Close Rolls, Henry V: August 1419 | British History Online

Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1932.

'Close Rolls, Henry V: August 1419', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422, (London, 1932) pp. 18-22. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol2/pp18-22 [accessed 24 April 2024]

August 1419



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Aug. 30. Westminster.	To the escheator in Kent. Order to take the fealties of William Parker of Warehorne, who has taken to wife Margaret one of the sisters and heirs of Richard Orleston esquire, and William Scot of Braborne who has taken to wife Joan the other sister, to take of them security for payment of their relief at the exchequer, in their presence and their wives,' or in presence of their attorneys, to make a partition of the lands of the said Richard into two equal parts, and to give them and their wives seisin of the respective purparties; as for 2 marks paid in the hanaper the king has respited until Christmas next the homages of the said William and William due by reason of issue upon their respective wives begotten. Proviso that each of the heirs and parceners shall have a share of the lands held in chief, and be a tenant of the king. (fn. 1)
	Vacated, because upon the Fine Roll for this year.
Aug. 3. Westminster.	To the customers in the port of London. Order without taking custom or subsides to suffer William Hilles prior of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in England, to take over to foreign parts four and thirty particoloured gowns of green and red embroidered for his gentlemen, yeomen and grooms, one gown for a chaplain, twenty gowns for himself and his brethren of England, sixteen pairs of hose of black cloth of 'Lyre,' six hoods of the same, one doublet (duplicium) of 'defence' and eleven purses of silk bought and purveyed within the realm for the use of the prior and the brethren aforesaid; also three pieces of doubled 'worstede' in one fardel, likewise bought etc. for their use, after payment of customs, subsidies etc. due upon the 'worstede.' (fn. 1) By C.
	To the customers and keepers of the passage in the port of London. Order to suffer William Walssh to lade in a ship in that port and, after payment of customs, subsidies etc. thereupon due, to ship and take over to the city of Bordeaux six tuns of wheat. Proviso that he shall find security to take the same to Bordeaux and nowhere else. (fn. 1) By C.
Dec. 3. Westminster.	To the guardians of the peace in Kent. Order to put William Goderede the younger and Agnes his wife again in possession of the manor called 'Uppercourt'; as suit and debate was lately moved in chancery between them and Hugh Straule esquire, for that on Thursday after St. Hilary last at St. Lawrence in the Isle of Thanet the said Hugh did after the last crossing of the king to Normandy unlawfully thrust them out of the said manor; and after examination of the parties and hearing of arguments and answers on either side, by advice of the justices, serjeants at law and others of the council learned in the law it was determined that they should again be put in possession. (fn. 2)
	To the same. Like order concerning the manor called Serre, from which they were thrust out at Serre in the Isle of Thanet on the date aforesaid. (fn. 2) By C.
Oct. 18. Westminster.	To William Sevenoke mayor of the city of London and escheator therein. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with a messuage and 12d. of rent in the parish of St. Dunstan in the 'Est,' delivering to Walter de la Pole knight, Robert Wodewarde clerk, John Marke chaplain and Edward Wotton any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Edmund Pole knight at his death held the same jointly with them by demise and feoffment of John Dyngle sometime parson of Bergholt and Peter Ardesley, by name of a tenement and 12d. of yearly rent in London in the parish of St. Dunstan and late in the parish of Allhallows 'Berkyngcherche' towards the Tower of London, to them and their heirs by name of Edmund de la Pole the elder, Walter de la Pole his son knights, Robert Wodewarde rector of Mount Bures co. Essex, John Marke chaplain and Edward Wotton, and that the same are held in chief in free burgage as is all the city of London. (fn. 2)
Nov. 14. Westminster.	To the escheator in Norffolk. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with two thirds of two thirds of the manor of Morlee, delivering to William son of Robert Morley any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Edmund Oldhalle late escheator, that Peter de Ty knight was seised of that manor, and granted the same to Robert de Morle knight and Joan his wife and to the heirs male of their bodies, with remainder to Robert son of the said Robert de Morlee and to the heirs male of his body, that Robert de Morlee the father and Joan died without issue male, and Thomas Morley knight at his death was cousin and heir male of the body of Robert the son, namely son of Robert his son, that by virtue of the said grant Thomas Morley held two thirds of that manor to him and the heirs male of his body, that the manor is held of lord Morlee by knight service, that Thomas Morley died 5 June 5 Henry V without issue male, and that by the form of the said grant those two thirds did and ought to descend to Robert son of Robert son of Robert the son as his brother and heir; and it is likewise found by divers inquisitions, taken before the escheator, that Peter de Ty knight was seised of the manor of Morley, and gave it to Robert Morley and the heirs male of his body, that Robert had issue Robert and William and died so seised, that the manor did descend to Robert the son as his son and heir male of his body, that he had issue the said Thomas and Robert Morley brother and heir of Thomas, and died so seised, that the manor did descend to Thomas as son and heir male of his body, that by virtue of a writ of the king addressed to Thomas Hethe late escheator a third part thereof was assigned in dower to Parnell (yet living) who was wife of Robert father of Thomas by endowment of her husband, that Thomas died without issue male seised in fee tail as aforesaid of two thirds thereof and the reversion of one third, that after his death those two thirds and the reversion by virtue of the said gift did and ought to descend to Robert brother of Thomas as his heir male, and did come to the king's hands by reason of the nonage of Robert, and that by virtue of a writ of the king, addressed to Edmund Wynter late escheator, one third of those two thirds was assigned in dower to Elizabeth (yet living) wife of Thomas by endowment of her husband, that Robert brother of Thomas died on Monday before Michaelmas 6 Henry V, that after his death the right of the said two thirds devolved upon the said William son of Robert as cousin and heir male of Robert brother of Thomas, namely brother of Robert father of Thomas brother of Robert, with the reversion after the death of the said Parnell of a third part of the manor, and the reversion after the death of the said Elizabeth of a third part of two thirds thereof, and that he is of full age. (fn. 3)
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Sept. 2. Westminster.	To William Lyle knight escheator in Oxfordshire. Order to take the fealty of Robert James, and to give him and Katherine his wife livery of a moiety of the manor of Musewelle, twenty messuages and two carucates of land in Hedyngdoun, and the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Edmund Pole knight at his death held the said manor, messuages and land by the courtesy of England after the death of Elizabeth his wife in her right, that he had issue by her Elizabeth (now deceased) and Katherine her daughters and heirs, that Ingram Bruyn took to wife Elizabeth the daughter, and Robert James Katherine, that in the octaves of Trinity 18 Richard II a fine levied between William Bruns and Henry Bonde chaplain plaintiffs and the said Robert and Katherine deforciants of a moiety of the said manor, messuages and land, and of the bailiwick of the forestership of Shottore and Stowode, whereby the deforciants acknowledged the right of the said William, and the plaintiffs granted the same to them and to the heirs of their bodies, further granting that the said moiety, whereof the said Edmund, by name of Edmund de la Pole knight, was tenant for life with reversion to the plaintiffs and the said William's heirs, should after his death remain to the deforciants and to their heirs aforesaid, and has learned that the said messuages and land are held in chief by the service of keeping the said forest, and the manor of another then the king; and for 2 marks paid in the hanaper the king has respited until Easter next the homage of the said Robert due for these and other lands in Bukinghamshire so held by the said Edmund. (fn. 4)
	To Hugh Haseldene escheator in Bukinghamshire. Like order, upon the finding of an inquisition taken before the escheator, to give the said Robert and Katherine livery of a moiety of the manors of Borstalle, Adyngrave and Ocle, and a moiety of 401 acres 1½ rood of pasture within the forest of Bernewode, whereof a fine levied as above, mutatis mutandis, by name of the manors aforesaid, fourteen messuages, two bovates, three carucates and 40 acres of land, 622 acres 3½ roods of pasture and 12l. 5s. 5d. of rent in Ocle, Brehulle, Borstalle, 'Ast Claydoun, Botel Claydoun, Midele Claydoun,' Thomele and Ikford and the bailiwick of the forestership of Bernewode, the manor of Borstalle, two messuages, a toft and three carucates of land in Borstalle excepted, being held by the serjeanty of keeping the said forest and by yearly payment of a rent of 60s. for all services, those two messuages, toft and one carucate of land as of the honour of Walyngforde by suit at the king's court of Walyngforde once a year at the court next to be holden after Michaelmas for all services, the manor of Ocle of the said honour by suit at the said court (as before), the said 401 acres 1½ rood of pasture by the service of paying 114s. 4¾d. yearly on the morrow of Michaelmas for all services, the manor of Adyngrave and two carucates of land above excepted of others than the king; as for a fine paid in the hanaper the king has respited the homage of the said Robert, due for these and other lands in Oxfordshire, to a day yet to come, and has commanded the escheator in Oxfordshire to take his fealty. (fn. 4)
	To William Lyle escheator in Oxfordshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, upon the finding etc., concerning a moiety of the manor of Musewelle and a moiety of the aforesaid messuages and land in Hedyngdoun and of the said bailiwick which, by fine levied in the quinzaine of Michaelmas 18 Richard II between John James now deceased and the said Robert plaintiffs and Ingram Bruyn and Elizabeth his wife deforciants, the deforciants acknowledged to be the right of the said Robert, granting the reversion thereof after the death of Edmund Pole to the plaintiffs and the heirs of the said Robert. (fn. 4)
	To Hugh Haseldene escheator in Bukinghamshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning a moiety of the manors of Borstalle, Adyngrave and Ocle, and a moiety of the messuages, land and pasture above mentioned, which the said Ingram and Elizabeth acknowledged etc. (as above). (fn. 4)
Aug. 10. Westminster.	To the warden of the Flete prison or his representative. Order to set free William Longe, although lately the king ordered them to receive him from one who should deliver him, and to keep him in custody in prison until further order; as he has found security in chancery to be before the king and council three weeks after Michaelmas next, in order to answer touching what shall be laid against him. (fn. 5)