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Membrane 30. |
May 18.
Westminster. |
To John de Estbury escheator in Wilts. Order to cause John son
and heir of Adam de Grymstede, tenant in chief, to have seisin of
the lands whereof his father at his death was seised in his demesne
as of fee; as John has proved his age before the escheator, and the
king has taken his fealty for the lands which his father held in chief,
and respited his homage until Michaelmas next. |
May 18.
Westminster. |
To John de Bekynton escheator in Dorset. Order to cause John
son of Elizabeth Syfrewast, cousin and heir of Robert Syfrewast
and of Joan wife of Robert, tenants in chief, to have seisin of the lands
of which Robert and Joan at their deaths were seised in their demesne
as of fee; as John has proved his age before the escheator, and the
king has taken his fealty for the lands which Robert and Joan held
in chief, and has respited his homage until Michaelmas next. |
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To John de Estbury escheator in Berkshire. Like order, as John
son of Elizabeth Syfrewast has proved his age before John de
Bekynton. By the guardian. |
May 18.
Westminster. |
To William de Fililode escheator in Norhamptonshire. Order to remove the king's hand and not to intermeddle further with certain
tenements of Stephen de Stratford and Margaret his wife in Sulgrave,
delivering to them the issues; as the king lately ordered the escheator
to certify him in chancery touching the cause wherefore they were
by him taken into the king's hand, and he returned that he so took
them for that it was found by inquisition, taken of his office, that
Stephen lately held those lands, namely one messuage, one mill,
two carucates of land, 20 acres of meadow and 20s. of rent, of the
king in chief as of his castle of Wyndesore by the service of rendering
12s. a year for ward of that castle, and aliened the same to William
Baret in fee, and William without the king's licence thereof enfeoffed
Stephen and Margaret; and after, at the suit of Stephen and
Margaret, by inquisition taken by the escheator by virtue of the
king's command, it was found that the premises are held of Isabel
the king's daughter as of her manor of Wedon in that county as
of the fee of Pynkeney, which manor Isabel holds of the king's gift
with the knights' fees thereto belonging, and not of the king. |
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Note, that here the king returned to England, as in a memorandum
enrolled on the back of the roll. |
May 23.
Westminster. |
To Ralph Spigurnel, John de Bisshopeston, John Laundels and
John Gour. Order not to intermeddle further in the king's name
with the castle and lordship of Dynbegh by reason of the wardship of
Edmund son and heir of Roger de Mortuo Mari late earl of March,
but to deliver the same with the issues thereof to Edward prince of
Wales or to his attorney; as lately by his charter the king gave
to Edward his eldest son, whom he created prince of Wales, the
principality of Wales to hold to him and his heirs kings of England
with all his castles, towns, lordships and lands of North Wales, West
Wales and South Wales, all fees, royalties and liberties thereto belonging as fully as the king held the same; and now it is shewn
on behalf of the prince that, whereas the castle and lordship of
Dynbegh are and of old were member and parcel of the principality,
and William de Monte Acuto late earl of Salisbury (to whom the
king gave the same before the said creation, to hold to the earl and
the heirs of his body) did homage therefor as member and parcel of
the principality to the prince after his creation and so was thereof
seised at his death, after whose death the prince seized the same
into his hand by reason of the nonage of William his son and heir
now earl of Salisbury, and had the wardship thereof, and when the
said heir came of age took his homage and caused the same to be to
him delivered, and he so held the said castle and lordship until the
late earl of March by judgment of the king's court recovered the
same against the said earl of Salisbury, by virtue of which recovery
the earl of March was thereof seised until his death, whereby they
descended to Edmund his son and heir being within age, and though
the wardship thereof by reason of the nonage of Edmund pertains
to the prince for the causes aforesaid, Ralph Spigurnel and the
others (alleging that the said castle and lordship are the barony of
March, and as such are held of the king as of the crown of England
and not of the principality) have in the king's name entered and
occupy the same by reason of the nonage of Edmund, wherefore the
prince has prayed the king for remedy; and because the king is
fully informed that, at the time when the principality came to the
hands of King Edward I by forfeiture of Lewelin then prince of
Wales, the cantreds of Roos and of Rowynok (wherein are the castle
and lordship of Dynbegh) were annexed to the principality and seized
into that king's hands as a single lordship, and that king by his
charter gave those cantreds to Henry de Lacy then earl of Lincoln
and to his heirs, who therein built a castle which he named the castle
of Dynbegh, and for them did homage and fealty at Odyam to King
Edward II (then prince of Wales) in the lifetime and by command
of King Edward I, and so died seised of the cantreds and castle aforesaid as parcel of the principality, whereby they descended hereditarily
to Alice daughter and heir of Henry, whom Thomas then earl of
Lancaster took to wife, and Thomas and Alesia held the castle and
cantreds until King Edward II (having the principality in his hand)
seized them into his hand by the forfeiture of Thomas, and gave them
(under the name of the castle and lordship of Dynbegh) to Hugh
le Despenser the son and to his heirs to hold of that king as of the
principality, and the present king after, being seised of the principality, caused that castle and lordship to be seized into his hand
by the forfeiture of Hugh, and gave them to Roger de Mortuo Mari
then earl of March (grandfather of Roger afterwards earl who was his
heir) and to his heirs, and so Roger the grandfather held them until
they came to the king's hands by his forfeiture, and so being in his
hand the king gave them to William de Monte Acuto late earl of
Salisbury the father, and as well that earl as the now earl of Salisbury
successively did homage to the prince for the same, whereby it appears
that the said cantreds, the castle of Dynbegh therein built and the
lordship of Dynbegh are and were of old time member and parcel of
the principality By K. |
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Et erat patens. |
May 26.
Westminster. |
To John Clerc of Suthampton. Order, under pain of forfeiture,
to cause the ten forfeited cloths which William de Warrewyk delivered to him to be brought to Westminster and delivered to the
king's treasurer and chamberlain to his use. By K. |
May 26.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Boston. Order to pay
to William Deyncourt the 45s. a day which the king granted for his
wages and the wages of his fellows and their men for the time they
should be on duty, until the 24 May inclusive, on which day they
were discharged, and also the 50 marks which the king likewise
granted him for his reward, taking his acquittance; as William
Deyncourt, John de Kyrketon and their fellows remained upon the
guard of the king's adversary of France his prisoner until the day
above mentioned. By K. |
May 26.
Westminster. |
To the same collectors. Order to pay to John de Kyrketon, Saier
de Rocheford and William de Colvill, whom the king deputed with
others to guard his adversary of France, 5s. a day for the wages of the
archers in their retinue for that duty from 12 April until 24 May last,
the day of their discharge, taking their acquittance; as the king
granted them that sum for the wages of ten archers in their retinue
for that duty from 22 March last inclusive, and has ordered his
treasurer and chamberlains to pay the same of the treasury for three
weeks, namely until 12 April. By K. |
May 24.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in Gloucestershire of the tenth and fifteenth granted
by the commons of England for the expenses of men at arms and
archers for defence of the realm. Order to stay until further orders,
the collection and levying of the residue of the tenth falling to the
town of Bristol, provided the mayor, bailiffs and commonalty of
that town have paid them 40l. of the portion falling to that town,
as alleged in their petition, shewing that they lately sent 20 armed
men and 20 archers to sea for the king's service at his command,
paying them their wages for five weeks to the amount of 30l, and
paid to the collectors 40l. as aforesaid, yet the collectors are causing
the residue of that portion to be demanded; as the king is assured that
the said town sent to sea the men above mentioned. By C. |
June 13.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to search
the rolls and memoranda of the exchequer, and to allow the debts
found to be due to the king at his death by Thomas de Foxele, late
constable of the king's castle of Wyndesore, of the debts due to
Thomas from the king, of which the king's clerk William de
Wykeham will be able to inform them. By K. |
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Membrane 29. |
May 20.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wilts. Order of the issues of his bailiwick to
cause money up to 30l. to be laid out in the repair of the king's
mills below his castle of Old Sarum, by view of Roger Godefray one
of the coroners. |
May 21.
Westminster. |
To Roger de Wolfreton escheator in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Order to take the fealty of Alice who was wife of Andrew de Bures
for the manors of Bouthorp and Aketon, according to the form of a
schedule enclosed, and not to intermeddle further with the manors,
messuages, mill, view of frankpledge, lands, rent and advowson
hereinafter mentioned, taken into the king's hand by the death of
Andrew, delivering to Alice the issues; as the king is informed by
divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that Andrew at his death
held jointly with Alice the manors of Whersted, Reydon, Great Bures,
Aketon and Great Walyngfeld co. Suffolk, the manor and advowson of
Foxherd co. Essex, one messuage, 60 acres of land, 5 acres of meadow,
10 acres of pasture and 5 acres of wood in the town of Foxherd with
view of frankpledge there held before Christmas, one messuage, 100
acres of land, 4 acres of meadow, 12 acres of pasture, 4 acres of wood and
6s. 8d. of rent in Foxherd, Liston, Pentelowe and Belchamp William,
one fulling mill in Foxherd, and 80 acres of land, 4 acres of meadow,
4 acres of pasture and one acre of wood in Pentelowe co. Essex, that
he likewise held the manor of Bouthorp co. Norfolk and the manor
of Leyham and certain tenements in Hintlesham co. Suffolk of the
right and heritage of Alice, and that the manors of Bouthorp and
Aketon are held of the king as of the honour of Peverell, and the other
manors, lands and advowson of others than the king. |
May 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to take
an oath of Robert de Tughale, chamberlain of the town of Berewick
upon Tweed, touching the burgages, houses and pieces of land of that
town, namely which were inhabited and occupied and which void
and abandoned, and for how long farms and rents could not be
thereof levied, and to cause him to be discharged of all farms and
rents of those whereof they could not be levied because void and
uninhabited, although previously arrented and to farm demised
by John de Boulton, late chamberlain of that town, and Roger de
Bromle; as on behalf of Robert it has been shewn the king that he
has offered to account for such farms and rents according to the
arrentation and demise to the burgesses and others made by John
and Roger, whom the king appointed to survey, arrent and demise
burgages, houses and pieces of land after the last conquest of the town
by the king, understanding that he ought not to be charged save
with the farms or rents of burgesses and others dwelling in the town
from the time when he was chamberlain, and though many burgages,
houses and pieces of land so arrented and demised were void and
abandoned, some all the time and some from time to time, so that
no distraints could be found for the farms thereof due, the treasurer
and barons are trying to charge Robert in his account at the exchequer with all farms and rents, as well of those void as of those
occupied, whereupon Robert has prayed the king for remedy. By C. |
May 23.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in Nottinghamshire of the tenth and fifteenth
granted by the commons of England for the expenses of men at arms,
armed men and archers for defence of the realm by sea and land.
Order, under a pain of 100l, to bring to the exchequer 200 marks
on the quinzaine of Trinity next, and deliver the same by indenture
to the treasurer and chamberlains, in part satisfaction of wages by
the king chevised; as lately it was agreed by the prelates, nobles and
commons of the realm that a fleet of ships with great power of armed
men and archers should be sent to sea for defence of the realm and
the repulse of the king's enemies preparing to invade the same, and that
wages should be paid the men of the said tenth and fifteenth; and
though the king, hearing reports that the enemies were at sea ready
to invade the realm, ordered a set number of men at arms, armed
men and archers in certain counties to be arrayed and brought to certain ports in the west and south, and their wages to be so paid,
few of those men came to those ports at the days fixed, wherefore
the king caused other men to make up the number to be arrayed
in divers places, and their wages to be chevised and paid, that no
peril should happen to the realm from the attacks of the enemy by
reason of their delay, and so the said fleet has sailed with a power
well furnished. By K. |
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The like to the collectors in the following counties: |
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Worcestershire, 100 marks. |
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Lincolnshire (the parts of Lyndeseye), 300l. |
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Derbyshire, 100l. |
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Leicestershire, 100l. |
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Salop, 100l. |
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Herefordshire, 100 marks. |
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Rutland, 50 marks. |
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Staffordshire, 100 marks, all on the quinzaine of Trinity. |
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Sussex, 100l. |
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Suthampton, 100l. |
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Kent, 100 marks, on the octave of Trinity. |
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Lancashire, 100 marks. |
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Devonshire, 200 marks. |
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Cornwall, 100 marks, on the morrow of Midsummer. |
May 23.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in Norfolk. Order, under a pain of 100l, to deliver
by indenture to John de Wesenham 500l. of the moneys arising from
the tenth and fifteenth, in part payment of sums which the king has
caused to be by him chevised for wages, over and above the 600l.
which John has previously received of them. By K. |
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The like to the collectors in Suffolk, for 300l. over and above the
200l. which the said John has received. |
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To the collectors in Lincolnshire in the parts of Kestevene. Like
order to deliver to John de Wesenham 150l. |
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The like to the collectors in the said county in the parts of Holand,
for 100l. |
May 26.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to accept
without difficulty the prior of St. Bartholomew Smethefeld, in place
of the prior of Dunmowe, as collector and receiver in the archdeaconries of Essex, Middlesex and Colecestre in the diocese of
London of the tenth last granted to the king by the clergy of the
province of Canterbury; as he has been deputed by Michael bishop of
London to collect and receive the same in those archdeaconries,
though the bishop, by virtue of the king's command, deputed the
prior of Dunmowe and notified his name to the treasurer and barons,
but has now certified the king that the priory of Dunmowe is a woodland place and unsafe for keeping so great a sum of money. By K. |
May 26.
Westminster. |
To M[ichael] bishop of London. Order to depute the prior of St.
Bartholomew Smethefeld to collect and receive the tenth in the
archdeaconries above mentioned in place of the prior of Dunmowe,
commanding his ministers and subjects to be obedient to the prior
in all that concerns the levying and collection thereof; as the bishop
has notified the king that the prior is a fit person so to do, and the
king has ordered the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer to
accept him. By K. |
