Close Rolls, Richard II: December 1397

Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 6, 1396-1399. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1927.

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'Close Rolls, Richard II: December 1397', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Richard II: Volume 6, 1396-1399, (London, 1927) pp. 190-191. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/ric2/vol6/pp190-191 [accessed 25 March 2024]

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December 1397

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Dec. 23.
Westminster.
To Roger Sapirton warden of the Flete prison, and to his lieutenant. Order, if Thomas Cursoun late sheriff of Norffolk and Suffolk be there imprisoned for 11l. 17s. 4d. against him lately recovered in the king's court before the treasurer and the barons of the exchequer at suit of a party, and for no other cause, to take of him the said sum to the use and profit of him who recovered the same, and to set him free.
Dec. 28.
Westminster.
To Clement Spice escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire. Order by indentures witnessing the quantity and quality thereof and their price and value according to the appraisement to give Eleanor who was wife of Thomas duke of Gloucestre deceased or her attorney livery of goods and chattels to the value of 180l. 18s. of such parcel of the duke's goods as remains in the escheator's keeping; as upon information that divers times the duke received of the king prests and other sums for which in his life time he accounted not, the king ordered the escheator to seize into his hands all goods and chattels of the duke in his bailiwick, in whose possession soever they might be found, and to safe keep them until further order without dispersal or eloignment, and after ordered him to deliver by indentures witnessing etc. (as above) to the treasurer and the chamberlains all goods so seized; and by a commission to the escheator and others addressed the king after appointed him to seize all goods and chattels which were of the duke on 18 July last or later, and are forfeit to the king by reason of a judgment against the duke rendered in the last parliament, and to answer for the same at the exchequer; but of his grace the king has granted that of those so seized, parcel whereof remains in the escheator's keeping, the said Eleanor shall have livery of certain goods needful for her to the value aforesaid for her money payable at terms between the king and her agreed. By K.
[Fœdera.]
To Richard Whityngton mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for livery of goods to the value of 259l. 13s. 1d.; as by reason of the (aforesaid) judgment all goods and chattels of the said duke are forfeit to the king, and lately the king ordered the said Richard to seize all that might be found in his bailiwick, and safe keep them until further order. By K.