Close Rolls, Richard II: November 1389-January 1390

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1922.

'Close Rolls, Richard II: November 1389-January 1390', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 38-43. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp38-43 [accessed 23 April 2024]

November 1389-January 1390


	1390.

	Membrane 4. (fn. 1)
Nov. 20. Westminster.	To William de Monte Acuto earl of Salisbury and his fellows, late guardians of the peace and justices of oyer and terminer in Dorset. Order to deliver to Walter Clopton and his fellows, now appointed guardians etc. there, all indictments, records, processes, rolls, memoranda etc. which concern their office, with the original writs and all other things which concern the same, also this writ.
	Like writs to the following:
	Cambridgeshire. To Hugh la Souche and his fellows in favour of John Cassy and his fellows.
	Berkshire. To John Lovell etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Worcestershire. To Thomas de Bello Campo earl of Warrewyk etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Northumberland. To Henry de Percy earl of Northumberland etc. in favour of John Markham etc.
	Derbyshire. To William la Souche etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	The Northtrithing in Yorkshire. To Henry de Percy earl of Northumberland etc. in favour of John Markham etc.
	Surrey. To Richard earl of Arundell and Surrey etc. in favour of John Wadham etc.
	Warwickshire. To the said earl of Warrewyk etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	The Westrithing in Yorkshire. To the said earl of Northumberland etc. in favour of John Markham etc.
	Herefordshire. To Thomas de la Barre etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Norffolk. To Thomas de Morlee etc. in favour of John Cassy etc.
	Oxfordshire. To John Lovell etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Wiltesir. To the said earl of Salisbury etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	The parts of Kesteven in Lincolnshire. To John Bussy etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Somerset. To the said earl of Salisbury etc. in favour of Walter Clopton etc.
	Notynghamshire. To Robert Martell etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Cumberland. To the said earl of Northumberland etc. in favour of John Markham etc.
	Gloucestershire. To Thomas de Berkele etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Suffolk. To Richard Waldegrave etc. in favour of John Cassy etc.
	The parts of Holand. To Philip le Despenser etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Hertfordshire. To Walter atte Lee etc. in favour of John Wadham etc.
	Devon. To Edward Courtenay earl of Devon etc. in favour of William Rykhille etc.
	Huntingdonshire. To William Moigne etc. in favour of John Cassy etc.
	Staffordshire. To Nicholas Daudele etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Westmorland. To Ralph baron of Greystoke etc. in favour of John Markham etc.
	The parts of Lyndesey in Lincolnshire. To Robert de Wylughby etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Bukinghamshire. To Henry Grey of Wylton etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	The Estrithing in Yorkshire. To Henry de Percy earl of Northumberland etc. in favour of John Markham etc.
	The county of Suthampton. To Thomas de Holand earl of Kent etc. in favour of William Rykhille etc.
	Roteland. To John Wytlesbury etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Essex. To Aubrey de Veer etc. in favour of John Wadham etc.
	Leycestershire. To Thomas earl of Notyngham marshal of England etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Salop. To Hugh Burnell etc. in favour of Robert de Cherlton etc.
	Cornwall. The said earl of Devon etc. in favour of William Rykhille etc.
	Norhamptonshire. To William la Souche of Haryngworth etc. in favour of William Thirnynge etc.
	Membrane 3.
Jan. 18. Westminster.	To the keeper or farmer of the manor of Tremworth co. Kent. Order to pay to John Parker 10l. a year and the arrears since 4 August 2 Richard II; as on 4 April 43 Edward III Ingelram de Coucy, by name of Ingelram sieur de Coucy earl of Bedeforde and count of Seissons, gave the said John his esquire an annuity of 10l. for life to be taken of the said manor, in lieu of 10l. a year which he used to take of the manors of Mersshton and Kerswelle, and on 30 September 1375, by name of Ingelram earl of Bedeforde count of Seissons and sieur de Coucy, gave him the keeping of the great park of Brustwyk in Holdernesse during the life of Isabel the king's aunt wife of the said earl, taking for the same 3d. a day by the hands of the reeve of the manor of Brustwyke for the time being, and bracken growing in the said park, in the same manner as Walter Trenge late keeper had in his life time, and on 15 June 51 Edward III the late king by letters of his privy seal commanded Adam bishop of St. Davids then chancellor by letters under the great seal to confirm those gifts, willing that if the said Isabel should die in the said John's life time he should have the keeping of the park for life, taking 3d. a day for wages and bracken as aforesaid, and died before that command was executed; and on 4 August aforesaid, at the prayer of the said Isabel, with assent of the council the king confirmed the earl's grants, willing that if the said Isabel should die the said John should have the keeping of the park for life, with the said wages etc.
	Et erat patens.
Jan. 21. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Oxford for election of a verderer of Shottore forest instead of John Hardy, who is dead.
	Like order to the sheriff of Bukingham for election of a verderer of Bernewode forest instead of William de Barton, who is dead.
Feb. 8. Westminster.	To Th. archbishop of York. Order, upon petition of Peter de Castro Novo a monk of the Cistercian order and farmer of Scardeburgh church, to cause that church and the king's right to be defended, that the brethren of Scardeburgh or others begin no new customs or usages which may tend to the prejudice of the said church, nor any save such as were therein used before the same came to the king's hand, or for two hundred years past at least. By p.s. [6015.]
	1389.
	Membrane 2.
Dec. 8. Reading.	To William Kymberley escheator in Essex. Order to give Thomas de Markeshale, son and heir of John de Markeshale tenant in chief of the late king, seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and the king has taken his homage and fealty. By p.s. [5773.]
Dec. 3. Westminster.	To Edmund son of William Hastynges, escheator in Norffolk and Suffolk. Order to give Michael de la Pole knight, whose fealty the king has taken, livery of the manor of Nethirhalle of Saxlyngham, the advowson of Saxlynghamthorp church, two messuages, 400 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow, 20 acres of pasture and 42s. of rent in Saxlyngham, Flotemanneuton, Brokedisshe and Herliston co. Norffolk, the manors of Wyngefelde, Stradbroke, Silham, Fresyngfelde, Sternefelde and Saxmundham, the manor of Wyngefelde called Oldhalle, the advowsons of Stradbroke and Saxmundham churches and of Wyngefelde chantry, 700 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 100 acres of pasture, 20 acres of wood, 100 acres of heath, 100 acres of marsh and 100s. of rent in Wyngefelde, Silham, Esham, Fresyngfelde, Weybrede, Mendham, Hoxne, Sternefelde, Saxmondham, Benhale, Farnham, Rendham, Freston and Snape co. Suffolk; as it is found by divers inquisitions, taken before Hugh Fastolf and Robert Hotot, that on 1 October 10 Richard II Michael de la Pole earl of Suffolk was a long while seised thereof for life by the courtesy of England after the death of Katherine his wife, that all were of her heritage, that at her death she was thereof seised in fee with the earl her husband, that he continued his estate therein until by virtue of a judgment against him rendered in the parliament holden at Westminster on the morrow of the Purification 11 Richard II the same were seized into the king's hand, that he had no other estate therein, that 69 acres of the 100 acres of pasture in Wyngefelde are held of the king by the service of two white doves a year at Michaelmas for all service, the manors of Wyngefelde and Stradebrok, the advowsons of Stradbrok church and Wyngefelde chantry, 300 acres of land, 10 acres of meadow, 11 acres of pasture, 10 acres of wood, 60 acres of heath, 60 acres of marsh and 50s. of rent in Wyngefelde, Freston and Snape are held of the queen of England as of the honour of Eye by fee farm, rendering 40 marks a year, the other manors, lands, rents and advowsons of others than the king, that the earl died on 5 December last, and that Michael de la Pole knight is son and heir of the said Katherine and of full age; and after deliberation with the justices and others of the council learned in the law it seemed to them that livery of the premises ought to be given to Michael the son.
Dec. 19. Westminster.	To the customers and the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of London. Order on sight etc. to deliver to the custody of the king's clerk Roger de Walden treasurer of Calais or of his attorney the cocket seal appointed in the port of London which is in their keeping; as willing to make provision against peril which is to be feared, and for defence of Calais, the king has appointed the said Roger with all speed to receive of the customers and collectors in singular the ports of England where there is any passage of wool, hides and woolfells, and to keep until the Purification next the cocket seals therein, and to apply the whole of the customs and subsidies thereof arising in the mean time to furnishing that town as need requires. By bill of the treasurer.
	Like writs to the customers and collectors in the following ports:
	Suthampton.
	Gippewich.
	Great Jernemuth.
	Lenne.
	Kyngeston upon Hull.
	St. Botolphs town.
Dec. 2. Westminster.	To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order by good men of that city to make inquisition what goods and chattels Richard Brighous clerk late preceptor of the house of St. Anthony London had there at his death, who with Henry Bubwith and John Brighous was bound to the king in 1,000 marks, to whose hands they came, and in whose they are, and to seize the same, and safe keep them until further order.
	1390.
Jan. 1. Westminster.	To Ralph Nevylle keeper of the king's forest beyond Trent, or to his representative in the forest of Galtris. Order to deliver to bail until the coming of justices in eyre for pleas of the forest in Yorkshire Simon de Elvyngton, imprisoned in Davy prison for a trespass of venison in that forest, if replevisable according to the assize of the forest.
	1389.
Dec. 19. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of London. Order to suffer Ciprian de Mari merchant of Genoa to lade in a ship there and, after payment of customs, subsidies etc., to take over to Genoa or other parts of the king's friendship seventeen white marble stones, any former command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding.
	To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of Sandewich. Order to suffer William Knyght of London and William Tauke to lade in ships in that port 42 bales of coneys' fells of Spain lately taken at sea and brought thither and, after payment of customs etc., to take them to whatsoever parts they please.
Nov. 26. Westminster.	To the farmers for the time being of the lands etc. which were of Edmund Stonore. Order during his nonage to pay to Ralph Stonore son of the said Edmund, who is in ward of the king, being brother and heir of John Stonore son of the said Edmund tenant in chief who is dead, 40 marks a year which the king has granted him of the farm thereof in aid of his maintenance from the time that the lands of his heritage came to the king's hand by John's death until his lawful age, and the arrears.
	Et erat patens.
	1390.
Jan. 14. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London for the time being. Order to pay to William Bukenham the king's serjeant 10l. a year which, for long service to the late king and to the king from his coronation until now, the king has granted him for life of the issues of the sheriffs' bailiwick. By p.s. [5876.]
	Et erat patens.
Jan. 19. Westminster.	To the same. Order every year to pay 6d. a day to John Wymbyssh the son whom the king has retained with him, advancing him to be one of the archers of the crown, and to pay him the arrears since 20 August 9 Richard II, on which date for his good service the king granted the said John for life 6d. a day of the issues of the city of London.
	Et erat patens.