same as the said rent, that no
grant was made to the said Brian as thereby supposed, and that the
grantees made no surrender or release to the grantor or the said Brian;
and the said Brian, being examined in chancery, has confessed that
all things stated in the last inquisition are true. |
Oct. 24.
Westminster. |
To Robert Bealknap and William Rykhille justices of assize in
Devon. Order, upon petition of Robert Stoketon, to proceed in an
assize of novel disseisin concerning tenements in Aysshpryngton by
him arraigned against Thomas prior of Tottenes, John Wolnay, John
Sherpeham and Richard Grypeston, notwithstanding the prior's
allegation that the same are parcel of the manor of Aysshpryngton,
that the manor is parcel of the priory, and that the king has committed
to him, by name of Thomas Swynforde monk of the Cluniac order,
the keeping and farm of the priory which is in the king's hand by reason
of the war with France, to hold so long as the war shall endure, so
that the justices proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising
the king. |
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Nov. 2.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to allow
John de Walton late sheriff of Essex and Hertford in his account
at the exchequer 100 marks which the king has pardoned him of the
farm which he is bound to render for one year when he was sheriff,
thereof discharging him. By K., and by pet. in parl. |
Nov. 4.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas Samburne escheator in Wiltesir. Order to remove the
king's hand and meddle no further with 100s. of rent of the manor
of Stratford Tony, delivering to Roger Newe any issues thereof taken;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
Thomas West knight at his death held the said manor of the abbot of
Lyra by knight service, and long before his death granted that rent
to the said Roger for life for his service. |
Nov. 3.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Writ of
supersedeas until the quinzaine of Easter next in respect of their
demand against Robert Oble of Pynchebek 'draper' or the escheator
in Lincolnshire for the issues of a messuage in Pynchebek; as it is
found by inquisition, taken 23 September 9 Richard II before John
de Feriby late escheator by virtue of his office, that Agnes Shirloke
of Pynchebek, an idiot from her birth, had the said messuage which
descended to her by inheritance, that in 51 Edward III she aliened it
to the said Robert, and that it is worth 13s. 4d. a year beyond reprise;
and a plea between the king and the said Robert is now pending
without debate. |
Nov. 4.
Westminster. |
To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to remove the king's hand
and meddle no further with a messuage and 1½ acre of land in Kirketon
in Holand late of Gilbert Heyland of Kirketon, delivering to John son of
the said Gilbert any issues thereof taken; as the king lately commanded
the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer to certify in chancery the
manner and cause wherefore the same was taken into the king's
hand by William de Skipwyth the younger late escheator, and they
certified that he so took the same for that it descended to the said John,
being a natural idiot; and the king after commanded the sheriff to
have the said John for examination in chancery before the king and
council at a set day now past, at which day he appeared before the
justices and others of the council learned in the law, and upon
examination it seemed to them that he is no idiot, but of sound mind
and memory. |
Oct. 28.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to give Thomas Camoys knight
seisin of 6 acres of land and 2 acres of meadow in Whatele held by
John Coke of Whatele outlawed for felony; as the king has learned
by inquisition, taken by the sheriff, that the premises have been in
his hand a year and a day, that John Coke held them of the said Thomas,
and that Oliver Harnham late escheator had the year and a day and
the waste thereof. |
Oct. 15.
Westminster. |
To the justices of the Bench. Order to proceed to rendering of
judgment in a cause between Thomas Berkeleye of Berkeleye knight
plaintiff and John Horloke and Christina his wife defendants concerning
a messuage etc. in the suburb of Bristol, held of Thomas Berkeleye
knight grandfather of the plaintiff whose heir the plaintiff is by Richard
son of Juliana Jolyffe, which ought to revert to the plaintiff as an
escheat for that the said Richard died without an heir it is said, notwithstanding the allegation of John de Gosebourne, whom the defendants
vouched to warranty, that Queen Philippa by letters patent (produced)
for his good service made him a grant and sale for term of her life,
by name of John Gosebourne auditor of her account, of three tenements
and fourteen shops in the said town which came to her hands by
escheat, whereof the premises are parcel, that the late king viewed,
and by charter (likewise produced) for his good service confirmed
that grant, further granting that he should hold the premises for life
if he should overlive the said queen, and that the plea ought not to
proceed without advising the king, craving the king's aid, and notwithstanding the king's writ upon the plaintiff's petition, commanding
the justices to proceed that allegation notwithstanding, so that they
should not proceed to rendering of judgment without advising the
king; as the plaintiff has now shewn the king that by virtue of that
command the justices have deferred to render judgment, although an
inquisition is taken concerning the premises. |
Oct. 22.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, if by
inquisition or otherwise assured that Henry de Percy earl of Northumberland, being sheriff of Northumberland, did not and might not levy
rents, farms and other profits to the county pertaining of old time,
not to charge him to answer for any so not levied; as he has shewn
the king that by frequent invasions of the Scots the lands in that
county are so laid waste that he may not levy the same, but that the
treasurer and the barons are purposing to charge him therewith in
his account. |
Nov. 7.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of London, and to Philip
Walweyn the king's searcher there or to his representative. Order,
upon petition of Roger Bere master of a ship called 'la Marie' of
Sandewich, to deliver to him the ship and all the gear; as he has
shewn the king that over sea certain merchants of Lumbardy and Genoa
(Janua) laded a ship of Genoa with divers merchandise to be brought
to London, that on the voyage the ship of Genoa touched at the
'Dounes' off Sandewich, that for greater safety thereof, being too
heavily laden, the merchants hired the said ship of Sandewich to aid
in bringing the said goods to London, and that when the ships arrived
there they were arrested by the searcher or his representative for that
the merchandise was carelessly exposed for sale before they had sufficient
warrant. By C. |
Nov. 6.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriff of Bristol. Order to dearrest and deliver
to the possessors six ships of merchants of Bristol in that port, lately
arrested for the king's service by writ of privy seal. By C. |
July 26.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Writ of
supersedeas until the quinzaine of Easter next in respect of their
demand against William Cerfe, William Sampson, John de Gypton
and Cicely Cerfe to answer for the issues of lands of John Chaumont
knight whereupon they intruded after his death; as it is found by
inquisition, taken by John Dent late escheator in Yorkshire, that
the said knight died seised of three bovates of land in Colton held in
chief by the service of the tenth part of one knight's fee, of two
messuages, ten bovates of land, two closes and 4 acres of meadow
in Steveton, and of three messuages and crofts, seven bovates of land
and 4 acres of meadow in Appilton held of others than the king, that
William Cerfe and the others intruded upon the premises in Steveton
and Appilton and occupied the same a great while after his death, that
from the date of that intrusion they were worth 100s. a year beyond
reprise, that Margaret and Joan Chaumont are daughters and heirs of
John son of John son of the said John Chaumont, and are of the age of
eighteen and upwards, and that William Moubray has taken Margaret to
wife and Joan has taken the habit of religion in the order of St. Gilbert
of Sempyngham at Chiksonde priory, but whether she be professed
or no the jurors knew not; and the king ordered the sheriff to give
notice to the intruders to be in chancery in the quinzaine of Michaelmas
next to shew cause wherefore they ought not to answer for the issues
of the said lands since John Chaumont's death, and the plea in chancery
between the king and the intruders is yet pending without debate. |
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Nov. 6.
Westminster. |
To John de Briggeforde escheator in Notynghamshire. Order to
take of Henry fitz Hugh knight, son of Henry fitz Hugh knight, security
for payment of his relief, and to give him seisin of a manor called
Kyngeston in Carleton in Lyndryk, held of the king in socage rendering
by the sheriff's hands 6d. a year for all service, but to remove the
king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Carleton in
Lyndryk and a moiety of the manor of Bothumselle held of others
than the king, delivering to Henry the son any issues of these last
taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator,
that Henry the father at his death held the premises in his demesne
as of fee, and that the said Henry is his son and next heir and of full
age; and the king has taken his fealty. |
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To John Bygod escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the
king's hand and meddle no further with Ravenswath castle and many
other manors and lands, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the
king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Henry
fitz Hugh knight at his death held no lands in that county in chief,
but held the said castle etc. of others than the king. |
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To John de Mitford escheator in Northumberland. Like order,
mutatis mutandis, concerning four cottages, 40 acres of land and four
husband lands in Langehirst and many other lands in Northumberland. |
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To Thomas More of Balsham escheator in Cambridgeshire. Like
order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 20l. of rent issuing from the
manor of Hynton. |
Nov. 10.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Sayville serjeant at arms. Order, upon petition of
Gaubert le Garrige merchant of Bordeaux, to dearrest 211 quarters
of wheat, and suffer them to be taken over to Bordeaux; as his petition
shews that lately he caused the same to be laded in a ship called 'la
Seinte Marie cogge' of Hull to be taken thither, and that by procurement of Bernard Lumbard the ship is arrested by the serjeant; and
the petitioner has made oath in chancery that the wheat shall be taken
to Bordeaux, and to no parts of the king's enemies. By C. in parl. |
Nov. 13.
Westminster. |
To Richard Virgo escheator in Somerset. Order to give John
son and heir of John Horcy seisin of his father's lands; as he has
proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage
and fealty. By p.s. [4130.] |
Nov. 8.
Westminster. |
To John Cotom escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to remove the
king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Southingelby
and the advowson of Broxholm church, delivering to Henry Molyns,
William Daubeney and John Haywarde any issues thereof taken;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
Giles Daubeney knight at his death held no lands in that county
in chief nor of any other, but long before his death made a charter of
feoffment to the said Henry, William and John of the said manor
and advowson, which are held of others than the king. |
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To John Briggeford escheator in Notynghamshire. Like order
concerning 100 acres of fresh land, 100 acres of pasture and 100 acres
of wood in Thornhaghe by Brodholme, as the king has learned by
divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that Giles Daubeney
knight long before his death made a charter of feoffment thereof to
Henry Molyns, William Daubeney and John Haywarde, as parcel of
the manor of Southingelby co. Lincoln. |
Nov. 8.
Westminster. |
To Robert Tresilian the chief justice. Order to send into chancery
under his seal the record and process of a plea for debt before the
justices of the Bench between Richard Curteys citizen and tailor of
London plaintiff and John de Leycestre one of the clerks of chancery,
by name of John de Sleford of Leycestershire, that the king may
view the same and deal further as in law ought to be done; as by
custom heretofore observed and approved clerks of the chancery or
their servants there ought not to be haled or compelled to answer
before any justices or ministers of the king save the chancellor or
keeper or keepers of the great seal for the time being upon any pleas,
plaints or demands which concern not the king arising in places where
the court shall be, pleas concerning a freehold, felonies and appeals
excepted, wherefore by another writ the king commanded the justices
of the Bench altogether to stay the further holding of any pleas or
plaints now or hereafter moved by the plaintiff against the said John;
and after at his suit, averring error in the record and process, the
king commanded Robert Bealknap chief justice of the Bench, if
judgment was rendered thereupon, to send to the king the record and
process and all things concerning the same, so that the king should
have them one month after Michaelmas last, and they are now before
the king at his command; and for that the principal plea in the cause
pertains to the cognisance of the chancellor and of none other, the
secondary (accessorium) plea ought in consequence to pertain to
him. |
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Oct. 28.
Westminster. |
To Robert Tresilian and his fellows, justices appointed to hold
pleas before the king. Order, upon the plaintiffs' petition, to proceed
with all speed to take an assize of novel disseisin between William
Dorleston and Katherine his wife plaintiffs and Thomas Brakenburgh
and others deforciants concerning tenements in Ryslepe, Stanwelle,
Haroughe, Woxbregge, Ikenham, Hillyndon, Hermotesworth and
Herfelde, notwithstanding the king's former command, for urgent and
manifest causes laid before the council, to stay the taking thereof
until further order. |
Oct. 15.
Westminster. |
To William Barwelle escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to remove
the king's hand and meddle no further with a rent of 10l. a year for the
manors of Wolneford and Weston, which are held of others than
the king, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has
learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Thomas West
knight long before his death granted those manors to John de Rous
of Raggeleye for life at the aforesaid rent, and that Thomas West
knight is his son and next heir, and of full age. |
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To Thomas Blyth of Blyth escheator in Warwickshire. (Like)
order concerning a rent of 10l. for the manor of Snytenfeld, held of
others than the king; as the king has learned etc. that Thomas West
knight at his death held no lands in that county in chief or of others
in demesne nor in service, but that long before his death he granted
the said manor to William Beauchamp knight and to his heirs in
exchange for the manors of Neweton Tony and Stretford Tony co.
Wiltesir and at the aforesaid rent besides etc. (as the last). |
Oct. 16.
Westminster. |
To John Bygod escheator in Yorkshire. Order to give John de Roos
knight, son and heir of Thomas de Roos of Hamelak knight, seisin of
his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator,
and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [4091.] |
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To Thomas Blithe of Blithe escheator in Warwickshire and
Leycestershire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, as John de Roos
knight has proved his age before John de Bygod. |
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The like to the following: |
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John Brode of Smethe escheator in Kent. |
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John Cotom escheator in Lincolnshire. |
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John Mulso escheator in Norhamptonshire. |
Aug. 26.
Westminster. |
To Simon de Burley constable of Dovorre castle and warden of the
Cinque Ports, or to his lieutenant in the port of Sandewich. Order,
upon petition of certain merchants of Plesancia in Lumbardy, to arrest
and safe keep two ships of theirs, namely 'le Seynt Nicholas' and
'la Seynte Marie,' John Copelad and Daniel de Calversago of Plesancia
respectively masters or owners (patroni), with all their gear and all
goods and merchandise therein, dispersing, eloigning or selling nought,
and to put in one of them four seamen of theirs for safe guard thereof,
until debate be had by the king and council whether the same be
enemies' goods or no; as their complaint shews that those ships
laded with divers goods of the petitioners, were lately taken at sea
by certain the king's lieges and brought to Sandewich, and that those
lieges have sold and cease not daily to sell the merchandise therein
for less than a reasonable value or price. By C. |
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Nov. 14.
Westminster. |
To Thomas earl of Kent keeper of the king's forest this side Trent,
or to his representative in Waltham forest. Order to deliver to bail
the abbot of St. Osith, taken and imprisoned in Colchestre prison for
a trespass of vert in the said forest for which he is indicted, if he shall
find mainpernors to have him before the justices in eyre for pleas of
the forest in Essex when they shall come to those parts, and if
replevisable according to the assize of the forest. |
Nov. 15.
Westminster. |
To Robert Tresilian and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas
before the king. Order, upon petition of the prior and convent of
Ely, to proceed with what speed they may to rendering of judgment
in a plea between the late king and them concerning their alleged
acquisition to them and their successors without that king's licence
(among other things) of a messuage, 3½ acres of land and 3 acres of
marsh in Sutton in the tenure of William Wattessone Torold, and of
a messuage and 3 roods of land there late of Nigel Thakkere contrary
to the statute of mortmain, as appears by inquisition of his office
taken before John de Olneye the late king's escheator in Cambridgeshire,
the discontinuance of that plea by the late king's death notwithstanding; as the complaint of the prior and convent shews that the
said plea was sent for debate before the late king, that it was after
found by inquisition, taken by writ of nisi prius, that Walter Torold a
neif of the prior and convent acquired in fee the premises in Sutton, and
Jordan le Revessone likewise their neif the premises late of the said
Nigel, and died thereof seised, and that by reason of their villenage
the prior and convent seized all the premises after the death of the
purchasers, without that that the prior and convent by fraud, collusion
or covin acquired the same to their own use contrary to the said statute,
but shews that the justices have deferred to render judgment because
the late king died before a final judgment might be rendered. |
Nov. 16.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Writ of
supersedeas until the quinzaine of Easter next in respect of their demand
against Nicholas de Raymes to answer for the issues of the manor of
Haydenhalle and a moiety of the town of Hayden, taken into the
late king's hand by William de Reygate his escheator in Northumberland;
as on 8 December 50 Edward III the late king committed to the said
Nicholas the keeping of the premises, and the issues thereof taken, until
debate should be had whether the same ought to pertain to the said
king or to him; and debate is not yet had thereupon. |
Nov. 16.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order on sight etc. to cause
all sails and oars of ships of merchants of Seland whatsoever in the
port of London and the river Thames to be arrested and put ashore,
and to be safe kept until further order. By C. |
Nov. 22.
Westminster. |
To Richard Virgo escheator in Dorset. Order to remove the king's
hand and meddle no further with the manor of Colewey, delivering
up any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition,
taken by the escheator, that Ralph Carmynou knight at his death
held no lands in that county in chief, but held the said manor of others
than the king, and that William Carmynou is his brother and next
heir, and of full age. |
Nov. 29.
Westminster. |
To Alan de Kirketon escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to give
John de Hoghton and Alice his wife seisin of her purparty of the lands
of John Barde, certifying in chancery what he shall do; as the age
was proved of Isabel sister and one of the heirs of Durand son and
heir of John Barde, deceased within age in the late king's wardship,
whom Robert Martyn of Yorkshire took to wife, and on 10 May
8 Richard II the king took the fealty of the said Robert, and ordered
Thomas Couele then escheator in presence of the said Robert and
Isabel and of the next friends of the said Alice the other sister
and heir to make a partition of the said lands into two equal parts, and
to give Robert and Isabel seisin of her purparty, keeping the purparty
of Alice in the king's hand until further order, with a proviso that
either of the heirs and parceners should have a share of the lands
held in chief, and should be the king's tenant; and John de Hoghton
has now proved the age of Alice before the escheator, and the king
has taken his fealty. |
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To John Bygod escheator in Yorkshire. Like order; as the age
of the said Alice has been proved before Alan de Kirketon. |
Nov. 22.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London and the keepers of the ports
there. Order, upon petition of John de Cussaco and John Nichol
merchants of Bordeaux, to dearrest and deliver to them a barge called
'la Trinite' of London and the corn wherewith it is laded, suffering
them after payment of customs etc. thereupon due to pass therewith
to Bordeaux, any arrest or any command of the king to the contrary
notwithstanding; as their petition shews that lately they bought the
said barge at London and laded it with corn to be taken to Bordeaux,
and that it was after arrested for the king's service at sea. By C. |
