Close Rolls, Henry IV: July 1400

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 1, 1399-1402. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1927.

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'Close Rolls, Henry IV: July 1400', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry IV: Volume 1, 1399-1402, (London, 1927) pp. 152-154. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen4/vol1/pp152-154 [accessed 16 April 2024]

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July 1400

July 3.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Northumberland. Order to take of Margaret who was wife of John de Lylburne knight an oath etc., and in presence of the next friends of Henry de Lilburne his son and heir, a minor in ward of the king, or of their attorneys, to assign her dower.
July 6.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Essex and Hertfordshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Shenlee, two messuages, 352 acres of land, five crofts, 17 acres of meadow, 80 acres of wood and 7l. 17s. of rent in Shenlee, Rigge, Parksokne, Aldenham, Watforde, Mymmes and St. Albans co. Hertford, two messuages, 226 acres of land, 38 acres of meadow, 4l. 7s. 4d. of rent in 'Westhamme, Esthamme,' Stratforde and Berkynge, and a messuage, 260 acres of land, 40 acres of meadow, 60 acres of pasture and 10s. of rent in Brookwalden co. Essex, delivering to Maud who was wife of John de Monte Acuto earl of Salisbury any issues thereof taken since the earl's death; as at her petition, averring that before her marriage with the earl she held divers manors and lands in divers counties, some in her own right, some as jointly enfeoffed with John Aubrey sometime her husband, and some in dower after the death of Alan Buxhulle knight sometime her husband, and that by reason of the earl's forfeiture the same are seized into the king's hand, the king ordered the escheator to make inquisition what manors and lands the earl at his death held in her right and of her jointure and dower which are so in the king's hand, of whom they are held, by what service and how, the yearly value thereof, and the date of the earl's death; and it is found by divers inquisitions, by him so taken, that the earl held the premises in Westhamme etc. by gift of John Wroth the younger, William Newerke chaplain and Robert Peper to John Aubrey and the said Maud, by name of John son of Andrew Aubrey late citizen of London, and to the heirs of their bodies, by name of all lands, rents and services there which the grantors had by feoffment of John son of Andrew, and held in her right the premises in Brookwalden co. Essex and the said manor and premises in Shenlee etc. co. Hertford by gift of the same feoffees to the said John son of Andrew and Maud and to the heirs of their bodies, by name of all lands, rents and services of free men and neifs etc. which the grantors had therein by feoffment of John son of Andrew, and that all are held of others than the king. By p.s.
To the escheator in Middlesex. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the manor of Wyke, held in right of the said Maud of others than the king. By p.s. (the same writ).
To the escheator in Dorset. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a third part of the manor of Bryanston, held by the said Maud in dower after the death of the said Alan, that manor being held in chief by knight service.
To Thomas Knolles mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning 10l. of yearly quit rent issuing from a tenement in the parish of St. Antoninus in London held by Thomas Knolles, 11l. 3s. 4d. a year of quit rent issuing from tenements in the parishes of Allhallows 'Bredestrete,' St. Mildred 'Bredestrete' and St. Mary 'Aldermarichirche' London held by John Walpole, 5 marks a year of quit rent issuing from a tenement in the said parish of St. Antoninus held by Richard Odyham, and 4 marks a year from three shops in the parish of Allhallows 'Bredestrete' held by John Pellyng citizen and skinner, all held for her life in her right. By p.s. (the same writ).
To the escheator in Suffolk. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the manor of Neutone by Sudbury held in right of the said Maud of others than the king. By p.s. (the same writ).
July 7.
Westminster.
To the escheator in Bukinghamshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, in favour of Juliana who was wife of Thomas Shelle knight, upon her petition, concerning the manors of Queynton and Mussenden, by her held jointly with Edmund Mussenden knight sometime her husband for her life and one year longer by demise of Bernard Brokas knight the elder and Walter Craunforde, with remainder to the right heirs of the said Edmund, the manor of Queynton being held of the prince as of the honour of Walyngforde by the service of one rose a year, and the manor of Mussenden of the earl of Stafford by the service of 5s. a year. By K.