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Aug. 27.
Rotherhithe. |
To John de Bisshopeston escheator in Kent and Sussex. Order
to deliver to William de Say, son and heir of Geoffrey de Say, the
manors of Berlyng and Burgham co. Kent taken into the king's hand
by the death of Maud who was wife of the said Geoffrey, together
with the issues thereof taken, but not to meddle further with the
manors of Hammes and Bucstede co. Sussex likewise so taken,
delivering up any issues of these taken; as the king has learned by
divers inquisitions, taken by the escheator, that the said Maud at her
death held no lands in that county (sic) in chief in her demesne as of
fee nor in service, but held the manors of Berlyng and Burgham in
dower after the death of the said Geoffrey with reversion to the said
William, the manor of Hamme to her and the heirs male of the body
of the said Geoffrey by gift of Thomas de Hethe, and the manor of
Bucstede to her and the heirs of the bodies of the said Geoffrey and
herself by gift of Richard de Chuderlegh parson of Marmehull and
John Cramphorne, that the said William is son and heir of the said
Geoffrey and William (sic) and of full age, and that the manors of
Berlyng and Burgham are held in chief as of the crown by knight
service, the manors of Hammes and Bucstede of others than the king;
and on 4 July in the 35th year of the reign the age of the said William
was proved, and the king took his homage, and commanded livery
to be given him of his father's lands. |
Aug. 16.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of Melcombe. Order,
upon the petition of James Jakemyn merchant of Florence, to suffer
him by himself and his servants to bring to the town of Melcombe
all his wool bought and purveyed in Somerset and Dorset, and before
Michaelmas next to lade and cocket the same in the port thereof, and
after paying 46s. 8d. upon every sack for the customs and subsidies
thereupon due, to take it without let to foreign parts, as he has
prayed licence to do. Proviso that no wool, woolfells or hides be
laded in the said port nor taken over after Michaelmas without
the king's special licence. |
Sept. 22.
[King's] Langley. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order, upon
the petition of Walter de Bardes merchant, to view letters of cocket by
him produced, and if assured that 4 sacks 10 stone 8lb. of wool were
weighed and cocketed at the staple of Rotheland, and that the custom
thereupon due was well and truly paid, to suffer him to lade the same in
the said port and without a second payment of custom or subsidy to take
them without let to foreign parts; as his petition shews that he lately
caused the said wool of the growth of Wales, being of John de Delves
knight in Wales, to be bought and carried to the city of London,
thence [to be taken] to foreign parts to make his advantage thereof,
and that the collectors are demanding of him the custom and subsidy
for the same as if not customed and cocketed, though it was weighed
and cocketed as aforesaid and the custom paid, as by letters of cocket
appears, praying for remedy; and in the ordinances lately made
for holding staples of wool within the realm it is contained (among
other things) that it shall be lawful for men of Ireland and Wales,
who in those parts may not deliver their wool, woolfells and hides
to foreign merchants, to come therewith to any staple in England
after the same are in Ireland or Wales customed and cocketed, and
when they have brought thither the letters of cocket witnessing the
premises, neither they nor the merchants buying that merchandise
shall a second time pay customs or subsidies thereupon. Proviso
that no wool of the growth of England shall be taken with this
wool to foreign parts by colour of these presents. |
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Membrane 13. |
July 6.
Westminster. |
To W. archbishop of Canterbury. Whereas in the last parliament,
by the assent of the archbishop and of other the prelates, lords and
commons of the realm, it was ordered and agreed that all men of the
said realm, as well clerks as laymen, should be armed and arrayed,
every man according to his estate, possessions and means, to march
for the salvation and defence of the church and realm against the
king's enemies, if any should enter the realm, wherefore by divers
commissions the king has in singular the counties of the realm
appointed certain his lieges to array all the fencible men between the
ages of 16 and 60 years, and to cause them to be arrayed and armed,
putting them in thousands, hundreds and twenties so that, being
furnished with arms, they shall be ready to resist the enemies as
aforesaid; and whereas the French, the king's enemies, have broken
the peace last made at Calais between France and England, and have
invaded the king's dominions over sea, taking and putting to their own
hand in manner of war great number of cities, castles, towns and places
and slaying the king's lieges therein, and do hold and occupy the same,
and therewith not content have gathered a great fleet of ships upon the
sea coast in divers parts with a host of warriors and armed men,
hastening to make ready as soon as they may to invade the realm, to
overcome and destroy the king, his realm and people and to overthrow
his dominion and the church of England; and whereas the king would
with all his power make provision for the salvation and defence of the
church and realm, in consideration that the archbishop and other
prelates and all the clergy are bound to lay to their hand with other
the king's lieges, and help to resist the said enemies: order and
request upon his allegiance, as he loves the king's honour and his own
and desires the salvation of the church and realm, in consideration of the
hurt and peril which are threatening by the attacks of the said enemies,
without delay to cause all abbots, priors, men of religion and other
ecclesiastical persons of his diocese whatsoever to be armed, arrayed,
furnished with arms every man between the aforesaid ages according to
his estate, possessions and means, and put in thousands, hundreds and
twenties, so that they shall be ready with other the king's lieges to
march against the said enemies within the realm, with God's help
to overcome and destroy them, defeating and crushing their insolence
and malice. By K. and C. |
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[Fœdera.] |
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The like to the archbishop of York, and to singular the bishops
throughout England. |
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[Ibid.] |
June 8.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, upon the
petition of John de Upton of New Sarum and Martin Moulissh canon
of the church of St. Mary Salisbury, to take of them an oath that they
will well and truly render account of the works done about the king's
park of Claryndon and the wages and other payments made, and to audit
their said account, allowing them at the exchequer what thereby should
reasonably be allowed, and doing further what the nature of the
account requires, the absence of John de Wilton parson of St. Thomas
New Sarum and controller of the said works notwithstanding; as
lately the king appointed the said John de Upton and Martin jointly
and severally to cause the paling about the said park to be made and
repaired of timber windfallen within the park, and the manor and the
houses of the king's new lodge in the said park to be repaired and
roofed, and to pay all manner of wages and payments as well for buying
and purveying divers things needful for the said works as for other
costs whatsoever, by view and testimony of the keeper of the said
manor and park or his representative, of the verderers therein appointed,
and of the said controller; and now their petition shews that they are
ready to account as aforesaid, that the said controller is over sea, and
that the treasurer and barons have put off proceeding to the audit
of their account without his presence and witness, and the king would
not that the same be for that reason delayed. |
April 28.
Westminster. |
To John Knyvet and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas
before the king. Order, if the inquisitions which remain to be taken
before them, namely one between the king and William son and heir
of Henry de Hertlyngton concerning the manors of Hertlyngton and
Braham and certain other lands in Yorkshire, another between Richard
de Stury (suing for the king) and the said William concerning the
said manors, may not conveniently be so taken, to send the same by
writ of nisi prius to be taken before one of them or before others
according to the statute. By C. |
April 26.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to allow
the prior of Rochester, chief master of the king's works in Rochester
castle, in his account at the exchequer, 6d. a day so long as he shall
stand in that office for one purveyor by him appointed for purveyance
of divers things affecting the said works. By K. |
June 20.
Westminster. |
To John Knyvet and his fellows, justices appointed to hold pleas
before the king. Order by writ of nisi prius to send an inquisition
which remains to be taken in a plea of trespass pending before them
between the king and Richard Melbourne and others to be taken as
they shall think fit according to the statutes and the law and custom
of the realm. By C. |
July 12.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Northumberland. Order
to take of Eleanor who was wife of Henry Tayleboys tenant in chief
an oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, and to
assign her dower of the lands of her said husband taken into the king's
hand by his death, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled
in chancery as usual. |
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To Nicholas de Styuecle escheator in Cambridgeshire. Like order,
mutatis mutandis, to assign dower to Alice who was wife of John de
Mepirsale. |
July 9.
Westminster. |
To Nicholas de Styuecle escheator in Huntingdonshire. Order
to take the fealty of Joan late the wife of Edward de Lovetot
according to the form of a schedule enclosed, and not to meddle
further with a messuage, one carucate of land and 10l. of rent in
Southo, Beuton and Overton Waterville which are held in chief and
with divers other lands not so held, taken into the king's hand by the
said Edward's death, delivering to her any issues thereof taken;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
the said Edward at his death held the premises jointly with the said
Joan to them and the heirs of the said Edward, having obtained the
king's licence, and divers other lands likewise jointly with her. |
Oct. 5.
Westminster. |
To the bailiffs of the city of Rochester. Order by amercements
and otherwise to compel all men of that city who have any tenements
in Eppelane and Horslane there, and are bound so to do, to repair
and pave the said lanes, namely every man according to the rate of
his holding therein, sparing none; as the king has learned that those
lanes are so miry and deep that a man may hardly pass through them
to Rochester castle, and his will is that they be speedily repaired. |
Aug. 12.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Wiltesir. Order, upon the petition of John
Bullok of London the king's tapicer, to cause three sarplers of wool
to be dearrested and delivered to him, suffering him or his servants
without let to bring the same to the city of London; as his petition
shews that three sarplers of wool by him lately bought for making
carpets to the king's use are unlawfully arrested at Colyngburne by
Stephen Newe and Thomas West of Chysebury, to his hurt and
delaying the making of the king's carpets which he has ordered to be
thereof made, praying for the dearrest and delivery of the said wool;
and it is not lawful nor reasonable that an arrest of the king's goods
be anywise made by any of his subjects within the realm. |
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Membrane 12. |
July 8.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Lancastre. Order, under pain of forfeiture,
without any delay to cause the 600 sheaves of arrows by the king
commanded, of seasoned wood and not of green as he will answer it
before the king, to be purveyed in his bailiwick within liberties and
without, fitted with heads of steel after the pattern of the iron head
delivered to him on the king's behalf, and to come to the Tower of
London there to be delivered by indenture to John de Sleford the king's
clerk, keeper of his wardrobe in the Tower, so that they be there on
Michaelmas day at latest, knowing assuredly that, if the same be not
of seasoned wood, the king will cause the sheriff to be charged with the
costs thereupon laid out, and punished by forfeiture; as the sheriff
has hitherto taken no heed to do aught concerning the said sheaves
which the king commanded to be purveyed and delivered as
aforesaid for his service, and thereby the furtherance of the king's
business affecting him and the defence of the realm is delayed, whereat
he is moved to anger. By K. |
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[Fœdera.] |
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The like to the sheriff of Oxford and Berkshire, and to seven sheriffs
of nine other counties, to purvey 600 sheaves in every county. |
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[Ibid.] |
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To the sheriff of Norhampton. Like order, mutatis mutandis, to
purvey and deliver 402 sheaves of arrows, arrears of the 600 sheaves
commanded as above. |
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[Ibid.] |
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The like to the following: |
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The sheriff of Stafford to purvey 480 sheaves, arrears of 600. |
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The sheriff of Essex to purvey 295 sheaves, arrears of 600. |
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The sheriff of Surrey and Sussex to purvey 800 sheaves, arrears of
1,200. |
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The sheriff of Lincoln to purvey 218 sheaves, arrears of 600. |
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The sheriff of Notingham and Derby to purvey 407 sheaves,
arrears of 1,200. |
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The sheriff of Hereford to purvey 360 sheaves, arrears of 600. |
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The sheriff of Bedford and Bukingham to purvey 881 sheaves,
arrears of 1,200. |
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[Ibid.] |
June 15.
Westminster. |
To William Auncell escheator in Herefordshire and the march of
Wales adjacent. Order not to meddle further with the castle of
Ewyas Lacy in the said march, taken into the king's hand by the
death of Bartholomew de Burgherssh knight, delivering to Margaret
his wife any issues, thereof taken; as the king has learned by
inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Bartholomew at his
death held no lands in the said county and march in chief in his
demesne as of fee, but held the said castle jointly with the said
Margaret of the gift of Walter Pavely, John de Guldeburgh,
Thomas de Hungerford and William de Wyndesore clerk made with
the king's licence to them and the heirs of the said Bartholomew,
and that the same is held in chief by knight service; and the king
has taken the fealty of the said Margaret. |
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Memorandum that Thomas de Hungerford took her fealty by writ. |
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To John de Evesham escheator in Wiltesir. Order not to meddle
further with the manors of Heghtredbury, Sterte and Colerne taken
into the king's hand by the death of Bartholomew de Burgherssh
knight, delivering to Margaret late his wife any issues thereof taken;
as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that
the said Bartholomew at his death held no lands in that county in
chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the said manors jointly with the
said Margaret of the gift of Walter Pavely knight, John de Guldesburgh,
Thomas de Hungerford and William de Wyndesore clerk made with
the king's licence to them and the heirs of the said Bartholomew, and
that the same are held in chief by knight service; and the king has
taken the fealty of the said Margaret. |
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Memorandum (as above). |
Aug. 2.
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To the keepers of the passage in the port of London and the river
Thames, and to the king's searcher in the port and river aforesaid.
Order, upon the petition of William de Walworth citizen of London,
to suffer certain his servants in the said port freely without let to
pass toward the parts of Skone in Swethe with 200l. in gold or silver
to buy herring there, any command etc.; as his petition shews that
he purposes to send his said servants thither to buy herring, and bring
the same to the city of London, praying licence to send with them
200l. for that purpose; and he has in chancery taken upon him that
he will cause herring to that value to be brought thence to the
said city. |
June 13.
Westminster. |
To the electors and arrayers of archers in Herefordshire. Order
not to meddle by colour of any commission to them heretofore
addressed in choosing and arraying any archers dwelling within the
city of Hereford; as lately being informed that a number of citizens
and other inhabitants of the said city are purposing under colour
of the retainer of lords to pass over sea, leaving the city without
sufficient furnishing in case evil should happen, the king commanded
the bailiffs and constable thereof to cause proclamation to be there
made forbidding any citizen or inhabitant to pass out of the city by
reason of any the king's war, by colour of the retainer of any lord,
or for any like cause, or to absent himself from the said city,
ordering the said inhabitants at their peril to be intendant upon
the furnishing and defence thereof. |
June 13.
Westminster. |
To the executors of Roger de Mortuo Mari earl of March. Order,
of the issues of the lands of William baron of Greystok tenant in chief,
to pay to Ralph son and heir of the said William, a minor in the
king's wardship, that which pertains to him for his maintenance since
his said father's death and henceforward until his lawful age; as
lately the king granted to the said earl the wardship of all the lands
of the said William which are in the king's hand by his death and
by reason of the nonage of his heir, to hold until the lawful age of the
said heir without rendering aught to the king. |
June 14.
Westminster. |
To John de Cressyngham escheator in Essex. Order to cause John
son and heir of William de Enefeld tenant in chief to have seisin of
his father's lands taken into the king's hand by his death; as the said
John has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken
his homage and fealty. |
June 12.
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To the treasurer and the chamberlains. Order to pay of the treasury
to Nicholas de Shirborne and Thomas Stillard, whom the king has
charged to repair the defects of Gloucester castle by view and testimony
of the prior of Lanthony, 50l. in aid of the expenses of such repair or to
cause them to have an assignment where they may best be contented
thereof. |
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Membrane 11. |
June 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, if
assured by oath of William Croke, attorney of John atte Wyneyard
and Robert Bulleville executors of William de Ledene late sheriff of
Gloucester, that the writs and indentures hereinafter mentioned were
stolen from him the said attorney, and if by inspection of the rolls
and memoranda of the exchequer they shall find that the said
executors have fully rendered the said sheriff's account of the issues
of that county for the first half of the 29th year of the reign when he
was sheriff, and have contented the king of all that is thereby due,
to proceed to allow the said account as lawful is, notwithstanding that
by reason of the said robbery the executors or their said attorney have
not the said writs and indentures to deliver to the treasurer and
barons; as the said executors have shewn the king that they have
rendered account as aforesaid and have contented the king of all that
is thereby due to him, that when the account was not completed
upon the rolls of the exchequer as usual, the said attorney knowing it not
took with him from the exchequer to his own parts writs of privy
seal [one] for purveyance of a set number of lampreys to the said
sheriff addressed, [another] to Master Peter de Bovyndon to whom
the same were delivered to the king's use, and who took of the sheriff
12d. a day while busied about the purveyance thereof, and [others]
for payment of the wages of falconers and porters of hawks and of the
puture of hawks, and indentures concerning the delivery of the said
lampreys, and payment of the said wages and puture, whereof full
mention is made in the said account, that those writs and indentures
were with his own goods stolen from the said attorney on his journey
thither, and that the treasurer and barons have put off proceeding
to allow the said account for that the said attorney then had not the
same to deliver to them, although they were produced upon the said
account, and although he has requested them so to do, wherefore the
executors [have prayed] for remedy; and the king considers it hard
that the sheriff or his executors should be charged with things therein
contained, and accounted for in the said account, in default of
delivering up the said writs and indentures which were stolen from their
said attorney. |
July 3.
Westminster. |
To the prior of Spaldyng. Order at his peril to retain and safe keep
until further order the 40l. which he is bound to pay yearly to the
abbot of St. Nicholas Angers, an alien of the power of France,
paying him nought without the king's special command; as for
particular and lawful causes with the assent of parliament the king has
taken into his hand all priories and houses of alien religious of the
power of France, together with the lands, goods, rents and possessions
to the same belonging. |
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The like to the following: |
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The prior of Newstede by Ancolme, concerning 100s. yearly
payable to the abbot of Longevillers. |
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The abbot of Thornton, concerning 20l. yearly payable for two
pensions to the abbot of Aumale. |
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The abbot of Rufford, concerning 20l. yearly payable to the abbot
of Clairvaux for the farm of a mediety of Roderham church. |
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[Ibid.] |
Oct. 29.
Westminster. |
To Robert Russell escheator in Worcestershire. Order not to
meddle further with the manor of Mitton and certain lands in
Kilmesham taken into the king's hand after the death of Agnes who
was wife of Thomas de Bradestone, delivering to Thomas de Bradestone,
son of Robert de Bradestone, any issues thereof taken; as the king
has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Agnes
at her death held no lands in that county in chief in her demesne as of
fee nor in service, but by fine levied in the king's court held the said
manor and lands for life with remainder to the said Thomas son of
Robert and to the heirs of his body, and that the same are held of others
than the king. |
July 23.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Bukingham to cause a coroner to be elected
instead of John de Aylesbury, who is dead. |
Sept. 26.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of the town of Suthampton. Order, upon
the petition of Henry Byle, to cause all goods and chattels in that
town of the men of Seint Malliore in Brittany to be arrested and
kept under arrest in name of a distress until the said Henry be contented
for a ship of his called the 'Elianore' and his goods and merchandise
therein, or until further order; as his petition shews that the said
ship laded with divers merchandise was by men of Seint Malliore
arrested without reasonable cause, and is there under arrest; and
the king is informed that the said ship and goods are arrested without
reasonable cause. |
Nov. 20.
Westminster. |
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer, and to the
chamberlains. Order to revoke the assignments made on 1 September
last to David de Strabolgi late earl of Athole of 180l. to be taken
of the customs for his wages and the wages of his men then about
to sail (it was said) on the king's service over sea, namely 100l. in the
port of St. Botolph and the residue in that of Kyngeston upon Hull,
causing the money to be levied to the king's use and answer to be made
for it to the king; as the said David or his men did not sail as aforesaid. |
June 15.
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To John Knyvet and his fellows etc. Order by writ of nisi prius
to send the inquisition which remains to be taken in a plea for
contempt and trespass pending before them between the king and
John de Acclom of Scardeburgh to be taken as they shall see fit
according to the statutes and the law and custom of the realm. By C. |
June 15.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove
the king's hand, and not to meddle further with a rent of Margaret
de Cailly of 20s. in Harewode, delivering to her any issues thereof
taken; as lately the king ordered the escheator to certify in chancery
the cause wherefore the said rent was by John de Scotherskelf late
escheator taken into the king's hand, and he returned that the said
John delivered to him by indenture 20s. of rent in Harewode,
averring that he took the same into the king's hand for that he found
by inquisition, before him taken of his office, that John de Insula late
lord of Harewode, tenant in chief of that manor, without the king's
licence gave the said rent thereof issuing to the said Margaret for her
life, and for that cause it is yet in the king's hand; and the king
reckons the cause insufficient. |
June 28.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs in the port of London. Order to suffer
Forest de Pierre a Lumbard without let, after payment of the customs
and subsidies thereupon due, to pass over sea whither he will [taking]
ten bales of lambs' fells. |
July 5.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Cumberland. Order to
remove the king's hand, and not to meddle further with about 20 acres
of land [in] the soil of Glassanby within the park of Kirkoswald,
delivering to Randolph de Dacre lord of Gillesland any issues thereof
taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator of his
office, that the said Randolph has imparked the said land which is
held in chief, and the escheator has for that cause taken the same
into the king's hand, as he has by word of mouth acknowledged in
chancery; and the king reckons the cause insufficient. |
July 14.
Westminster. |
To John de Bisshopeston escheator in Kent. Order to cause Thomas
son and heir of James Lapyn tenant in chief to have seisin of the
lands of his said father taken into the king's hand by his death; as
he has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his
homage and fealty. By p.s. |
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Membrane 10. |
July 12.
Westminster. |
To Thomas Musgrave escheator in Northumberland. Order to
take of Eleanor who was wife of Henry Tayleboys tenant in chief an
oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, and to assign
her dower of her said husband's lands taken into the king's hand by
his death, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled in
chancery. |
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To Nicholas de Styuecle escheator in Cambridgeshire. Like order,
mutatis mutandis, to assign dower to Alice who was wife of John de
Mepirsale. |
Aug. 13.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order
to suffer Richard Scut merchant or his servants, after payment of
the customs thereupon due, without let to lade and take to Flanders
four bales of fells of lambs, conies, hares and foxes, any command of
the king to them addressed to the contrary notwithstanding; as the
king has given licence to the said Richard so to do to make his
advantage thereof. |
