Close Rolls, Richard II: January 1392 | British History Online

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

'Close Rolls, Richard II: January 1392', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 4, 1389-1392, (London, 1922) pp. 528-529. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol4/pp528-529 [accessed 12 April 2024]

January 1392



1392. Jan. 10. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Bukingham. Writ of supersedeas, by mainprise of Robert son of John Hill of Devon, Roger Haldanby of Yorkshire, John Asplioun of Northumberland and Nicholas Hemynghale of Huntingdonshire, in favour of William Pycard the younger and Andrew Curlewe at suit of Gilbert Talbot knight for trespass.
Jan. 10. Westminster.	To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of Bristol. Order with assent of the council, inasmuch as Chepstowe is within the bounds of their office, to execute the same there, taking 3s. upon every tun of wine, 12d. in the pound of other merchandise imported and exported, and other duties upon goods and merchandise of strangers and the king's lieges even as they are taken at Bristol, and causing proclamation to be made in singular the places within the said bounds that henceforward no man shall within the same unlade ships or vessels to expose for sale goods and merchandise therein without custom, subsidy etc., and that no merchandise shall be taken out of the realm before the customs etc. be paid, under pain of forfeiture of goods, merchandise, ships and vessels, certifying to the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer from time to time the names of those found guilty, to the end they may be punished; as in the parliament holden at Westminster in 14 Richard II 3s. upon every tun of wine and 12d. in the pound upon other merchandise imported and exported was granted to the king, but certain ships etc. laded with wine and goods of strangers and lieges, whereupon custom etc. ought to be paid, do touch day by day at Chepstowe and are there unladed without payment thereof, and ships and vessels there are laded with goods of the realm, and without such payment do pass over sea, contrary to the ordinance made in the said parliament, as the king is informed.
Jan. 8. Westminster.	To the sheriffs of London. Writ of supersedeas, and order by mainprise of Simon Payvy 'scryvener,' William Deryngton, William Gregardoun and Thomas de Rynham of London to set free Thomas Forde, clerk, if taken for payment of 40l. against him recovered by Geoffrey Sampson and Richard Gascoigne before the justices at Westminster.