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March 6.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and sheriffs of London. Order at their peril to
keep William Bowyere of London in prison in safe custody without
deliverance until further order of the king and council; as lately
the king commanded the sheriffs to certify in chancery the cause of
his imprisonment in Neugate gaol, and they certified that he hired
Garcius de Salys of Gascony for payment of a sum of money to slay
Ralph Kesteven parson of St. Botolph without Aldrichesgate London,
and that the said Garcius lay in wait divers times so to do in the said
church and in other places within the city and suburbs of London;
and by another writ the king commanded the sheriffs to cause the
said William to come before him in chancery at a day past, and
so they did; and the cause being that day examined before
the king and council, by advice of the council the king sent the
prisoner again to the sheriffs to be kept in custody in the city prison
until further order for his deliverance; and now the king is informed that they are minded to set the prisoner free by a mainprise,
and the king is aware that he is not replevisable. |
March 10.
Leeds castle. |
To the prior of the order of friars preachers of Hereford. Order
upon his allegiance to cease from all strife and controversy with
the warden of the order of friars minors of London for burial
of the body of John de Hastynges earl of Pembroke, causing the
bones of his body, which yet lies buried in the church of the prior's
house, to be disinterred and delivered to Thomas earl marshal and
earl of Notyngham or to his deputy who shall come for the purpose,
to the end that they may be by him carried to the house of the friars
minors and there buried according to the king's decree, whereof he
believes the prior is not ignorant. The king has commanded the
said warden likewise to cease from controversy, and to receive the
bones for burial. By K. |
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March 20.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Bukingham for election of a coroner instead
of Edmund Missenden knight lately elected, who has no lands in the
county whereupon he may dwell according to his estate. |
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Like order, mutatis mutandis, in regard to Thomas Giffard knight. |
March 4.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Middlesex. Order by mainprise of John Godman,
John Biflete, Richard atte Wode, William atte Broke, Hugh atte
Seler and Ralph atte Water of Surrey to set free William Melhurst
of Horselle, whom the abbot of Westminster, brother Peter Combe
monk of the abbey, Thomas Carbonell and John Hiller have taken
and hold captive it is said, and whom the abbot claims as his
neif pertaining to the manor of Pirforde co. Surrey, and order before
Sunday after St. Gregory next to certify in chancery what he shall
do, sending again this writ; as lately the king ordered the sheriff
of Surrey to set the prisoner free, certifying the justices at Westminster in the quinzaine of St. Hilary last how he should execute
that writ; and now on the prisoner's behalf petition is made to the
king for his deliverance, shewing that he is eloigned out of Surrey
and imprisoned in Middlesex, and that he is a free man, and ready
to prove his freedom; and the said John Godman and the others have
mainperned in chancery that he shall prosecute a suit for proof of
his freedom, and after rendering of judgment shall straightway surrender himself to the abbot, if adjudged to be his neif. |
March 16.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of the petty custom in the port of Suthampton.
Order to suffer Hugelin Gerard merchant of 'Boloigne Grace' to
lade in a ship of James de Venise in that port and, after paying
customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, to take over to foreign parts
two dozen caps of scarlet, four pairs of hose and nine hoods by him
bought and purveyed within the realm, any ordinances, prohibitions
or proclamations to the contrary notwithstanding. |
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For half a mark paid in the hanaper. |
March 26.
Westminster. |
To the sheriffs of London for the time being. Order of the issues
of their offices to pay to Robert Markelee one of the king's serjeants
at arms 12d. a day for life and the arrears since 14 December last,
on which day at the instance of the commons in the last parliament
the king granted him the same for life for good service. |
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Et erat patens. |
April 10.
Westminster. |
To James Chuddelegh escheator in Devon. Order to remove the
king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Northpole,
delivering to William archbishop of Canterbury any issues thereof
taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator,
that at her death Margaret who was wife of Hugh de Courtenay
earl of Devon held the same for her life of others than the king, by
gift of William de Chebesey and Richard de Brankescombe to
her and her husband for life with remainder to the archbishop, by
name of William de Courtenay their son, and to the heirs of his
body. |
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To the same. Like order concerning a messuage, one rood of
garden, 30 acres of land and 1 acre of meadow in Holdeham, 60s.
of rent of assize issuing yearly from divers tenements there, 40s.
of like rent from tenements at Cotteforde within the manor of
Sydebury whereof John Fareweye is tenant for life by demise
of the said earl and Margaret, and yearly rents of 20s. issuing
from a freehold in Bokelond Chayllowe, 13d. from a freehold in
Lokkesore, and 34s. from tenements in Middelton, held likewise
by gift of William de Chebbesey and John Horncastre chaplains
to William de Weston deceased for his life, with remainder to the
said earl and Margaret for life, remainder to the said William
their son and to the heirs of his body. |
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Membrane 8. |
March 21.
Westminster. |
To William Bolle escheator in Lincolnshire. Order to take of
Ismania who was wife of John de Burgherssh knight an oath etc.,
and to give her livery of a third part of the manor of Skendelby
2 acres of land therein excepted, the eighteenth part of the profit of
a market on Saturdays at Perteney, the eighteenth part of the
profit of the toll and fair there every year on the eve and day
of St. Mary Magdalene, the Assumption and the Nativity of the
Virgin, 4 acres 1 rood, 10s. of rent of assize of freeholders and
a third part of 2 acres of meadow in Perteney, which with three
tofts, one dovecote, 2½ virgates of land, 8 acres of meadow and
6d. of rent in Kyngeseye, 4s. of rent in Tourseye and a third part
of all wood and underwood in Kyngeseye and Tourseye co. Bukingham, two messuages, 2½ virgates 2 acres of land, 1½ acre of meadow
in Tythorp and a third part of all wood and underwood in the
manor of Ewelme and town of Tythorp co. Oxford the king has
assigned to her in dower, with assent of Joan de Mohun lady of
Dunster, to whom the king has committed the ward of the purparty of Maud one of the said John's daughters and heirs who is
within age and in his ward, and assent of John Grenevylle and
Margaret his wife the other daughter and heir who is of full age. |
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To John Craunfeld escheator in Bukinghamshire. Order to give
the said Ismania livery of three tofts etc. (above mentioned) in
Kyngeseye and Tourseye; as the king has commanded William
Bolle to take of her an oath etc. |
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To Thomas Barentyne escheator in Oxfordshire. Like order concerning the lands etc. in Ewelme and Tythorp (above mentioned). |
March 21.
Westminster. |
To the chancellor and proctors of Oxford university. Strict
order at their peril to suffer brother Henry Crumpe a monk of
the Cistercian order to do no scholastic acts in the university until
the quinzaine of Easter next, warning him to be at that day before
the king and council in chancery in order to answer touching the
matters hereinafter mentioned and others which shall be laid against
him; as a lamentable report has newly come to the ears of the
king and council that he, being a scholar in the university, has
like a child of perdition published great number of nefarious opinions and detestable allegations repugnant to the catholic faith and
redounding to the scandal and shame of divers persons, sowing
tares among the people, and with hardened heart is persisting in
his damnable purpose, to the hurt of the catholic faith and the
ruin and scandal of the university; and the king will not and ought
not to endure such opinions and allegations against the estate of
the church, which might easily aggrieve innocent persons. |
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Et erat patens. |
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[Salter, Mediœval Archives of the University of Oxford, p. 223.] |
March 23.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs and subsidies and of the petty custom
in the port of Lenne. Order to suffer John Rede of London to lade in
a ship in that port and, after payment of the customs, subsidies
etc. thereupon due, to take over sea forty dozen caps by him bought
and purveyed within the realm, any ordinances, proclamations or
commands to the contrary notwithstanding. |
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For 40s. paid in the hanaper. |
March 25.
Westminster. |
To Peter Tilioll escheator in Westmorland. Order to give Elizabeth
who was wife of Thomas Clifford knight livery of such as are within
his bailiwick of the knights' fees and parts of fees of her husband
which, with assent of Queen Anne to whom he has committed
the ward of all lands and knights' fees of the said Thomas, the
king has assigned in dower to the said Elizabeth, namely the service of John de Oxenthwayt for the moiety of one bovate of
land in the manor of Burgh extended at 2s. a year, of John
Diconson for the moiety of one bovate there at 2s., of Thomas de
Derby for the moiety of one bovate at 2s., of John Bowet for
the moiety of one bovate at 2s., of John Spenser for two bovates
at 8s., of Joan daughter of Thomas de Mallerstrang for the third
part of a messuage and 8 acres of land and meadow there at 2s.,
of William Smyth for a like third part at 2s., of Thomas Colverdowfe for two bovates of land there at 4s., of Thomas de Musgrave
for the manor of Hertlay at 100s., of the said Thomas for the
manor of Great Musgrave at 53s. 4d., of the said Thomas for the
manor of Murton at 4l., of the said Thomas for the manor of
Little Musgrave at 40s., of the said Thomas and the prior of Watton
for the manor of Crosbygerard at 6l. 5s., of the said Thomas,
William Qwerton and William de Stirkelande for the manor of
Souleby at 100s., of William de Sandeforde for the manor of
Ascome at 100s., of William de Dacre for one moiety of the manor
of Overton at 40s., of Robert de Laton for the other moiety at 40s.,
of Stephen de Cottesforde for the manor of Askeby Cottesforde at
40s., of William Ferour and Eleanor his wife for the manor of
Clifton at 66s. 8d., of William de Stirkelande for four bovates of
land in Souleby and 16 acres in Warthecop at 20s., of Thomas
son of John de Warthecop for Hervy's lands in Clibburne at 12d.,
all in Westmorland; one knight's fee in Wath and Wombewell held
by Thomas Flemynge knight at 13l. 6s. 8d., one knight's fee in
Helgefelde, Oterburne, Hanlyth, Maulome and Haukeswyke held
by Peter Ma[ul]everer knight at 13l. 6s. 8d., three fourths of one
knight's fee in Elslagh, Aylton, and Calton held by Henry Fitzhugh
knight at 6l. 13s. 4d., one knight's fee in Brodesworth held by
Isabel Faucomberge at 10l., and the moiety of one knight's fee in
Skole by Roderham held by John Mounteney at 50s. in York
shire; one knight's fee in Torlaston held by Robert Barry at 13l.,
and the moiety of one knight's fee in Shelton in the Vale lately held
by Thomas de Staunton knight and his parceners at 100s. in
Notynghamshire; and one knight's fee in Anescote and Edenescote
in the parish of Pateshull held by John Wydeville in Norhamptonshire extended at 13l. 6s. 8d. a year. |
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To Hugh Arderne escheator in Yorkshire. Order to give the said
Elizabeth livery of the fees and parts of fees (above mentioned) in
Wath and Wombewell, Helgefelde, Oterburne, Hanlyth, Maulome
and Haukeswyke, Elslagh, Aylton and Calton, Brodesworth and
Skole, which among others the king has assigned to her in dower. |
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To John Bryggeforde escheator in Notynghamshire. Like order
concerning the knight's fees etc. (above mentioned) in Torlaston
and Shelton in the Vale. |
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To Robert Isham escheator in Norhamptonshire. Like order concerning the knight's fee (above mentioned) in Anescote and
Edenescote. |
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To Peter Tilioll escheator in Westmorland. Order to give the
said Elizabeth livery of the advowsons of the churches of Kirkebythore and Merton which, with every other turn of presentation to
the church of Stavoley co. Derby the king has likewise assigned to
her of the adowsons of her husband. |
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To John Bryggeforde escheator in Derbyshire. Order to give the
said Elizabeth livery of every other turn of presentation to the
church of Stavoley. |
March 28.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of Jernemuth, and to the bailiffs of the town. Order in presence of six
burgesses of the most discreet and trusty men of the town to sell
at the best price they may such of the goods and merchandise of
merchants of Scotland in a ship of Camfer, Forboltus de Camfer
master, lately driven by stress of weather to Kirkeleyrode, as may
not be kept without loss and damage, and to safe keep the money
thereof arising until further order, suffering the buyers without payment of custom or subsidy to take the same to any foreign parts
they please of the king's friendship, and certifying in chancery,
when they have executed this command, the quantity and price as
well of the goods so to be sold as of the residue to be kept without
sale by trusty men of the town, and all their own dealing in the
matter; as upon clear information that herring and other goods
of merchants of York and Notyngham amounting to 600 marks
were lately taken in Scotland contrary to the present truce, and
willing for justice' sake that all wool, hides, woolfells and
other merchandise of the said merchants of Scotland should be committed to safe custody and kept, in order that at their suit the
keepers of the truce in Scotland may in the mean time appoint a
remedy for restitution of the goods of the English aforesaid, the
king ordered the collectors and bailiffs to cause those goods to be
unladed and, by oversight of the owners or their attorneys and
by indentures containing the quantity and price thereof, to be put
in the hands of trusty men of Jernemuth and kept without dispersal; but he is particularly informed that divers of those goods
may not be kept without great loss and damage, if not speedily
exposed for sale. By C. |
March 29.
Westminster. |
To the constable of the Tower of London and to his lieutenant.
Order by mainprise of John Shalyngforde 'draper,' Thomas Sybbesey
'draper,' Richard Spenser 'taillour,' John Dymmoke 'taillour,' Hugh
Talbot 'taillour,' Bartholomew Neefe 'taillour,' Simon Ingram 'draper'
and Reynold atte Pole 'taillour,' all of London, to set free John
Creyke of London, although the king lately commanded the constable
and lieutenant to receive John Creyke and John Pole, and keep
them severally in the Tower prison so that they should have no
speech or treaty one with the other; as John Shalyngforde and
the others have mainperned in chancery for John Creyke body
for body and under a pain of 500 marks, to have him before the
king and council upon warning received in order to answer touching
what shall be laid against him. |
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March 22.
Westminster. |
To Thomas de Holand constable of the Tower of London, or
to his lieutenant. Order by mainprise of James de Pekham of
Kent and John de Kirkeby of London 'dyeghere' to set free Robert
de Couen of Kent esquire, imprisoned in the Tower prison by
command of the king with assent of the council in the last parliament; as they have mainperned body for body to have him before
the council in the quinzaine of Easter next. By C. |
