Close Rolls, Richard II: December 1392

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 5, 1392-1396. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1925.

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'Close Rolls, Richard II: December 1392', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 5, 1392-1396, (London, 1925) pp. 33-35. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol5/pp33-35 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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December 1392

Dec. 14.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order by mainprise of John Boseville of Pontefract of Yorkshire, John Landewarnak of London, Nicholas Mirfelde 'goldsmyth' and Hugh Caune, both of London, to set free John Sampsoun of Plymmuth who is in the sheriffs' custody in the city prison; as lately the king ordered them to keep him in custody until further order; but John Boseville and the others have mainperned in chancery body for body to have him before the king and council from day to day upon warning received.
Dec. 12.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of London. Order to suffer the friars of the order of Carmelites of Calais to lade in a ship in that port and without payment of custom or subsidy to take to Calais six salt fish, twenty 'stokfisshe,' two casks of red herring and one barrel of white herring by them bought and purveyed for consumption of their household, any ordinances, proclamations or commands to the contrary notwithstanding.
Membrane 23.
Oct. 29.
Westminster.
To the prior and convent of Bernewelle for the time being. Order of the fee farm of the manor of Cestreton to pay to Theodoric Styuaux the king's esquire 11l. a year and the arrears since 27 September last; as by letters patent of 14 April 13 Richard II the king granted him, in recompense for wages which he used to take within the household, 10l. a year of the issues of Wiltesir by the sheriff's hands, for life or until the king should take other order for his estate, and by other letters patent of 27 September last granted him for good service 11l. a year from Michaelmas then last for life, to be taken of the said fee farm by the hands of the prior and convent, and by reason of the clause 'quousque' in the first letters patent he may not without special grace of the king enjoy the said 10l. a year; and for his good service the king has granted him for life by other letters patent both the 10l. of the issues of Wiltesir and the 11l. of the said fee farm, the said clause notwithstanding.
Et erat patens.
To the sheriff of Wiltesir for the time being. Like order for payment of 10l. a year and the arrears since 14 April aforesaid.
Et erat patens.
Dec. 14.
Westminster.
To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of Jernemuth and the bailiffs of that town. Order, upon the instant petition of certain merchants of York and Notyngham, by mainprise of John Saumon, John Craweshawe, John Plumptre and Henry Plumptre, all of Notyngham, by indenture containing the quantity and price of the goods and the amount of the money, to deliver to the petitioners or their deputies all that yet remain in the keeping of the collectors and bailiffs of the goods etc. hereinafter mentioned, and all moneys arising from such parcel thereof as was exposed for sale; as upon clear information that herring and other goods and merchandise of the petitioners amounting to 600 marks were lately taken in Scotland contrary to the present truce, willing that all wool, hides, woolfells and other merchandise of merchants of Scotland in a ship of Camfer, Forboltus de Camfer master, driven by stress of weather to Kirkeleyrode should be put under safe keeping without dispersal, that meantime at suit of the Scots merchants the keepers of the truce in Scotland might take order for a remedy, the king ordered the collectors and bailiffs to cause the same to be all unladed and, by oversight of the owners or their attorneys, to be put by indentures containing the quantity and price thereof in the hands of certain trusty men of Jernemuth; and upon particular information that divers of those goods might not be kept without great loss and damage, if not speedily exposed for sale, by another writ the king ordered the collectors and bailiffs to cause all such as might not be kept to be sold in presence of six burgesses of the most discreet men of the town, and the money to be safe kept until further order, suffering the buyers without payment of custom or subsidy to take the same to any foreign parts they should please of the king's friendship; and now the petitioners have prayed for delivery to them of the said goods or the price thereof, and John Saumon and the others have mainperned in chancery under a pain of 200l. to make restitution to the merchants of Scotland in case it be hereafter adjudged by the king and council that restitution ought to be made them.
Dec. 23.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order without delay and excuse to dearrest and deliver to the abbot of Colchestre, who came to the chancery by command of the king, sixteen horses of his by them arrested while he was under special protection of the king; as lieges who come to the king's parliaments, councils and courts at his command ought to be, and in times past used to be free of arrest of their persons, horses and goods while coming thither, there remaining, and returning to their own again.
Dec. 28.
Eltham manor.
To the steward and bailiffs of Droghda on the side of Meath. Order, upon petition of Lukyn Spinola of Genoa (Janua) merchant, to suffer him to sell his salt at retail or in gross according to the statutes and ordinances hereinafter mentioned, the pretended privileges and liberties of the steward and bailiffs notwithstanding; as his complaint shews that he caused a ship laded with salt for relief of Ireland to be brought to Droghda, and would have sold the salt at retail, but by reason of certain privileges etc. the steward and bailiffs have wilfully and unlawfully hindered him from so doing, suffering him not to sell it save in gross; and in a parliament holden in England an ordinance and statute was lately made that all statutes published in England shall take effect and be duly executed in Ireland as in England, and another statute was after published that foreign merchants whatsoever may without let or trouble sell their goods etc. at retail or otherwise throughout the realm, any liberties granted by the king or his forefathers to the contrary notwithstanding. By p.s. [8450.]
Et erat patens.
Dec. 18.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Kent. Order for particular causes until further order of the king to safe keep without diminution or sale all goods and chattels of Robert Bradgare clerk, for what cause soever the same were by him seized into the king's hand. By C.