Close Rolls, Henry IV: March 1403 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1929.

'Close Rolls, Henry IV: March 1403', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 2, 1402-1405, (London, 1929) pp. 53-56. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol2/pp53-56 [accessed 14 April 2024]

March 1403



March 5. Westminster.	To John Loueneye keeper of the great wardrobe. Order to account with Edmund bishop of Exeter the late chancellor or with his ministers concerning the wax to him due by reason of his office from 30 September last, and to deliver to his ministers what is in arrear from that date to March 1.
March 14. Westminster.	To the treasurer and the chamberlains. Order to view a petition presented to the king by Walter Longe of Suthampton, which the king is sending enclosed, and to make him ready payment of the treasury touching the contents thereof; as the king has granted his petition. By K.
— (fn. 1) Westminster.	To Nicholas Bloundel, John la Fevre the elder, John le Fevre the younger, James Cokerell, Peter Cokerell and William le Fevre of the island of Gernesey. Order at their peril, for particular causes specially moving the king and council, to leave all else and, ceasing every excuse, to be in person before the king and council at Westminster one month after Easter next in order to give information touching certain matters which shall be clearly laid before them at their coming.
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Feb. 4. Westminster.	To the justices of the Bench. Order with assent of the justices and serjeants at law, upon petition of John Ive parson of St. Michael in 'Wodstret' London, to proceed in the cause hereinafter mentioned, the allegation of Henry now abbot of Lesnes notwithstanding, so that they proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising the king; as the petitioner has shewn that lately he impleaded the abbot in the king's court for 80l. arrears of a yearly rent of 26l. 13s. 4d. to him due, saying that a predecessor of the said abbot and the convent of Lesnes by writing of 8 May 51 Edward III in the chapter house at Lesnes gave that rent to the petitioner for life, to be taken of all their lands in Lesnes, Erehethe and Borstalle and all other their lands in Kent, payment to begin at Midsummer then next, and that although they put him in seisin thereof by payment of 6d., and he was thereof seised no small time, the now abbot withdrew the same for three years before the petitioner obtained his writ, refusing to pay it, and shewn that the now abbot by William Emory his attorney alleged that the king, willing to make provision for preservation of that abbey, which is of the patronage of Edmund earl of March a minor in ward of the king, and for lack of good ruling and by negligence and evil ruling of certain late abbots and ministers is charged and indebted in great number of pensions and corrodies, and in divers sums of money and loans, and for preservation of the lands and possessions whatsoever thereto pertaining, took into his hand the abbey and all things thereto belonging, and the pensions, corrodies and farms granted to the charge thereof, and committed to Thomas Chillynden prior of Christ Church Canterbury, John Norbury esquire, John Scarle, Thomas de Stanley, Nicholas Bubbewyth, John Ikelyngton, Thomas Overton and Master John Hoke clerks the keeping of the abbey, the manors, lands, rents, possessions, property and means whatsoever thereto pertaining, to be ruled and disposed as they should see best for the common advantage and relief thereof, so that all issues thereof arising over and above the needful maintenance of the abbot and canons and of their servants serving them in moderate number should be spent upon the succour and relief of the abbey and not converted to other uses, and that pensions, corrodies, farms etc. should cease and be wiped out until the abbey should be relieved and discharged of debt, taking the abbey and all its property etc. whatsoever under his special protection, wherefore the abbot took it that without advising the king the justices would not proceed, and shewing that therefore they have deferred to proceed until now; and the said abbey is not of the foundation of former kings, nor of the king's patronage, as he has particular information.
Jan. 26. Westminster.	To the justices appointed to hold pleas before the king. Order, upon petition of Simon Daventre, to proceed in the cause hereinafter mentioned, the allegation of Matthew Swetenham the king's serjeant notwithstanding, so that they proceed not to rendering of judgment without advising the king; as the petitioner has shewn that by letters patent of 2 January 2 Henry IV for his good service the king granted to the said Matthew, his heirs and assigns, a messuage with cellar beneath it and a shop with cellar beneath it in the town of Norhampton late of William Naillesworth, which pertained to the king as an escheat for that the said tenant died without an heir, and are worth 30s. a year it is said, that it was found by inquisition, taken before Robert Haldenby late escheator, that the said William at his death held the said messuage and shop with cellars beneath, worth 30s. a year beyond reprises, of the king in burgage, and that they pertained to the king as aforesaid, shewing that the messuage etc. in the said letters patent and those in the inquisition are the same, that long before his death, by name of William son of Adam de Naillesworth of Norhampton, the said William and Joan his wife by charter gave to Roger le Warde of Watford and Walter de Kildesby and to the heirs and assigns of the said Walter the messuage, shop and cellars aforesaid, by name of all their lands etc. in Norhampton and Dalyngton, that they by charter gave the same to the said Joan, her heirs and assigns, that she by will bequeathed the same to John Sauce sometime her husband, his heirs and assigns, that he by charter gave the said messuage and cellar to Lawrence Stratton and Alice his wife, their heirs and assigns, that after the death of the said Lawrence the said Alice took Nicholas Wagge to her husband, that Nicholas and Alice gave the same by charter to William Broghton and John Stonton chaplains, their heirs and assigns, that John Stonton made a quitclaim thereof to William Broghton, his heirs and assigns, that he gave that messuage and cellar by charter to the petitioner, his heirs and assigns, that those successive grantees were all thereof seised, and peaceably continued their estate until by colour of the king's letters the petitioner was by the said Matthew unlawfully thrust out, without that that William Naillesworth at his death had aught therein, or died thereof seised, as by the inquisition supposed, the king ordered the sheriff to give the said Matthew notice to be in chancery in the octaves of Michaelmas last in order to shew cause wherefore the grant to him ought not to be revoked in regard to that messuage and cellar, and the petitioner put again in possession thereof and of the issues and profits thereof taken since 2 January aforesaid; and at that day the cause was sent for debate before the king, and the petitioner appeared at Westminster by John Whatton his attorney, and the said Matthew by Thomas Beston, and alleged the said letters patent, which he produced, dated Westminster 22 (fn. 2) January 2 Henry IV, alleging that he is tenant of the premises by grant of the king, and craving aid of the king, wherefore the justices have deferred to proceed.
Jan. 26. Westminster.	To the same. Like order, mutatis mutandis, upon petition of Hugh Smyth of Leycamstede, in regard to the said shop with cellar beneath, which the said John Sauce gave by charter to John Bosenho, his heirs and assigns, and he to John Gregory of Norhampton, his heirs and assigns, and he to the petitioner, his heirs and assigns, the said Matthew having appeared at Westminster on the day above mentioned by Thomas Beeston his attorney and the petitioner in person.
March 12. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Westmerland for election of a coroner instead of Thomas de Louther, who is too sick and aged to exercise that office, as the king has learned by credible witness, wherefore he has removed him.