Close Rolls, Henry V: October-December 1419

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

'Close Rolls, Henry V: October-December 1419', in Calendar of Close Rolls, Henry V: Volume 2, 1419-1422, (London, 1932) pp. 22-27. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-close-rolls/hen5/vol2/pp22-27 [accessed 24 April 2024]

October-December 1419



Nov. 6. Westminster.	Order to the sheriff of Bukingham for election of a verderer of the forest of Bernewode instead of John Amcotes, who is dead. (fn. 1)
Oct. 25. Westminster.	Like order, mutatis mutandis, to the sheriff of Berkshire in regard to Nicholas Aylewarde, a verderer in Wyndesore forest. (fn. 1)
	Membrane 7.
Dec. 4. Westminster.	To the escheator in Kent. Order, upon petition of Peter Catte, Elizabeth his wife, John Adam and Eleanor his wife, to make inquisition touching the matters hereinafter mentioned, and to send such inquisition into chancery under his seal and the seals of them by whom it is made; as their petition shews that John Colne chaplain and Bartholomew Baudewyn parson of Wokyndoun were seised of the manor and advowson of Heriettesham, and of other lands in Kent, and by fine levied at Westminster at the quinzaine of St. John Baptist 14 Edward III, between Roger Norwode the elder and Margery his wife plaintiffs and the said John Colne and Bartholomew deforciants, did assure the same, among other lands, to the plaintiffs and the heirs of the said Roger, that the said Margery died, and the said Roger took to wife one Agnes, that he died thereof seised, and the premises descended to Roger Norwode as his cousin and heir, namely son of John his son, that Roger Norwode the younger assigned that manor to the said Agnes in name of dower, that she took Christopher Shukeburgh to her husband, that by charter indented, dated Norwode in Shepeye the feast of the Annunciation 8 Richard II, Roger Norwode the younger gave the reversion of the said manor to William Norwode his brother, his heirs and assigns, rendering yearly to the grantor 8 marks for life, by virtue whereof at Heriettesham the said Christopher and Agnes attorned tenants to William, that by charter dated Bradehurst, Thursday 31 August 20 Richard II, by name of William de Norwode son of John de Norwode knight, the said William gave the reversion of the manor, among other things, to James Douette of Renham and Stephen Peytewyne of the Isle of Scapaye, their heirs and assigns, and at Heriettesham the said Christopher and Agnes attorned tenants to them, that William after died, and after his death the said James and Stephen, being so seised of the said reversion, by charter indented, dated Heriettesham 5 March 20 Richard II, gave the same (among other things) to Alice who was the said William's wife for her life, with remainder to John son of the said William and Alice and to the heirs of his body, remainder to the said Elizabeth and Eleanor their daughters and to the heirs of their bodies, remainder to the right heirs of the said William, and at Heriettesham the said Christopher and Agnes attorned tenants to the said Alice, that the said Agnes after died, and after her the said Alice, that John son of William Norwode died without issue, and that by virtue of the grant made by the said James and Stephen the manor remains and ought to remain to the petitioners in right of the said Elizabeth and Eleanor; and the king's will is to be certified touching their right and title, the true value of the manor, of whom it is held, and by what service. (fn. 2)
Dec. 3. Westminster.	To the escheator in Cornwall. Order to take the fealty of Katherine wife of John Seintaubyn esquire, and to give her livery of the manors of Arallis, Broungolowe, Reswyn, Treswynen, Trenhale, Seintgerans, Trebelle and Penlen, and the issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, take before John Copleston the younger late escheator, that John Seintaubyn was seised of those manors and, by fine levied at Westminster in 13 Henry IV, and there agreed in the quinzaine of Easter 1 Henry V, between Robert Chalons knight, Robert Basset and William Bretby clerk plaintiffs and the said John and Katherine deforciants, the said John acknowledged the right of Robert Chalons, and the plaintiffs granted the same to the deforciants and to the heirs of their bodies, and that the manor of Broungolowe is held of the king as of the borough of Graundpount as of the duchy of Cornwall in socage by the service of 6s. a year at Michaelmas for all services, and the other manors of others than the king. (fn. 2)
	To the same. Order in presence of the next friends of the heirs of John Seintaubyn esquire, or of their attorneys, to assign dower to Katherine who was his wife; as the king has taken of her an oath etc. (fn. 2)
Dec. 5. Westminster.	To the coroners in Derbyshire. Order, upon petition of John son of John Fynderne, to put him again in corporal possession of the manors of Stretton 'in the Felde' and Potloke cos. Derby and Leycester; as his petition shews that long after the king's last voyage over sea he was peaceably seised of those manors until Thursday before the Annunciation last, on which day John Cokayn knight with others of his company unknown, arrayed in manner of war, did unlawfully with the strong hand thrust out the petitioner; and John Cokayn appeared in person before the king and council, and being examined said that he claimed nought in the manor of Potloke, and being asked whether at the time of the king's last crossing to Normandy he had taken any issues or profits of the manor of Stretton, said that he had not, although he with others did claim a right therein, wherefore by advice of the council, with assent of the justices and others of the council learned in the law, it was determined that the petitioner be put again in possession, the claim of John Cokayn notwithstanding. (fn. 3) By C.
Dec. 3. Westminster.	To the guardians of the peace in Hertfordshire. Order to put John Weston and Joan his wife again in possession of a messuage, three tofts, 40 acres of land, 100 acres of pasture and 9s. 11d. of rent in St. Albans and in Sandrugge and Chyldwykesey; as lately divers disputes arose in chancery between them and John Bernewelle of St. Albans, for that on Saturday after Easter 6 Henry V after the king's last crossing to Normandy John Bernewelle did unlawfully thrust them out of the premises; 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 John Weston and Joan be put again in possession. (fn. 3) By C.
Dec. 3. Westminster.	To the guardians of the peace in Herefordshire. Order to put David ap Rees again in possession of the manor of Strungforde and other parcels of land in Herefordshire; as lately disputes arose in chancery between the said David and John Aberhale esquire, for that after the king's last crossing to Normandy John Aberhale did unlawfully thrust the said David out of the premises; and after examination etc. (as the last). (fn. 3) By C.
Oct. 12. Westminster.	To the escheator in Kent. Order to take the fealty of Margaret late the wife of Reynold Curteys esquire, and to give her livery of the manor of Westclyve, and the issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death Reynold Curteys held no lands in Kent in chief in his demesne as of fee nor in service, but held the manor jointly with her by gift of Reynold de Cobeham late lord of Sterresborgh to them, by name of Reynold Curteys and Margaret his wife daughter of the grantor, and to the heirs of their bodies, and that it is held of the king by knight service as of the honour of Perche; and for one mark paid in the hanaper the king has respited the homage of the said Margaret until Easter day next. (fn. 3)
	Membrane 6.
Oct. 23. Westminster.	To the escheator in Salop and the march of Wales adjacent. Order to give Beatrice late the wife of Gilbert late lord Talbot, whose fealty the king has taken, livery of the manors etc. hereinafter mentioned, and the issues and profits thereof taken; as the said Gilbert and Beatrice, who was born in Portugal, while she was an alien, acquired of Roger Threske parson of Whytechurche, Edward Spryngehose otherwise Sprencheux and John Camville esquires the manor of Blakemore otherwise Whytechurche and the advowsons of the churches of Whitechurche and Ightfelde thereto pertaining, not held of the king it is said, by name of the manor of Blakemere co. Salop with the advowsons, reversions, rents and services of all tenants there free and neif, mills, woods, waters, ponds etc., and the manor of Dodyngton held in chief it is said, with mills etc. (as above), which manors are extended at 190 marks a year, as appears by an inquisition taken before the escheator; and of his particular knowledge and own motion the king has granted to the said Beatrice, whose homage he has respited until his coming to England, that she shall be his liege woman, and further that in all causes, matters and plaints ecclesiastical and temporal she shall be held, entreated and ruled as his true liege born within the realm, and like wise that she may have, use and enjoy all manner of actions real, personal and mixed, pleading, impleading and answering in courts and places whatsoever as his true liege, and according to the form of the purchase shall have and hold to her and the heirs of her husband the manors aforesaid, with the knights' fees, advowsons, reversions, rents and services, mills etc., and the issues and profits thereof taken, confirming her whole estate for life therein, notwithstanding that she was born in Portugal or elsewhere, that the manor of Dodyngton is held in chief, that the said manors and lands be of greater value than in the inquisition specified, that she was an alien at the time of the purchase, that those and other lands so purchased are seized into the king's hands, or any other matter whatsoever which may affect the king or his heirs. (fn. 4) By C.
	To the escheator in Salop. Order to give the said Beatrice livery in dower of a third part of all the remaining lands of her husband, and of his knight's fees and advowsons of churches, and the issues and profits thereof taken; as the king has further granted that she shall have the same in dower, notwithstanding that she was born (as above), that express mention of the value of such third part be not made in these presents, or any other matter etc. By C.
	Like writs to the escheators in the following counties:
	Wiltesir.
	Gloucester and the march of Wales adjacent.
	Hereford and the march etc.
	Oxford and Berkshire.
	Warrewyk.
	Bedford and Bukingham.
Nov. 18. Westminster.	To the escheator in Sussex. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Hawkesden in the parish of Maghfeld, delivering to Joan late the wife of John Waleys any issues thereof taken; as it is found by inquisition, taken before James Knottesforde late escheator, that at his death John Waleys held that manor of the king as of the honour of Richemunde by knight service jointly with her, by gift of William Waleys knight to them and the heirs of their bodies; and by letters patent of 20 October 1 Henry IV the late king gave the castle, county, honour and lordship of Richemonde to Ralph de Neville earl of Westmerland for life, with all castles, honours, lands, rents, hundreds, wapentakes, courts leet, fairs, markets, free customs, liberties, knights' fees, advowsons, hamlets, members etc., wards, marriages, services of tenants free and neif, offices etc. as fully as John duke of Brittany or any of his ancestors held the same. (fn. 5)
Nov. 29. Westminster.	To the escheator in Gloucestershire. Order to take the fealty of John Harewelle the younger, in his presence and in presence of Elizabeth his wife and of the next friends of Maud and Margery daughters of John Dycleston and Margaret his wife, or of their attorneys, to make a partition of the lands etc. hereinafter mentioned into three equal parts, and to give John Harewelle and Elizabeth seisin of her purparty, keeping the purparties of the said Maud and Margery in the king's hand until further order; as it is found by inquisition, taken before Robert Lysle late escheator, that at her death the said Margaret held by knight service of the heir of Thomas late lord le Despenser, lately within age and in ward of the king, the manor of Dycleston with all lands, rents, services and reversions of her husband in Aldryngton, and the advowson of Aldryngton church, by feoffment of Robert Whytyngton and Thomas Thurkell late parson of Aldryngton to John Dycleston and Margaret and to the heirs of her body by him, and that Thomas their son was her son and next heir by him, and at the time of her death was of the age of nine years; and it is found by another inquisition, taken before the same escheator, that by the death of the said Margaret and by reason of the nonage of the said Thomas, who died within age and in ward of the king, the said manor, lands, advowson etc. came to the king's hands and are yet in his hand, and that the said Elizabeth, Maud and Margery, daughters of the said John and Margaret, are sisters and next heirs of Thomas; and John Harewelle proved the age of Elizabeth before John Greuelle late escheator. (fn. 5)
Nov. 7. Westminster.	To the escheator in Huntingdonshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Hamerton, delivering to Joan late the wife of John Knyvet of Mendelesham esquire any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that at his death John Knyvet held that manor of Sir Thomas de Morley in her right by the service of one sparrowhawk a year. (fn. 5)
	Membrane 5.
Oct. 30. Westminster.	To the escheator in Yorkshire. Order to remove the king's hand and meddle no further with the manor of Rymeswelle, seven bovates of land in Miton called 'Atonfee,' fourteen bovates of land, 40 acres of meadow and 30s. of rent in Rymeswelle, Beaughom, Drypole, Newlande, Anlaby, Oustmersk and Cotyngham, delivering to Ralph Neville earl of Westmerland, Thomas Erpyngham knight, John de la Pole, Robert Bolton, Henry Merston clerks, John Staverton, John Glemham, Thomas Frampton clerk, John Wode, Robert Bolton the younger and John Morley chaplain any issues thereof taken; as the king has learned by inquisition, taken by the escheator, that Katherine who was wife of Michael de la Pole late earl of Suffolk at her death held the said manor, lands and rent for her life by demise and feoffment of Edmund Stafforde bishop of Exeter, Edmund de la Pole knight both deceased, the said earl of Westmerland and the others with reversion to the grantors, and that the same are not held of the king. (fn. 6)
	To the escheator in Lincolnshire. Like order, mutatis mutandis, concerning the manor of Westwode. (fn. 6)
Nov. 22. Westminster.	To the escheator in Kent. Order to take the fealty of William son and heir of John Frogenhale, otherwise called John son of John Frogenhale deceased tenant in chief of the late king, and to give him seisin of his father's lands; as he has proved his age before the escheator, and for 20s. paid in the hanaper the king has respited his homage until Midsummer day next. (fn. 6)
Dec. 4. Westminster.	To the sheriff of Lincoln. Order to take of Henry Halyfax yeoman, who is in the sheriff's custody in the king's prison, having lately come into the realm from Normandy with licence of Robert de Willoughby lieutenant of Rouen by reason of divers infirmities wherewith he is afflicted it is said, security that he shall appear in person before the king and council at Westminster in the octaves of St. Hilary next in order to answer touching what shall be laid against him, and to set the said Henry free, delivering up his goods, property and harness by the sheriff arrested. (fn. 6)