Close Rolls, Edward III: June 1370

Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1911.

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'Close Rolls, Edward III: June 1370', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Edward III: Volume 13, 1369-1374, (London, 1911) pp. 135-146. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/edw3/vol13/pp135-146 [accessed 24 March 2024]

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June 1370

June 28.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of York. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Thomas Dautry, who is too infirm and aged for the exercise of his office as by credible witness the king has learned, wherefore he has removed him.
June 22.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Devon. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Thomas de Manston, who is insufficiently qualified.
To the sheriff of Gloucester. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Robert Jurdan, who is insufficiently qualified.
June 27.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Warrewyk. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of William Coppethorne, who is too infirm and aged for the exercise of that office.
July 8.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Stafford. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Philip de Bobyngton, who is insufficiently qualified.
July 10.
Westminster.
To the same. Like writ concerning Philip de Bobyngton.
July 10.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Devon. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of Thomas de Manston, who is insufficiently qualified.
June 20.
Westminster.
To the sheriff of Oxford. Order to cause a coroner to be elected instead of John Hardy, who is insufficiently qualified.
April 30.
Westminster.
To John Rous escheator in Leycestershire. Order to deliver to John Goderich the king's yeoman the bailiwick of the hundred of Gertre in that county taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Astwyk, together with the issues thereof taken; as on 27 May in the 37th year of his reign, for his said yeoman's good service, the king of his favour granted by letters patent to the said yeoman for his life, without rendering aught to the king, the reversion of the bailiwick aforesaid, then held for life of the king's grant by John de Astwyk with reversion to the king and his heirs; and now it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John de Astwyk died on Tuesday the feast of St. Edmund the King last holding in chief for his life the bailiwick aforesaid of the king's grant with reversion to the said John Goderich.
Membrane 16.
June 27.
Westminster.
To William Cheyne escheator in Somerset and Dorset. Order to cause Ivo son and heir of William Fitz Waryn of Whytyngton tenant in chief to have seisin of his father's lands taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the said Ivo's nonage; as he proved his age before John de Evesham late escheator in Wiltesir, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [28441.]
The like to the following:
John Froille escheator in Wiltesir and Berkshire.
Richard de Wideville escheator in Norhamptonshire.
July 9.
Westminster.
To Richard de Ravensere the king's clerk, keeper of the hanaper of chancery. Order of the issues of the hanaper to pay to William bishop of Winchester the chancellor 60l. which he has paid over and above the usual fee for the winter and summer livery of the clerks of chancery these last three years because of the present dearness of cloth, furring and sendal, taking his acquittance. By K.
July 8.
Westminster.
To William Aunsel escheator in Herefordshire. Order to take, according to the form of a schedule enclosed, the fealty of Robert atte Rudyng, who with the king's licence has taken to wife Elizabeth daughter and heir of William de Northgrave tenant in chief, and to cause the said Robert and Elizabeth to have seisin of her said father's lands taken into the king's hand by his death; as the said Elizabeth proved her age before Philip de Lutteleye late escheator, and the king has respited until the quinzaine of Martinmas next the said Robert's homage due by reason of issue between him and the said Elizabeth begotten.
June 18.
Westminster.
To the sheriffs of London. Order on sight of these presents to deliver Hugh de Ronscy, late the king's hostage, to Florymound lord of la Sparre to be taken to his own parts and dealt with as he shall think fit.
May 20.
Westminster.
To the guardians of the temporalities of the bishopric of Norwich, now void and in the king's hand. Order by true men of the manors of the said bishopric to make inquisition by whom the doors and windows of the houses and buildings of the said manors are carried away and eloigned, causing the same in whose hands soever they shall be to be brought back without delay and repaired in due manner; as the king is informed that since the death of Thomas the last bishop the said doors and windows are carried away and eloigned to his prejudice and the ruin of the bishopric, and it is his will to apply a remedy.
May 8.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the custom of 3d. in the pound in the port of Bristol. Order, upon the petition of John Bentham and Richard Milbourne merchants of England, if assured that they were born within the realm and are true merchants of the king's allegiance of England having nowise adhered to the king's enemies, to stay their demand made against the said merchants as aliens for payment of 3d. in the pound upon their merchandise, releasing any distress made for that cause, notwithstanding that the said merchants abode a considerable time in Brittany upon the exercise of their traffic; as their petition shews that they freighted a ship with iron in Brittany and as the king's true lieges brought the same to Bristol to be unladed, and that the collectors are unlawfully making the demand aforesaid as if they were alien merchants for that they so abode in Brittany, praying for remedy.
May 6.
Westminster.
To William Banastre of Yorton escheator in Staffordshire. Order to cause William (fn. 1) son of Joan sister of William de Pylatenhale to have seisin of his purparty of a messuage and one carucate of land in Huntyndon in that county kept in the king's hand by reason of his nonage; as on 5 May in the 37th year of his reign upon the finding of an inquisition, taken at the king's command by the then escheator, that William de Pylatenhale at his death held the premises in chief by homage and by the service of keeping Teddesley hay within the forest of Cannok, and that John son of Margaret one of his sisters and the said William son of Joan the other sister were his next heirs, the said John being of full age and William son of Joan within age, the king took the homage and fealty of the said John, by writ ordering the late escheator to take of him security for payment of his relief at the exchequer, to make a partition of the premises into two equal parts in presence of the said John and of the next friends of the said William son of Joan if being warned they would attend, and to cause the said John to have seisin of his purparty, keeping the purparty of William son of Joan in the king's hand until further order; and now the said William has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s [28315.]
May 16.
Westminster.
To John de Busshopeston escheator in Kent. Order to deliver to Humphrey de Bohun earl of Hereford, to hold according to the form of conveyance hereinafter recited, a moiety of the manor of Westpecham, the manor and advowson of Mereworth, and certain tenements called Holdhay, taken into the king's hand as well by the death of John de Mereworth as by reason of the trespasses hereinafter mentioned, saving to the king the relief due for the said moiety to be levied to his use of those who are lawfully chargeable therewith; as lately upon the finding of an inquisition, taken at the king's command by John de Tye late escheator, that a covenant was made between John de Mereworth (now deceased) and William Strete concerning the purchase of the premises, the said moiety being held in chief by the service of keeping one of the king's hawks and of mewing the same when need be, the said manor, advowson and tenements of the earl of Stafford as of the honour of Gloucestre by knight service, namely that John de Mereworth should thereof enfeoff John parson of Mereworth and Robert vicar of Estpecham, under a condition that they should demise the same to the said John de Mereworth for life with remainder to the said William and his heirs, finding that the said John de Mereworth was asked concerning his will if he should die before the said covenant was fulfilled, who spake and ordered the said William to go and incontinently take seisin of the premises to him and his heirs as lord and master thereof, and to the increase and confirmation of his estate gave the said William all the oxen and plough horses for three ploughs with all their gear, that the said William there abode all night, taking and claiming his seisin in the premises, and that on the morrow the said John de Mereworth died, and that after on the morrow of his death one John Malemayns, alleging himself to be heir of the said deceased, without process and authority of the king's court entered the said manor and all the lands that were of John de Mereworth, and on Thursday following, namely Ascension day, by a letter of attorney enfeoffed the said earl of Hereford, at the suit of the said earl praying the king to receive of him the services due for the said moiety and cause livery to be given him as well of the said moiety as of other the premises taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Mereworth [as] he was ready to make fine with the king for pardon of his trespass in acquiring the same without the king's licence, the king ordered the sheriff of Kent to give notice to the said William to be before him in chancery at a set day now past to shew cause wherefore such livery should not be given, and further to do and receive what the court should determine in that behalf; at which day came as well the said earl by John de Bampton his attorney as the said William in person, and a day was given them before the king in the quinzaine of St. Hilary to do and receive what should be lawful in the premises; and after before the king in his Bench the said William acknowledged that the said earl has full right therein, and by his writing granted that he and his heirs should be barred from all action, suit, claim and demand in the premises, as appears by the tenor of the record and process which the king has caused to come before him in chancery; and on 4 May last, for 40 marks by the said earl paid, the king by letters patent pardoned the trespasses committed as well by him as by the said John Malmeyns, and respited his homage and fealty until Whitsunday next.
April 25.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to admit Thomas now earl of Warrewyk, son of Thomas de Bello Campo the late earl, to the office of sheriff of Worcester, suffering him to exercise that office by deputies to be by him appointed anew, as the late earl in his life time used to do; as upon the finding of an inquisition, taken at the king's command by Robert Russel escheator in Worcestershire, that by fine levied in the king's court with his licence the said late earl at his death held for life the castle and shrievalty of Worcester with the hundred, members and appurtenances in chief, with remainder to the said Thomas his son and to the heirs male of his said son's body, on 7 February last the king took the homage and fealty of the said now earl, ordering the escheator to give him livery of the premises, taken into the king's hand by the late earl's death, together with the issues thereof taken.
May 3.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to cause all issues and profits pertaining to the king as well of the bailiwick of the honour of Peverel in Norhamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Bukinghamshire and Leycestershire as of a farm of 15l. yearly for the manor of Falwesle for Easter term last, with the arrears if any, to be levied and paid to the executors of Hugh Wake, discharging as well the farmers and tenants of the said manor as the heirs and executors of the said Hugh, notwithstanding that he died before Easter; as of his favour and in recompense for 20 marks yearly to him granted for life to be taken at the exchequer, the king by letters patent granted to the said Hugh the bailiwick aforesaid to the value of 100s. a year and the said farm to be taken during his life by the hands of the tenants or farmers of the said manor; and willing to shew special favour to the said Hugh's executors by reason of his long service to the king in his life time, the king has granted them the issues and profits aforesaid, though the said Hugh died before Easter last.
May 16.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order, if assured by inquisition or otherwise that the greatest part of the profits of the manors and lands hereinafter mentioned is in the rent of tenants payable at two terms in the year, namely at Whitsuntide and Martinmas, and that Edmund de Fritheby and Margaret his wife had or might have none of such profits, to stay their demand against the said Edmund and Margaret to content the king of a proportion of their farm for the premises from Whitsuntide last to 24 October over and above that which the said Edmund and Margaret received or might receive, discharging them thereof at the exchequer, and to charge the said Edmund and Margaret toward the king with the residue of the said farm by them received or from them due, allowing them therein 10l. yearly for wardship of the heir; as on 10 February in the 42nd year of the reign Queen Philippa to farm let to the said Edmund and to Margaret who was wife of Ralph de Bulmere tenant in chief (whom he has now taken to wife) the wardship of two thirds of the lands of the said Ralph, namely of the manors of Wylton, Laysyngby, Lakenby, Westcotom, and Estcotom and of other lands in Thorpkilton, Pynchenthorp and Upsale, which are of the heritage of Ralph son and heir of the said Ralph, and after the death of his said father by reason of the said heir's nonage were in the said queen's hands by grant of the king, to hold from the said Ralph's death until the lawful age of the said heir, rendering to the queen 120l. every year at Midsummer and Christmas by even portions, so that from that date 10l. yearly should be allowed them in that farm during the nonage of the heir for his wardship, which lands after by the queen's death came again to the king's hands among other lands of the said Ralph; and after, for 1,000 marks by him paid to the king, on 24 October the king granted to Peter de Mauley the wardship of all the said Ralph's lands to hold until the lawful age of the heir with the marriage of the said heir without rendering aught to the king over and above that sum; and now on behalf of the said Edmund and Margaret it is shewn the king that the greatest part of the profits of the premises is in the rents of tenants payable as aforesaid at Whitsuntide and Martinmas, averring that they had not nor might have therefrom any profit from Whitsuntide last to 24 October, on which day the wardship was granted to the said Peter, but the treasurer and the said barons are purposing to charge them with a proportion of their farm between those dates, pretending that divers other profits thereof then fell in, as they did not, and were received by the said Edmund and Margaret, as they were not, although by virtue of the grant to him made the said Peter, as lawful was, levied in full the whole profit of the premises arising at Martinmas last, wherefore the said Edmund and Margaret have prayed for remedy.
Membrane 14.
June 10.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Yorkshire. Order to deliver to John duke of Lancastre the manor of Snayth and Cowyk with the soke, taken into the king's hand by the death of Queen Philippa, together with the issues thereof taken, to hold as the said duke and Blanche his wife (now deceased) held the same before the grant by them made to the said queen; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the queen at her death held no lands in that county in her demesne as of fee, but that the said duke and Blanche granted her the said manor and soke for life, and that she after demised the same during her life to Robert de Swylyngton, Godfrey Foljambe, William de Fyncheden knights and Simon Symeon rendering to her 50l. a year, that the same ought after the said queen's death to revert to the said duke, and that they are held in chief by knight service; and the king has pardoned the said duke the trespasses committed in that behalf, though the grant and demise aforesaid were made without his licence.
May 28.
Westminster.
To Robert de Thorpe and his fellows, justices appointed to survey Huntyngdon bridge, which has long been broken and ruinous to the nuisance of all the country and of men crossing thereby, and to distrain and compel all who ought and are wont so to do to repair the said bridge. Order without delay to open all water gates of mill ponds upon the said bridge whereby the water is held up, and to keep them open until the foundation of the said bridge shall be built as needful is, and further by amercements and other lawful means as they shall see fit to take order that the recovery (sic) or new building thereof be not delayed or hindered by such obstructions or otherwise; as lately by the tenor of a record and process before John de Vallibus and his fellows, justices in eyre of King Edward I in Huntyngdonshire, which was in the treasury and which the king caused to come before him in chancery, it is found that the said bridge ought to be repaired by the commons of the whole county, namely by the four hundreds of Touleslond, Leghtonston, Normancrosse and Hirstlyngston, so that each hundred is bound to do its share at its own cost; and though the men of those hundreds are purposing, as they are bound, to repair and in part to new build the said bridge which is now broken, to the hurt and peril of the king and all the people inasmuch as the public passage north and south is across the same, they may not so do as the king has learned because of the depth of water, for that the bridge is flooded up to the top by the water of the said ponds and owing to the obstructions thereof; and it is the king's will to obviate the hurt and peril aforesaid, and so far as he may to hasten the repair of the bridge.
May 6.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Cumberland and Westmorland. Order to take of Isabel who was wife of Christopher de Moriceby 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 and by reason of the nonage of his heir, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled in chancery.
May 10.
Westminster.
To John Rous escheator in Warwickshire. Order to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further with a messuage and four and a half virgates of land in Sekyndon held of the honour of Winchester, which came to the king's hand by the death of Gerard Burdet and of Maud who was wife of Robert de Holand of whom the said Gerard held the same, and are yet in his hand; as it is found by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Gerard at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the premises by knight service of the said Maud, who held the same of the said honour, that the said Maud after died, and by her death her tenements came to the king's hands with the services of the said Gerard, that Robert de Sekyndon clerk by the king's commission occupied the premises from the said Gerard's death, who died 9 July in the 23rd year of the reign, and that John Burdet knight son of the said Gerard is his next heir and of full age; and on 16 September in the 23rd year of his reign the king took the homage of Robert de Holand, son and heir of the said Robert and Maud, and commanded livery to be given him of all the lands held by the said Maud as well jointly with her said husband as in dower or otherwise for life or in fee tail.
June 26.
Westminster.
To brother John Garyny monk of St. Michel in peril of the sea Normandy, and prior of Vale priory in the isle of Garnereye subject to the said monastery. Writ de intendendo, directing him to pay to Walter Huet keeper of the islands of Jereseye, Gernereye, Serk and Aureneye or to his attorneys in the said islands 60l. a year upon his wages and the wages of his men guarding those islands, being the farm of the said priory, at Christmas and Whitsuntide by even portions, taking their acquittance; as at the prayer of the said prior the king lately by letters patent committed to him the keeping of the said priory, which is taken into the king's hand by reason of the war with France, and of all the lands and possessions thereof, to hold so long as the same shall remain in the king's hand, rendering the said sum yearly at the exchequer at the aforesaid terms, as used to be done at other times when by reason of war between England and France the said priory was in the king's hand. By bill of the treasurer.
May 21.
Westminster.
To William de Chorlegh escheator in Lancashire. Order to remove the king's hand and not to meddle further with the lands of Thomas de Bartaille taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of John son of John Dautry his cousin and heir; as the said Thomas was tenant by knight service of the king as of the lands which were of William de Coucy deceased, lately in the king's hand, and the said John proved his age before John de Scotherskelf late escheator in Yorkshire; and at another time the king by letters patent gave to John de Coupland (now deceased) and to Joan his wife (yet living) for their lives all the manors, lands etc. of the said William in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire with the knights' fees thereto pertaining.
May 6.
Westminster.
To Thomas de Musgrave escheator in Yorkshire. Order to take of Margaret who was wife of Edmund de Thweng an oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, and in presence of Thomas Lovell of Skelton to whom the king has committed the wardship of those lands until the lawful age of his heir, if being warned he will attend, to assign her dower of the lands of the said John (sic) her husband taken into the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of the said John's heir, sending the assignment to be enrolled in chancery.
May 20.
Westminster.
To Walter de Kelby escheator in Lincolnshire. Order not to meddle further with a moiety of the manor of Byker extending to Byker, Swynesheved, Donyngton and Soterton, taken into the king's hand by the death of John de Sheffeld knight, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the said moiety of others than the king.
May 4.
Westminster.
To William Aunsel escheator in Herefordshire. Order to assign and deliver to Robert de Kendale and Maud his wife, late the wife of Thomas Rous tenant by knight service of the bishopric of Hereford lately void and in the king's hand, the dower of the said Maud of the lands of the said Thomas which are in the king's hand by his death and by reason of the nonage of his heir, sending the assignment to be enrolled in chancery.
July 5.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to account with Henry de Maunnesfeld clerk of the king's works of Childerlangeleye concerning his expenses laid out by the king's order at Littellondon by view and testimony of brother William de Wolverton and Richard Parker controllers of the said works, allowing him in his account so much as by such testimony they shall be assured that he has laid out thereupon, and doing further as the nature of the account requires.
Membrane 13.
June 26.
Westminster.
To the keepers, bailiffs or farmers of the king's manor of Haveryng atte Boure for the time being. Order of the issues of that manor to pay to Alice who was wife of John de Cestre the arrears of 10l. a year from 3 April in the 44th year of the reign, and henceforward to pay her that sum every year at Easter and Michaelmas by even portions, taking her acquittance; as on that day of his favour and for her good service the king by letters patent granted her 10l. a year to be taken as aforesaid during her life or until other order shall be taken for her estate.
Et erat patens.
June 21.
Westminster.
To William Auncel escheator in Herefordshire. Order to deliver to John Eylesford knight and Isabel his wife the manor of Bremfeld, which is in the king's hand by the death of Parnell who was wife of John Boulewas knight and of John de Boulewas, together with the issues thereof taken since the death of John Boulewas, saving to the king the issues taken from the said Parnell's death to the death of John Boulewas; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John Boulewas, who died 12 April last, held at his death no lands in that county in his demesne as of fee nor in service, but long before his death with the king's licence granted the reversion of the said manor, then held for life of his heritage by the said Parnell who died 10 August last, after her death to Hugh de Monyton, Thomas de Burghope, John de Stretton and Roger Partrich and to their heirs for ever, that they received the attornment of the said Parnell, and granted to the said John Boulewas and to the heirs of his body the remainder of the said manor, which after her death ought by virtue of the grant and attornment aforesaid to have remained to them, with remainder for lack of such an heir to the said John de Eylesford and Isabel and to their heirs, that the said John Boulewas died without issue, wherefore the same ought by the form of the gift to remain to John de Eylesford and Isabel, that the said John Boulewas in his life time sued not out of the king's hand the said manor which was in the king's hand by the said Parnell's death, and that the said manor is held in chief by the service of keeping the king's forest of Morf; and the king has taken the homage and fealty of John de Eylesford. By p.s. [28427.]
June 21.
Westminster.
To William Banastre escheator in Salop. Order to deliver to John de Eylesford knight and Isabel his wife the manors of Boulewas and Isenbrugge taken into the king's hand by the death of John Boulewas, together with the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that John Boulewas at his death held the said manors of the gift of Hugh de Monyton, Thomas de Burghope, John de Stretton and Roger Partrich made with the king's licence to him and the heirs of his body, with remainder for lack of such an heir to the said John de Eylesford and Isabel and to their heirs for ever, that he died without issue, wherefore the same ought by the form of the gift to remain to John de Eylesford and Isabel, and that the said manors are held in chief by the service of keeping the king's hays and forests in all the county of Salop; and the king has taken the homage and fealty of John de Eylesford. By p.s. [as above].
June 6.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the custom and subsidy upon wool, hides and woolfells in the port of the city of London, and to the controller in the said port. Order to deliver to John de Chichestre mayor of the said city, Adam Fraunceys, William Walleworth, John Pyel aldermen, John de Cantebrugge chamberlain, Hugh Holbeche, John Philippot and John Organ citizens, or to their deputies, one foil of the cocket enclosed under the seals of the controller and of the collectors or one of them, suffering them to take and have of the said customs and subsidies the sum hereinafter rehearsed during the term herein mentioned, and taking their acquittance; as the king by letters patent has granted to the said mayor, aldermen, chamberlain and citizens and to other the citizens of London that they by themselves and their deputies shall without gainsaying have and take by indenture to be from time to time made between them and the said collectors and controller, as well for themselves and in their own name as in the name of other the citizens, of the said customs and subsidies due to the king upon exports of every sack of wool 16s. 8d. of natives and 20s. of aliens, of every last of hides 33s. 4d. of natives and 40s. of aliens, of every 240 woolfells 16s. 8d. of natives and 20s. of aliens from the date of these presents until a sum of 5,000l. by them advanced to the king for furtherance of the war and for other particular causes be fully levied; and for their greater security it is the king's will that the said mayor and others named or their deputies shall have in their hands one foil of the cocket as aforesaid, and that during the said term no wool, hides or woolfells shall pass from that port without being sealed with both foils thereof, provided always that, so soon as the said sum shall by them be levied, the said foil shall be delivered to the treasurer and the king's chamberlains, and the said letters patent given up to them to be cancelled.
Mandate to the treasurer and to the barons of the exchequer to allow the said collectors from time to time at the exchequer so much of the said customs and subsidies in that port as they shall be assured that the said mayor and others or their deputies take thereof by virtue of the said letters patent, until 5,000l. shall be so levied, thereof discharging as well the collectors as the said mayor and others, and taking again of them the said foil of the cocket and the said letters patent when that sum shall by them be levied.
July 3.
Westminster.
Order to the sheriff of Lincoln to cause a coroner to be elected instead of William Hakseye of Hedyngham, who is insufficiently qualified as the king has learned.
June 20.
Westminster.
To John de Bisshopeston escheator in Kent. Order to take of Elizabeth who was wife of John de Leyham tenant in chief an oath that she will not marry without the king's licence, and in presence of Richard Aleyn guardian of her said husband's lands taken into the king's hand by his death, if being warned he will attend, to assign her dower thereof, sending the assignment under seal to be enrolled in chancery.
May 18.
Westminster.
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of London. Order, upon the petition of William Gees, if assured by true witness or otherwise that four packs of cloths were cocketed and customed at the port of Suthampton and the custom thereupon truly paid, to dearrest the same, suffering the said William to carry them whither he will; as his petition shews that he laded the said cloths in a ship of William Osbarne in the port of Suthampton to take over sea, and that the said collectors are unlawfully demanding of him a second payment of the custom thereupon as if they were not before cocketed and customed, for that they were taken out of the said ship, put in another, and transferred to the port of London, though they were cocketed and customed by the collectors of customs at Suthampton, and the custom was truly paid, praying for the dearrest thereof.
May 16.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to account with John le Man, executor of Fulk Payforer late clerk of the king's works in the castle and town of Quenesburgh, as well concerning the said Fulk's wages and the wages of masons, carpenters and other workmen whatsoever, as concerning the costs by him incurred upon the said works, and other costs foreign thereto, and payments by him made by virtue of divers writs of privy seal while clerk of the said works, causing the said executor to have allowance as well of the wages and costs aforesaid [as] of 4s. 2d. for ten dozen bowstrings for furnishing the said castle and 78s. 6d. for divers seeds by him bought for sowing the castle garden, and further doing what the nature of the account requires.
May 1.
Westminster.
To William Auncell escheator in Herefordshire and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to keep in the king's hand the manor of Aleynesmore co. Hereford until further order, removing the king's hand and not meddling further with the hamlet of Wylynhale and manor of Tregget taken into the king's hand by the death of John le Rous and by reason of the nonage of Juliana his sister, and delivering up any issues taken of the said hamlet and manor of Tregget; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said John at his death held no lands in that bailiwick in chief in his demesne as of fee nor in service, but held the manor of Aleynesmore by knight service of the bishopric of Hereford now void and in the king's hand by the death of Lewis de Charleton late bishop, the said hamlet and manor of Tregget of others than the king, and that the said Juliana, being within age, is his next heir.
May 30.
Westminster.
To John de Bisshopeston escheator in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Order to cause Thomas de Ponynges, son and heir of Michael de Ponynges knight tenant in chief, to have seisin as well of his said father's lands as of the lands of his heritage held in dower or otherwise for life by Joan who was wife of the said Michael, and taken into the king's hand by their death; as the said Thomas has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty.
To John Rokewode escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk. Like order; as Thomas de Ponynges knight has proved his age before John de Bisshopeston escheator in Sussex. By p.s. [28376.]
May 15.
Westminster.
To the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer. Order to stay their demand made against William de Wykeham bishop of Winchester to answer for fines etc. during the last vacancy of the bishopric etc. (as above, p. 133).
April 30.
Westminster.
To John Rous escheator in Leycestershire. Order to deliver to John Goderich the bailiwick of Gertre hundred (as above, p. 135).
June 20.
Westminster.
To Edmund Bernard, Thomas Bayllif and William Muleward, farmers of the manor of Dodeford co. Norhampton of the heritage of John de Keynes knight tenant in chief deceased. Writ de intendendo, commanding them to pay the farm of the said manor to John de Beverle the king's esquire at the terms in their commission appointed, so long as they shall be farmers thereof and he shall have the wardship of the said deceased's lands; as of his favour the king has granted by letters patent to John de Beverle the wardship of the said lands taken into the king's hand by the death of the said John de Kaynes and by reason of the nonage of his heir, to hold without rendering aught to the king until the lawful age of the said heir, and his marriage, and if the said heir shall die before that time and shall not by him be married, his heir being within age and unmarried, John de Beverle shall have the wardship until the lawful age of such heir and his marriage, and so from heir to heir until one shall come to lawful age and John de Beverle shall obtain his effectual marriage, provided that all that time he shall find competent maintenance for every heir while in his wardship, bearing and performing the king's services and other charges upon the said lands.
The like to the following farmers of manors of the same heritage:
John Wacche farmer of the manor of Piriton co. Wiltesir.
Joan who was wife of John de Kaynes knight, farmer of the manor of Combekeynes co. Dorset.
John de Blokkele chaplain, farmer of the manor of Oxhilve co. Warrewyk.
June 21.
Westminster.
To John de Froille escheator in Oxfordshire. Order not to meddle further with the manors of Lynham and Escote taken into the king's hand by the death of Adam de Shareshull, delivering up any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that the said Adam at his death held no lands in that county in chief in his demesne as of fee, but held the said manors for life with reversion to Joan (yet living) late the wife of William Fienlys now deceased, whom Stephen de Valence has taken to wife, by virtue of a grant thereof made by Richard de Chyderle clerk to the said William and Joan and to the heirs of the said William, and that the same are held of others than the king.

Footnotes

  • 1. In the warrant William son of Richard de Engleton.