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April 5.
Westminster. |
To the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle upon Tyne. Order upon sight
etc. to cause proclamation to be made, that any who will give the king
and council information wherefore 20 marks lately put by Roger de
Drayton of Great Jernemuth in the keeping of John de Scarle the
king's clerk, keeper of the chancery rolls, to be delivered under a
certain condition to John Moreton of Newcastle aforesaid ought not
to be so delivered, shall be in chancery in the quinzaine of Easter next. |
April 1.
Westminster. |
Order to the sheriff of Kent for election of a coroner instead of
William Horslake; as the king has learned by credible witness that
he is too sick and aged to exercise the office of coroner, and has removed
him. |
April 10.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of London,
and the keepers of the passage there. Order to suffer Walter Bouet to
lade in ships in that port and, after payment of customs and subsidies
thereupon due, to take to Calais a thousand bolts (petilia), any former
command of the king to the contrary notwithstanding. |
April 12.
Westminster. |
To the collectors in the port of Kyngeston upon Hull of the subsidy
of 3s. upon every tun of wine and 12d. in the pound. Order without
taking custom or subsidy thereupon to suffer Henry Percy captain
of Berewic upon Twede by his servants and deputies to take to Berewic
eleven tuns one pipe of wine bought and purveyed in that port for
consumption of his household, any command of the king to the
contrary notwithstanding. |
April 11.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs and subsidies in the port of Suthampton,
and the keepers of the passage there. Order to suffer Gerard de
Albertis of Florence without payment of custom or subsidy by himself and his servants to ship in that port and take to the court of Rome
four broidered beds, eight pieces and eight rolls of 'worstede,' one
dozen caps of scarlet and two dozen of black, for the use of William
Brut a monk of the abbey of St. Peter Gloucestre, who has made oath
in chancery that the same shall be applied to the furtherance of
certain business in that court which specially concerns the abbey,
and not to other uses for traffic, any ordinances or proclamations to
the contrary notwithstanding. |
April 12.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Bukingham. Order, upon petition of John Shadworth citizen of London, to suffer three wains with thirty horses
yoked therein and eight sarplers of wool of his therein laded to bring
to London, which are unduly arrested by the sheriff and his ministers,
one at Wendover and two at Missynden, as by his complaint the
king has learned, to come to London without delay, certifying in
chancery under seal the cause of the arrest, sending again this writ,
and telling any complainants on the king's behalf to repair to chancery, and they shall have full justice; as Nicholas Walsyngham and
Alan Everard mercers of London have mainperned in chancery under
a pain of 100l. that he shall answer for the wool or the price thereof
to any who will complain. |
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March 14.
Westminster. |
To the chief butler for the time being. Order to deliver to Thomas
Clanvowe the king's knight and Perina his wife two tuns of wine a
year which for good service of the said Thomas, the king has granted
to them for their lives and the life of the longest liver, of the prise
of the king's wines in the port of Bristol. |
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Et erat patens. |
March 23.
Westminster. |
To Master William Waltham keeper of the hanaper of chancery.
Order without taking a fee for the great seal to deliver to Andrew
Hake knight letters patent in his keeping it is said, whereby the king
has granted to the said Andrew and Blanche his wife, to increase
their estate, 60l. a year at the exchequer for their lives and the life
of the longest liver. By K. |
March 19.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Berkshire for the time being. Order every year
to pay to Thomas Herpecote 6d. a day, and to pay him the arrears
since 20 August 9 Richard II, on which date the king retained the
said Thomas with him, advancing him to be one of the archers of the
crown, and for good service granted him 6d. a day of the issues of that
county for life or until the king should take other order for his estate,
provided always that the king should have a release of the 3d. a day
which the said Thomas ought to take for abiding within the king's
household. |
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Et erat patens. |
April 25.
Elthammanor. |
To Master William Northwolde. Strict order, for needful and
notable causes nearly moving the king, to teach or preach no more
secretly or openly within the realm under pain of imprisonment and
forfeiture. By p.s. [11068.] |
April 25.
Eltham. |
To John Wymbyssh keeper of the king's warren of Haveryng. Order
to deliver to Richard Kays serjeant at arms, to be brought to the
prison of the Tower of London, Salomon Wycheden, John Starse
and Simon Baldeweyn, who are in prison in the keeper's custody for
trespasses within that warren. By K. |
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Order to the constable of the Tower or his lieutenant to receive
the said Salomon, John and Simon from the said Richard, and to
keep them in custody in the Tower until further order. By K. |
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April 14.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Notyngham for the time being. Order every
year to pay to Matthew Boure one of the yeomen of the livery of the
crown 6d. a day for life, and to pay him the arrears since 12 October
last; as for good service on 27 March last the king granted him from
the date aforesaid 6d. a day of the issues and profits of that county. |
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Et erat patens. |
April 17.
Westminster. |
To the collectors of customs and subsidies and the keepers of the
passage in the port of Suthampton. Order to suffer Gerard de Albertis
of Florence by himself and his servants to ship in that port and,
without payment of custom or subsidy, to take over to the court of
Rome six broidered beds, sixteen pieces and nine 'boltes' of 'worstede',
nineteen dozen caps and four dozen pewter vessels garnished, to the
use of Master Walter Cooke who has made oath in chancery that
the same shall be applied to his use and not to other uses for traffic. |
